The Iran War Is Choking Japan’s Economy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spent billions of U.S. dollars to buy and prop up the Japanese currency, the yen. Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker unpack the economic and geopolitical calcula...
12 Aug 33min
Congress Just Subpoenaed BreakThrough News for Doing Journalism
“It's kind of in the DNA of American bourgeois capitalist politics: demonize your enemy, call them a communist, and that's the end of the story. But there's another element, which is the Republican Pa...
24 Juli 30min
Trump Admin Won’t Prosecute Corporate Drug Traffickers
The Trump administration is catalyzing a longtime trend in the US where corporate criminals get a fine or nothing, while almost two million working class people sit behind bars. Professor Richard Wolf...
22 Juli 31min
Repression & Revolution: ICE Kills Again & Bastille Day
July 14 is Bastille Day, when the French stormed an armory and took up arms against the monarchy and opened the gates to a prison during the French Revolution. Guards opened fire and many died—but by ...
15 Juli 24min
Trump’s Brazen Corruption and Profiteering Reveal Reality of ‘U.S. Democracy'
New financial disclosure documents reveal the extent of Trump’s profiteering through the office of the presidency. Trump made over $2 billion his first year back in office, including more than $1 bill...
8 Juli 29min
Supreme Court Hands Trump Sweeping Authority Over Federal Agencies
The Supreme Court just gave Trump the ability to dismiss the heads of supposedly independent agencies — overruling 91 years of precedent — with the exception of the Federal Reserve. Professor Richard ...
2 Juli 28min
Socialist History - Trailer
Socialist History is an in-depth, immersive podcast that uncovers the real story of US imperialism through a socialist lens, told from the perspective of the people who fought back. Hosted by Layan Si...
30 Juni 1min
