Why Elites Are Panicking Over Zohran Mamdani with Prof. Wolff
U.S. elite politicians and media are panicking over the victory of self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City Mayoral Democratic primary. What are they so afraid of? Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker break down the American elite’s uniquely extreme anticommunism, and the long history of socialists holding local office in the […]
Cuba Won’t Bow to US Power After 60 Years. So Trump Tightened the Noose
Manolo De Los Santos, the Executive Director of The People’s Forum, joins The Freedom Side to discuss Trump’s latest executive order on Cuba, reinstating all sanctions Biden had lifted before leaving office. De Los Santos will discuss the economic warfare behind the June 30 executive order, which targets Cuban companies with alleged ties to the […]
Migrant Megaprison, But No Healthcare: The Fight to Shut Down Folkston ICE
Charlton County, Georgia doesn’t have a working hospital, but it’s about to be home to the largest ICE detention center in the country. The facility is run by GEO Group, the multi-billion dollar prison profiteer the U.S. government pays to cage migrants. BT followed the organizers demanding the Folkston ICE detention center shut down. (Report […]
U.S. Brokers Congo ‘Peace’ Deal to Continue Its War of Plunder
Kambale Musavuli, an analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa, joins The Freedom Side to discuss the June 27 peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda. The deal aims to put an end to the Rwanda-backed M23 violence that has killed and displaced hundreds of thousands. Musavuli will explain how Washington is using […]
Dismantling Education Is the U.S. Empire Digging Its Own Grave with Prof. Wolff
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Trump’s evisceration of the Department of Education this week through mass layoffs. Fellowships and sponsorships to fund student research are getting cut while student debt is growing. Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the potential impacts on the U.S. economy and society, the history of the federal education system in the […]
Dalai Lama Turns 90: The CIA’s Anti-China Campaign in Tibet
The Dalai Lama turned 90 last week, raising questions around the role of China in naming his successor and Tibetan independence as a whole. But what is the real history of Tibet and the institution of the Dalai Lama, beyond U.S. headlines? Professor Ken Hammond joins Amanda Yee this week to discuss old Tibet before […]
Family of Infamous Lebanese Torturer Wins $8 Million in US Court
The family of infamous Lebanese torturer Amer Fakhoury has just won $8 million in U.S. court after suing Iran for his death while in detention. Rania Khalek tells Eugene Puryear this story reveals the epitome of U.S. imperial hypocrisy.
How Israel’s Supporters Play Victim to Justify Genocide & Silence Critics with Nora Barrows-Friedman
As Israel commits a live-streamed genocide in Gaza, Western media and political elites continue to center one narrative: Jewish fear. But what about the actual victims of this genocide—Palestinians? Journalist Nora Barrows-Friedman joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches for a fearless conversation on Zionist indoctrination in the Jewish diaspora, how antisemitism is being weaponized to silence […]