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Brian Becker Seminar #17: Gorbachev's Legacy, Afghanistan, Climate Catastrophe, Education, & More [Preview]
In this August 2022 patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution, who is being lionized by the capitalist media ...
1 Sep 202211min
Infiltration, Violence, Deportation: How the State Weakened and Split Socialism in the US
In this special crossover episode, Rania Khalek of Dispatches sits down with Brian to talk about the impact of severe repression on the socialist, communist and Black Liberation movement in the Unit...
25 Aug 20221h 32min
How U.S. Capitalism Buries Students in Debt
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the student debt crisis. With an announcement expected imminently on the fate of the national freeze on student debt payments, pressu...
24 Aug 202231min
Social & Economic Crisis in Turkey w/ TKP Secretary General
A political, social, economy, and class struggle has been intensifying in Turkey. What are the demands of the people and the progressive forces like the TKP, the Communist Party of Turkey? Brian is ...
23 Aug 202239min
China’s Rise: Why U.S. Threats & Provocations Will Not Succeed
A second congressional delegation went to Taiwan this week, less than two weeks after Pelosi visited. These trips have sparked a sense of outrage among many Chinese people, who demand respect for thei...
18 Aug 20221h
Evictions, rising rents and unaffordable homes: Capitalist housing market a total failure
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the housing market as the Federal Reserve-induced economic downturn takes shape. The situation is rapidly deteriorating for both r...
17 Aug 202230min
Fighting Back Since 1619: Black August, Political Prisoners & the Fight for Socialism
The month of Black August focuses on the importance of the continued struggle for Black liberation and honors the lives and struggle of political prisoners—and calls for their freedom. While many h...
16 Aug 202241min
Strangling Cuba: Biden Retains Trump’s Disastrous Policy w/ Manolo de los Santos
A massive fire in Matanzas, Cuba, is coming under control after five days due to tireless efforts by firefighters and specialist crews. But the U.S. blockade, which worsened under Trump with 243 addit...
11 Aug 202252min
