DeepSeek: US Failed to Stop Chinese Innovation & Now Wants to Protect Big Tech
DeepSeek still continues to dominate the news, and corporate media is scrambling to undermine Chinese tech, resurrecting the usual anti-China racist tropes. On this week’s episode, Amanda talks to Charles Xu of Qiao Collective about these media attacks, as well as what moves Washington has made in the two weeks since its release to try […]
Crypto Scammers Bought Trump – Now They’re Cashing In
Doug Henwood, economic journalist and host of the podcast Behind the News, joins the show to discuss how Trump has stacked his administration with crypto entrepreneurs, launched his second cryptocurrency, and pledged to make the US the “crypto capital of the planet.” Henwood explains the danger of Trump’s actions and the increasing threat of expanded […]
Elon Musk Just Took Over The Treasury Department’s Payment Systems
Elon Musk just took over the Treasury Department’s payment systems. The Department of Government Efficiency now controls the Bureau of Fiscal Services, which handles 90% of government payments. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains how the takeover happened and what the implications are
Seizing Gaza: Can Trump Do What Israel Failed to Do? with Miko Peled, Son of Israeli General
Trump’s surreal claim that the United States will “own” Gaza, push out two million Palestinians, and develop expensive waterfront property for non-Palestinians has widely been condemned. But Miko Peled, son of an Israeli general, says this is no different than the Zionist aim for decades—and it will never happen. Brian Becker is joined by Miko […]
Truth About USAID Cuts: Trump Will Keep Regime Change Ops Going in Other Agencies
Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear blast the notion that Donald Trump is “anti-war,” exposing both his call for the US to “take over the Gaza Strip” and the real motives behind his and Elon Musk’s defunding of USAID. They explain how Israel failed to seize control of Gaza, yet Trump, who hasn’t ruled out US […]
Leonard Peltier’s Homecoming Speech
Leonard Peltier: “It was worth it to me to be able to sacrifice for you.” After nearly 50 years behind bars, Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier returned home today. Indigenous activists from NDN Collective and residents of Belcourt, North Dakota, gathered to celebrate his freedom after the decades of injustice he endured.
Republicans Are Trying To Make Workers Pay For Billionaire Tax Cuts
The Republicans are trying to make workers pay for billionaire tax cuts. While they claim their new budget will help the working class, it’s actually a massive handout to the rich. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains how the Republican budget is just a corporate redistribution scheme.
Trump’s Threats to Deport Student Activists for Gaza Show the Israel Lobby is ‘Terrified’
Dylan Saba, a Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal, joins the show to unpack Trump’s recent executive order targeting international students protesting for Gaza. The order authorizes the deportation of any foreign students engaged in campus activism supporting Palestine. Saba describes this as part of a broader “counter-repression movement” aimed at silencing Palestinians and their allies. […]