In the News: GUILTY! The Power of the People!!
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the historic people's victory in the trial of Derek Chauvin, which resulted in guilty verdicts on all three counts thanks to the mass movement that swept the country and the world demanding justice for George Floyd. They also discuss laws being considered across the country to repress protest, environmental issues ahead of Earth Day, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Derek Chauvin, the police officer who killed George Floyd on May 25th, 2020 in Minneapolis, |
| 0:06.8 | has been found guilty on all three counts, including two counts of murder. |
| 0:12.3 | He was immediately remanded to jail in preparation for the sentencing, which will be in eight weeks. |
| 0:18.0 | Chauvin is facing 75 years in prison. |
| 0:22.1 | This rare verdict against a police officer was a victory for the people's movement. |
| 0:27.1 | We need a new system. |
| 0:29.3 | We need a new society. |
| 0:31.2 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, |
| 0:35.4 | but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. The Welcome to today's episode of In The News, our Tuesday show on the Socialist program with Brian Becker. |
| 1:08.1 | It's April 20th, 2021. |
| 1:10.2 | This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news |
| 1:13.0 | right now, today, and this week. We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the |
| 1:18.0 | corporate-owned media. If you enjoy the show, please support this independent programming by going to |
| 1:23.2 | patreon.com slash the socialist program and subscribing. And once you subscribe, register for our patrons-only seminar with Brian Becker tomorrow, |
| 1:31.4 | April 21st at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific. |
| 1:35.0 | Supporters can ask Brian questions beforehand and live on the seminar. |
| 1:39.0 | Make sure to join us by subscribing at patreon.com slash the socialist program. |
| 1:44.2 | I'm Nicole Roussel, here with Esther Ivarim, Walter Smalerick, and our host, Brian Becker. |
| 1:49.8 | Esther Evarim is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at on theground |
| 1:54.1 | show.org. Make sure to check out On the Ground, which comes out weekly on Fridays. |
| 1:59.3 | Brian, it's currently 5.40 p.m. Eastern Time, which is |
| 2:02.5 | 4.40 p.m. Minneapolis time. We've pre-recorded our show earlier today, but you and I are back on to |
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