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Socialism Conference '26: Labor Day Weekend in Chicago!

Breht gives details on his upcoming speech and Q and A at the Socialism Conference in Chicago this September, the listener meet-up afterwards, and the patreon raffle for TWO FREE TICKETS! ENTER THE RAFFLE HERE Check out the Socialism Conference HERE Join the Patreon for a chance ...  Show more

The New Red Scare: Trump's War on the American Left

In this episode, Alyson and Breht examine the Trump administration's emerging campaign against what it calls "far-left terrorism." We begin with NSPM-7, the presidential directive encouraging federal agencies to investigate not only alleged political violence, but the organizatio ...  Show more

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