Billionaires Order Mass Layoffs of Tech Workers
On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the mass layoffs that billionaire CEOs at Meta (formerly Facebook), Twitter, Amazon, and others have begun. More than one hundred thousand w...
16 Nov 202231min
Why the Republican Red Wave Became a Trickle, Ukraine and the U.S. Antiwar Movement, China & Cuba [Brian Becker Seminar #20 - Preview]
In this patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses why the widely predicted Republican red wave became a trickle and what it means for organizing and answers questions about the anti-war movement, the Uk...
15 Nov 202211min
Voter Suppression Behind Georgia’s Run-Off: GOP Blocked 149,000 Mail-In Ballots w/ Greg Palast
Brian is joined by investigative reporter Greg Palast, who wrote the film “Vigilantes: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitmen,” available at gregpalast.com. Please make an urgently-needed contribution to...
10 Nov 202232min
Housing Market Whiplash Locks out Millions of Workers
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how huge numbers of people are being locked out of the housing market amid soaring interest rates and home prices, marking a dramatic...
9 Nov 202227min
From Poll Taxes to Election Police: Racist Voter Suppression in America
The poll tax was eliminated within this lifetime, in 1966, but the right-wing in America has been hard at work reconstructing it with ID requirements, stripping people with convictions of the right ...
8 Nov 202245min
Supreme Court Plots to End ‘One Person, One Vote’ & the Hidden Hand of Big Oil
The right-wing loves yelling, “We’re a republic, not a democracy!” Now they have a Supreme Court that agrees with them. The Court is about to hear Moore v. Harper, a gerrymandering case that will also...
4 Nov 202241min
The Reign of King Elon Musk Begins at Twitter
On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Elon Musk became the new owner of Twitter. The widely-hated billionaire immediately began to prepare layoffs, reportedly starting...
2 Nov 202232min
Lula Wins, Musk Takes Twitter, US Sends Nukes to Europe [Brian Becker Seminar #19 - Preview]
In this patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the win of left Workers Party candidate & former president Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva over far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and the huge impact it wi...
1 Nov 202215min
