In the decades since its 1949 revolution, China has emerged – or reemerged – as a global power, and the U.S. government sees China’s rise as an existential threat. Now there’s a bipartisan consensus, anchored in the Pentagon’s strategic doctrine, preparing for war and “great power conflict” with China. Brian Becker talks with Prof. Ken Hammond, who recently returned from teaching in China, about the political, social, and class character of the Chinese socialist project.

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BT will stream the March Against Occupation in Korea live on July 27th at 12 p.m. in Times Square, NYC.


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Trump said the quiet part out loud on his way back from his disaster Trip in Scotland. Francis Maxwell reports.

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In just 6 months, Trump presides over the most scandal-scarred and corrupt Department of Justice in US History, which is all coming to a head in the way the DOJ is being willingly used by Trump to try to stop him from “being f’d” in the Epstein Pedophile Coverup scandal. Michael Popok catalogues all the corruption scandals in reverse chronological order starting with Alina Habba US Attorney appointment, DOJ leadership trying to clear Trump’s name through Epstein’s co-conspirator and Trump’s considering using his pardon power to cover up the scandal; the use of a phony conspiracy investigation agains the Clintons and Obama; Emil Bove’s corruption on full display in his judicial appointment confirmation hearing, and federal judges already not believing a word the the DOJ says in their courtrooms, and finding them in contempt.

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Mahjoub Maliha of the Collective of Saharawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) joins the show to discuss Morocco’s decades-long occupation of Western Sahara, known as Africa’s last colony, and the growing backlash to former South African President Jacob Zuma’s recent visit to Rabat, where he recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the territory. Maliha discusses Morocco’s grave human rights abuses against the Saharawi people and the global struggle for Western Sahara’s liberation from Western-backed colonial rule.

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The United States stands at the core of the global imperialist system, serving as the primary obstacle to national liberation movements around the world. As anti-imperialists organizing within the heart of the empire, the question is urgent: How do we build principled, effective solidarity across national liberation struggles both internationally and here at home? This panel will explore the common threads linking various national liberation movements fighting U.S. imperialism today, and explore how, from within the belly of the beast, we can create a vision for liberation.


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Hear directly from grassroots organizers from the ROK as they share insights from active struggles across the country. Representatives from the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), the Peasants Association, and other frontline movements will speak about the challenges they face and the strategies they’re building on the ground in the fight against U.S. imperialism.


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The DPRK (North Korea) remains one of the most vilified and misunderstood countries in the world. In recent years, U.S. and ROK aggression has intensified, exacerbating military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Now more than ever, it’s essential to understand the true history of the DPRK and to challenge the misinformation that fuels imperialist narratives. This panel features firsthand insights and experiences from the DPRK, highlighting the country’s enduring struggle against imperialism, and clarifying its place in the broader fight for liberation.


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Journalist Jacob Silverman joins to discuss how Donald Trump is using crypto for “the largest act of financial corruption in presidential history.” During what Trump dubbed “Crypto Week,” the House passed three major cryptocurrency bills, part of a broader push to deregulate the industry. Silverman explains how the unregulated crypto world is now deeply enmeshed with Trump’s most corrupt dealings, as the administration sells access, dismantles financial safeguards, and enriches the first family and its allies while destabilizing the economy and putting everyday Americans, and democracy, at risk.

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“Zelensky isn’t offering what’s required to achieve peace” in Ukraine, says Prof. Glenn Diesen, author of The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order. “One can criticize Russia’s invasion, but to dismiss any legitimate security concerns it has is very self-destructive.” The West has hit a dead end in its proxy war due to its original failure to accept Russia’s red lines against NATO expansion along its borders. “Every time we talk about peace, it’s only ‘what does Ukraine want?’ But when Russia is winning the war, it’s time to ask: what are their security concerns?”

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