The Michael Brooks Show

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What lessons can we learn from the experience of Syriza?

Shoutout to the protests in Puerto Rico and the full context 

Krystal Ball (@KrystalBall) co-host of Rising on Hill.TV calls in to talk about anti-Bernie media bias and how to beat it. 

During the GEM, David breaks down how gig economy corporations rob their workers and then silence them. 

Joshua Khan executive director of The Wildfire Project joins us to talk about organizing tactics and direct action. 

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London-based journalist and producer Ahmed Kaballo (@AhmedKaballo) joins us today. What's the current status of Sudan's ongoing protests? How should we regard the "Transitional Military Council" and what promises will it break. What is the recent history of the left in Sudan? The story of Ahmed's fathers detentions. The Left vs orthodox religion. Hugo Chavez's influence. What does the Sudanese power structurer look like? "Rapid support forces" and Yemen. The necessity of a transitional period and what must be done now.

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Defending and reclaiming human rights.

Shoutout to workers going on strike at Amazon fulfillment centers across the world. 

Marianne Williamson schools Dave Rubin 

Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) calls in to talk about what a Post-Empire Foreign Policy would look like. 

We stand with Ilhan Omar, AOC, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley. 

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We break down the protests in Hong Kong 

We sample two new shoutout themes, and shoutout to activists in Seattle and other municipalities for moving to publicly-owned banks. 

Global update on Western Sahara with the Nushatta Foundation (@nushatta)

During the GEM, David breaks down the danger of water privatization. 

We are joined by Emma Vigeland of Rebel HQ (@EmmaVigeland) how progressive is Tulsi, Warren vs. Bernie, and Tom Steyer's narcissism.

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How the Left should talk about the future.

Shoutout to fmr. Bernie staffers who are launching their own consultancy firm to primary the consulting class.

We are joined by Anthony Fantano (@theneedledrop) joins us to talk Adidas tracksuit, Nas, and Michael's love of reggae.

During the GEM, David breaks down the China/Trump trade truce.

Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) on her road to socialism, how to beat gerrymandering, and why Joe Biden represents failed white liberalism.

This is the free edition of TMBS for June 25, 2019. To support the show and get hours of monthly premium content, subscribe at patreon.com/tmbs   We stand in solidarity with those in Sudan    Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for leading the way to end student debt peonage. 

Brian Mier (@BrianMtelesur) joins us to talk about Lula's latest appeal. 

During the GEM David breaks down Facebook's new cryptocurrency. 

Harvey Kaye (@HarveyJKaye) is back in studio to talk about Bernie Sanders recent speech.

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Ryan Grim (@RyanGrim) of The Intercept joins us to discuss his excellent new book on the recent history of the Democractic Party, "We've Got People: From Jesse Jackson to AOC, the End of Big Money and the Rise of a Movement." Tony Coelho, the man who sold out the Democratic party in the 1980s. The precursor to the Citizens United era. Jerry Brown's 1-800 number.  Obama's reception of new populist energy. The virtue of Elizabeth Warren. How populist energy will factor into the 2020 campaigns.

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Bernie Sanders' speech on democratic socialism was historic.

Shoutout to the Waorani people winning a landmark victory protecting 500,000 million acres of rainforest from oil drilling.

We debut our new, sometimes, co-host Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) who breaks down the recent US hacking of Russian power grids without informing Trump.

During the GEM, David breaks down the upcoming G20 conference and the divorce between corporate profits from wages paid in the United States.

The cynical use of the Holocaust to defend Trump's immigration policies. 

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Michael announces his new book

Glenn Greenwald (@gggreenwald) co-founder and journalist joins us to talk about his groundbreaking report on the politicized trial of Lula.

The Assange trial is an attack on journalism full-stop.

Bhaskar Sunkara (@SunraySunray) is in the studio to talk about his book "The Socialist Manifesto"

Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) joins us to talk about the Meidner Plan.

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The worrying growth of the far-right in Europe and Left-strategy toward the EU. 

Shoutout to the UK for protesting Trump's state visit and to the Brazillian's gathering together to show their support for #LulaLivre

Hasan Piker (@HasanTheHun) of The Young Turks talks about Dave Rubin's #meltdownMay and California Democrats booing centrists. 

During the GEM, David breaks down Trump's recent threat of tariffs against Mexico. 

We are joined by the legendary Milton Allimadi (@Allimadi) to talk about Thomas Sankara and African socialism.