Murdered by Capitalism: Housing Fires Kill the Poor
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the devastating residential fire over the weekend in New York City that claimed 17 lives, including 8 children. Coming on the heels ...
12 Jan 202229min
U.S. Capitalism Surrenders to COVID
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the Biden administration is sending stronger and stronger signals that it is effectively...
11 Jan 20221h 27min
American Fascism: White Supremacy and the Far Right from the Klan to Jan. 6
Brian Becker and Dr. Gerald Horne discuss the one-year anniversary of the January 6th assault on the U.S. Capitol, encouraged and organized by Donald Trump. It was the first time since 1812 that the U...
6 Jan 202249min
Why Profit is Theft
On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how wage theft is rampant across the United States -- Workers are sent to jail for theft, but under capitalism corporate executives h...
5 Jan 202229min
Fascism and the Bankruptcy of Ruling Class Liberalism
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss Donald Trump's plan to speak at a nationally televised press conference on the anniversary ...
4 Jan 20221h 18min
Preparing for War: Industrialization and the Fascist Threat — Lessons of Soviet History, Part 3
The Soviet Union survived its tumultuous first post-revolutionary years of civil war and imperialist invasion, but found itself isolated in a hostile, capitalist-dominated world. The Soviet government...
23 Dec 20211h 16min
Manchin is the Symptom, Capitalism is the Disease
On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Joe Manchin took his war on workers to new lows over the weekend as he announced on Fox News that he was pulling out of negotiations with t...
22 Dec 202132min
Joe Manchin's War Against Workers
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how after months of talking, begging and offering concessions the Biden administration’s d...
21 Dec 20211h 27min
