Planning for War Everywhere
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss how Congress raced to pass a massive $40 billion spending package for the war in Ukraine at the same time as the foreign policy establishment contemplates the possibility of a military confrontation with China. They also discuss the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd and the racist massacre in Buffalo, the struggle for abortion rights as the Supreme Court ruling looms, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Congress raced to pass a massive $40 billion spending package for the war in Ukraine |
| 0:07.6 | at the same time as the foreign policy establishment contemplates the possibility of a military |
| 0:13.0 | confrontation with China. We'll also discuss the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd |
| 0:18.1 | and the racist massacre in Buffalo, the struggle for abortion rights |
| 0:21.6 | as the Supreme Court ruling looms and more. |
| 0:25.3 | We need a new system. We need a new society. We need to demand that which may have sounded |
| 0:31.4 | impossible 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 |
| 1:05.8 | Brian Becker. It's May 24th, 2022. This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:14.6 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media. |
| 1:19.3 | Video episodes of The Real Story are available on Breakthrough News Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern |
| 1:24.7 | at YouTube.com slash breakthrough news. If you enjoy our show, please |
| 1:30.2 | support this independent programming by going to patreon.com slash the socialist program and |
| 1:36.3 | subscribe. And register for our monthly seminar with Brian, which is being rescheduled to Tuesday, |
| 1:43.7 | May 31st at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific. |
| 1:48.0 | This month, we'll be focusing on questions from supporters on Patreon, so subscribe now and send |
| 1:53.4 | questions for Brian to address on the seminar and ask questions live during the discussion. |
| 1:58.7 | I'm Walter Smolerick, here with Esther Esther Averam and our host, Brian Becker. |
| 2:03.0 | Nicole is out today. |
| 2:04.7 | Esther Averam is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at On the Ground |
| 2:10.0 | Show.org. |
| 2:11.6 | Make sure to check out on the ground, which comes out weekly on Fridays. |
| 2:16.1 | Brian, let's start with this massive $40 billion aid package to Ukraine |
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