The People of the U.S. Oppose the Blockade of Cuba
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how people in Cuba and their supporters around the world are stepping up mobilizations in defense of the country’s independence as the U.S. government announces more sanctions. They also discuss the legacy of civil rights legend Bob Moses, the renewed spread of COVID across the country, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | As the U.S. government announces more sanctions on Cuba, people on the island and their |
| 0:05.7 | supporters around the world are stepping up their mobilization in defense of the country's |
| 0:10.0 | independence. We'll also discuss the legacy of the civil rights legend Bob Moses, the renewed |
| 0:15.8 | spread of COVID across the country, and more. |
| 0:19.5 | We need a new system. We need a new system. |
| 0:21.6 | We need a new society. |
| 0:23.5 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, |
| 0:27.8 | but is not only realizable, but an imperative necessity. |
| 0:37.3 | We need to. Welcome to today's episode of In The News, our Tuesday show on the Socialist Program with Brian Becker. |
| 1:00.4 | It's July 27, 2021. |
| 1:02.9 | This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:07.9 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned |
| 1:11.6 | media. If you enjoy the show, please support this independent programming by going to patreon.com |
| 1:17.4 | slash the socialist program and subscribing. I'm Nicole Roussel, here with Esther Evarim, |
| 1:22.9 | Walter Smilerick, and our host, Brian Becker. Esther3 Evam is also the host of the radio show and podcast |
| 1:28.7 | On the Ground at On The Ground Show.org. Make sure to check out On the Ground, which comes out weekly |
| 1:34.2 | on Fridays. Brian, what do we have in store for listeners this week? Well, we have a lot. Of course, |
| 1:41.3 | today is in the news. Tomorrow we talk with Richard Wolf in the |
| 1:45.4 | biggest stories of the economy. And of course, we're also reviewing basic concepts of Marxism. |
| 1:52.0 | We have our multi-part series on China's foreign policy ever since 1949. We're coming to the |
| 1:58.7 | close of that series, but we'll have one more episode this week with |
| 2:02.5 | Dr. Ken Hammond. Nicole, Esther, Walter, there is a lot in the news. And of course, as our |
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