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The Socialist Program
Wall Street Stooges in Congress
Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the battle in Congress over the fate of major…
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Analysis
US COVID death toll hits 700,000: A massacre by the capitalist system
The United States marked a grim milestone Oct. 1 as the 700,000th death from COVID-19 was officially registered. Since January…
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Analysis
How the “debt ceiling” has been turned into a weapon against workers
Far right lawmakers have frequently sought to manipulate this process around the debt ceiling to gut spending on social programs.
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The Socialist Program
China Moves Left Under Xi Jinping: Part 2
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the…
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The Socialist Program
Socialism or Capitalism: Millions of Unemployed Workers Lose their Benefits
Politicians and the media talk constantly about the post-COVID economic recovery, but last month’s weak jobs report suggests that workers…
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The Socialist Program
China Turns Left
This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the…
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The Socialist Program
Hunger Stalks America as Capitalists Cash in: Food, Farming and Capitalism (Part 3)
Brian & Prof. Wolff continue a series on agriculture under capitalism with a focus on the hunger crisis in the…
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The Socialist Program
Marxist Economics 101: Food, Farming and Capitalism (Part 1)
Brian and Prof. Wolff begin a multi-part series on agriculture under capitalism.
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Capitalist Media Monopolies Are the Enemy of Democracy
The majority of the media in the United States is owned by six giant corporations -- What does this tell…
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China’s Foreign Policy Part 7, 2011-2021: US “Pivots to Asia” and Xi Jinping Takes the Reins
During the Obama administration, US imperialism adopts the "Pivot to Asia" strategy and makes China its top target. At the…
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