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Starving Gaza, Feeding the War-Mongers: Follow the Money to See Biden’s Real Priorities

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President Biden just introduced his budget for fiscal year 2025, and the $7.3 trillion proposal is a mirror-image of his lofty 2024 budget that was swiftly rejected by Congress. BreakThrough News Editor-In-Chief Ben Becker argues that Biden is proposing a plan that he knows will fail to generate enthusiasm for...

Empire in Overdrive: Get Rich or Die Tryin’, with Vijay Prashad

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Vijay Prashad joins the show to discuss a new publication from the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Global South Insight. “Hyper-Imperialism: A Dangerous Decadent New Stage,” argues that the era of the U.S. Empire’s total economic and political reign over the world order has entered a new stage; one...

U.S. Gov’t Wants to Ban TikTok and Control Everything We See and Think

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In a rare show of bipartisan consensus, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a law that makes TikTok one step closer to a total ban in the US. The bill claims that as long as TikTok is owned by Bytedance, a Chinese company, this represents a national...

Humiliated In Ukraine, Exposed In Gaza: What It Means for Decline of the West, with Arnaud Bertrand

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Despite facing defeat in Ukraine, Western powers are determined to continue fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. They insist on antagonizing China in ridiculous ways, with US members of Congress now demanding TikTok be banned. They have zero shame about the genocide in Gaza, even as it’s making the world...

How Prisoners Are Planning to ‘Shut Down’ the US’s Hidden Slave Labor System

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Formerly and currently incarcerated organizers are fighting back against Alabama’s rigged carceral system, an institution upholding a system of modern-day slavery in the southern state. Organizers imprisoned at the St. Clair Correctional Facility have organized a “shutdown” of the prison to protest the shockingly inhumane conditions of state facilities and...

Google’s Dirty Tactics: YouTube Music Workers Won’t be Muted

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Last week, Google laid off its entire YouTube Music team while the workers were testifying before the Austin City Council on a resolution to require Google to bargain with their union in good faith. Google has publicly refused to negotiate with YouTube Music workers since they unanimously voted in favor...

US and Israel’s Fake ‘Ceasefire Deal’ and What Hamas Is Really Demanding

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The United States has vetoed a ceasefire resolution in Gaza three times in the United Nations, but is now blaming Hamas for the absence of one. In the negotiations, Hamas outlined their demands for a permanent ceasefire, return of Palestinian prisoners for the exchange of Israeli hostages, and a complete...

He Was The Most Decorated Marine In US History. Then He Turned on The Empire.

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Smedley Butler was the most decorated marine in US history. By the time he left, he said that he spent most of his time as a “gangster for capitalism” and called all wars a racket. BT’s Kei Pritsker goes through the life of the infamous Marine Corps general turned anti-imperialist.

Aaron Bushnell’s Protest Reflects A Much Deeper Crisis In the US Military

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Millions of people are celebrating Aaron Bushnell as a hero for his protest outside of the Israeli embassy. His protest also reflects a growing crisis within the US military. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains the military recruitment crisis and the potential mutiny within its ranks.

They’re Still Trying to Kill Mumia Abu-Jamal

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Supporters of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal are calling for urgent action as his health takes a serious decline and he continues to battle the state for his life. Mumia, who will turn 70 next month, has been unjustly incarcerated for over 41 years, where he has spent the majority of...
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