Economist: The Federal Reserve Was Never ‘Independent’
Michael Roberts, a socialist economist and author of The Next Recession blog, joins the show to discuss Donald Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. While Trump’s attempts to seize control of the Fed is to force steep interest rate cuts that serve Wall Street, Roberts argues why the Fed’s ‘independence’ is an arrangement […]
What Jubilee Gets Wrong About Black America | Amanda Seales on ‘Surrounded’
Amanda Seales’s viral Jubilee Surrounded episode drew millions of views and ignited fierce debate about the politics of Black America. But the real conversation runs deeper. BT’s Eugene Puryear sits down with Amanda to break down the myth of rising Black conservatism, the limits of identity politics, the power of Black history and international solidarity, […]
Trump’s Lying About Venezuela. It’s Not ‘Drugs’, It’s About Control.
Manolo De Los Santos, Co-Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, joins the show to discuss the Trump administration’s threats against Venezuela. The US deployed warships off the coast of Venezuela and placed a $50 million bounty on President Nicolás Maduro’s head, under the pretext of alleged […]
Why Jeremy Corbyn’s New Left-Wing Party Is Shaking Britain with Dr. Ashok Kumar
Dr. Ashok Kumar, Associate Professor at Birkbeck University, joins to discuss Jeremy Corbyn’s launch of a new left-wing party in the UK that’s poised to transform politics. As anger grows at the Labour Party over the genocide in Gaza and its failure to address the cost of living crisis, Corbyn and MP Zarah Sultana’s new […]
Trump’s Police State: Why Aren’t Democrats Stopping Him?
Lawrence Grandpre, Director of Research at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, argues Democratic politicians aren’t putting up meaningful opposition to Trump’s DC police state since they’re in favor of tough-on-crime policies. From curfews and youth incarceration to slum clearances, Grandpre argues that their “balanced approach” is just right-wing policing repackaged in the language of reform.
How President AMLO’s Policies Lifted 13.4 Million Mexicans Out of Poverty
Kurt Hackbarth, writer for Jacobin and host of Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast, joins the show to discuss Mexico’s historic achievement under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador: 13.4 million people lifted out of poverty in six years, including 2 million from extreme poverty. Hackbarth explains how AMLO’s social programs, wage increases, and labor reforms fueled […]
Why Lula Won’t Cow to Trump’s Tariff ‘Blackmail’
Zoe Alexandra, editor at Peoples Dispatch, joins the show to discuss Brazil’s Supreme Court placing former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest, just days after Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian products and accused the government of persecuting him. Alexandra says the tariffs are about more than Bolsonaro, they’re an attempt to “undermine Brazil […]
Blackwater in Haiti: Deadly Crisis ‘Made in Washington’ with Dr. Jemima Pierre
Dr. Jemima Pierre, professor of Global Race at the University of British Columbia and member of Black Alliance for Peace, joins the show to discuss the role of private mercenaries like Erik Prince, the founder Blackwater, in escalating violence in Haiti. As Prince funnels weapons and armed drones into Haiti, Pierre warns the real goal […]