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7,000 Nurses Say 'Enough!' & Strike: What's Causing the Healthcare Crisis?
On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the strike that 7,000 nurses are on in New York. What's behind this huge strike and the increasing wave of strikes? Professor Richard Wolff is…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
$10 Trillion for Nuclear War: Racing to the Nuclear Cliff
The United States is adding even more money and capacity into its cache of nuclear weapons, the detonation of which would mean tens of millions of people dying. What's behind the estimated $10 trilli…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
How the U.S.’s Taiwan Policy Makes War with China a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
A growing chorus of U.S. elites are calling for the U.S. government to prepare for war with China. The strategy hinges on coercing Taiwan into the middle of the “major power conflict” with mainland C…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The Big Backfire: Oil Sanctions on Russia
On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the unintended global effects of U.S. sanctions on Russia. How are they reshaping the global market for oil and other energy? How are other co…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Ukraine War Causes Massive Shifts in Global Economy
Brian takes a look at some of the key global issues dominating politics as 2023 begins. In this preview, he discusses the huge shifts taking place in the world's oil markets as a consequence of the w…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The Biggest Stories in 2022 - Where Things are Headed!
Brian conducts an end of the year review of the biggest stories including the U.S. proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, the growing confrontation with China and North Korea and the intensifying assault …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The Big Business of War & Ukraine’s Neocolonial Future w/ Ben Norton
As the U.S. government plans to send its most advanced surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the masses of people in Ukraine and the rest of Europe are falling further into poverty as …
Published on 3 years ago
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Ultra Right Aims to Usher Agenda Through the Back Door [Brian Becker Seminar #22 - Preview]
In this patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the attempted power grab by the extreme right in the United States through the Moore v. Harper case, for which oral arguments were heard at the Supreme C…
Published on 3 years ago
Iran Protests: Myths and Facts
The major media disinformation campaign about the Iran protests is making it nearly impossible for people in the United States to understand what's going on in Iran. What's true? What's half true? Wh…
Published on 3 years ago
CHINA PROTESTS & COVID - MYTHS AND FACTS
The US mainstream media is twisting and distorting news about the recent Covid-related protests in China. This important interview with Tings Chak, a Beijing-based researcher at the Tricontinental I…
Published on 3 years ago