Best Brian Wolff Podcasts (2025)

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Majority of Americans Have No Hope in the ‘American Dream’ AKA Capitalism, w/ Prof. Wolff 28:13

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A new poll shows that the majority of U.S. residents—75%—don’t believe in the so-called American Dream: that if you work hard in the United States, you can succeed at having an economically secure life. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss the major and growing inequality in the United States.Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-foun…

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Lawrence Wilkerson: America Is Retrenching & Alliances Fall Apart 46:30

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Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson that leaked documents of American retrenchment are likely real, which will greatly impact the world. Israel's attack on Qatar demonstrates that the US will not keep its Gulf allies safe, and the US is also preparing t…

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How the “Dangerous Gimmick” of the Two-State Solution Ended in Disaster 38:27

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For decades, the United States backed efforts to achieve a two-state solution—in which Israel would exist side by side with the Palestinian state, with both states recognizing each other’s claim to contested territory. The veteran negotiators Hussein Agha, representing Palestine, and Robert Malley, an American diplomat, played instrumental roles in…

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Jacques Baud: The West Is Dying From Ideological Fundamentalism 1:08:07

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Colonel Jacques Baud is a former military intelligence analyst in the Swiss Army and the author of many books. Baud discusses the inability of the West to adjust to the changing international distribution of power. The greatest change defining our time is the end of Western dominance in the international system, and the unanswered question is: How …

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Chas Freeman: The Old World Is Dying, the New World Struggles to Be Born 45:47

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Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses the dramatic shift from the optimism of the 1990s to the chaos and decay of the current era. How are the major powers adjusting to a world undergoing rapid change?Ambassador Freeman is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense (1993-94), earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for …

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Alex Krainer: Economic Collapse & Civil War Fears in Europe 46:54

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Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses the economic crisis in Europe and growing fears of Civil War in places like France and the UK.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channe…

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Mike Benz: How NGOs and the CIA Hijacked Ukraine 1:06:35

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Mike Benz is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. State Department and the current Executive Director of the Foundation for Freedom Online. Benz discusses how the intelligence agencies use "non-governmental organisations" (NGOs) to hijack the civil society of other states, and how the US and its partners seized control over Ukraine. Benz…

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Stop Letting Your Emotions Hijack Your Success | Travis Bradberry 1:06:38

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What if your success as a leader, parent, or partner depends less on IQ — and more on emotional intelligence? On today’s episode, we sit down with Dr. Travis Bradberry — best-selling author and one of the world’s leading voices on emotional intelligence (EQ). With over 5 million books sold, including his latest The New Emotional Intelligence, Dr. B…

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U.S. Warships and Fighter Jets Threaten Venezuela as Millions Join in Military Drills To Defend the Country [Preview] 12:09

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Millions of Venezuelans participated in military drills to help defend the country as U.S. warships and fighter aircraft are deployed by Trump. Brian is joined by Manolo De Los Santos, Executive Director of The People’s Forum, for a discussion of the latest threats from the Trump Administration, how the issue of narcotics trafficking is being false…

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Brian Berletic: NATO Panics as Ukraine Frontlines Collapse 45:35

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Brian Berletic is a former US Marine, author, international relations expert and host of the New Atlas. Berletic discusses the collapse of the frontlines in Ukraine, which results in NATO simultaneously seeking to escalate and pushing for a freeze on the frontlines. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: htt…

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U.S. Warships and Fighter Jets Threaten Venezuela as Millions Join in Military Drills To Defend the Country [Preview] 12:08

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Millions of Venezuelans participated in military drills to help defend the country as U.S. warships and fighter aircraft are deployed by Trump. Brian is joined by Manolo De Los Santos, Executive Director of The People’s Forum, for a discussion of the latest threats from the Trump Administration, how the issue of narcotics trafficking is being false…

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Jeff Tweedy on His New Triple Album, “Twilight Override” 28:27

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Jeff Tweedy is best known as the front man of Wilco, the rock band he formed in Chicago in 1994. In recent years, he’s been working more often as a solo artist, putting out records under his own name as well as a memoir and essays on songwriting. Amanda Petrusich sat down with the singer-songwriter to talk about “Twilight Override,” which comes out…

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Seyed M. Marandi: Expect Strategic Ambiguity on Iran's Nuclear Program 31:06

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi argues that it is reasonable to expect more strategic ambiguity on Iran's nuclear program as a result of the attack on Iran and the possibility of future attacks.Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypal…

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John Mearsheimer: West's Failure to Adjust to a Multipolar World 1:04:18

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John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. Prof. Mearsheimer discusses the West's failure to adjust to a multipolar world as the source of its decline.Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79 Buy me a C…

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Gilbert Doctorow: Russia, China and India Unite Against US Hegemony 35:44

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Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses what was achieved at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting. Gilbert Doctorow's new book "War Diaries. Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/War-Diaries-Russia-Ukraine-2022-2023/dp/B0F9VK1WM2

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Henry Tillman: Russia-China-India Nuclear Partnership 33:00

