In the News: GUILTY! The Power of the People!!

In the News: GUILTY! The Power of the People!!

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the historic people's victory in the trial of Derek Chauvin, which resulted in guilty verdicts on all three counts thanks to the mass movement that swept the country and the world demanding justice for George Floyd. They also discuss laws being considered across the country to repress protest, environmental issues ahead of Earth Day, and more.

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Billionaire Capitalism Makes a Killing During COVID-19

Billionaire Capitalism Makes a Killing During COVID-19

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss growing inequality, the Juneteenth holiday, the New York City mayoral race, Joe Manchin's ...

22 Jun 202151min

The Pentagon Papers 50 Years Later: America's Most Famous Whistleblower Still Fighting Militarism

The Pentagon Papers 50 Years Later: America's Most Famous Whistleblower Still Fighting Militarism

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the publication by The New York Times of excerpts of the Pentagon Papers — 7,000 pages of top-secret documents. These documents proved that the government of th...

17 Jun 202140min

The State as a Tool of Class Oppression

The State as a Tool of Class Oppression

Brian and Prof. Wolff continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism — a method for understanding and changing the world used by many of the great revolutionaries of modern history. T...

16 Jun 202132min

Biden Appeals for Imperialist United Front at G7

Biden Appeals for Imperialist United Front at G7

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the G7 summit and its leaders' hypocritical rhetoric about human rights and democracy, the...

15 Jun 202156min

Brian Becker Seminar #5: Palestine, China, Nuclear winter, and more (Preview)

Brian Becker Seminar #5: Palestine, China, Nuclear winter, and more (Preview)

In this May 2021 patrons-only seminar, Brian and the crew discuss the new era in the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and what it means for the region, U.S. imperialist plots to dismember Chin...

12 Jun 202110min

China's Foreign Policy Part 3, 1965-1975: When Enemies Become "Friends"

China's Foreign Policy Part 3, 1965-1975: When Enemies Become "Friends"

Today's episode is the third in a multi-part series that takes an in-depth look at the history of China's foreign policy. We discuss how Chinese foreign policy shifted after the Cultural Revolution. ...

10 Jun 202151min

Karl Marx's Unique Theory of Social Classes

Karl Marx's Unique Theory of Social Classes

Brian and Prof. Wolff continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism — a method for understanding and changing the world used by many of the great revolutionaries of modern history. Tod...

9 Jun 202132min

How the People Blocked the Israeli Apartheid Ship

How the People Blocked the Israeli Apartheid Ship

On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss an exciting new victory for the Palestine solidarity movement, a crackdown on journalists that has gained m...

8 Jun 202159min

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