The Taliban offered to surrender in November 2001 - the US rejected their offer
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
4.7 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2021
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the United States' frantic evacuation from Afghanistan and the questions swirling about the future of the country’s government -- and critical history left out of the corporate media narrative. They also discuss how crucial pandemic relief measures are imperiled, the strike waged by Nabisco workers, and vital efforts to vaccinate the population from COVID & the major obstacles they are encountering.
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| 0:00.0 | As the U.S. and its allies continue their frantic evacuation from Afghanistan, questions are swirling |
| 0:07.3 | about the future of the country's government. Meanwhile, crucial pandemic relief measures are |
| 0:12.4 | imperiled, Nabisco workers go on strike, and vital efforts to vaccinate the population from COVID |
| 0:17.9 | encounter major obstacles. |
| 0:22.4 | We need a new system. |
| 0:24.1 | We need a new society. |
| 0:27.6 | We need to demand that which may have sounded impossible even a few weeks ago, |
| 0:29.1 | but is not only realizable, |
| 0:31.8 | but an imperative necessity. |
| 0:37.3 | Music Welcome to today's episode of In The News, our Tuesday show on the Socialist Program with Brian Becker. |
| 1:01.8 | It's August 24, 2021. |
| 1:04.1 | This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:09.2 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions |
| 1:12.2 | in the corporate-owned media. If you enjoy the show, please support this independent programming |
| 1:17.0 | by going to patreon.com slash the socialist program and subscribing. And tomorrow, Wednesday, |
| 1:23.4 | please join us for a patrons-only seminar at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific. Brian will be discussing |
| 1:29.8 | Afghanistan and the prospects of U.S. imperialism. This will be our August patrons-only seminar, |
| 1:36.2 | and we'll release audio of it for patrons-only after we record it, but tomorrow will be live at 7 p.m. |
| 1:42.6 | Eastern. I'm Nicole Roussel, here with Esther E.berram, Walter Smalerick, and our host, Brian Becker. |
| 1:49.5 | Esther Evarim is also the host of the radio show and podcast On the Ground at On the Ground Show.org. |
| 1:55.5 | Make sure to check out On the Ground, which comes out weekly on Fridays. |
| 1:59.8 | Brian, where do you want to start today? |
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