Lesser Evilism and Gaza Genocide: Vote Blue No Matter Who? w/ Briahna Joy Gray BreakThrough News 2026-09-29 | Lesser Evilism and Gaza Genocide: Vote Blue No Matter Who? w/ Briahna Joy Gray
Gulf Arab States Will ‘Pay a Very High Price’ If They Back a US-Israeli Attack on Iran BreakThrough News 2024-10-21 | As Iran braces for Israel's anticipated attack following Tehran's ballistic missile strike, fears of an all-out regional war are mounting. According to Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations “are increasingly opting for diplomacy over confrontation and military escalation.” Cafiero says the Gulf Arab states’ growing frustration with the US refusing to rein Israel has driven the Gulf nations to seek further diplomatic engagement with Iran.#breakthroughnews
From Palestine to Lebanon, Resistance to Israel Will Never Surrender w/ Ghadi Francis & Rania Khalek BreakThrough News 2024-10-21 | Rania Khalek hosts a special live episode of Dispatches with Lebanese journalist Ghadi Francis.
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe confronts Britains King Charles III BreakThrough News 2024-10-21 | ...
Artists disrupt Kamala Harris jazz fundraiser in New York City for Palestine BreakThrough News 2024-10-21 | ...
Why Kamala Harris Could Fail to Win Black Voters BreakThrough News 2024-10-19 | The Harris-Walz campaign recently unveiled its "Opportunity Agenda for Black Men," to court Black men voters at a time when the Democrats are losing their support. “The agenda does not reflect the needs of the Black community,” says Lawrence Grandpre, Director of Research at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle. Grandpre argues that this and the DNC’s other superficial attempts to win over Black voters will ultimately fail. “Given the conditions in our communities, it's hard for working-class Black people to connect with what the Democratic Party is offering.”#breakthroughnews
Israel’s Plot to Use US Troops as ‘Human Shields’ w/ Mike Prysner BreakThrough News 2024-10-18 | The Pentagon announced plans to deploy a THAAD advanced anti-missile defense system to Israel – and 100 US soldiers to operate it. This deployment, which is the first time the US will send boots on the ground since the onset of the Gaza war, shows “the White House is willing to sacrifice American lives for the benefit of Israel,” says Mike Prysner, anti-war veteran and producer for The Empire Files. Prysner explains how Netanyahu plans to use US troops as ‘human shields’ in a plot to drag the US into war with Iran.#breakthroughnews
How Lebanon Is Resisting the US-Backed Israeli Invasion, w/ Elijah Magnier BreakThrough News 2024-10-18 | Israel is trying to invade Lebanon while carpet bombing large swaths of the country. But so far, Hezbollah has demonstrated it is still a strong resistance force despite some recent setbacks. What comes next? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by veteran war correspondent and analyst Elijah Magnier for a special live episode of Dispatches.
US Deploys Troops to Give Israel’s Genocide a Boost BreakThrough News 2024-10-18 | On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 10/17 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, Eugene and Rania are joined by special guests: Mike Prysner - War veteran, Host of Eyes Left Podcast and producer for The Empire Files joins the show to give insight into the Pentagon’s plans to deploy a THAAD advanced anti-missile defense system to Israel along with 100 US soldiers to operate it – the first time the US has deployed boots on the ground since the start of the Gaza genocide. Prysner will discuss how the move signifies preparations for US involvement in a wider regional war.Zoe Alexandra - Journalist and Editor of Peoples Dispatch joins the show to discuss the latest attempts by the Colombian right-wing to overthrow Gustavo Petro’s democratically-elected government through an unconstitutional investigation into his 2022 campaign finances. Several world leaders have called this a lawfare coup. Zoe will discuss the mass mobilizations taking place to defend Colombia’s democratic process.Giorgio Cafiero - CEO of Gulf State Analytics, a Washington, DC-based geopolitical risk consultancy, joins the show to discuss how the reactionary Gulf States are responding to Israel’s dangerous escalations to provoke a full-scale regional war in the Middle East.Lawrence Grandpre - The Director of Research at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle will discuss Kamala Harris’s recently unveiled ‘opportunity agenda for Black men.’ Grandpre explains why the superficial attempts from the Harris-Walz campaign to win the Black vote – while doing nothing to address Kamala’s abysmal track record incarcerating Black people – will only fall short.Junaid S. Ahmad – Professor of Law, Religion, and Global Politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Decolonization in Islamabad, Pakistan joins the show to discuss the mass protests that swept Pakistan following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Ahmad explains how the resistance in the Middle East has helped to revitalize the mass action against Pakistan’s US-backed military regime.#breakthroughnews
Matt Miller can’t seem to figure out why Israel would blow up an ancient village in southern Lebanon BreakThrough News 2024-10-17 | ...
