Politicians Push for an Even Wider War in Ukraine
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2022
⏱️ 74 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how powerful figures in the West are pushing for even graver acts of reckless escalation in Ukraine, and how big oil is cashing in on the war with plans for massive drilling expansion with the help of the Biden administration. The panel also discusses the latest right wing attacks on so-called “Critical Race Theory”, how the super rich pay little to nothing in taxes, the latest developments in Palestine, and more.
Please make an urgently-needed contribution to The Socialist Program by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram. We rely on the generous support of our listeners to keep bringing you consistent, high-quality shows. All Patreon donors of $5 a month or more are invited to join the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | It's not just the weapons manufacturers, big oil is cashing in on the war in Ukraine too, |
| 0:07.0 | with plans for massive drilling expansion with the help of the Biden administration. |
| 0:11.7 | We're going to also give an update on the latest from the Ukraine war. |
| 0:14.6 | We'll discuss the latest right-wing attacks on so-called critical race theory, how the super |
| 0:18.8 | rich pay little to nothing in taxes, the latest developments |
| 0:22.1 | in Palestine, and more. |
| 0:24.4 | We need a new system. |
| 0:26.5 | We need a new society. |
| 0:28.4 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, but is not |
| 0:33.7 | only realizable, but an imperative necessity. |
| 1:04.7 | Music 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. |
| 1:12.0 | It's April 19, 2022. This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:16.6 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media. |
| 1:22.6 | Video episodes of The Real Story are available on Breakthrough News, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Eastern at YouTube.com slash breakthrough news. If you enjoy our show, please support this independent programming by going to |
| 1:28.7 | patreon.com slash the socialist program and subscribing. And register for our monthly seminar with Brian, |
| 1:34.8 | which will be held this coming Monday, March 28th, at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific. Patrons can submit |
| 1:41.7 | questions for Brian to address on the seminar and ask questions |
| 1:44.5 | live during the discussion. This month's seminar will be an extension of the conversation |
| 1:49.0 | that Brian and I had last Thursday on essentially the fact that the Ukraine war has created |
| 1:54.2 | a new era in global politics. I'm Nicole Roussel here with Esther Evarim, Walter Smalerick, |
| 2:00.2 | and our host, Brian Becker. |
| 2:01.8 | Esther Evarim is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at On the Ground Show.org. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Socialist Program, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Socialist Program and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.