Capitalism and Imperialism: A Global System of Death

The Socialist Program with Brian Becker

The Socialist Program

Politics, News

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🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 86 minutes

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On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how workers are bearing the deadly brunt of the devastating tornadoes that ripped across the country. They also cover new revelations about US war crimes in Syria, a military coverup on the Jan. 6 attack, an extradition ruling against heroic journalist Julian Assange, the courageous hunger strike of women in ICE detention in Louisiana, and more.

The following articles are referenced in today's episode:

Tornado Left Deadly Path of Destruction up to 250 Miles Long in Kentucky, Five Other States
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rescuers-search-for-those-missing-after-destructive-tornadoes-in-kentucky-illinois-11639325118

Civilian Deaths Mounted as Secret Unit Pounded ISIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/12/us/civilian-deaths-war-isis.html

Starbucks workers win historic first union: “If we can do this here, you can do this too”
https://www.liberationnews.org/starbucks-workers-win-historic-first-union-if-we-can-do-this-here-you-can-do-this-too/

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0:00.0	Workers are bearing the deadly brunt of the devastating tornadoes that ripped across Kentucky and other parts of the United States.
0:08.4	We'll also discuss new revelations about U.S. war crimes in Syria, a military cover-up on the January 6th attack,
0:14.7	an extradition ruling against heroic journalist Julian Assange, the courageous hunger strike of women in ICE detention in Louisiana,
0:22.2	and more.
0:23.8	We need a new system.
0:25.8	We need a new society.
0:27.7	We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, but is not only
0:33.4	realizable, but an imperative necessity.
1:04.2	Music realizable but an imperative necessity. Welcome to today's episode of In The News, our Tuesday show on the Socialist Program with Brian Becker.
1:06.7	It's December 14th, 2021.
1:11.8	This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week.
1:16.4	We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media.
1:22.2	Video episodes of The Real Story are available on Breakthrough News, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern at YouTube.com slash breakthrough news.
1:25.2	If you enjoy our show, please support this independent programming by going
1:28.8	to patreon.com slash the socialist program and subscribing. And sign up for our December patrons-only
1:35.0	seminar with Brian, which will be held next Wednesday, December 22nd at 7 p.m. Eastern. We'll take
1:41.0	questions for him beforehand and live as we go.
1:48.8	I'm Nicole Roussel here with Esther Evarim, Walters Smalerick, and our host, Brian Becker.
1:55.9	Esther Evarim is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at patreon.com slash on the ground.
1:59.7	Make sure to check out on the ground, which comes out weekly on Fridays.
2:03.0	Brian, let's start with these tornadoes.
2:07.9	I mean, there was a huge death toll in Kentucky from tornadoes that were going across six states.
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