Israel Bombs & Invades Lebanon While US Pushes Regime Change & Civil War. Will it Work? BreakThrough News 2024-10-17 | As Israel unleashes a catastrophic war on Lebanon, many are perplexed by the country’s politics, divisions and potential for civil war. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Lebanese medical doctor and public health researcher Anis Germani. This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.FULL EPISODE: patreon.com/posts/extended-israel-114184352
Learning Nothing, US Wants New Middle East War to Win Global Supremacy w/ Vijay Prashad BreakThrough News 2024-10-16 | The western capitalist media is deliberately misleading people about the US-Israeli aggression against Palestine and Lebanon and the looming possibility of a war with Iran. Vijay Prashad and Brian discuss the true relationship between the U.S. and Israel, what lessons from history tell us about U.S. foreign policy goals, and the nature of imperialist expansion.Brian Becker is joined by renowned journalist and author Vijay Prashad, the Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and Chief Editor of LeftWord Books.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.
The people of Martinique are rising up against soaring prices imposed by France’s colonial control. BreakThrough News 2024-10-16 | ...
Global South Turns to China and Rejects U.S. “Democracy” BreakThrough News 2024-10-15 | Is China an autocracy? A recent Foreign Affairs article claims that China is trying to sell its “autocratic” system of governance overseas, as so-called U.S. “democracy” is losing its legitimacy within the Global South. This week Ken Hammond joins Amanda and KJ to discuss why more and more countries are turning toward China’s development model, the notion that China is “authoritarian,” and the achievements that China has accomplished for its people within the last 75 years.Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.
Israel Can Bomb Civilians But It ‘Can’t Defeat the Resistance’ w/ Jon Elmer BreakThrough News 2024-10-15 | Jon Elmer, a contributing editor at The Electronic Intifada, joins hosts Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear to discuss how the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance continues to drain Israel’s security and defense capabilities one year later, despite its unlimited financial, technological, and political support from the US. “Israel is attacking civilians because they can't defeat the resistance” explains Elmer, “the resistance is fierce, it's still there.”#breakthroughnews
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro condemns Israeli war crimes on Gaza and Lebanon BreakThrough News 2024-10-15 | ...
Israel ‘Desperately Wants’ a U.S.-Iran War BreakThrough News 2024-10-14 | Israel is now waging war across Gaza, the occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran. Following Iran’s missile strike on Israeli military targets, Israel vowed to retaliate, with the US pledging full support. Mazda Majidi, a longtime organizer with the ANSWER Coalition, joins the show to break down how Israel is pushing the region toward all-out war.#breakthroughnews
How One Year of Global Protests for Palestine Changed the World BreakThrough News 2024-10-12 | Layan Sima Fuleihan, the Education Director at The People’s Forum and an editor at 1804 Books, joins the show to reflect on the last year of the global movement for Palestine and how it has ignited the world against war and US empire. “People are waking up to the reality of what the US is doing to people across the world,” explains Layan, “there is no longer a status quo consent.”#breakthroughnews
Israel Wants to Colonize Lebanon. Here’s Why It Won’t Work w/ Hala Jaber BreakThrough News 2024-10-11 | Israel has now killed over 2,000 civilians and displaced 1.2 million people in Lebanon as it continues to expand its genocidal brutality in the region. Joining from Beirut, journalist Hala Jaber Leb discusses Israel’s futile strategy of targeting resistance leaders and intention of annexing Lebanon, "Netanyahu is attempting to start a civil war in Lebanon. He is pretending he wants peace in Lebanon ... when in fact he wants a piece of Lebanon."#breakthroughnews
365 Days of Genocide: Israel Doubles Down, World Stands Up for Gaza BreakThrough News 2024-10-11 | On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 10/10 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, Eugene and Rania are joined by special guests:Jon Elmer - a contributing editor at The Electronic Intifada, Elmer joins the show to discuss how the Palestinian resistance groups and regional support fronts continue to drain Israel’s security and defense capabilities one year later, despite being up against a military with unlimited financial, technological and political support from the US.Hala Jaber Leb - Beirut based journalist will discuss Israel’s intensifying carpet bombing in the densely populated suburbs of Beirut, that’s now killed over 2,000 civilians and displaced 1.2 million people in Lebanon.Mazda Majidi - Longtime organizer with the ANSWER Coalition joins the show to explain why Israel is pushing the region toward all-out war, expanding its terror campaign on Palestine to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran.Layan Sima Fuleihan - Education Director at The People’s Forum and an editor at 1804 Books, joins the show to reflect on the last year of the global movement for Palestine and how it has ignited the world against war and US empire. Alejandro Tañón- MIT undergrad and organizer with the MIT Coalition Against Apartheid joins the show to discuss their historic divestment win: the MIT-Lockheed Martin Seed Fund, which funded collaborations between MIT and Israeli universities, has been shut down. This is the first US university to end a partnership with an American-Israeli weapons manufacturer.#breakthroughnews
Israel is carrying out a brutal massacre northern Gaza that’s killed at least 55 people in one day. BreakThrough News 2024-10-10 | ...
Netanyahu Dragging US Into War With Iran w/ Mohammad Marandi BreakThrough News 2024-10-09 | Regional war in the Middle East is rapidly expanding while Kamala Harris stated that Iran is the number one adversary of the United States and Donald Trump announced that he was ready to obliterate Iranian cities.Brian is joined by Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies who teaches at the University of Tehran.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 and submit questions to the monthly Q&A seminar with Brian.#BreakThroughNews
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: 150 Countries Can’t Be Wrong! BreakThrough News 2024-10-08 | Announced in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has now grown to include at least 150 countries. Western media claims BRI is just another form of Chinese colonialism, but what is China’s real strategy behind this massive infrastructure project? This week, Vik Sohonie joins Amanda and KJ to discuss what is often referred to as “China’s New Silk Road,” how it circumvents the Western-dominated maritime trade routes currently in existence, and what these infrastructure projects mean for the people in Africa.Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.#breakthroughnews
US Could End Sudan’s Brutal War ‘in a Week.’ So Why Wont They? w/ Ahmed Kaballo BreakThrough News 2024-10-08 | After seventeen months of Sudan’s brutal civil war, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have launched a major offensive in the capital Khartoum against the UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Ahmed Kaballo, the CEO & Founder of African Stream, discusses the latest escalation and the international forces fueling the devastating conflict. #breakthroughnews
Israel’s economy is in collapse one year into its genocidal war on Palestine that it’s now expanding BreakThrough News 2024-10-08 | ...
President Sheinbaum’s Vision for a More Sovereign Mexico ‘Will be a Fight’ with the US BreakThrough News 2024-10-07 | Mexico has inaugurated Claudia Sheinbaum, its first woman president, following her landslide victory in June. Kurt Hackbarth, host of Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast, explains what to expect from the US corporate elite and Mexico’s right wing as Sheinbaum’s pledge to continue AMLO’s progressive Fourth Transformation initiative threatens their plans for the country.#breakthroughnews
For the last year, millions around the world took to the streets to end to the genocide in Gaza BreakThrough News 2024-10-07 | ...
