How The US-Mexico Border Became One of the Most Militarized Places on Earth
With the expiration of Title 42, the Trump administration’s pandemic-era rapid-expulsion border policy, the corporate media went into overdrive spewing racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric, emphasizing a “migrant surge” at the border. Todd Miller, an author and journalist specializing in border issues reveals that the true “border surge” is in the unprecedented funding for border militarization, […]
America First: Debunking the Far-Right’s Fake ‘Anti-War’ Narrative
A rising political current of far-right figures including Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene are expressing opposition to U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war. Amanda Yee, an editor of LiberationNews.org and Host of Radio Free Amanda, explains why we should not be fooled by this “anti-war” posturing and the agenda behind “America First” isolationism.
Eyewitness Donbas: Why the Majority Reject Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive
The Ukrainian military offensive is underway with an attempt to regain territory in the Donbas, the four regions that have been at the heart of the conflict since 2014. The only problem for Ukraine? The majority clearly want to remain part of Russia. Journalist Johnny Miller, who has been living in Donetsk, joins the show […]
How Capitalists are Scheming to Use AI as a Weapon Against Workers
Sam Altman, the chief executive of the San Francisco start-up OpenAI, testified before members of Congress about regulations for rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technology. Belinda Li, a PhD student at MIT working on natural language processing and machine learning, explains what AI might mean for workers.
Breaching the Climate Tipping Point: How a Planned Economy Could Still Save Things
For the first time ever, global temperatures are now likely to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming within the next five years, a major climate change threshold. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, Professor and Chair of Dept of Geography and Environmental Studies, SUNY at New Paltz discusses the possibility of averting a complete climate […]
‘Lying Flat’ in China vs ‘Quiet Quitting’ in US: Are Young Workers Checked Out?
The term “quiet quitting” has taken social media by storm in both China and the US and it is particularly favored by the Gen Z in the workplace. How does “quiet quitting”, or “Lying flat” as it is called in China, manifest itself in China and the US, given their different economic systems? In this […]
G7 Sends F-16 Jets to Ukraine: Flirting with Disaster, Direct War on Russia
As South Africa and China advocate for peace, President Vladimir Zelensky of Ukraine embarked on a tour to secure additional weapons, including a stop at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit held in Hiroshima. Brian Becker, host of The Socialist Program, National Director of ANSWER Coalition, discusses the current critical juncture of the war and […]
Make the Economy Scream: US Sanctions Have Been As Deadly As COVID or Shooting Wars
Economic sanctions have been presented as a “non-violent” alternative to military intervention, but a new report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research exposes the lethal humanitarian cost of sanctions on people in targeted countries. Francisco Rodríguez, author of the report, explains his findings.