How the U.S. Used Ukrainians as Pawns in its Imperial Game

How the U.S. Used Ukrainians as Pawns in its Imperial Game

On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, and Walter Smolarek discuss the devastating sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies and the frenzy to boycott and denounce all things Russian. They also discuss International Women’s Day, the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attack on civil rights demonstrators in Selma and the struggle for voting rights today, the far right convoy converging on Washington, D.C., and more.

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Workers Shut Down the Twin Cities and Say No to ICE [Preview]

Workers Shut Down the Twin Cities and Say No to ICE [Preview]

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Trump Threatens Greenland: The Start of World War 3? w/ Richard Wolff

Imperialism in the 21st Century is starting to look like the imperialism of the early 20th century as Donald Trump ramped up his demand to seize Greenland from Denmark. Professor Richard Wolff and Bri...

21 Tammi 26min

Minneapolis Fights Back While Trump Threatens To Invoke The Insurrection Act [Preview]

Minneapolis Fights Back While Trump Threatens To Invoke The Insurrection Act [Preview]

As thousands of ICE agents continue their rampage in Minneapolis, the people are preparing for an even larger fightback that could reshape politics in the United States. Elon Musk endorses a call for ...

16 Tammi 11min

Trump Says Cuba Is Next After Venezuela Attack. Population Armed to Defend Country

Trump Says Cuba Is Next After Venezuela Attack. Population Armed to Defend Country

Trump ordered the massive bombing of Iran in June. Next he bombed Venezuela and kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026. Is Trump now setting his imperial sights on Cuba?Brian Be...

16 Tammi 31min

ICE Terror Is a Sign of Trump's Desperation. A General Strike Can Turn the Tables w/ Richard Wolff

ICE Terror Is a Sign of Trump's Desperation. A General Strike Can Turn the Tables w/ Richard Wolff

The United States is at a boiling point after the ICE killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Cities across the country are under attack from Trump’s federal ICE agent police force, and hundreds of thou...

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Why The War Powers Resolution Won't Stop Trump By Itself [Preview]

Masked ICE agents are on a rampage in Minneapolis, in Portland, and throughout the United States. The Trump White House and the Pentagon have seized the fifth oil tanker carrying Venezuelan oil. Brian...

10 Tammi 10min

‘Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands,’ Even With Gun to Its Head

‘Venezuela’s Revolution Still Stands,’ Even With Gun to Its Head

After the January 3rd bombing of Venezuelan neighborhoods, military facilities and the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, the Trump White House and Pentagon are sti...

8 Tammi 51min

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Attacking Venezuela is a Repeat of 1930s History w/ Richard Wolff

Trump, Steven Miller, and other top administration officials are claiming that they are “running Venezuela,” taking over the country and its vast oil reserves. That’s not true, the Venezuelan governme...

7 Tammi 30min

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