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U.S. Meddling and Right-Wing Violence Created the Honduran Migration Crisis with Vice Foreign Minister

"The reason we have poverty in Honduras is not because of divine punishment or that we are bad people." Honduran...

 
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Exclusive Interview with Hezbollah’s Second-In-Command Sheikh Naim Qassem
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How the CIA Politically Manipulates Islam for the US War Agenda
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Freedom Side
Cop City, Atlanta: Inside the Fight Against the Largest Police Training Base in the US
Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran was shot and killed by Atlanta police last week, while defending the Weelaunee Forest from...
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Freedom Side
Nickel and Dimed: How Restaurant Lobbyists Scam Workers to Keep Wages Low
Restaurant workers are being put into food safety courses where the fees then fund the industry’s anti-worker lobbying...
January 23, 2023
Europe
Meet the Rescue Workers Facing Prison Time in Greece for Helping Refugees at Sea
Dutch rescue worker and retired banker, Pieter Wittenberg is one of 24 aid workers on trial and facing...
January 23, 2023
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How House Democrats Vacated Anti-War Politics for Far-Right Demagogues
Congress was “frozen” for days without a House Speaker. But has the institution ever worked for the working...
January 18, 2023

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People’s movements

Why the Coup Failed in Brazil

January 14, 2023

How US Freight Carriers Are Grinding Railway Workers to Exhaustion and Death

December 20, 2022

Why is Mumia Abu-Jamal Still in Prison After 41 Years? Interview with His Grandson

December 16, 2022

A Life in Struggle: Exclusive with Leila Khaled, Icon of Palestinian Resistance

December 12, 2022

Documentaries

Healthcare Profiteers Are Quietly Devastating Small-Town America. For the Poor, It’s Life or Death.

October 1, 2022
Healthcare Profiteers Are Quietly Devastating Small-Town America. For the Poor, It’s Life or Death.
Healthcare Profiteers Are Quietly Devastating Small-Town America. For the Poor, It’s Life or Death.
October 1, 2022
Another América: The People vs. Biden’s Summit of Exclusion
Another América: The People vs. Biden’s Summit of Exclusion
August 5, 2022
Surviving the Siege: Cuba and the U.S. Blockade
Surviving the Siege: Cuba and the U.S. Blockade
April 8, 2022
Unity & Survival: Fighting Hunger on the Streets of Philadelphia
Unity & Survival: Fighting Hunger on the Streets of Philadelphia
September 16, 2021
Delivery Riders Battle Exploitation in Berlin
Delivery Riders Battle Exploitation in Berlin
August 4, 2021
In Defense of Justice in Denver (Full Documentary)
In Defense of Justice in Denver (Full Documentary)
January 16, 2021

The Socialist Program

Middle East
How the CIA Politically Manipulates Islam for the US War Agenda
The U.S. government has funded, written books for, and otherwise supported the development of right-wing Islam extremism to...
January 13, 2023
Ukraine
The Big Business of War & Ukraine’s Neocolonial Future with Ben Norton
As the U.S. government plans to send its most advanced surface-to-air missile system to Ukraine. Meanwhile, the masses...
December 15, 2022
China
China Protests and COVID – Myths and Facts
The US mainstream media is twisting and distorting news about the recent Covid-related protests in China. This important...
December 6, 2022
Socialist Program
Voter Suppression Behind Georgia’s Run-Off: One GOP Operative Blocked 32,000 Ballots from Going Out
Brian is joined by investigative reporter Greg Palast, who wrote the film “Vigilantes: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitmen,” available...
November 10, 2022
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The Punch Out

The Punch Out is your daily anti-capitalist news hit. Everything you need to know in 15-to-20 minutes, delivered daily, Monday-Friday at 5pm. Host Eugene Puryear breaks down what's in the headlines, what's behind them and what's not there but should be. It's a mix of analysis and reportage that's all you need on your way home, or wherever you find yourself at 5pm ET.

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Sep 14, 2022
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The For-Profit Pri$on Racket

On Today’s Episode of the Punch Out:Private Prisons in the US

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Sep 13, 2022
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The Fed Wages Class War

On Today’s Episode of the Punch Out:Rate-hikes and recessions

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Sep 12, 2022
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Midterm Battle Looms Large in US

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Rania Khalek Dispatches

Middle East
Exclusive Interview with Hezbollah’s Second-In-Command Sheikh Naim Qassem
BT’s Rania Khalek sat down with Sheikh Naim Qassem, deputy secretary-general of Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon. Hezbollah began...
January 13, 2023
Russia
Will US Aggression Stop Eurasian Integration or Accelerate It? With Vijay Prashad
Why is the US willing to risk a nuclear apocalypse to weaken Russia and China? Our leaders say...
January 3, 2023
Palestine
Springtime for Fascists In Israel: Far Right & Theocrats Take Power, with Ali Abunimah
It’s springtime for fascists in Israel as the secular war criminals are being replaced by an alliance of...
December 19, 2022
South Asia
Cold War Terror Against the Left: The Jakarta Method and Why It Still Matters, with Vincent Bevins
The US-dominated unipolar world has rapidly eroded, and the recent victory of Lula in Brazil provided a new...
December 12, 2022
 

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