‘Project Iceworm’: The secret nuclear city under the ice [Socialist History S1 Episode 4]
In 1959 the US Army began building a base beneath the Greenland ice sheet, presented to the press, to Congress, and to the Danish government as a scientific research station.
‘NSC-68’: The blueprint for permanent war [Socialist History: [S1 Episode 3]
Most empires never write their plans down, but the American empire did.
‘Operation Mongoose’: Washington’s secret war on Cuba [Socialist History: S1 Episode 2]
In 1961 the United States launched the largest covert operation of the Cold War against a single country, a campaign of sabotage, terror, and assassination aimed at destroying the Cuban Revolution ninety miles from Florida.
‘Operation Ajax’ in Iran: The CIA’s original sin [Socialist History: S1 Episode 1]
In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran.
Trump-Hegseth Invasion Plan: Will Military Agree to Fight ‘Enemy Within’? with Mike Prysner
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, […]
Why Trump Wants to Cancel Free Speech: He’s Trying to Change the Form of Government
Brian talks with Eugene Puryear about how the Trump White House is criminalizing left and liberal organizations as part of Project 2025’s effort to impose a new right-wing political system in the United States. Puryear argues that Trump’s economic and social policies are broadly unpopular and that the Trump Administration is using law enforcement to […]
Why Trump Wants State Control of Intel with Prof. Wolff
The Trump administration is considering buying a 10% stake in tech company Intel to prop up the struggling chip maker. Professor Richard Wolff explains why they might do this, and what it means about the U.S. economy and the U.S. government’s competition with China. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization […]
ICE Chases Farmworker Off Roof to His Death. Now His Community Is Chasing Out ICE
ICE conducted one of the largest raids since Trump took office in Ventura County, California, with agents chasing farmworker Jaime Alanis off a roof to his death and arresting over 360 people. Those arrested included U.S. citizens, moms, and veterans. Now organizers have successfully mobilized a large network of volunteers to fight back against the […]