In the News: Did Impeachment Make Trump Weaker or Stronger?

In the News: Did Impeachment Make Trump Weaker or Stronger?

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the conclusion of Trump's second impeachment trial and what lasting effects it may have on national politics. The panel also discusses how U.S. capitalism continues to fail to tackle the pandemic, Biden administration foreign policy, the attack on the independent media outlet Newsclick, and more.

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Trump Seizes Oil Tanker — ‘No War on Venezuela!’ [Preview]

Trump Seizes Oil Tanker — ‘No War on Venezuela!’ [Preview]

In the wake of the powerful Nationwide Day of Action for "No War on Venezuela" where over 65 cities mobilized to demand an end to the US war drive on Venezuela, we gather again to assess the current m...

11 Des 202510min

Same Empire, New Rhetoric: Inside Trump's Security Strategy [Preview]

Same Empire, New Rhetoric: Inside Trump's Security Strategy [Preview]

Every four years, the U.S. government releases something called a ‘National Security Strategy’ (NSS). The Trump administration released its NSS in the last few days, and the media in the U.S. and all ...

9 Des 202510min

Monroe Doctrine 1823 To Trump Doctrine 2025 [Preview]

Monroe Doctrine 1823 To Trump Doctrine 2025 [Preview]

Donald Trump this week went on an all-out racist tirade against Somali Americans as ICE agents descend on Minneapolis, New Orleans, and other cities to carry out mass arrests of immigrant workers. Peo...

6 Des 202513min

‘You DON’T Want Lower Prices’? Economist Richard Wolff Rips WaPo Propaganda

‘You DON’T Want Lower Prices’? Economist Richard Wolff Rips WaPo Propaganda

Billionaire Jeff Bezo’s Washington Post published a jaw-dropping article this week with the headline: ‘Why you may not want lower prices as much as you think you do.’ Economist Richard Wolff joins Bri...

3 Des 202526min

Trump Escalates Lies and War Threats On Venezuela; Plans Mass Deportations After DC Shooting [Preview]

Trump Escalates Lies and War Threats On Venezuela; Plans Mass Deportations After DC Shooting [Preview]

Following the targeted shooting of two National Guard members in Washington DC, Donald Trump pledges to end all immigration from the so-called “third world.” Trump has also declared Venezuela’s airspa...

30 Nov 202512min

U.S. Capitalism Born in Blood: From the First Thanksgiving to Today w/ Dr. Gerald Horne [Preview]

U.S. Capitalism Born in Blood: From the First Thanksgiving to Today w/ Dr. Gerald Horne [Preview]

Karl Marx wrote in Capital that capitalism came into the world “dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.” The Thanksgiving holiday is built around an insidious and false creat...

27 Nov 202515min

Millions Set to Lose Health Care in USA, w/ Professor Wolff

Millions Set to Lose Health Care in USA, w/ Professor Wolff

Millions of working class people in the  U.S. will lose their health insurance coverage in the coming weeks. Brian and Professor Wolff discuss how both ruling-class parties are acting as agents of cor...

26 Nov 202529min

How Trump Got The UN To Approve U.S. Control of Gaza [Preview]

How Trump Got The UN To Approve U.S. Control of Gaza [Preview]

The Trump White House has pushed a new resolution UN Security Council hands control of Gaza to an international body that will be chaired—according to Donald Trump—by Donald Trump. Meanwhile, as winte...

22 Nov 20258min

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