China’s Long March: How a 1930s Peasant War Still Speaks to the Country Today
This past October marked the 90th anniversary of the Long March, where the Red Army and its peasant supporters began their year-long 6,000 mile trek across China. The trek was a strategic retreat from advancing Nationalist forces, but it also represented the mass mobilization of the peasant base, unified the country against Japanese imperialism, and […]
Trump Scapegoats Migrants While Backing Policies That Displace Them
Ben Becker, the Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News discusses how Trump and Harris fueled the anti-immigrant, anti-worker hysteria that propelled the politics of the US-Mexico into front and center of the 2024 election. Becker demystifies Trump’s many false, ahistorical claims about immigration policy, particularly how US regime change, sanctions, and interventions have fueled migration surges. Becker […]
Democrats In Congress are About to Give Trump Dictatorial Powers to Crush His Opposition
Democrats in Congress are about to give Trump dictatorial powers to crush his opposition.
How Palestinian Activists Made Spain Block U.S. Weapons to Israel
Lea Kayali, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), discusses a huge win for their “Mask Off Maersk” campaign: In Spain, two Israel-bound Maersk ships loaded with US-made weapons were blocked after months of pressure from activists and PYM’s campaign exposing the shipping giant’s violation of Spain’s arms embargo on Israel. Kayali discusses where […]
Trump Already Filling Gov’t with Anti-China Warhawks: Is a Showdown Coming?
On this week’s episode, Amanda and KJ reflect on the factors that led to Kamala Harris’s election day defeat and look into Trump’s appointed officials and potential appointees to predict what a China policy would look like under his second term. One thing is clear: the war on China is only accelerating.
Israel’s Real Goal: Ethnically Cleanse Gaza to Build Settlements
Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza to build Israeli settlements. Here’s what you need to know
Israel’s Plot to Use US Troops as Human Shields w/ Mike Prysner
The Pentagon announced plans to deploy a THAAD advanced anti-missile defense system to Israel – and 100 US soldiers to operate it. This deployment, which is the first time the US will send boots on the ground since the onset of the Gaza war, shows “the White House is willing to sacrifice American lives for […]
Gulf Arab States Will ‘Pay a Very High Price’ If They Back a US-Israeli Attack on Iran
As Iran braces for Israel’s anticipated attack following Tehran’s ballistic missile strike, fears of an all-out regional war are mounting. According to Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations “are increasingly opting for diplomacy over confrontation and military escalation.” Cafiero says the Gulf Arab states’ growing frustration with […]