Global Politics Shifted in 2024, Multiple Crises Loom in 2025 [Preview]
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
2024 confirmed that there are three intersecting crises shaping world politics and shaking the capitalist system. Brian reviews how the Gaza genocide, and the mass movement in response to it, became the dominant geopolitical issue, and explains what he thinks is coming next.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Socialist Program. This is John Prysner, a producer of this show. |
| 0:07.9 | On today's program, our host Brian Becker reviews 2024 and looking ahead examines the three |
| 0:14.7 | intersecting crises that are already shaking society and the capitalist system. |
| 0:20.2 | The rest of our schedule this week includes a major in-depth examination of the priorities |
| 0:25.3 | and policies of the incoming Trump White House, including contradictions within Trump's |
| 0:30.1 | elite supporters. |
| 0:32.2 | That show will be released as a video on the Breakthrough News YouTube channel Wednesday night |
| 0:37.0 | at 7 p.m. Eastern and as a podcast on Thursday morning. |
| 0:41.6 | Richard Wolfe is traveling this week, but he will rejoin us with our regular show on the capitalist economy next week. |
| 0:48.8 | Now to today's program. This is a preview of a patron's only episode. |
| 0:57.6 | Subscribe at patreon.com slash the socialist program. This is a preview of a patrons-only episode. Subscribe at patreon.com slash the Socialist program to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, including live |
| 1:03.4 | Q&A seminars with Brian Becker, and help keep this show on the air. |
| 1:17.5 | As we start 2025, as Donald Trump is set to return to the White House, it's worth taking a moment to reflect on the momentous changes that made 2024 a year unlike any other. |
| 1:25.4 | Welcome to the Socialist Program. I'm your host, Brian Becker. |
| 1:29.6 | The Socialist Program is now in our fifth year. |
| 1:33.0 | We're producing multiple shows each week, |
| 1:35.7 | which would not be possible |
| 1:37.1 | without the financial commitment of the show's patrons. |
| 1:41.3 | We want to appreciate and show our support |
| 1:43.9 | to each of you for your support. We could not |
| 1:47.6 | do this show without you. On Wednesday, January 8th, the Socialist Program will feature an in-depth |
| 1:54.8 | conversation with Eugene per year about what we expect will be the priorities and policies of the next Trump White House, |
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