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Abby & Mike have a long talk after the overturn of Roe v. Wade: how we got here and the disturbing new reality in America.

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Roe v. The Empire - Analyzing the Aftermath [PREVIEW]

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Katie Halper is joined by Joshua Bregman to review news clips.  Then, Katie is joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com/).  Dr. Burden-Stelly talks about race, capitalism, imperialism, hegemony, anti Blackness and anti-communism. 

Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (https://twitter.com/blackleftaf) is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University. She was the 2020-2021 Visiting Scholar in the Race and Capitalism Project at the University of Chicago and an Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at Carleton College. A scholar of political theory, political economy, and intellectual history, Dr. Burden-Stelly is the co-author, with Dr. Gerald Horne, of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History. Her published work appears in journals including Small Axe, Souls, Du Bois Review, Socialism & Democracy, International Journal of Africana Studies, and the CLR James Journal. She is also the guest editor of the forthcoming “Claudia Jones: Foremother of World Revolution” special issue of The Journal of Intersectionality and a regular contributor to Black Perspectives, the award-winning blog of the African American Intellectual History Society. As a visiting scholar, she will complete her book manuscript, tentatively titled Black Scare/Red Scare, in which she examines the rise of the United States to global hegemony between World War I and the early Cold War at the intersection of racial capitalism, imperialism, anticommunism, and the superexploitation and oppression of Blackness.

Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly On Imperialism, Black August & Anti-Communism

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the corporate-owned media has been consumed with wall-to-wall coverage of the death of the Queen, fawning over the British monarchy. But the lifestyle that’s being celebrated is one based on plunder and empire. While their “subjects” live in poverty, the royals live a life of total luxury – all because they were lucky enough to be born into the right family.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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Queens, Kings and Capitalism

Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic UN speech declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." He warned capitalism is destroying the environment, with its "addiction to money and oil," and called for debt relief for the Global South.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qbiIoIAgxws

Read the speech here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/24/war-drugs-un-colombia-gustavo-petro

Our report on Honduran President Xiomara Castro's speech: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/22/un-speech-honduras-xiomara-castro

‘War on drugs has failed’: At UN, Colombia condemns ‘addiction to money and oil’

The far right is on the move, installing themselves in key places throughout the election infrastructure of the country. States are considering further attacks, like eliminating early voting, after Republicans have spent decades filling the state legislatures. These attacks are racist, undemocratic, and coming to a head this November.

Brian is joined by Esther Iverem, a longtime journalist, producer and host of the show ‘On the Ground: Voices of Resistance From the Nation’s Capital,’ which comes out weekly on Fridays. Check it out at onthegroundshow.org and two dozen Pacifica stations nationwide.

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Behind the Scenes: How the Right Wing Is Quietly Planning to Seize Election Infrastructure

On today's episode Walter Smolarek and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how the Federal Reserve’s relentless campaign to raise interest rates is having profound consequences not just in the United States, but around the world. As rates rise in the United States, the value of other currencies is plummeting, intensifying inflation and a whole host of other economic and social issues.

Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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Fed's Interest Rate Campaign Sends Shockwaves Through Global Economy

Bolivia’s leftist President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point program to transform the world.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kqzrvo_vC68

Translation and more info here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/27/luis-arce-un-bolivia-14-point-program

Our report ‘War on drugs has failed’: At UN, Colombia condemns ‘addiction to money and oil’: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/24/war-drugs-un-colombia-gustavo-petro

At UN, Bolivia presents revolutionary 14-point socialist program to transform world

Jeffrey Sachs joins The Grayzone's Aaron Maté and Max Blumenthal to discuss escalating nuclear rhetoric in Ukraine proxy war, the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, and why a diplomatic off-ramp is more urgent than ever. Sachs also addresses the investigation into the origins of Covid-19. 

Guest: Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He has also served as chair of the Lancet COVID-19 commission.

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Jeffrey Sachs: end Ukraine proxy war or face "armageddon"

Russia hit Kyiv with missile strikes yesterday, in response to the attack that damaged the bridge to Crimea. The war in Ukraine is escalating—and the United States is cheering.

Esther Iverem talks with Brian about the accelerating state of the war.

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Ukraine War Gets Bigger: Russian Missile Strikes in Retaliation for Terrorist Attacks

Russia has been hit by multiple major attacks, including sabotage in their Nordstream energy pipelines and the explosion on the Crimean Bridge. The bridge is a vital supply route to and from the peninsula with military supplies. Russia responded with missiles hitting Kiev. As NATO and Europe send further weapons and technology, the war is quickly escalating. Where is it going?

Brian is joined by Eugene Puryear, the host of the BreakThrough News podcast The Punch Out and co-host of the BT live video show The Freedom Side, which you can watch on the BreakThrough News YouTube channel, Thursdays 3–5pm ET.

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Crimea Attack, Pipeline Sabotage, Kiev Bombing, Endless NATO Weapons: Ukraine War Widens

European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen warned China and Russia are a “global challenge” to Western hegemony. She called for weakening their influence in the Global South, cutting their access to raw materials, opposing Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, and expanding the EU.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=fW4Sc6JAJEs

Read more here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/10/13/von-der-leyen-eu-china-russia-threats

Our past report "NATO’s 2022 plan declares second cold war on Russia and China": https://multipolarista.com/2022/07/08/nato-2022-strategic-concept-russia-china

EU calls China and Russia ‘threats’ in ‘war for the future of the entire world’

News and views about the world for those who want to change it, with Brian Becker

Behind the Scenes: How the Right Wing Is Quietly Planning to Seize Election Infrastructure

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