Beijing’s Trump Card: US Depends on China’s Rare Earth Minerals
U.S. and Chinese officials met in London last week, agreeing on a “framework” for trade negotiations to continue. At the center of the agreements? Rare earth minerals. Why are “rare earths” so important, why is Trump’s foreign policy — from annexation of Greenland to pursuing a peace deal in Ukraine to his trade war with […]
‘This is How World Wars Start,’ U.S. War on Iran Could Spark Another with Prof. Wolff
The Trump administration is considering direct involvement in the Israel-Iran war, which could cause the conflict to spiral out of control and ignite a wider regional or even global war. Professor Richard Wolff breaks down what may come next, the historical precedent, and the real motivations at play.
Here’s Why Police Departments Look Like Standing Armies
Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass decried the National Guard deployment to LA but most of the violence is coming from their own cops. Kei Pritsker explains why across America police are looking more like standing armies, reviewing the program called 1033 that arms them to the teeth with military grade weapons.
Mahmoud Khalil Gives Homecoming Address in New York City
Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil is free after 104 days in ICE custody. A federal judge ruled his detention unlawful, rejecting repeated attempts by the Trump administration to keep him locked up. At a powerful “Welcome Home” rally in New York City, Khalil spoke out about the brutal conditions inside the detention center and the solidarity […]
US Striking Iran Will ‘Collapse’ Gulf Oil and Global Economy, Warns Prof. Marandi
Professor Mohammad Marandi of the University of Tehran joins the show to discuss the US and Israel’s escalating war on Iran. Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran has already killed hundreds, through strikes across the country on military, nuclear and civilian infrastructure as well as assassinations of military commanders and scientists. Prof. Marandi breaks down how […]
How ICE Raids Are Terrorizing Farmworkers and Threatening the Food Supply
Teresa Romero, President of the United Farm Workers, discusses how immigrant farmworkers, essential to America’s food supply, are being terrorized by Trump’s mass ICE raids. Romero discusses the devastating impact on families and communities, warning that without these workers, the entire agricultural industry could collapse. “Farm workers are not being ‘detained’–they’re being kidnapped,” says Romero. […]
Iran Strikes Back: Will Trump Escalate and Risk ‘Economic Meltdown’? with Prof. Marandi
Tehran-based Professor Mohammad Marandi responds to Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US bases in Qatar and Bahrain on our show in real-time: “The Iranians had to retaliate.” Marandi calls the missile fires on the US’s largest base in the Middle East a necessary “show of strength” to deter further US-Israeli aggression and avoid full-scale war. He […]
Trump’s Iran Fail: Endless Wars Won’t Stop US and Israel’s Decline with Prof. Wolff
The Trump Administration bombed Iran and then within 24 hours announced a ceasefire. Professor Richard Wolff analyzes Trump and Netanyahu’s erratic actions and the bigger picture behind them.