Lenin on Imperialism (Part 1): A Policy or a System?
Today's episode is the first in a multi-part series on Lenin's theory of imperialism and how his ideas apply to the modern day struggle against war and empire. Brian Becker and Walter Smolarek disc...
30 Sep 202144min
Seize Big Pharma: Nationalize and Internationalize All Medicine!
On today's episode we discuss the frantic effort by pharmaceutical corporations to keep prescription drug prices -- and their profits -- sky high. As part of the proposed social spending budget, Congr...
29 Sep 202130min
Cutting Through the Spin: What the Showdown in Congress Means for Workers
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how trillions of dollars to address the needs of working people in the areas of education,...
28 Sep 20211h 18min
China Moves Left Under Xi Jinping: Part 2
We continue our discussion of the major changes in Chinese politics and society ushered in by President Xi Jinping. We cover the emerging "common prosperity" economic policy aimed at redistributing Ch...
23 Sep 20211h 9min
Addicted to War: The ABC's of U.S. Military Spending
On today's episode we discuss the military-industrial complex in the wake of the nuclear submarine deal between the United States and Australia, which sparked a diplomatic crisis with France. A new al...
22 Sep 202133min
War Criminal George W. Bush Confronted
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker and Esther Iverem discuss how George W. Bush was directly confronted at a Los Angeles speaking event by anti-war organizers including an Iraq war vete...
21 Sep 20211h
Covid-19: A Socialist View toward Vaccines, Public Health Policy & the Failures of Capitalism
The Coronavirus pandemic coupled with the capitalist system has caused unspeakable suffering in the United States and around the globe. Failures to adequately prepare and respond to the public health ...
16 Sep 20211h 3min
Grand Theft Banks: How the Government Funds Wall Street
On today's episode we discuss one of the key ways that the biggest capitalist enterprises receive huge government assistance -- quantitative easing. This policy, carried out by central banks, has been...
15 Sep 202132min
