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141 EpisodenCOVID lies, retaliation, and the fight for safe schools!
We are joined for this episode by Rachell Tucker, an elementary school teacher in San Antonio who has been fighting for safe schools and transparency...
The fight for public utilities begins!
This week, we cover the beginning of a statewide campaign against privatization and fossil fuels as activists from across the state bring the struggle...
Venezuela lights the way!
This week, we speak with Jovanni Reyes and Monisha Rios, veteran anti-war organizers, about the hybrid warfare the U.S. is waging against Venezuela, t...
Why are Austin schools forcing teachers back into classrooms?
We are once again joined by Ken Zarifis, president of Education Austin, to discuss the situation with Austin ISD attempting to send teachers back into...
China, China, China: the obsessive refrain of the U.S. ruling class
For the show today, we are joined by Ken Hammond, professor of history at New Mexico State University. We discuss the latest news around China and out...
Teachers fight back against unsafe reopenings, school district lies
For our first episode in the New Year, we discuss the impending danger to the public as school districts force unsafe "reopenings" to schools. Despite...
Gloria La Riva speaks in Dallas
Gloria La Riva, presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, speaks on a range of political issues in Dallas on Monday, October...
Democracy for Whom?
On November 1, Austin organizers held a community webinar titled "Democracy for Whom?" First, Izzy lays out a history of voter suppression by various...
The legacy of the Chinese Revolution
October 1 is National Day, the commemoration of the establishment of the People's Republic of China after the defeat of colonialism in that country. W...
Denver's political prisoners and a tribute to Kevin Zeese
We begin this episode with an announcement about a horrifying roundup of anti-racist activists by Denver-area police departments. As of the time of th...
Teachers, children as guinea pigs in "reopening" farce
We begin this episode by talking with Luke Amphlett, a teacher and union representative at Burbank High School in San Antonio, who faced retaliation f...
Police attack protesters at Black Lives Matter Plaza
We begin this episode by talking with Wyatt Reed, an independent journalist and the producer of By Any Means Necessary on Radio Sputnik. We discuss th...
Kenosha's cops acting like military occupiers
For our first segment, we are joined by Lilith McKenzie and Will Arment, journalists for Liberation News. We discuss their reporting from the scene of...
"You can't reform imperialism!": Black August lessons for today
We conclude our month-long study of Black August with a conversation about the contemporary movement for Black liberation. We break down reformist tre...
Rewriting resistance: how Black rebellion shapes world events
This week, we continue our commemoration of Black August with Dr. Gerald Horne, professor of history and author of over 40 books, including The Counte...
Economics of evil: the roots of mass incarceration
We continue our commemoration of Black August by speaking with Eugene Puryear, author of Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist Americ...
What is Black August?
This week, we begin our commemoration of Black August, a month of study and training against U.S. imperialism and mass incarceration. For the first se...
School districts threaten communities with "reopening" farce
This week, we dedicate the full hour to education issues. We are joined by Ken Zarifis, president of Education Austin, to discuss Austin ISD's threats...
Rebellion report: Atlanta, Denver/Aurora
We continue our coverage of the nationwide rebellion against police violence. Monica Johnson joins us from Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the community'...
All West Coast ports shut down for Juneteenth protest
This week, we dedicate most of the hour to a discussion with Clarence Thomas, a retired worker with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. T...
The Reawakening, a project of Del Valle Blast
This week, we air the debut episode of The Reawakening, a podcast project of the Del Valle Blast featuring host Richard Franklin. Del Valle is a food...
Rebellion report: Dallas
We continue our coverage of the nationwide rebellion by turning to the social, political, and economic conditions facing Dallas leading up to the upri...
Rebellion report: Houston and San Antonio
We begin our coverage of the nationwide rebellions of hundreds of thousands (likely millions) against police brutality. We are starting with voices fr...
Austin media's sexism; China's social and geopolitical realities
In the weeks after COVID-19, a couple in Del Valle, TX struggled to pay rent. They were both employed in carpentry, worked at the same business, and w...
Venezuela's Bay of Pigs: American mercenaries captured
American mercenaries were captured in Venezuela trying to overthrow the government in a Bay of Pigs-style operation. They were quickly apprehended eve...
May Day struggles: #CancelTheRents, #JusticeForMikeRamos, and #FreeThemAll!
We celebrate May Day by highlight three ongoing struggles by working and oppressed people. First, we speak with Ryan Hamby, an organizer with the Denv...
The mask is off: COVID and disaster profiteering
We speak with Austin DSA organizer Marina Roberts about her article in the Austin Chronicle, "Capitalism Has Failed Americans in This Crisis." We also...
Behind U.S. media's Trumpian obsession with China
We speak public health policy, geopolitics, media bias, and China with K.J. Noh. K.J. is a peace activist and scholar on the geopolitics of the Asian...
The CIA keeps building things they can't control
We begin this episode with Union News with Ken Zarifis. We discuss the mass resignations of special education professionals within Austin ISD, while t...
Sounds and fury of the anti-war movement
For this entire episode, we feature speeches given by community members and organizers for the No War on Iran global day of protest which took place J...
For U.S. officers, soldiers' deaths means a promotion
We begin the show with Latin America in Focus with Luis Francisco Rangel. We discuss recent military killings in Colombia, Morales' call for citizens'...
Police abolition has to be on the table
For our first segment, we talk with Jacob Aronowitz about Texas politics. We discuss the coalitions that have formed on either side of the political b...
Venezuela rallies while Hong Kong burns
We kick off our first segment of Latin America in Focus with Luis Francisco Rangel, a musician, educator, and member of the Venezuelan diaspora. For t...
Here's what you need to vote in Texas!
We are joined for our monthly segment Texas Politics with Jacob Aronowitz. We discuss everything you need to know in order to register to vote for the...
Europe-imposed colonial sectarianism in modern Cameroon
In October 2019, Nebane Abienwi, a 37-year-old Cameroonian man, died in ICE custody in San Diego. Abienwi was one of at least 10,000 Cameroonians seek...
Over 90 U.S. cities say no to war on Iran!
For this episode, we discuss the situation leading up to the U.S. assassination of General Soleimani in Iran. Walter Smolarek, an organizer with the A...
Unions, tech, and environmental justice in 2020
To kick off the New Year, we are starting two new monthly segments.
Union News with Ken Zarifis will discuss the latest on union organizi...
Democrats impeach themselves from political relevance
We finish out 2019 with Jacquie Luqman, co-host of By Any Means Necessary and co-editor in chief of Luqman Nation. We discuss the end-of-year stories,...
Bolivia: the mechanics of a coup
We are joined by Jovanni Reyes and Todd Arena, organizers with About Face, to discuss the mechanisms of the coup in Bolivia and the history of power r...
Pachamama will outlast the Bolivian golpistas
For International Migrants Day, we are joined by Paige Corich-Kleim, the media coordinator for No More Deaths, to talk about the militarization of the...