Human Rights?? U.S. Hypocrisy on Full Display as Beijing Olympics Open
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2022
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how the U.S. corporate media subjected viewers to wall-to-wall war mongering propaganda targeting the government and people of China as the Olympics opened in Beijing. They also discuss how pro-Trump forces consolidate their control of the Republican Party, a new report on Israeli apartheid against Palestinians protesters demanding justice for Amir Locke, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | As the Olympics opened in Beijing, the U.S. corporate media subjected viewers to wall-to-wall war-mongering propaganda, targeting the government and people of China. |
| 0:11.1 | Meanwhile, pro-Trump forces consolidate their control of the Republican Party. A new report on Israeli apartheid against Palestinians makes waves. |
| 0:19.7 | Protesters demand justice for Amir Locke and more. |
| 0:23.5 | We need a new system. |
| 0:25.6 | We need a new society. |
| 0:27.5 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible |
| 0:30.3 | even a few weeks ago, |
| 0:31.7 | but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. |
| 1:03.8 | 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. |
| 1:11.2 | It's February 8th, 2022. This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:15.7 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media. |
| 1:24.1 | Video episodes of The Real Story are available on Breakthrough News, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern at YouTube.com slash breakthrough news. |
| 1:28.5 | If you enjoy our show, please support this independent programming by going to patreon.com slash the socialist program and subscribing. And register for our monthly seminar |
| 1:34.8 | with Brian, which will be held next Monday, February 14th at 8 p.m. Eastern, a special Valentine's Day |
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| 1:45.3 | can submit questions for Brian to address on the seminar and ask questions live during the |
| 1:49.8 | discussion. I'm Nicole Roussel here with Esther Evarim, Walter Smalerick, and our host, Brian |
| 1:55.4 | Becker. Esther Evarim is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at On The Ground Show. |
| 2:01.3 | Dot work. Make sure to check out On the Ground, which comes out weekly on Fridays. |
| 2:06.4 | Brian, let's start with the Olympics. |
| 2:09.3 | All right, let's start with the Olympics. |
| 2:11.3 | Let's contrast the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing with the Summer Olympic Games in 2008. And I don't mean contrast the |
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