In the News: The Role of Slave Labor in American Capitalism Before and After the Civil War
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 9 March 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the opening of the trial of Derek Chauvin in the case of George Floyd’s murder, intense political and military maneuvering ahead of the potential withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the racist roots of the so-called criminal justice system in the United States, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | The world watches as the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd begins, |
| 0:07.1 | and authorities in Minneapolis prepare for the possibility of mass protest and rebellion if George Floyd's killer is allowed to walk free. |
| 0:15.5 | We need a new system. We need a new society. We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible |
| 0:22.4 | even a few weeks ago, but is not 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. |
| 0:56.4 | It's March 9th, 2021. |
| 0:58.5 | This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:03.1 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media. |
| 1:07.6 | If you enjoy the show, please support this independent programming by going to |
| 1:11.2 | patreon.com slash the socialist program and subscribing. We can do this with you, but not without you. |
| 1:17.8 | I'm Nicole Roussel, here with Esther Iveram, Walter Smalerick, and our host, Brian Becker. |
| 1:23.0 | Esther Evarim is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at on thegroundshow. |
| 1:29.0 | Make sure to check out the show, which comes out weekly on Fridays. |
| 1:33.0 | Brian, today we're going to discuss the opening of the trial of Derek Chauvin in the case of |
| 1:37.4 | George Floyd's murder, intense political and military maneuvering ahead of the potential |
| 1:42.8 | withdrawal of U.S. troops from the endless war in |
| 1:45.1 | Afghanistan, the racist roots of the so-called criminal justice system in the United States, and more. |
| 1:51.3 | But first, I know we want to talk about what's been going on in Congress and in Washington |
| 1:55.7 | with the minimum wage being left out of the stimulus package. |
| 2:03.5 | Right. The stimulus package is being heralded as the most progressive piece of legislation in a half a century. There's going to be more |
| 2:10.1 | money for child credit for low income and working class people. Okay, we understand that. But what's not in the new package was the increase of the minimum |
| 2:22.0 | wage to $15 an hour. As a matter of fact, the minimum wage is not increased at all. And when you |
| 2:29.4 | think of what's happened in the last 50 years, why one out of every two people in the United States is |
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