Elon Musk Just Took Over The Treasury Department’s Payment Systems
Elon Musk just took over the Treasury Department’s payment systems. The Department of Government Efficiency now controls the Bureau of Fiscal Services, which handles 90% of government payments. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains how the takeover happened and what the implications are
Seizing Gaza: Can Trump Do What Israel Failed to Do? with Miko Peled, Son of Israeli General
Trump’s surreal claim that the United States will “own” Gaza, push out two million Palestinians, and develop expensive waterfront property for non-Palestinians has widely been condemned. But Miko Peled, son of an Israeli general, says this is no different than the Zionist aim for decades—and it will never happen. Brian Becker is joined by Miko […]
Truth About USAID Cuts: Trump Will Keep Regime Change Ops Going in Other Agencies
Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear blast the notion that Donald Trump is “anti-war,” exposing both his call for the US to “take over the Gaza Strip” and the real motives behind his and Elon Musk’s defunding of USAID. They explain how Israel failed to seize control of Gaza, yet Trump, who hasn’t ruled out US […]
Leonard Peltier’s Homecoming Speech
Leonard Peltier: “It was worth it to me to be able to sacrifice for you.” After nearly 50 years behind bars, Indigenous political prisoner Leonard Peltier returned home today. Indigenous activists from NDN Collective and residents of Belcourt, North Dakota, gathered to celebrate his freedom after the decades of injustice he endured.
Republicans Are Trying To Make Workers Pay For Billionaire Tax Cuts
The Republicans are trying to make workers pay for billionaire tax cuts. While they claim their new budget will help the working class, it’s actually a massive handout to the rich. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains how the Republican budget is just a corporate redistribution scheme.
Trump’s Threats to Deport Student Activists for Gaza Show the Israel Lobby is ‘Terrified’
Dylan Saba, a Staff Attorney at Palestine Legal, joins the show to unpack Trump’s recent executive order targeting international students protesting for Gaza. The order authorizes the deportation of any foreign students engaged in campus activism supporting Palestine. Saba describes this as part of a broader “counter-repression movement” aimed at silencing Palestinians and their allies. […]
Don’t Call It Populism: How Trump Protects the System He Pretends to Fight, with Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute, joins the show to unpack a critical question: As Donald Trump’s return to the White House emboldens far-right movements across the North Atlantic, do these forces actually challenge neoliberalism—or are they merely its latest iteration? Prashad argues that the far right, despite its populist rhetoric, remains tied […]
DeepSeek vs. OpenAI: How the Open-Source Revolution Threatens the Imperialism of Big Tech
DeepSeek has shaken the AI industry and challenged the control of big tech monopolies. Developed in China, the open-source AI chat software is vastly more efficient than its competitors like OpenAI, and is fully customizable. Will the AI industry – or US-China relations – ever be the same? KJ Noh is joined by Warwick Powell, […]