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Trump vs. Lula . . . US tariffs as political retaliation w/ Mike Elk of Payday Report

July 13, 2025Foreign Policy, politics

Bob had a great discussion w/ Mike Elk, founder and senior labor reporter of Payday Report and our Brazil correspondent, about Trump's tariffs on Brazil to retaliate against it for…

Mamdani Beats Cuomo, Elites and Democrats Go on the Attack

July 3, 2025politics

The Democratic leadership has a long history of running towards the center and punching left as they go along. Green and Red has been talking about this phenomenon since we…

Purge Palantir Shuts Down Tech Fascist Billionaires w/ Planet Over Profit’s Alice Hu

June 28, 2025Direct Action, politics

Billionaires are ravaging our democracy. One of the worst culprits is tech fascist billionaire Peter Theil. His company Palantir's technology allows ICE to identify, locate, and kidnap migrants en masse.…

How Los Angeles is Resisting Trump’s I.C.E. Raids w/ Prof Enrique Ochoa

June 27, 2025Labor, Peoples' History, politics

Los Angeles is under attack by the Trump Administration. Every day we hear new stories about I.C.E. attacking, detaining and arresting citizens and non-citizens. But we're also seeing lots of…

Breaking Ranks? Military Dissent Against Trump w/ Zack Henson of About Face

June 18, 2025Foreign Policy, politics

In our latest, we talk with veteran and organizer with About Face: Veterans Against the War Zack Henson about Trump's military parade, the deployment of troops to Los Angeles and…

LA Resists As Trump Sends Military to Aid Deportation Raids w/ Estuardo Mazariegos

June 12, 2025politics

Trump and his minions have inflamed the country with escalating deportation raids. In Los Angeles, the resistance has been fiercely fighting back and keeping ICE out of their communities. Trump…

Worse than McCarthyism? Prof. Ellen Schrecker on Trump’s Repression

June 8, 2025Peoples' History, politics

Ellen Schrecker is the preeminent historian of McCarthyism and The Red Scare in America and we had a really great conversation with her about the resurgence of political repression today.…

“Rebellions are Built on Hope:” The revolutionary politics of Andor w/ organizer Matt Leonard

May 30, 2025Peoples' History, politics, pop culture

"Andor," the latest Star Wars miniseries, is spin off of the film "Rogue One," which is a prequel to the original Stat Wars trilogy. It's considered grittier, grungier, and more…

“The Encampments:” New Film on the Student Uprisings at Columbia and Beyond

May 26, 2025Direct Action, politics

The new documentary "The Encampments" is an important portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Their actions…

SOTR: May Day, “No Kings Day” and Sit-in at Columbia w/ organizer Patrick Young

May 10, 2025Direct Action, politics

In latest installment of our new “State of the Resistance” segment, Scott talks with organizer Patrick Young. They discuss the May Day protests, the upcoming “No Kings” day of action…