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The Michael Brooks Show

Public feed for The Michael Brooks Legacy Project, conversations about Michael Brooks' life and work. Also the home of old public TMBS shows and newly unlocked shows from before Michael's passing.
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TMBS ReAir: Hybrid Wars w/ Vijay Prashad & Missing Basketball w/ Stavros Halkias

TMBS 147 aired on July 7th, 2020 Episode summary: We need to oppose annexation. Vijay Prashad how does the US move forward, what can the Left learn from Kerala's response to the crisis, Kerala & the response to the crisis, & hybrid warfare. Stavros Halkias (@stavvybaby) from Cum Town and Stavvy Solves Your Problems tells us how he weaponized laziness, moving to NYC, & the NBA reopening. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This progr...

Jun 25, 20241 hr 53 min

TMBS 146 ReAir: 146 - Save The Post Office & Labor + Uprising in 2020 ft. Bill Fletcher, Jr.

TMBS 146 aired on June 30th, 2020. Episode summary: We gotta save the USPS. Bill Fletcher Jr. joins us to talk about the future of the movement & why learning the history of the radical agenda of the US Right is crucial to opposing it. The FED is standing up for big business, who is standing up for you? TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the ...

Jun 18, 20241 hr 35 min

TTMBS ReAir 145 Police & the ANC & We Need a Liberation Theology ft. William Shoki & Ronan Burtenshaw

TMBS 145 aired on June 23rd, 2020 Episode summary: What we can learn from liberation theology Lessons from the ANC and policing. Essential workers are being forced to expose themselves to the pandemic. Ronan Burtenshaw on the lessons for the left from the past 10 years. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content ...

Jun 11, 20241 hr 43 min

TMBS ReAir: 144 - The Present Moment & Bill de Blasio's Budget ft. Noam Chomsky & Madina Touré

TMBS aired on Jun 16, 2020 Episode summary: Tyson is using the pandemic to hyper exploit their workers. Madina Toure on what De Blasio's budget promises actually mean. Charlie Kirk's sloppy history of philosophy. During the GEM, David breaks down why the Trump recovery is BS. And we debut the 1st half of our interview with Chomsky. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To lear...

Jun 04, 20241 hr 39 min

TMBS ReAir 143: The ABCs of Capitalism & Strategy for a Socialist Future ft. Vivek Chibber

TMBS aired on June 9th, 2020 Episode summary: Notes on the uprising and how we move forward. Vivek Chibber joins us to break down the ABC's of capitalism and what socialism's future might look like. During the GEM, David breaks down how COVID has affected the shipping industry and kept sailors trapped on their boats. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and ...

May 28, 20241 hr 23 min

TMBS ReAir: 142 - Bail Fund Tuesday ft. Chuka Ejeckam & Matt Christman

TMBS 142 aired on June 2nd, 2020 Episode summary: The crew reacts to the national unrest. Chucka Ejeckam (@chuckaejeckam) on political strategy in these times. Matt Christman (@mattchristman) joins to TMBS to talk about the reaction in Brooklyn & where do we go from here? - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archive...

May 21, 20241 hr 33 min

TMBS ReAir 141 - Trump's Arms Race & We Need Class War ft. Dustin Guastella

TMBS 141 aired on May 26, 2020. Episode summary: Donald Trump is destroying international arms control & threatening the globe. Dustin Guastella joins us to talk about his recent piece in Jacobin on Bernie's loss and to chart a course to build the labor movement needed to win power. During the GEM, David breaks down Argentina's default and their fight against bondholders. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put toget...

May 14, 20241 hr 38 min

TMBS 140 ReAir- Woke Bros Assemble! (From a Distance) ft. Wosny Lambre & Nando Vila

TMBS 140 aired on May 19th, 2020. Episode summary: We need an alternative to libertarian surveillance & authoritarian surveillance Woke bros assemble! From A distance to talk The Last Dance and watch Stacy Abrams realize she won't be VP During the GEM, why is Kroger cutting pay in a pandemic. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame an...

