On Saturday, October 18, millions of people are expected to take to the streets for what is known as No Kings Day. The Trump White House and right wing governors around the country are treating people in the United States who engage in protest and dissent against the government’s policies as enemy combatants rather than people exercising their First Amendment right to free speech.

Brian and Layan discuss the General Strikes of 1934 in US cities, and the mass movement of 2006, in an examination of effective tactics and movement building that can succeed in defeating Trump’s ultra-right agenda.

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After two years of horrific and criminal genocide and assault on Gaza, there is now a ceasefire. Israel is committing more crimes against Palestinians, but mass public opinion has majorly shifted, changing the balance of forces. On the home front, the Trump White House is waging a war against immigrant families, and basic democratic rights. 

Brian Becker is joined by Lee Camp, a comedian, political commentator, and host of Unredacted Tonight on YouTube. You can find more of his work at leecamp.com.

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What is socialism? Did it fail? Prof. Richard Wolff & Brian discuss what socialism means, compare government systems like China, Cuba, and the USSR, and consider what elements constitute socialism.

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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Brian and Layan analyze how the New York Times and other US corporate-owned media are deliberately crafting a false narrative about the Gaza war at the moment the ceasefire is taking effect. The Netanyahu government has admitted that the they are losing the battle of narratives, and the New York Times is taking up their defense.

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What are the terms of the Gaza ceasefire? Thousands of Palestinians are returning to what is left of their homes. Trump declares that this is the end, finally, to the war. Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss.

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The Trump White House is waging war on immigrants and Black America, preparing to go to war with Venezuela, and continuing the suffocating blockade on Cuba.

Brian Becker is joined by Claudia De la Cruz, the 2024 presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism & Liberation, Executive Director of IFCO, a lifelong community organizer and popular educator.

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Government shutdown; airplanes are not landing, hundreds of thousands are not being paid – Prof. Richard Wolff says what’s needed is a mass labor fightback.

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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Brian and Layan examine the Trump plan for Gaza and the Palestinian response. They assess the impact of global movement on the future of the Israeli occupation project. They also discuss Trump’s political ultimatum to US universities.

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Donald Trump is sending the U.S. military into cities and towns all over the country to wage war against U.S. residents…what he calls “the enemy within.” And Secretary of War Pete Hegseth summoned military generals from all over the globe to Quantico, VA, to amplify this. 

Brian Becker is joined by Mike Prysner, a veteran, anti-war organizer and producer of The Empire Files, which is premiering a new feature film called Earth’s Greatest Enemy about the environmental impact of the U.S. military this month in cities around the country. Find a screening at EarthsGreatestEnemy.com.

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The CEO of Walmart is acknowledging that AI will “change literally every job,” as AI threatens workers’ jobs and incomes everywhere and data centers tear up communities. The capitalists are currently who will benefit from new technology, with increasing profit while they cut jobs. Professor Richard Wolff argues that’s not how it has to be—if we fight for worker control of the technology, workers can reap the rewards.

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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