Billionaire Power: An American Obscenity

Billionaire Power: An American Obscenity

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss why five people in the world have nearly $1 trillion of our society's money when inventors, academics, and well renowned people in other fields get prizes or one-time cash rewards. And how can Jeff Bezos operate Amazon without profit for nine years whereas most businesses can only go a few months?

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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Greenland, Panama, Gulf of Mexico: Trump’s Cowboy Colonialism Isn’t a Joke

Trump previewed his priorities in a press conference this week, saying he would consider military force to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland, declare the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America,’ and t...

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Global Politics Shifted in 2024, Multiple Crises Loom in 2025 [Preview]

Global Politics Shifted in 2024, Multiple Crises Loom in 2025 [Preview]

2024 confirmed that there are three intersecting crises shaping world politics and shaking the capitalist system. Brian reviews how the Gaza genocide, and the mass movement in response to it, became t...

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How We Built a Mass Socialist Party in 10 Years, w/ Belgian MP Peter Mertens

Peter Mertens, Secretary General of the Workers’ Party of Belgium (PVDA-PTB) sits for a wide-ranging interview with Brian Becker, longtime socialist organizer and founding member of the Party for Soci...

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Trump’s Plan for NATO

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On this patrons-only episode, Brian & Layan discuss Trump‘s plans for NATO, Trump‘s threat to reconquer Panama, U.S. economic warfare against China, the U.S. bombing of Syria and Yemen—which continues...

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Where Is Syria Going After Assad and What’s Next for the Middle East?

Where Is Syria Going After Assad and What’s Next for the Middle East?

What does the new government in Syria mean for the people of the country, Palestine, the region, and the new era of global politics? Brian Becker is joined by renowned journalist and author Vijay Pras...

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Health Insurance Companies Rake in Billions While Health Care Is Ignored

Health Insurance Companies Rake in Billions While Health Care Is Ignored

On today's episode Nicole Roussell and Prof. Richard Wolff unpack the news that health insurance companies raked in $9 trillion since 2010--including $120 billion to shareholders--while denying the he...

18 Joulu 202429min

Israel Seizing Syrian Lands [Preview]

Israel Seizing Syrian Lands [Preview]

On this patrons-only episode, Brian & Layan discuss the latest in Syria, including Israel’s horrific attacks and seizure of Syrian territory, the new Syrian government’s demands against defending Pale...

17 Joulu 20249min

What the U.S. Media is Not Saying About Syria

What the U.S. Media is Not Saying About Syria

The government of Bashar Al-Assad has fallen, and Israel has carried out more than 480 strikes in the last two days. The United States has been working for the past 15 years to topple the Syrian gover...

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