May 07, 20241 hr 41 min

TMBS ReAir 139 - ReOpen For Who? ft. Adolph Reed Jr. & Maximillian Alvarez

TMBS 139 aired on May 12th 2020. Episode summary: Avoiding magical thinking about neoliberalism and covid. Maximilian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) joins us to talk about working during COVID. Adolph Reed Jr. breaks down his political journey, anti-essentialism, and the problem with the 1619 project. During the GEM, David Griscom @davidgriscom shows why the reopen orders aren't about economic growth, they are about breaking labor. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Sh...

Apr 30, 20242 hr 13 min

TMBS ReAir 138 - Toward Freedom & Who Wants War With China? ft. Touré F. Reed & Dareece Polo

TMBS 138 aired on May 5th, 2020 Episdoe summary: We need to understand the financial interests behind ratcheting up tensions with China. Toure Reed joins us to talk about his new book "Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism" Dareece Polo (@dareecetelesur) joins us to talk about how the Caribbean is uniting to resist imperialism. During the GEM, David Griscom breaks down how the US sanctions have devastated Iran and prevented them from responding to the COVID crisis. TMBS ReAirs come ...

Apr 23, 20241 hr 43 min

TMBS ReAir 137 - Class Matters & How To Be World Champions ft. Judah Friedlander & Yolian Ogbu

TMBS 137 aired on April 28, 2020. Episode summary: Yolian Ogbu tells us about organizingessential workers in the Covid era. Comedian Judah Freidlander talks comedy, politics, and being a world champion. Also, Not Being Naive & responding to "Why Americans Don't Vote Their Class." On the GEM, our economic crisis and the importance of collective action. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Br...

Apr 16, 20241 hr 54 min

TMBS ReAir 136 Quarantine Wisdom ft. Dr. Cornel West

TMBS 136 aired on April 21st 2020 Episode summary: How Covid Is affecting the Global South. We are joined by the great Cornel West for much needed wisdom. During the GEM, David breaks down how global finance is working to undermine a humane response to the crisis in Argentina and across the globe. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame...

Apr 09, 20241 hr 44 min

ReAir TMBS 134 - #ShutdownAmazon ft. Richard Wolff & Chris Smalls

TMBS 134 aired on Apr 7, 2020 Episode summary: We need to reclaim the local. Shoutout to the Kerala government & the Teamsters. Richard Wolff (@profwolff) joins us to talk about what this crisis means for the capitalist system. We are joined by Chris Smalls (@shutdown_amazon) to talk about the Amazon strikes. During the GEM, David breaks down the winners and losers of the covid crisis. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has ...

Jan 15, 20241 hr 43 min

TMBS ReAir 133 - #Trump, #China, & Virus-Stage Capitalism ft. Abby Martin & Liz Franczak

TMBS 133 aired on March 31, 2020 Episode summary: The pandemic is accelerating the global pandemic. Shoutout to workers standing up against the exploitation during the pandemic. Abby Martin (@abbymartin) joins us to talk about how the US is using the crisis to target Venezuela and how it is using sanctions to pursue empire. During the GEM, (@DavidGriscom) breaks down the fundamental goal of COVID Capitalism, to maintain the current power dynamics. Liz Franczak (@liz_franczak) breaks down the cru...

Jan 08, 20241 hr 55 min

TMBS ReAir: 132 End Capitalism or It'll End Us ft. Ronan Burtenshaw & Milton Allimadi

TMBS 132 aired on March 24, 2020 Episode summary: We have a choice capitalism or democracy Ronan Burtenshaw (@ronanburtenshaw) joins us to talk about the UK response, and the challenge socialists have proving to people that things can change things. David breaks down the role of the FED and reminds us that we should be democratizing it as quickly as possible. Milton Allimadi (@allimadi) joins us to share wisdom about lessons from Cuba & the Belt & Road initiative - TMBS ReAirs come out e...

Jan 02, 20242 hr 5 min

TMBS ReAir 131 - Neoliberalism Chernobyl ft. Emma Vigeland & Joshua Kahn Russell

TMBS 131 aired on March 17th, 2020 Episode summary: We are in a crisis of capitalist production and we need to find a way through it. Shoutout to those on the frontlines of this crisis, please support service workers. Emma Vigeland (@emmavigelland) the DNC doesn't care about voters' safety or democracy. During the GEM, David breaks down how the pandemic is exposing the irrationality of our economic system. Joshua Khan Russell joins us to talk about how we can take care of ourselves & each ot...

Dec 26, 20232 hr 12 min

TMBS ReAir 130 - Against Essentialism & For Liberation ft. Adolph Reed

TMBS 130 aired on Mar 11, 2020 Episode summary: We need to learn our lessons & keep fighting. Adolph Reed, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to talk about the problems of modern liberalism & human rights discourse. And how to win the working class. During the GEM, David breaks down the stock market collapse and why we need the FED to answer to the working class. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program...

Dec 19, 20231 hr 42 min

TMBS ReAir 129 - How To Beat Sleepy Joe Biden ft. Ahmed Kaballo & Isiah James

TMBS 129 aired on March 7th, 2020 Episode summary: We have a lot of fight ahead of us. Ahmed Kaballo (@AhmedKaballo) joins us to talk about the ongoing attempt to destroy Venezuela and the trial of Julian Assange During the GEM David breaks down the devastation of NAFTA in Michigan and across the US. How to beat Sleepy Joe. Isiah James (@isiah4congress) joins us to talk about his campaign for NY-9, his life, what inspires him & his campaign. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on T...

Dec 12, 20231 hr 55 min

TMBS ReAir 128: Mini-Mike Bloomberg Vs. Socialism ft. Richard Wolff & Benjamin Dixon

TMBS 128 aired on Feb 24, 2020 Episode summary: We are beating back the politics of delusion. Shoutout to the historic win in Nevada. Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) host of The Benjamin Dixon Show joins us to talk about how we stop Bloomberg. During the GEM with (@davidgriscom) on the slowdown in the tech industry. Richard Wolff (@ProfWolff) breaks down what this proves about capitalism. Richard Wolff (@profwolff) explains why the mainstream media doesn't understand socialism and the labor the...

Dec 05, 20231 hr 57 min

TMBS ReAir 127: Establishment Freakout ft. Krystal Ball & Malaika Jabali

TMBS 127 aired on February 12th, 2020 Episode summary: We won't beat the GOP with half-measures & we cannot compromise on M4A. Shoutout to Abby Martin (@AbbyMartin) for standing up against for her right to free speech and the rights of Palestinians. Krystal Ball (@KrystalBall) joins us to break down NH and the lack of vetting of moderate candidates. During the GEM, David (@davidgriscom) warns about the danger of water privatization. Malaika Jabali (@MalaikaJabali) joins us to talk about her ...

Nov 28, 20231 hr 28 min

TMBS ReAir 126: Bernie Wins Iowa, Iowa Blows Democracy ft. Corey Pein

TMBS 126 aired on February 5, 2020 Episode Summary: Bernie won Iowa, don't let the Democratic establishment slow us down. Shoutout to No More Deaths for standing up for humanity. Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) calls in to talk about the problem with technology During the GEM, David breaks down the Wet'suwet'en fight against the Coastal Gaslink pipeline. Larry King had to take an important call. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been...

Nov 21, 20231 hr 51 min

TMBS ReAir 125: The Edge Of Democracy ft. Briahna Joy Gray & Petra Costa

TMBS 125 aired on Jan 31, 2020 Episode summary: Fact-checking Warren. Briahna Joy Gray (@BrieBrieJoy) National Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders joins us to talk about the campaign as they head into the Iowa Caucus. Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for getting the most donations from the troops. During the GEM, David (@davidgriscom) makes the case if we want democratic socialism we must use capital controls. Petra Costa (@petracostal) the director of The Edge of Democracy joins us to talk about her f...

Nov 14, 20231 hr 35 min

124 - MLK & The Delusional NYT ft. Justin Jackson, Brandon Sutton, & David Feldman

TMBS aired on Jan 21, 2020 Episode summary: MLK showed us the way forward. Shoutout to Moms4Housing for securing a deal for the Wedgewood property they were occupying. Justin Jackson (@J_ManPrime21) running back for the LA Chargers joins us to talk about how it got into politics and why he supports Bernie Sanders. During the GEM, David breaks down the dangerous continuity between corporate Democrats and Donald Trump's trade deals. We are joined by Brandon Sutton (@PrettyBadLefty) to talk about t...

