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Queens, Kings and Capitalism
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the corporate-owned media has been consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of the death of the Queen, fawning over the British monar…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The Deepening Assault on Core Democratic Rights in the USA
The United States is in the midst of a political upheaval right now, after the 2020 uprising, the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol, and the Dobbs decision that overturned one of the Supreme Court's big…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Global Confrontation: The US, Russia, China, and a New Era
The United States and South Korea put on the biggest military war games in four years, while Russia and China also ran military drills. Will the world become multipolar and is that enough to fully …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Sanctions Backfire: Europe Plunged into Energy Crisis
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Europe has plunged into an even deeper energy crisis as Russia cuts off imports through the Nord Stream pipeline in response to …
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
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Brian Becker Seminar #17: Gorbachev's Legacy, Afghanistan, Droughts, Education, & More [Preview]
In this August 2022 patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution, who is being lionized by the capitalist media…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Infiltration, Violence, Deportation: How the State Weakened and Split Socialism in the US
In this special crossover episode, Rania Khalek of Dispatches sits down with Brian to talk about the impact of severe repression on the socialist, communist and Black Liberation movement in the Uni…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
How U.S. Capitalism Buries Students in Debt
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the student debt crisis. With an announcement expected imminently on the fate of the national freeze on student debt payments, press…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Social & Economic Crisis in Turkey w/ TKP Secretary General
A political, social, economy, and class struggle has been intensifying in Turkey. What are the demands of the people and the progressive forces like the TKP, the Communist Party of Turkey? Brian is j…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
China’s Rise: Why U.S. Threats & Provocations Will Not Succeed
A second congressional delegation went to Taiwan this week, less than two weeks after Pelosi visited. These trips have sparked a sense of outrage among many Chinese people, who demand respect for the…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Evictions, rising rents and unaffordable homes: Capitalist housing market a total failure
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the housing market as the Federal Reserve-induced economic downturn takes shape. The situation is rapidly deteriorating for both ren…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago