Zelensky to Washington: Don’t Blow Up My Money Pipeline
In the final weeks before a potential government shutdown over the federal budget, Ukrainian President Zelensky visited Capitol Hill to make his bid for even more US funding for the Ukraine war. During his visit, President Biden announced an additional $325 million weapons package to Ukraine, and set the stage for Congress to approve the […]
Whistleblower Reveals Ugly Reality of Consulting Giant McKinsey at Rikers and ICE
McKinsey & Company is one of the largest global corporate consulting firms, notoriously advising many of the world’s most powerful governments and corporations. Garrison Lovely, a freelance writer and former McKinsey consultant, discusses his article at The Nation Magazine, “Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower: Inside the soul-crushing, morally bankrupt, top-secret world of our most powerful […]
Congolese Killed for Standing Up Against Foreign Occupation
Congolese forces killed 56 people in the DRC city of Goma during a protest against the presence of UN and East African Community (EAC) security forces in the region. The eastern provinces of the country have been under a state of siege amid a resurgence of attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23. Kambale Musavuli of the […]
Maduro-Xi Meeting: How China and Venezuela are Changing the World
Venezuela and China announced the elevation of the two countries’ relationship to an all-weather strategic partnership, following Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping. Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek discuss what the deepening relationship means for the emerging multipolar world.
United Auto Workers Stand Up for Working Class in Historic Strike
150,000 UAW auto workers are going on strike because the hugely profitable “big three” US-based car makers continue to refuse to meet the union’s demands for fair pay and better working conditions. Denny Butler, the Vice President of UAW Local 685, joined the show a few hours prior to the strike to discuss why every […]
America’s Healthcare Heist: How Big Pharma Keeps Drug Prices Soaring
Drugmakers are up in arms over a new program letting Medicare negotiate lower prices for a handful of medicines. Andrew Perez, a Senior Editor and Reporter at The Lever, discusses his new article, Big Pharma’s American Con, in which he reveals that the drugs up for negotiation are being sold for significantly less in other […]
Manufacturing Consent: The New York Times and the Media’s Anti-China Frenzy
The New York Times is running frequent headlines seemingly aimed at stoking an anti-China frenzy, including most recently, “China to Its People: Spies Are Everywhere, Help Us Catch Them.” Amanda Yee, an Editor of LiberationNews.org and host of the podcast Radio Free Amanda, joins the show to discuss the NYT’s history of promoting war both […]
US Aggression is Driving North Korea, Russia and China Closer Together with Brian Becker
Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea, is in Russia this month to meet with President Vladimir Putin as the countries seek to further develop their relations in response to the new US-Japan-South Korea trilateral alliance. Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program, explains how the Ukraine war is strengthening the DPRK-Russia-China alliance.