Nov 07, 20232 hr 11 min

TMBS ReAir:123 - Warren's War On Bernie ft. Krystal Ball

TMBS 123 aired on January 18th, 2020 Episode summary: We must build an international left. Shoutout to Mom4Housing for standing up. Why Did Warren Come At Bernie? Was Bernies's answer to the NYT wrong? - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn more and rewatch the postgame and all other archived content visit https://www.patreon.com/TMBS The TMBS ReAir project was cre...

Oct 31, 20231 hr 7 min

TMBS ReAir 122 - Missiles Fly In Iran & A Postcolonial GND ft. Drew Mikhael & Matt Christman

TMBS 122 aired on Jan 7, 2020 Episode summary: The crisis in Australia & moving toward a GND. Shoutout to the Center-Left in Portugual, for showing an alternative to right-wing populism. Dr. Drew Mikhael (@DrDrewMikhael) joins us to talk about the crisis with Iran and provides a deeper understanding of the social movement in the country. During the GEM, How Banks prey on the poor and how to end it? Matt Christman (@CushBomb) joins us to talk about Iran, Warren, and The View. TMBS ReAirs come...

Oct 24, 20232 hr 1 min

TMBS ReAir 121:#NoWarWithIran ft. Derek Davison, Meagan Day, Ben Burgis, & Lauren Ashcraft

TMBS 121 aired on January 3rd, 2020 Episode summary: We have a chance to confront 'capitalist realism,' let's do it. Derek Davison (@dwdavison) joins us to talk about the US assassination of Soleimani and Trump's escalation with Iran. Meagan Day (@MeaganMDay) staff writer at Jacobin, joins us to explain her recent article "Bernie Is The Candidate: Here Is Why?" During the GEM, David explains the reason why capitalism and imperialism are inseparable. Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) joins us in studio to ...

Oct 17, 20232 hr

TMBS ReAir 120 Understanding Socialism & Why Obama Likes Warren Now ft Ana Kasparian & Richard Wolff

TMBS 120 aired on Dec 23, 2019 Episode summary: First, happy birthday to Thomas Sankara. Lula and the difference between sympathy and solidarity. Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) on why impeachment is important and how Pelosi is blowing it. Then, Richard Wolff on struggle and austerity in France. The end of reform possibilities. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put together by The Michael Brooks Legacy Project. To learn mo...

Oct 10, 20231 hr 50 min

TMBS ReAir: 119 - Lessons From the UK & How We Win Here ft. Joshua Kahn Russell

TMBS aired on December 17th, 2019. Episode summary: What are the lessons from the UK election for our movement. Joshua Kahn Russell joins us to talk about spirituality and activism. During the GEM, David breaks down the expansion of global debt. Shoutout to protesters for shutting down PG&E and demanding that it comes under public ownership. Evo Morales speaks after the coup. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday here and on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This program has been put tog...

Oct 03, 20231 hr 33 min

TMBS 118 ReAir: Vote Labour & The OAS v. Democracy ft. Camila Escalante & Chris Nineham

TMBS 118 aired on Dec 10, 2019 Episode summary: We must fight climate change, eco-fascism, and capitalist ecology. Shoutout to the Labour Party, they need to win. Camilia Escalante (@camiliateleSUR) presenter at TeleSUR joins us to talk about the recent elections of Dominica and an update on Bolivia. During the GEM, David breaks down the legacy of Paul Volcker. Chris Nineham (@ChrisNinham) Author The British State: A Warning calls in to talk about the importance of the UK election and the future...

Sep 26, 20231 hr 54 min

TMBS ReAir 117 - Slavoj Zizek On Everything & One Year of AMLO ft. Wosny Lambre

TMBS 117 aired on December 3rd, 2019 Episode summary: AMLO one year in and how to think about governments that challenge the US. Shoutout to Jeremy Corbyn for exposing billionaires' nonsense. During the GEM David breaks down the way that capitalism is killing all of us. Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to talk about Bloomberg/Trump, the NBA, & The Irishman. Slavoj Zizek joins TMBS to talk about ideology, modern capitalism, and the rise of the global Right. - TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday...

Sep 19, 20232 hr 5 min
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