In the News: War Crimes and the Capitalist Warfare State
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the upcoming anniversaries of some of the most infamous crimes of U.S. imperialism, the latest development...
16 Mar 202146min
The Real Story: Socialist Debates & Political Struggles in the Anti-War Movement: From Gulf War to Today
Brian Becker reviews the history of heated debate within the socialist movement over the necessity of taking a principled, anti-imperialist position in opposition to the U.S. war machine. Almost 18 y...
12 Mar 20211h 11min
Capitalism in Crisis: Why are Super-Rich Democrats Called "Moderates" When they Wage Class War vs. Low-Income Workers?
Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss the Biden administration’s stimulus package. The Washington Post exultantly proclaimed that the bill “showers money on Americans.” Is this really true? Richard Wolff is t...
10 Mar 202134min
In the News: The Role of Slave Labor in American Capitalism Before and After the Civil War
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the opening of the trial of Derek Chauvin in the case of George Floyd’s murder, intense po...
9 Mar 202144min
The Real Story: A Socialist Look at Syria and US Intervention
Brian Becker dissects the reasons for the US military occupation in Syria and analyzes the objectives and strategies of U.S. imperialism in Syria, and its wars against Iraq and Libya. Becker examines ...
5 Mar 202159min
Capitalism in Crisis: Intellectual Property Rights are a Form of Theft
Brian and Prof. Wolff discuss how intellectual property rights are used by capitalists to stifle innovation and hold back progress while protecting their profits. They focus especially on how this ph...
3 Mar 202132min
In the News: A Lynching that Led to a Nationwide Rebellion
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the one year anniversary of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by racist vigilantes, the trial of...
3 Mar 20211h
The Real Story: Their protests forced new investigation into police killing of Elijah McClain but they now face the rest of their lives in prison
A damning new independent investigation into the police murder of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colorado has been released, but the only people facing charges so far in this case are the activists who le...
26 Feb 202142min