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Russia, China and India are rapidly moving forward with partnerships for innovations within nuclear energy. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f

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Mass Arrests of Workers in U.S., Trump’s Policies Unite China, Russia, Iran & North Korea Into Anti-Hegemony Coalition [Preview] 11:25

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Brian and Layan discuss the mass ICE raids and arrests in the last days of hundreds of workers at an auto factory in Georgia and a food production facility in Syracuse, NY. They also discuss the massive military parade in China that drew prominent attendance from the leaders of Russia, India, North Korea, Iran. Trump’s aggressive policies are creat…

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Richard Wolff: US Empire in Collapse, China Builds Rival System 51:54

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Professor Richard Wolff discusses why the internal contradictions of capitalism that must be addressed and managed, which have instead been ignored for decades. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79 Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f…

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Mass Arrests of Workers in U.S., Trump’s Policies Unite China, Russia, Iran & North Korea Into Anti-Hegemony Coalition [Preview] 11:24

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Brian and Layan discuss the mass ICE raids and arrests in the last days of hundreds of workers at an auto factory in Georgia and a food production facility in Syracuse, NY. They also discuss the massive military parade in China that drew prominent attendance from the leaders of Russia, India, North Korea, Iran. Trump’s aggressive policies are creat…

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Douglas Macgregor: Europe on the Edge of War with Russia 36:30

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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel and former advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Col. Magregor explains how European leaders are in desperation, edging closer toward war with Russia. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f…

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Anna Wintour Embraces a New Era at Vogue 39:30

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Speculation, analysis, and commentary circulated all summer, after the announcement, in June, that Anna Wintour would step back from her role as the editor-in-chief of American Vogue. This changing of the guard is uniquely fraught, because Wintour’s name has become nearly inextricable from the magazine, to a degree almost unknown today. And, as New…

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Einar Tangen: China, Russia & India Build New Economic World Order 55:15

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Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at Teihe Institute and a Senior Fellow at CIGI. China, Russia and India. Tangen discusses the significance of the SCO meeting. As the Western-centric international economic system implodes, a new international economic architecture is being built in the East. At the forefront are three of the four largest economies i…

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Scott Ritter: NATO & EU Will Collapse After Major Defeat 34:29

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Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter argues that the rhetoric of NATO and the EU does not reflect reality, and these blocs will likely collapse following defeat in the Ukraine proxy war. Support the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo …

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John Helmer: Russia Loses Patience Over Ignored Security Concerns 1:14:40

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John Helmer is an Australian journalist and author based in Moscow for more than 30 years.

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Anthony Aguilar: Whistleblower Reveals Atrocities in Gaza 58:25

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Anthony Aguilar is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, a Special Forces Green Beret who served as a combat infantry officer for 25 years in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan. Aguilar worked as an aid contractor for Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Suppo…

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Trump’s $5 Billion Grift: How Capitalism Steals From Us 25:17

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Trump’s family made $5 billion on Monday when they launched a new currency, a memecoin called $Trump. Along with propping up failing company Intel, these are recent examples of the resources the capitalists take from U.S. workers. Professor Richard Wolff & producer Nicole Roussell lay out how this corruption and grift occur.Professor Richard Wolff …

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You’ll Fail at Love…Until You Realize This | Simon Sinek 1:22:18

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What if our deepest human needs, for connection and belonging, hold the real answers for navigating a world racing ahead with technology? On today’s episode, we sit down with Simon Sinek, globally renowned thinker, bestselling author, and long-time friend of the show. Back for a second conversation with us, Simon brings his trademark clarity and st…

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Fred Armisen on “100 Sound Effects” 18:11

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The comedian Fred Armisen has a thing for sound. He’s a former punk musician and a master of accents, and he is now releasing a new album of sound effects. “I was lamenting that there aren’t sound-effects albums in our lives as much,” he tells Michael Schulman. “I feel like they just used to exist more or they were more present. . . . And instead o…

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Diego Sequera: U.S. Warships Steam Toward Venezuela 47:31

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Diego Sequera is a Venezuelan journalist and writer at Misión Verdad: https://misionverdad.com/autores/diego-sequera

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Gilbert Doctorow: China, Russia & India Build New World Order 43:08

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Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses how China, Russia and India began moving closer together at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting. Gilbert Doctorow's new book "War Diaries. Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/War-Diaries-Russia-Ukraine-2022-2023/dp/B0F9VK1WM2…

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Amb. Jack Matlock: Western Leaders Became Ideological "War Criminals" 33:36

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Jack F. Matlock, Jr, was the U.S. Ambassador to the USSR, 1987–1991, and had a key role in negotiating an end to the Cold War. Ambassador Matlock argues that Western leaders have been captured by ideology, forgotten about diplomacy, and "become war criminals".

