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The World Socialist Web Site Daily Podcast is a must-listen for working people like myself. It provides valuable intersectional perspectives from non-white voices, ensuring a diverse range of viewpoints. The analysis and commentary featured on this podcast are unparalleled in the left-wing podcast world, making it my daily go-to for news and information. While some may find the production quality lacking, with occasional dropouts in the recording, I still make the most of my time with this podcast.
The best aspect of The World Socialist Web Site Daily Podcast is its commitment to providing vital intersectional perspectives from non-white voices. This ensures that a wide range of experiences and viewpoints are represented, adding depth and diversity to the discussions and analyses presented. The podcast also stands out for its insightful commentary and analysis, offering a truly Marxist perspective that is both scientific and accurate. It covers topics that other news outlets may overlook, providing important insights into global events.
However, one of the worst aspects of this podcast is the occasional dropouts in recording quality. These brief interruptions can be distracting and frustrating when trying to follow the narrative or discussion. It would be beneficial if the production team could address these technical issues to enhance the overall listening experience.
In conclusion, The World Socialist Web Site Daily Podcast is an invaluable resource for those seeking insightful analysis of global events from a socialist perspective. Despite some minor issues with production quality, this podcast offers unique perspectives that are not found elsewhere. It is highly recommended for workers looking to learn more about revolutionary truth and gain a comprehensive understanding of current events.

US consumer prices jump as workers pay for American imperialism's war on Iran / Trump orders second day of new strikes on Iran, vowing to attack “very hard”

A tribute to Gordon S. Wood (1933-2026), historian of the American Revolution / “Workers at Flint Assembly and Nexteer should stop production”: Anger mounts against UAW collusion with American Axle strikebreaking

Fired "60 Minutes" journalist reveals pro-Trump censorship at CBS News./ Israel bombs Iran on the 100th day of the US-Israeli war as fighting spreads across Lebanon and Gaza./ Gordon S Wood, 1933-2026 : Leading historian of the American Revolution./ Postal workers demand investigation into Demarcus Little's death ,fourth in two years at Palmetto facility.

100 days of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran / Trump denounces California election, defends January 6 attackers / Australia: Poor communities hit by largest diphtheria outbreak on record

How the Democrats enabled the allocation of an extra $70 billion for Trump's immigration Gestapo / Fourth death in 2 years at Palmetto, Georgia, USPS facility: Demarcus Little dies after reporting feeling unwell / Madison, Wisconsin nurses facing harassment over unionization effort after hospital calls union pin "Equivalent to a KKK Pin"

NATO and Ukraine escalate war against Russia / US House approves fraudulent resolution on Iran war / Trump taps personal fixers to lead Justice Department and intelligence apparatus

Elon Musk to become the world's first trillionaire: The case for expropriation / Billionaire Trump backers smash up CBS “60 Minutes” / New EU Return Regulation: attacks on democratic right and mass expulsions

UAW apparatus shuts down grad student strike at Harvard University: The political issues / Democrats enforce crackdown outside Delaney Hall as Congress prepares billions more for ICE and Border Patrol / Trump designates Brazilian gangs as “terrorist organizations” in new imperialist intervention in Latin America

The American Axle strike and the revolt of the auto parts workers / Us Secretary of War again targets China at Shangri-La Dialogue / Australian government echoes US threats against China /

US murder spree in Latin American waters moves beyond 200 killed / New Jersey Democrats unleash police riot against anti-ICE protesters outside Delaney Hall / Australia: Bondi terrorist was on ASIO radar in 2022

The Nexteer rebellion: The working class vs the trade union apparatus / European warmongers seize on Russian drone crash in Romania to escalate war / Labor share of income hits record low as corporate profits soar

Industrial slaughter in Longview: 11 workers killed in Washington's deadliest workplace disaster in nearly 100 years / Under cover of US-Iran negotiations, Israel steps up effort to annex Gaza / War on Iran could trigger a financial crisis, European Central Bank warns

May 29 general strike in Italy: What way forward for the working class? / Mine disaster exposes grim reality facing Chinese workers / The SpaceX IPO: Speculation on steroids

Mine disaster in China: Another tragedy in the global industrial slaughterhouse / Israel escalates rampage in Lebanon

