The Socialist Program

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the deadly  greed of capitalists in the transportation industry, in light of the  horrific train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.

The United States tries to keep people in the dark about the  blockade against Cuba and the many accomplishments of the Cuban  Revolution. This is part of the U.S. campaign to overturn the socialist  government in Cuba that has successfully led its people through more  than 60 years of attacks, attempted coups, sanctions, trade embargoes,  and the Covid pandemic.

Brian is joined by  Gloria La Riva, the coordinator of the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity  Committee and a longtime leader of brigades to Cuba to learn and expose  people in the United States to the realities on the ground, and  Aminah Sheikh, who is a labor and community organizer active in the  Canadian peace movement.

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The Communist Manifesto was a short but world-changing text that, despite being written in 1848, is a vital read for anyone who wants a better and more equal society. Brian Becker discusses the importance of the book, the historical context, and what it brought to the world.

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On today's episode John Prysner and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how one year into the war in Ukraine, the U.S. government has committed $100 billion dollars to this bloody proxy conflict that is threatening the whole world with catastrophe. But while huge numbers of people suffer and die, some capitalists are focused on getting their share of this enormous sum of money. Who profits from war?

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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In this patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the unlearned lessons  from the 20 years since the U.S.'s "shock and awe" invasion in Iraq and  the mass demonstration in Washington DC on March 18, the impact of  anti-communism legislation and education, the Democrats' anti-immigrant  policies, and more.

As the war in Ukraine hits one year, Biden visits Zelensky in Kiev, Putin gives an uncompromising state of the nation speech, and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes a fiery statement against the US Empire, the likes of which haven’t been seen in decades.

Brian is joined by Walter Smolarek, editor of Liberation News and producer of this show, to sort through the tea leaves on where the war in Ukraine may be headed.

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On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the  decline of numbers of workers post-Covid and the capitalists'  solution...the increasing use of child labor. Some states are even  rolling back legal protections for children.

On today's episode Brian and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss why the Super  Bowl happens, what else the owners of the Kansas City football team own,  and what it shows about U.S. capitalism that the trophy is presented to  the billionaire team owner after the team bleeds, sweats, and often  receives or worsens injuries.

In this patrons-only seminar, Brian discusses the unidentified objects  that the United States keeps shooting down, Seymour Hersch's new claims  that the US bombed the Nordstream pipeline, the effect of sanctions on  Syria as the country attempts to recover from natural disaster, how to  build a wide and effective anti-war coalition, and more.

Biden’s administration used an Air Force F-22 Raptor jet  fighter and Raytheon’s Sidewinder missile, to shoot down a meandering  Chinese balloon on Saturday. Republicans in Congress called the balloon a  “show of force,” and Biden canceled Secretary of State Blinken’s trip  to China.

Brian is joined by Dr. Ken Hammond, professor of East  Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, founding  director of the Confucius Institute at New Mexico State University, and  leading organizer with Pivot to Peace.

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