In the News: Will there be a Biden foreign policy pivot? China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and Cuba

In the News: Will there be a Biden foreign policy pivot? China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and Cuba

Episode 1 of The Socialist Program! In our inaugural "In the News" roundtable discussion, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss Biden's cabinet picks so far and what they indicate about his administration's political orientation, especially regarding foreign policy and U.S. empire.

PLUS: Joel Northam, Eliza Lucero and Lillian House -- the three Denver anti-racist organizers facing decades in prison on false charges -- join the show! They discuss the repression they have been the targets of and the ongoing struggle for justice for Elijah McClain.

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