At the end of the day, theyve achieved none of their military objectives BreakThrough News 2024-10-07 | ...
Tampa resident on why she attended the int’l day of action marking one year of the genocide in Gaza BreakThrough News 2024-10-07 | ...
Hurricane Helene Survivor: U.S. Gov’t ‘Has Failed Us at Every Level’ BreakThrough News 2024-10-06 | Hurricane Helene has caused catastrophic devastation across the southeastern US, killing at least 130 people and over 1,000 reported missing. Evan Branan, an Asheville, North Carolina resident organizing disaster relief efforts with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, describes the dire situation as over a million people remain without power, cell service, and with limited access to food and water.#breakthroughnews
Cities across the United States participate in October 5th international day of action for Palestine BreakThrough News 2024-10-05 | ...
Man attempts self-immolation near White House in Washington D.C. protest for Palestine BreakThrough News 2024-10-05 | ...
LIVE: One Year of Genocide, One Year of Resistance | NYC Rally BreakThrough News 2024-10-05 | Thousands are marching in NYC and across the world as the one year mark of Israel's genocide in Gaza approaches. Watch the entire action LIVE beginning 2pm ET
Why Israel Will Face the Same Fate as Apartheid South Africa BreakThrough News 2024-10-05 | Iran fired back at Israel this week in defense of Gaza and Lebanon and the assassinated leaders of the resistance Ismail Haniyeh and Hassan Nasrallah. Iran targeted key military and security installations in Tel Aviv and elsewhere in the biggest attack on Israel yet. How will the US and Israel respond? Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear discuss how Israel’s escalations are setting it on the path to “collapse under its own weight” just as Apartheid South Africa did. #breakthroughnews
Greater Israel Explained: The Israeli Plan to Conquer the Arab World BreakThrough News 2024-10-05 | Greater Israel Explained: The Israeli Plan to Conquer the Arab WorldMusic Bed License:MB01ESFCRCQ8EHJMB0113ZFAQ3XGBQMB01VXSSFAOTERPMB010YOXCOCHHWI
BT’s Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear discuss Israel’s invasion of Lebanon BreakThrough News 2024-10-04 | ...
Palestine & Lebanon Have the Right to Defend Themselves Against Israel, w/ Craig Mokhiber BreakThrough News 2024-10-04 | Extended version for patrons only: patreon.com/posts/113375898Israel, with the full backing of the U.S., claims to be massacring civilians in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon in self-defense. Does this have any legal merit? What about the rights of Palestine and Lebanon? To discuss this and more Rania Khalek was joined by longtime human rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber.This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.#BreakThroughNews
Israeli Terror Through Beirut’s Eyes BreakThrough News 2024-10-04 | Israel launched a brutal carpet-bombing campaign in Beirut, Lebanon, targeting Axis of Resistance leaders and leveling entire residential blocks. Maya Ayache, a Lebanese chef who is helping secure aid for those impacted by Israel’s aggression on Lebanon in Beirut discusses this escalation and shares the situation on the ground as Israel invades Lebanon.#breakthroughnews
“Irans missile attacks were a necessary and proportionate response says Iran’s UN Ambassador. BreakThrough News 2024-10-04 | ...
Lebanon War Rages, Iran Hits Back, Middle East Explodes in Regional War, w/ Ben Norton BreakThrough News 2024-10-02 | Israel is at war with Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and now Iran. More than 180 Iranian missiles struck Israel on Tuesday. For the last year Israel has carried out a non-stop killing spree in Gaza—that war is now part of a larger regional war in the Middle East.Brian Becker is joined by Ben Norton, an investigative journalist currently based in Beijing, and the editor of the independent news website Geopolitical Economy Report, at geopoliticaleconomy.com.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.
