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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American Fascism: White Supremacy and the Far Right from the Klan to Jan. 6

American Fascism: White Supremacy and the Far Right from the Klan to Jan. 6

Brian Becker and Dr. Gerald Horne discuss the one-year anniversary of the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol, encouraged and organized by Donald Trump. It was the first time since 1812 that the U...

6 Jan 202249min

Why Profit is Theft

Why Profit is Theft

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how wage theft is rampant across the United States -- Workers are sent to jail for theft, but under capitalism corporate executives h...

5 Jan 202229min

Fascism and the Bankruptcy of Ruling Class Liberalism

Fascism and the Bankruptcy of Ruling Class Liberalism

On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss Donald Trump's plan to speak at a nationally televised press conference on the anniversary ...

4 Jan 20221h 18min

Preparing for War: Industrialization and the Fascist Threat — Lessons of Soviet History, Part 3

Preparing for War: Industrialization and the Fascist Threat — Lessons of Soviet History, Part 3

The Soviet Union survived its tumultuous first post-revolutionary years of civil war and imperialist invasion, but found itself isolated in a hostile, capitalist-dominated world. The Soviet government...

23 Des 20211h 16min

Manchin is the Symptom, Capitalism is the Disease

Manchin is the Symptom, Capitalism is the Disease

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Joe Manchin took his war on workers to new lows over the weekend as he announced on Fox News that he was pulling out of negotiations with t...

22 Des 202132min

Joe Manchin's War Against Workers

Joe Manchin's War Against Workers

On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how after months of talking, begging and offering concessions the Biden administration’s d...

21 Des 20211h 27min

Red Star Over the Third World w/ Vijay Prashad: Lessons of Soviet History, Part 2

Red Star Over the Third World w/ Vijay Prashad: Lessons of Soviet History, Part 2

Russia’s October Revolution in 1917 and the rise of Soviet power reverberated across the world, from Latin America to Africa to Asia, and Middle East – that part of the world that lived under the rava...

16 Des 20211h 23min

Worshiping at the Altar of Billionaires

Worshiping at the Altar of Billionaires

Elon Musk is TIME magazine's Person of the Year this year, despite gaining more than $225 billion dollars over the course of the pandemic, while hundreds of thousands of Americans died. Why does the m...

15 Des 202132min

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