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Seyed M. Marandi: Iran's 'End of Time' Missile Ready for New War 49:37

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi argues that another Israeli/US attack is likely coming, and Iran has prepared itself by developing new and more powerful missiles. Prof. Marandi also argues that the only influence the EU had over Iran was the threat of …

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Sahra Wagenknecht: Europe Subjugated & Propagandised for War 29:56

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Sahra Wagenknecht is a prominent figure in German politics, a former member of the Bundestag and the European Parliament. Wagenknecht discusses Europe's suborindation to the US, the need for an external enemy, the demonisation of Russia, and war enthusiasm that is destroying Europe. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diese…

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Benoît Paré: OSCE Observer Exposes Lies About the Ukraine War 1:33:50

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Benoît Paré, a French army reserve officer and former defense ministry analyst, brings his expertise and experience as an OSCE observer in Donbas.

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Jacques Baud: Why the West Does Not Understand Russia 57:44

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Colonel Jacques Baud is a former military intelligence analyst in the Swiss Army and the author of many books. Baud discusses why the West does not understand Russia and Putin. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f…

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Donald Trump’s War on Culture Is Not a Sideshow 31:56

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The term “culture wars” is most often associated with issues of sexuality, race, religion, and gender. But, as recent months have made plain, when Donald Trump refers to the culture wars, he also means the arts. He fired the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which Republicans want to rename for him. His Administration fir…

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Alastair Crooke: Russia's Patience Is Over, Escalation Begins 56:54

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Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat and the Founder of Conflicts Forum based in Beirut. He was formerly advisor on Middle East issues to Javier Solana, the EU Foreign Policy Chief. He also was a staff member of Senator George Mitchell’s Fact Finding Committee that inquired into the causes of the Intifada (2000-2001) and was adviser to the …

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Jeffrey Sachs: A New Foreign Policy for Europe 29:43

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses Europe's failed foreign policy in terms of subordination to the US and unnecessary hostility with Russia. Europe should learn the right lessons of history and rediscover diplomacy to pursue peace and national interests. Support the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffe…

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Douglas Macgregor: With NATO's Collapse, New World Order Emerges 43:34

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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel and former advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Col. Magregor explains how the proxy war in Ukraine has been lost and NATO will subsequently begin to fall apart, which ends the post-Cold War international system. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeac…

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Wall Street’s Big Admission on Ukraine, Trump's DC Takeover, and How a General Strike Could Happen [Preview] 12:27

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The Wall Street Journal provides evidence that the Ukraine war is a proxy war between the US and Russia. The Trump Administration’s attempt to takeover DC is part of the attempt to end the semblance of bourgeois democracy in the United States. Don’t we need socialized healthcare, not “Medicare for All”? What do we do to stop the federal takeover of…

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Wall Street’s Big Admission on Ukraine, Trump's DC Takeover, and How a General Strike Could Happen [Preview] 12:26

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The Wall Street Journal provides evidence that the Ukraine war is a proxy war between the US and Russia. The Trump Administration’s attempt to takeover DC is part of the attempt to end the semblance of bourgeois democracy in the United States. Don’t we need socialized healthcare, not “Medicare for All”? What do we do to stop the federal takeover of…

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Peter Schiff: The Economic Collapse Is Accelerating 33:53

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Peter Schiff is the CEO of Euro Pacific Asset Management and the host of the Peter Schiff Show. Schiff outlines how the US-centric economic order has exhausted itself and is unravelling. Visit Peter Schiff's Euro Pacific Asset Management: https://europac.com/Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buyme…

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M.K Bhadrakumar: India Turns to China as U.S. Bullying Backfires 45:59

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M. K. Bhadrakumar was an Indian ambassador and diplomat for decades. Ambassador Bhadrakumar discusses Trump's pressure and threats against India, and how this blunder has pushed India toward China and Russia.Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/0…

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Trump: The ‘Art’ of Racist Scapegoating, w/ Prof. Wolff 28:35

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that 1.6 million immigrants have left the United States since Trump took office due to the reign of terror the administration has perpetrated. Trump has also sued the Maryland federal judiciary for making him follow proper deportation procedures. Professor Richard Wolff & Brian Becker discuss the t…

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Gilbert Doctorow: Europe-Russia Relations After Ukraine War 42:41

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Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses the likely fracturing of Europe's approach to Russia after the Ukraine War. Gilbert Doctorow's new book "War Diaries. Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/War-Diaries-Russia-Ukraine-2022-2023/dp/B0F9VK1WM2 Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/pa…

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Depression Is the Past, Anxiety Is the Future – How to Live in the Present | Tim Ferriss 1:30:23

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What if reframing one simple word, and one simple practice, could reshape how you experience your life? On today’s episode, we sit down with Tim Ferriss, bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek, host of The Tim Ferriss Show, angel investor, and relentless experimenter in human potential. Known for his curiosity and cultural impact, Tim opens up a…

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Chas Freeman: Peace or Outsourcing the Ukraine War to Europe? 47:37

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Ambassador Chas Freeman discusses Trump's strategy in Ukraine: is it to reach a peace or to hand over responsibility to the Europeans before the collapse?Ambassador Freeman is a career diplomat (retired) who was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94, earning the highest public service awards of the Departmen…