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Mass Arrests of Workers in U.S., Trump’s Policies Unite China, Russia, Iran & North Korea Into Anti-Hegemony Coalition [Preview]
Brian and Layan discuss the mass ICE raids and arrests in the last days of hundreds of workers at an auto factory in Georgia and a food production facility in Syracuse, NY. They also discuss the mass…
Published on 1 month ago
Trump’s $5 Billion Grift: How Capitalism Steals From Us
Trump’s family made $5 billion on Monday when they launched a new currency, a memecoin called $Trump. Along with propping up failing company Intel, these are recent examples of the resources the capi…
Published on 1 month ago
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Wall Street’s Big Admission on Ukraine, Trump's DC Takeover, and How a General Strike Could Happen [Preview]
The Wall Street Journal provides evidence that the Ukraine war is a proxy war between the US and Russia. The Trump Administration’s attempt to takeover DC is part of the attempt to end the semblance …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Trump: The ‘Art’ of Racist Scapegoating, w/ Prof. Wolff
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that 1.6 million immigrants have left the United States since Trump took office due to the reign of terror the administration has perpetrated. Trump…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
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Ukraine: Background to a Proxy War with No End in Sight [Preview]
Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin on August 15th. 3 days later, with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with the leaders of the major NATO countries. Trump promised that his personal inte…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Why Trump Wants State Control of Intel w/ Prof. Wolff
The Trump administration is considering buying a 10% stake in tech company Intel to prop up the struggling chip maker. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss why they might do this, what it m…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
![The World Turns Against Israel’s Killing Spree, Trump’s Takeover of D.C., Trump Meets Putin [Preview]](https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-QFUN9B2segDD9PGU-h9fYAw-t3000x3000.png)
The World Turns Against Israel’s Killing Spree, Trump’s Takeover of D.C., Trump Meets Putin [Preview]
Brian and Layan discuss the rapidly expanding worldwide opposition as Israel intentionally slaughters journalists and starves Palestinian civilians. Even mainstream media figures are now denouncing I…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s Police State in D.C.
Trump has declared a police state in D.C., announcing a federal military takeover. Despite recent violent crime rates in D.C. at a 30-year low, he cited “crime” as the reason—but Professor Richard Wo…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How the World Changes: Understanding Historical Materialism
Before we can change the world, we have to understand how change occurs. Today's episode features a recording of our host Brian Becker teaching at the Summer School for Socialism, a class series host…
Published on 2 months ago
Inside China: Why They’re Opening 1,000 New Schools for Marxism w/ Prof. Hammond
In the decades since its 1949 revolution, China has emerged – or reemerged – as a global power, and the U.S. government sees China’s rise as an existential threat. Now there’s a bipartisan consensus,…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago