U.S. elite politicians and media are panicking over the victory of self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City Mayoral Democratic primary. What are they so afraid of?

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The United States and China say they've reached in principle a framework to roll back some of the punitive measures they have taken against each other’s economies.

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In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is scholar and activist Norman Finkelstein. He discusses his latest book on the role of identity politics in the repression of campus protests in support of Palestine. Finkelstein explores how contradictions in wokeism are being weaponised against the pro-Palestine movement and what that means for free speech today.

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In 2017, a male superstar in India’s Kerala film industry was accused of orchestrating the abduction and assault of an actress. He denies the charges, but the assault prompted an investigation into widespread misconduct in the field. In 2024, Kerala’s highest court released a landmark report exposing systemic sexual harassment and exploitation of women in the state’s cinema. The findings prompted public outrage and led to more women filing lawsuits against influential figures.

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“Alligator Alcatraz” is the latest in Trump’s brutal mass deportation campaign. BT went to South Florida to speak with residents, environmental activists, and immigrant families who say the entire project is corrupt, the conditions are brutal, and it could change the Everglades forever.

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While the US chaotically escalates to multi-front wars and confrontations, China continues to be a stable force in global affairs, steadily growing economically, and emerging as a leading voice for multilateralism and respect for national sovereignty.

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Jesse Franzblau, the Associate Director of Policy with the National Immigrant Justice Center, joins The Freedom Side to discuss the dramatic expansion of the US deportation regime, as ICE raids surge and Trump signs the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” channeling billions more into detention centers, deportations, and a massive ICE hiring spree. He will also break down the Supreme Court’s latest ruling stripping lower courts of the power to block presidential actions, a decision that hands Trump even greater authority to target immigrants, including US citizens.


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Despite the White House pressure to end the Ukraine war, which has resulted in face-to-face talks, it has only worsened. Andrey Kortunov, the former director of the Russian International Affairs Council, tells host Steve Clemons that war is a high priority for Moscow, and a low priority for Washington, so Russia is not in a rush to resolve the conflict according to United States President Donald Trump’s timeline. Former National Intelligence Council officer Angela Stent argues that the wider Russian strategy is to undo the Western advances made in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union.

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China and the US have been in high stakes trade talks this week, while the Trump Administration launches all-out attacks on immigrants, sending military forces to Los Angeles in an attempt to stop protests against ICE raids. Brian Becker and Professor Richard Wolff discuss what’s behind these moves and how they are connected.

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Over 600 days into the Gaza genocide, Rania and Eugene discuss Israel's brutal new tactic: luring starving Palestinians to aid sites, only to gun them down. Backed by a US-funded private aid scheme, these so-called “distribution centers” have become death traps– tools of control, humiliation, and mass murder. With Israel's blockade now three months in and starvation spreading, they also break down where ceasefire negotiations stand and why the US continues to sabotage them.

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