In the News: The Role of Slave Labor in American Capitalism Before and After the Civil War

In the News: The Role of Slave Labor in American Capitalism Before and After the Civil War

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the opening of the trial of Derek Chauvin in the case of George Floyd’s murder, intense political and military maneuvering ahead of the potential withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the racist roots of the so-called criminal justice system in the United States, and more.

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Lula Wins, Musk Takes Twitter, US Sends Nukes to Europe [Brian Becker Seminar #19 - Preview]

Lula Wins, Musk Takes Twitter, US Sends Nukes to Europe [Brian Becker Seminar #19 - Preview]

In this patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the win of left Workers Party candidate & former president Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva over far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the huge impact it wi...

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Huge Protests in Korea As War Danger Grows

Huge Protests in Korea As War Danger Grows

Massive protests in South Korea are demanding the end of right-wing President Yoon Suk-yeol's tenure. At the same time, the US and Japan are promising a major military escalation against North Korea. ...

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U.S. steps up high-tech economic war with China

U.S. steps up high-tech economic war with China

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how demonization of China has gone into overdrive as the country chooses its new leadership, and how a key component of this has b...

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Rent Hikes, Inflation, Mass Evictions: The Coming Rent Revolution

Rent Hikes, Inflation, Mass Evictions: The Coming Rent Revolution

As rents spike higher and higher, tent cities grow across the country, and eviction protections wear out, tenants are fed up and organizing. Nicole and Brian discuss the coming — and necessary — ren...

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Xi Elevates China’s Socialist Goals, Prepares Country for Global ‘Storms’

Xi Elevates China’s Socialist Goals, Prepares Country for Global ‘Storms’

The Communist Party of China is in its 20th Congress, a week-long meeting of 2,296 elected delegates from around the country in a nominations and voting process in which 95 million CPC members partici...

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Socialism in the US Can Happen, and Here's What It Can Look Like

Socialism in the US Can Happen, and Here's What It Can Look Like

What would socialism look like in the United States—the richest country ever known yet 38 million people are hungry? Socialism would use that wealth and our development for the needs of the people, ...

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Crimea Attack, Pipeline Sabotage, Kiev Bombing, Endless NATO Weapons: Ukraine War Widens

Crimea Attack, Pipeline Sabotage, Kiev Bombing, Endless NATO Weapons: Ukraine War Widens

Russia has been hit by multiple major attacks, including sabotage in their Nordstream energy pipelines and the explosion on the Crimean Bridge. The bridge is a vital supply route to and from the penin...

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Bankers & The Fed Push the Economy Toward a Recession—But It's Workers Who Will Feel the Pain

Bankers & The Fed Push the Economy Toward a Recession—But It's Workers Who Will Feel the Pain

On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the International Monetary Fund predicting a worse economy in 2023 and the illuminating comments from CEO Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan...

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