The Socialist Program

'Operation Mongoose': Washington's Secret War on Cuba [Socialist History: S1 Episode 2]

In 1961 the United States launched the largest covert operation of the Cold War against a single country, a campaign of sabotage, terror, and assassination aimed at destroying the Cuban Revolution nin...

30 Jun 50min

'Operation Ajax' in Iran: The CIA's Original Sin [Socialist History: S1 Episode 1]

In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran. This was the CIA's first regime change operation — code-named 'Operation Ajax' — becoming the playbook...

30 Jun 52min

Here Comes the Next Capitalist Economic Meltdown

Big Tech stocks lost hundreds of billions in just two days. Prof. Richard Wolff and Brian Becker examine the multiple, cascading crises that are destabilizing the capital system.Professor Richard Wolf...

24 Jun 20min

Socialism Is Making A Comeback In The Heart Of Global Capitalism

According to a recent national survey, 62 percent of Americans aged 18–29 say they hold a “favorable view” of socialism, and 34 percent say the same of communism. Why is this happening inside the very...

17 Jun 20min

Trump Is Stuck In A Foreign Policy Dead End

Iran is outmaneuvering the United States and Trump is furious. Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker discuss the current war in Iran and the future of the globe – as Russia, China, Iran, and other ...

10 Jun 26min

Biggest Home Insurance Companies Denied Nearly Half of Last Year’s Claims

A new Wall Street Journal study finds that the five biggest home insurers, Allstate, State Farm, Liberty Mutual, United Services Automobile Association, and Farmers Insurance, denied nearly half of al...

3 Jun 26min

Iran War Causing ‘Fundamental Shift’ In How Resources Are Distributed w/ Prof. Richard Wolff

According to the International Energy Agency, around 25% of the world's seaborne oil trade is transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, and the options to bypass it are limited. According to the UN Tra...

27 Mai 32min

U.S. Inequality Can’t Be Propped Up By Force Alone w/ Prof. Richard Wolff

Americans are increasingly struggling to make ends meet, while the rich get even richer. Professor Richard Wolff and producer Nicole Roussell debunk corporate media justifications for this inequality....

20 Mai 32min