‘You are Not My King’: Why I Confronted King Charles w/ Senator Lidia Thorpe
Lidia Thorpe, a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung Senator for the Australian state of Victoria joins the show to discuss why she confronted King Charles at the Australian Parliament, shouting “You are not my king!” in a now viral moment. Thorpe explains the UK’s role in the genocide of Australia’s First Peoples, the fight for […]
Dismantling the U.S. Empire’s Privileges, BRIC by BRIC, with Ben Norton
The BRICS group recently concluded its 16th summit in Kazan, Russia, fleshing out in detail what a multilateral order based on mutual respect, sovereign equality, and solidarity could look like. This week, Ben Norton joins KJ Noh to unpack how the BRICS constitutes a counter-hegemonic order creating “changes not seen in a century”: real development, […]
How the U.S. Blockade Sabotaged Cuba’s Power Grid w/ Manolo De Los Santos
Manolo De Los Santos, the Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research discusses the total collapse of Cuba’s national power grid that left the country without electricity for several days. De Los Santos explains how the US’s brutal 60-year blockade has sabotaged the island’s power grid.
Journalist Exposing Israel’s Crimes Raided by Police for ‘Encouraging Terrorism’
Director of The Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah joins the show to discuss the UK police raid on his colleague, journalist Asa Winstanley. Earlier this month, the counterterrorism police unit entered Winstanley’s home and seized his electronics to investigate his social media posts providing commentary on Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Abunimah says they are targeting journalists […]
Global South Turns to China and Rejects U.S. “Democracy”
Is China an autocracy? A recent Foreign Affairs article claims that China is trying to sell its “autocratic” system of governance overseas, as so-called U.S. “democracy” is losing its legitimacy within the Global South. This week Ken Hammond joins Amanda and KJ to discuss why more and more countries are turning toward China’s development model, […]
Does a Trump Win Mean Fascism? The Socialist View
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump appear to be neck and neck in the presidential election, bringing the possibility of a second Trump term closer to reality. But would a Trump victory really bring the end of democracy and the rise of fascism? Brian Becker and Eugene Puryear put election 2024 in its historical context, reviewing […]
Ukrainians Are Cannon Fodder for Endless War While U.S. Capitalists Make a Killing
Some right-wing pundits and politicians are coming out against US support for the Ukraine war, arguing that taxpayer dollars ‘should not be going to those Ukrainians’ but should be spent at home. Brian Becker of the ANSWER Coalition says that while it’s true the war has ‘overstretched’ resources for working people in the US, the […]
Arab American Voters: Don’t Blame Us If Trump Gets Elected | Focus Group Pt 1
BT’s Rania Khalek conducted a focus group with Arab American voters in Michigan. All are outraged about the genocide in Gaza and escalating wars across the region and it’s impacting how they will vote in the 2024 Presidential election.