The Factory Farm Takeover of Agriculture: Food, Farming and Capitalism (Part 2)
Brian and Prof. Wolff continue a multi-part series on agriculture under capitalism. This week, they focus on the evolution of the system of factory farming and the effect it has on workers and natu...
18 Aug 202137min
More than 71,000 Civilians Were Killed in the U.S. War in Afghanistan
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the end to the 20-year U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. The government of Afghanistan has c...
17 Aug 202157min
Why the Pentagon Lost in Afghanistan
Today's episode covers the rapid fall of key cities in Afghanistan to the Taliban & the consequences of 20 years of brutal U.S. occupation of the country. Brian & guest Mike Prysner also discuss how s...
12 Aug 20211h 19min
Marxist Economics 101: Food, Farming and Capitalism (Part 1)
Brian and Prof. Wolff begin a multi-part series on agriculture under capitalism. Under this system, the most basic necessity of life -- food -- is turned into a source of profit dominated by a smaller...
11 Aug 202130min
Covid & Capitalism: Millions Of Families In The U.S. Facing Imminent Eviction
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the battle over the fate of millions of people in the United States facing eviction as the...
10 Aug 202157min
Capitalist Media Monopolies Are the Enemy of Democracy
We continue a series of discussions about the basics of Marxism, focusing today on the corporate-owned media. The majority of the media in the United States is owned by five giant corporations -- W...
5 Aug 202138min
People's Struggle Forces Biden to Extend Eviction Moratorium
Today's episode covers the struggle to stop the impending massive wave of evictions. After public outrage and protest, including a sit-in outside Congress led by Rep. Cori Bush, Biden relented and ...
4 Aug 202141min
Fightback! 8 Million families facing eviction and foreclosures
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the Democratic Party leadership in Congress and the Biden administration are failin...
3 Aug 202155min
