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Loud and Clear - the latest news, commentary and political analysis on all the most recent events from around the globe with Brian Becker, podcasts 5 days a week.

Brian Becker, John Kiriakou

  • Sep 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 1h 55m AVG DURATION
  • 74 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Loud & Clear

Trump's Election Strategy Stimulates Right Wing Militia Mobilization

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 120:12


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and the author of many books, his latest book is called “The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism and Capitalism in the Long 16th Century.”

57 Years After the March on Washington: White Supremacists Rise Again?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 118:59


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik News analysts and producers Walter Smolarek and Nicole Roussell.

Did the Police Give a Wink and Nod to Kenosha Shooter?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 115:11


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik news analysts Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek.

After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake, Two Protesters Shot Dead

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 119:03


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and the author of many books, including “Blows Against the Empire: U.S. Imperialism in Crisis.”

Stocks Soar...And So Does Unemployment and Hunger

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 118:25


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Professor Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism.”

Protests Rage After Police Shoot Man in Front of His Kids in Wisconsin

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 120:13


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Kofi Ademola, an activist and organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Modern Day Pirates

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 115:33


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Mohammad Marandi, an expert on American studies and postcolonial literature who teaches at the University of Tehran.

Cops & Politicians Demand Long Prison Sentences for Protesters

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 119:29


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Aislinn Pulley, an organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Police, Prisons & Pentagon?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 117:01


Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Margaret Kimberley, an activist, columnist, and author, whose latest book is called “Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents,” and KJ Noh, a San Francisco activist and scholar on the geopolitics of Asia, and a frequent contributor to Counterpunch and Dissident Voice.

Fury at Police Violence Reaches Boiling Point in Chicago

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 117:10


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Kofi Ademola, an activist and organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Editors or Censors? The Hidden Hand Behind Wikipedia

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 118:19


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Max Blumenthal, a bestselling author and journalist who is senior editor of The Grayzone and co-host of the podcast “Moderate Rebels.”

Millions Face Long Term Unemployment and Homelessness

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 114:51


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ted Rall. He’s an award-winning columnist and political cartoonist and you can check out his work at www.rall.com.

Congress Fiddles While the Unemployed Burn Through Life Savings

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 117:48


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Pete Dolack, an activist and writer with Trade Justice New York Metro, who focuses on human rights, social justice, and environmental and trade issues and is the author of “It’s Not Over, Learning from the Socialist Experiment.”

Behind the Beirut Explosions

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 115:50


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Rania Khalek, a journalist and political activist whose work has appeared in The Nation, The Intercept, Aljazeera, Salon, VICE, and elsewhere.

Mass Evictions Are on The Way for Millions of American Working Families

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 117:03


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Professor Richard Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism.”

Attack on TikTok: US Relies on Economic Gangsterism Not "Free Market"

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 117:50


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by John Ross, Senior Fellow at Chongyang Institute, Renmin University of China, and an award-winning resident columnist with several Chinese media organizations.

Delay the Election? Trump's Trial Balloon is Shot Down

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 115:30


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer, the author of the book “The Plot to Control the World: How the US Spent Billions to Change the Outcome of Elections Around the World,” and Sputnik News analyst and producer Nicole Roussell.

What is Trump’s Real Game Plan With “Election Delay” Tweet

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 117:17


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik news analysts Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek.

US Officials Blame Russia for COVID Confusion in US...Not Trump

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 111:42


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books--“The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War.”

Biden’s VP Choices: Neocon War Hawk or Prosecutor?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 116:44


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ajamu Baraka, the National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace and a longtime human rights activist, organizer, and political activist, and the 2016 Green Party nominee for Vice President of the United States.

Police & Vigilantes Carry Out Attacks Against Anti-Racist Protesters

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 113:40


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Lillian House, an organizer with the Denver Liberation Center, and has been deeply involved in protests across Colorado.

China Hits Back After Trump Evicts Consulate in Houston

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 117:10


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik News analysts and producers Walter Smolarek and Nicole Roussell.

The Staggering Number of Jobless Americans is Growing Every Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 115:29


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, a professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of “The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US policy from Reagan to Trump,” at www.jackrasmus.com.

Trump Shuts Down China's Consulate in Houston, Escalating Confrontation

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 117:07


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by John Ross, Senior Fellow at Chongyang Institute, Renmin University of China, and an award-winning resident columnist with several Chinese media organizations.

Democrats Give Even More Power & Money to Trump in NDAA Vote

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 119:26


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Lee Camp, a writer, comedian, activist, journalist, and host of the television show “Redacted Tonight,” on RT America, and his latest book is called “Bullet Points & Punch Lines,” which you can find at leecamp.com.

Trump Unleashes "Kidnapping" Tactics in Portland

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 115:15


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Mara Verheyden Hilliard, the executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund.

Trump’s Taxes Still Hidden After SCOTUS Ruling, But for How Long?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 111:17


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent who in 2002 was named Time Magazine person of the year along with two other whistleblowers.

Under the Lash: Trump Says He'll Cut Funding if Schools Don't Reopen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 117:28


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Chicago Teachers Union member and activist Nick Stender.

Democratic Party Elites Moving to Defeat Anti-Police Protests

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 117:40


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Eugene Puryear, an author, activist and host of the new program BreakThrough News.

What if There Is No Vaccine for COVID-19?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 116:37


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Robert Gallo, MD, the Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine, co-founder and director of the Institute Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and co-founder and international scientific adviser of the Global Virus Network.

“Independence Day” for Who?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 115:46


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and the author of many books, including “The Counterrevolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America.”

100,000 New Infections Per Day? Coronavirus Second Wave Arriving

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 117:55


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, John Kiriakou is joined by Ted Rall, an award-winning commentator and editorial cartoonist whose work you can find at www.rall.com.

Nearly Half of US Population Is Out of Work

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 115:11


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Professor Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism.”

After 18-year Afghanistan Occupation: Media Blames Putin for US Deaths

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 116:28


Matthew Hoh, who resigned in 2009 from the State Department over the American escalation of the war in Afghanistan, joins the show. His writings have appeared in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Defense News, the Guardian, Huffington Post, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, and he won the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling.

Huge COVID Spikes in US as Trump Tries to Cut Health Care for Millions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 113:17


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, John Kiriakou is joined by Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease physician and vice-chair of the Infectious Disease Society of America’s Global Health Committee.

US Indicts Julian Assange Again - But Why?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 112:36


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News, founded by the late Robert Parry, and the author of the book "How I Lost, By Hillary Clinton."

Mike Flynn Walks Free After Appeals Court Ruling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 114:09


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Daniel Lazare. He is a journalist and author of three books - The Frozen Republic, The Velvet Coup, and America's Undeclared War.

Trump v. Silicon Valley on Worker Visa Shutdown

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 118:18


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Professor Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism.”

COVID-19: Why are Some Countries Succeeding & Other Countries Failing?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 118:07


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by KJ Noh, a peace activist and scholar on the geopolitics of Asia, and a frequent contributor to Counterpunch and Dissident Voice.

Juneteenth Protests Shut Down Ports & Tulsa Braces for a Trump Rally

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 115:24


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Eugene Puryear, an author, activist and host of the new program BreakThrough News; and Estevan Hernandez, an organizer with the ANSWER Coalition who has been in the streets helping to organize recent protests.

Why Did the Supreme Court Rule for Immigrant "Dreamers" & Not Trump?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2020 112:14


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Juan José Gutiérrez, the executive director of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition.

Trump & Pence Tell Nation “It’s All Under Control” as COVID Cases Spike

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 111:36


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist, who is at www.rall.com.

We Are Now in the Third Major Capitalist Economic Crisis in 20 Years

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 118:59


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Professor Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism,” joins the show.

Police Executions of Unarmed Black People Continues; Atlanta Rises Up

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 114:27


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by community organizer Monica Johnson who attended the protests over the weekend and Sputnik news analyst Nicole Roussell.

Protests Grow, Monuments Fall: Is the Military Breaking from Trump?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2020 113:45


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik News analysts and producers Walter Smolarek and Nicole Roussell.

Racist Monuments and Icons Fall as Nationwide Protests Continue

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 115:39


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Rebecca Keel, Virginia organizer with Southerners on New Ground.

Congress Reform Package Rejects Call to "Defund" the Police

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 118:23


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Daryle Lamont Jenkins, executive director of the organization One People’s Project.

Biden Worked With Police "Union" to Erect Mass Incarceration System

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 121:06


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of three books - “The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War.”

Military Leaders Breaking Ranks With Trump as Protests Expand

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2020 116:06


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by producers Walter and Nicole, president of Communities United Against Police Brutality Michelle Gross, Bronx Liberation Center organizer Dari Rodriguez, Philadelphia MC for Saturday Mecca Bullock, ANSWER LA organizer Kameron Hurt, and journalist Neil Clark.

Trump's Plans for Martial Law Backfire - Protests Swell

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 116:04


On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Nino Brown, an activist with the Boston Teachers Union, Terra Oliveira, a Philadelphia-based writer, the founder and editor of Recenter Press, and an organizer with the Philadelphia Liberation Center, and producers Walter Smolarek and Nicole Roussell, join the show.

Trump Reeling as Mass Protests Grow

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 113:33


Brian Becker is joined by Kameron Hurt, an organizer with ANSWER Coalition LA, Dari Rodriguez, an organizer with the Justice Center and a speaker & organizer at last night’s protests in the Bronx, Jodi Dean, a professor of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges whose latest book is called “Comrade,” and producer Walter Smolarek.

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