Godfather of Chinese Hip Hop: Detroit Rapper Speaks Out Against US Propaganda
Dana “Showtyme” Burton from Detroit is considered the “godfather of Chinese hip hop.” This week, Burton joins KJ Noh to discuss what took him to China 25 years ago, what he saw there, and the experience of being Black and Muslim in China. They also discuss how hip hop culture developed in China, what it […]
Modi-Xi-Putin Summit: Trump’s Cold War Plans Are Crumbling with Vijay Prashad
Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute, discusses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to China for the 25th SCO Summit, where he met with leaders from China, Russia, Iran, and Central Asia. Prashad explains how Modi’s trip marks a turning point in global politics, exposing the failure of Washington’s divide-and-conquer strategy. “India […]
Why Are Prisoners Setting Themselves on Fire at Red Onion?
Red Onion State Prison: where six men set themselves on fire as a desperate form of protest. Since 1998, watchdog groups have documented shotgun attacks, electroshock torture, pervasive racism, and naked force-feedings in the Virginia prison — but families of the incarcerated men report little has changed. Now activists are demanding Red Onion be shut […]
What Trump Doesn’t Get About China’s Rise and America’s Decline w/ Prof. Wolff
Trump is trying to prop up the failing Intel corporation with government investment, but without addressing the fundamental relationship between the public and private sector this measure will do little to stop the relative decline of the U.S. economy. Prof. Wolff explains why the U.S. hasn’t been able to keep up with the rapid development […]
Scapegoat Immigrants to Save the Billionaires? Capitalism’s Oldest Trick with Prof. Wolff
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that 1.6 million immigrants have left the United States since Trump took office due to the reign of terror the administration has perpetrated. Trump has also sued the Maryland federal judiciary for making him follow proper deportation procedures. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss the terror against […]
Why No Military Intervention Against Israel? Hypocrisy of ‘Responsibility to Protect’
The Western elite once claimed ignorance during the Holocaust. Today, Israel’s genocide in Gaza unfolds in full view, yet nothing is done. The most powerful states arm the perpetrator while the “Responsibility to Protect” doctrine they have long celebrated is now ignored, except where it continues to serve the U.S. empire. Historian Tarik Cyril Amar […]
From ISIS to Government: al-Sharaa’s Deadly Sectarian Rule in Syria
Josh Landis, director of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, discusses the brutal massacres of Druze and Alawite communities in Syria by the HTS-backed interim government led by former ISIS and al-Qaeda commander Ahmad al-Sharaa. Despite al-Sharaa’s attempts to distance himself from the violence, Landis makes clear that these killings […]
Meet NCRI: The Israeli-Funded ‘Think Tank’ Trying To Get Us Shut Down
There’s an Israeli-funded non-profit “think tank” trying to get BreakThrough and the Palestine movement shut down. Turns out they’re tied in with all kinds of intelligence agencies. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains who the NCRI is and who’s backing them.