How the U.S. Used Ukrainians as Pawns in its Imperial Game
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2022
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, and Walter Smolarek discuss the devastating sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies and the frenzy to boycott and denounce all things Russian. They also discuss International Women’s Day, the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attack on civil rights demonstrators in Selma and the struggle for voting rights today, the far right convoy converging on Washington, D.C., and more.
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| 0:00.0 | As the war in Ukraine continues, devastating sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and its allies, |
| 0:08.4 | along with huge armed shipments, have added fuel to the fire. |
| 0:12.6 | A frenzy to boycott and denounce all things Russian has taken hold. |
| 0:16.6 | We'll also discuss International Women's Day in the struggle to defeat the attack on abortion |
| 0:20.9 | rights, the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday attack on civil rights demonstrators in Selma, |
| 0:25.9 | the far-right convoy converging on Washington, D.C., and more. |
| 0:31.1 | We need a new system. We need a new society. We need to demand that which may have sounded |
| 0:37.2 | impossible even a few weeks ago, but is not |
| 0:40.5 | only realizable, but an imperative necessity. Welcome to today's episode of In The News, our Tuesday show on The Socialist program with Brian Becker. |
| 1:12.5 | It's March 8th, 2022. |
| 1:14.9 | This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:20.5 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media. |
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| 1:43.2 | I'm Walter Smalerick, here with Esther Esther Averam and our host, Brian Becker. |
| 1:47.2 | Nicole Roussel is out today. |
| 1:49.2 | Esther Averim is also the host of the radio show and podcast on the ground at on the ground show. |
| 1:55.0 | org. |
| 1:55.9 | Make sure to check out on the ground, which comes out weekly on Fridays. |
| 2:00.4 | Well, Brian, of course, today is International |
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