Revolution vs. Counter Revolution after World War Two — Lessons of Soviet History, Part 4
After the triumph of the Soviet Union over fascism in World War Two, world politics was completely transformed. No longer allies in the war against the Axis states, the “democratic” capitalist countri...
10 Feb 20221h 2min
The New York Times' War Against Workers
On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the newly released New York Times internal communications about the unionization efforts going on at the newspaper. U.S. politicians a...
9 Feb 202231min
Human Rights?? U.S. Hypocrisy on Full Display as Beijing Olympics Open
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the U.S. corporate media subjected viewers to wall-to-wall war mongering propaganda targ...
8 Feb 20221h 13min
The Untold History of NATO and Case for Its Abolition
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is moving ever closer to Russia’s border. Russia views this as an existential threat – and a historic betrayal of key guarantees it was given by the west ...
3 Feb 20221h 1min
An Empire in Decline: Why the Ruling Class Blame Game Will Fail
On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the increasingly unstable political environment, as Dr. Wolff writes about in his newest article. He argues that some politicians are ...
2 Feb 202234min
The Twenty Year Rampage of Endless War: U.S. Foreign Policy Since 2001
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem and Nicole Roussell discuss the political period twenty years ago when George W Bush laid out “the axis of evil” – Iraq, Iran, and North ...
1 Feb 20221h 15min
Brian Becker Seminar #12: Ukraine, Russia, NATO, & More (Preview)
In this January 2022 patrons-only seminar, Brian and the crew discuss the Ukraine conflict at length, including a deep dive into the historical and geopolitical context of the region, the legacy of Wo...
28 Jan 202215min
Risking World War III with Russia: Why?
Is war with Russia just around the corner? If you listen to corporate U.S. media and politicians it is. Brian Becker and Eugene Puryear break down what’s really going on in Ukraine and Russia, what th...
27 Jan 202255min
