#1524 An Historic, World-Shaping Election, Of Sorts (China, Xi Jinping)
Air Date: 11–8-2022
Today, we take a look at the life and times of China's president, Xi Jinping, and his rise to be China's first non-term-limited president who also, not coincidentally, has a bit of an authoritarian streak.
Read more#1487 Oceans Rise, Empires Fall (The Coming New World Order)
Air Date: 5–4-2022
Today we take a look at the tectonic shifts in the geopolitics happening under our feet; the long, slow decline of the US empire and the neoliberal order, the role of the war in Ukraine in hastening the end of globalization, and the rise of both China in the east and of the oceans around us all.
Read more#1403 The American Empire Gets a Reboot (Foreign Policy Under Biden) (Repost)
Air Date: 3–9-2021
Today we take a look at the current goings-on around the world regarding our foreign policy under the new but not-so-new-feeling leadership of Joe Biden. We check in on Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and a couple of assorted arms sales to authoritarian leaders who support our foreign policy.
Read more#1421 The Rise of China and the Freak Out of the West
Air Date: 6–6-2021
Today we take a look at the tensions building between the US and China with an emphasis on understanding the context in which China has grown from a Cold War afterthought into a force capable of challenging American hegemony.
Read more#1403 The American Empire Gets a Reboot (Foreign Policy Under Biden)
Air Date: 3–9-2021
Today we take a look at the current goings on around the world regarding our foreign policy under the new but not-so-new-feeling leadership of Joe Biden. We check in on Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and a couple of assorted arms sales to authoritarian leaders who support our foreign policy.
Read more#1348 Not the Great Equalizer, the Amplifier of Disparity (Coronavirus)
Air Date: 4–21-2020
Today we take a look at the ways that COVID-19 are impacting the most vulnerable communities the worst and how our legacy of discrimination is being put on full display.
Read more#1336 Throwing Our Weight Around (The Future of Trade)
Air Date: 2–15-2020
Today we take a look at the ways Trump is working to rewrite the rules of trade with NAFTA 2.0 (The USMCA), a post-Brexit agreement with the United Kingdom and what's emerging from the ongoing trade war with China.
Read more#1314 Hong Kong Protests (Where Colonialism meets Neoliberalism)
Air Date: 10–25-2019
Today we take a look at the complicated range of forces driving the protests in Hong Kong that span the ideological spectrum.
Read more#1304 The Coming Recession and How Progressives Can Prepare For It
Air Date: 9–10-2019
Today we take a look at the economic indicators portending a recession, the global impacts of Trump's trade war with China and then look ahead to what policies progressives should be ready to implement when the next inevitable recession eventually hits.
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