Arab and Muslim world responds to Iran’s missile operation on Israeli military bases BreakThrough News 2024-10-02 | ...
45,000 dock workers at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas are on strike for the first time in decades BreakThrough News 2024-10-01 | ...
Let’s Blame China for Climate Change — Even Though the U.S. Is One of the Biggest Culprits! BreakThrough News 2024-10-01 | This week, Amanda and KJ are joined by Megan Russell of CodePink’s China Is Not Our Enemy campaign for a wide-ranging discussion. In the first half, we discuss China Is Not Our Enemy’s recent activities in Washington, D.C. to combat the escalating war drive against China and what led Megan to the campaign. In the second half, Megan discusses her recent article for CodePink on the U.S.-China climate talks, China’s green transition, countering U.S. accusations that China is not doing enough to combat climate change.Our understanding of China — and U.S.-China relations — has become a defining feature of all global politics. The China Report is a new show produced in collaboration with Pivot to Peace where every week, journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh will be helping you through all the propaganda with an independent view of the country we are taught to hate, but know so little about.#BreakthroughNews
Iran has fired hundreds of missiles at Israel in one of the biggest attacks on Israel in its history BreakThrough News 2024-10-01 | ...
Top Cuban Diplomat On Threat of US Imperialism from Cuba to Palestine BreakThrough News 2024-09-30 | Rania Khalek of Breakthrough News sat down with Cuba’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs during the UN General Assembly. They talked about the US blockade on Cuba, the rise of the right across the Americas, the genocide in Gaza and the dangers it poses to the world, and more. #BreakThroughNews
World leaders at the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voiced support for Palestine #Gaza BreakThrough News 2024-09-30 | ...
‘Tired of Being Robbed’: Uber and Lyft Drivers in Tennessee Stage Strike BreakThrough News 2024-09-30 | Following a vote to unionize in August, a coalition of rideshare drivers formed the Tennessee Drivers Union (TDU) and went on strike over Labor Day weekend to demand better pay and conditions. “Uber and Lyft are taking over half of driver’s payouts for rides” explains Cecilia Prado with A Luta Sigue, “drivers are working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week just to put food on the table.” Cecilia Prado and Arkangelo Wilson, co-president of TDU, explains how workers are “tired of being robbed” and what they are doing to fight it. #BreakThroughNews
Israel Launches War On Lebanon & Kills Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah. What Next? w/ Elijah Magnier BreakThrough News 2024-09-29 | Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and carpet bombing attacks on Lebanon have shocked the region and the world. What comes next? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek is joined by veteran war correspondent and analyst Elijah Magnier for a special live episode of Dispatches.
Latin America Speaks: Solidarity vs Empire BreakThrough News 2024-09-29 | Join us for an evening of powerful dialogue and performance at the historic Apollo Theater with prominent voices from Latin America.U.S. imperialism wants to crush every people’s movement in Latin America. It is pivotal for us in the Belly of the Beast to have an understanding of what these projects are doing to benefit humanity and to stand in solidarity with the people of Latin America. At this event, hear firsthand from Latin American leaders on how these projects are championing anti-imperialism, solidarity, and cooperation over greed and the pursuit of profit. The night will end with a stunning performance by Cuba's world-renowned children's theater company, La Colmenita.
Temple University police brutally assaulted & arrested students protesting weapons makers on campus BreakThrough News 2024-09-27 | ...
UMich Student Felony Charges for Gaza Encampment: ‘A Sign of Their Desperation’ BreakThrough News 2024-09-27 | Michigan State Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged eleven students with a mix of felonies and misdemeanors for participating in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the University of Michigan. Salma Hamamy, a recent graduate of the University of Michigan where she served as the President of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter and one of the eleven students charged, discusses how the state’s concerted efforts to stifle the student movement for Palestine “will only breed more resistance.”#breakthroughnews
