The U.S. Left's Response to Sept. 11
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
The Socialist Program
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🗓️ 14 September 2021
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Summary
On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss the founding of the ANSWER Coalition just 3 days after the tragic September 11 terror attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 people in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area. They discuss how the U.S. left reacted after September 11 and how a new mass movement came into being. The panel also covers efforts by right wing Democrats to thwart a major expansion of social programs, police brutality in Louisiana, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | 20 years ago today marks the founding of the Answer Coalition. |
| 0:04.8 | Just three days after the tragic September 11th terror attacks took the lives of nearly |
| 0:09.7 | 3,000 people in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area. |
| 0:14.3 | Answer is an acronym that stands for Act Now to Stop War and End Racism. |
| 0:19.3 | Today we'll discuss how the U.S. left reacted after September 11th and how a new mass |
| 0:23.8 | movement came into being. |
| 0:25.4 | We'll also discuss efforts by right-wing Democrats to thwart a major expansion of social |
| 0:29.8 | programs. |
| 0:30.8 | We'll discuss police brutality in Louisiana and more. |
| 0:34.1 | We need a new system. |
| 0:36.2 | We need a new society. We need to demand that which may have |
| 0:39.9 | sounded 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 Brian Becker. |
| 1:14.7 | It's September 14th, 2021. |
| 1:17.5 | This is an in-depth look at the biggest stories in the news right now, today, and this week. |
| 1:22.4 | We look beyond the headlines and expose the distortions in the corporate-owned media. |
| 1:26.9 | If you enjoy the show, please support this independent programming by going to patreon.com |
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| 1:35.0 | And sign up for our patrons-only seminar with Brian, which will be held next Wednesday, |
| 1:39.2 | September 22nd, at 7 p.m. Eastern, 4 p.m. Pacific Time. |
| 1:46.8 | Brian will be speaking about the U.S. war in Afghanistan and the complexities of building an anti-war and socialist movement inside the United States. |
| 1:51.9 | We'll take questions for him beforehand and live as we go. I'm Nicole Roussel, here with |
| 1:57.8 | Esther Eberram, Walter Smalerick, and our host, Brian Becker. |
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