Gerald Horne on Juneteenth: The Revolutionary Class Struggle in America
On today's episode, we discuss the hidden history of the revolutionary class struggle that brought down the system of slavery in America, an accomplishment celebrated by the Juneteenth holiday. The mi...
1 Jul 202155min
Brian Becker Seminar #6: The Communist Party Of China, How To Organize A Union, & More (Preview)
In this June 2021 patrons-only seminar, Brian and the crew discuss the Communist Party of China and other communist parties in power, the union movement today and how to organize with unions, a behi...
1 Jul 202110min
Why the Bourgeoisie Loves the Gig Economy
Today we 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. We discus the Ma...
30 Jun 202132min
A Socialist Mayor in New York State's Second Largest City?
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the election of a socialist in the Democratic primary for mayor of Buffalo, New York, a se...
29 Jun 202138min
How a COVID Conspiracy Theory Fuels U.S. War Drive Against China
Over the past month, the U.S. media and the Biden administration have sought to give credence to the conspiracy theory first advanced by Trump that the COVID-19 virus emerged from the Wuhan Institute ...
24 Jun 202155min
Stock Markets: Making the Rich Richer for 400 Years
Today we 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. We discuss the Ma...
23 Jun 202132min
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
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