The international significance of Erdoğan's preemptive coup against the CHP in Türkiye / Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda passes 1,000 cases, as Italy reports 2 suspected cases / US launches missile strikes on Iran in advance of talks in Qatar

Gerrymandering in the South: The working class and the defense of democratic rights / China: 82 workers dead in catastrophic mine explosion / Democrats join Republicans to attack Trump over Iran negotiations

The Ebola epidemic, imperialism and the political economy of social murder

Trump's “Anti-Weaponization Fund”: The fusion of the gangster-oligarchy and the state / Rank-and-file candidate for UAW president to Nexteer workers: “Don't accept any more delays. The time for your strike is now.”

The US indictment of Raúl Castro and the record of CIA terror against Cuba / Trump tightens grip on Republican Party as his poll numbers plunge

G7 imperialist governments line up behind Trump's threats against Iran as global war escalates / Türkiye unveils its first intercontinental ballistic missile amid an intensifying imperialist war / Zelensky's former chief-of-staff released from jail on $3.2 million bail amid corruption charges

Democratic Party, union apparatus conspire to shut down powerful New York rail strike / Trump threatens renewed attack on Iran as emergency G7 finance summit opens in Paris / "We all should strike": New York bus drivers speak out in support of Long Island Rail Road strike

After Trump's China trip, White House plans new attack on Iran / Long Island Rail Road workers strike; Mamdani supports scabbing operations / Science magazine investigates FBI's witch-hunt against Chinese researchers

US-China summit brings no respite in global war / Workers at Nexteer Automotive in Saginaw reject second sellout contract by 73 percent, call for strike action to win their demands / Attend Sunday's meeting to vote for an immediate Nexteer strike!

The crisis of the Starmer government, the Labour Party and British capitalism / Anger spreads after strike by 42,000 UC California workers canceled in the middle of the night

Trump to American workers: Let them pay for the war / Los Angeles homeless authority guts workforce, destroying 284 jobs and enabling private profiteers

New York City transit workers confront need for fight against Wall Street and Mamdani / South Texas horror: 7 immigrants, including 14-year-old boy, die after being trapped in rail container / Rising fertilizer prices, shortages threaten Sri Lankan farmers with disaster

Trump and Xi to meet amid global eruption of imperialist war / Governments downplay pandemic risk as MV Hondius hantavirus cases mount in US, Europe / Starmer's "survival speech" only postpones his downfall amid Labour's collapse

How workers can fight the wave of AI layoffs / Reckless disembarkation of hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius exposes collapse of public health / Trump calls Iranian response to negotiations “unacceptable,” as Israel continues Lebanon bloodbath

Far-right Reform UK benefits from the electoral collapse of Britain's Labour Party—what way forward for the working class? / “It should be fine, we hope” Trump dismisses hantavirus threat as outbreak spreads / US attacks two Iranian-flagged tankers as Trump escalates war ahead of China summit

The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and the threat of another pandemic / Trump's “America First” Counterterrorism Strategy: A blueprint for dictatorship / US resumes strikes on Iran, as Trump threatens further escalation

What is it about the Met fashion gala that leads one to think fondly of the guillotine? / 1 year of the Merz government: War, militarism and social devastation

The collapse of Spirit Airlines: The latest in a decades-long war on the working class / Nexteer workers: Prepare now to defeat another UAW sellout contract! / Louisiana governor suspends primary election to enforce new congressional gerrymandering

Trump's deployment of warships to Strait of Hormuz escalates Iran war / Spirit workers lose paychecks and benefits as executives seek $10.7 million in “retention” bonuses / New sanctions, threats and military exercises set stage for US assault on Cuba

The 2026 International May Day Online Rally and the tasks of the international working class / Spirit Airlines collapses: 17,000 workers pay for Wall Street's war on Iran

May Day 2026: Capitalist crisis, war and the international class struggle

Join the May Day Online Rally! For Socialism! Against war, genocide and fascism! / Senate Democrats voice support for major surge in military spending at Hegseth briefing / German government passes war budget, agrees sharp attacks on healthcare

Latest round of tech layoffs at Microsoft and Meta shows need for a working class movement to defend jobs / Supreme Court steps up attacks on democratic rights / Energy shortage: Macron wants to use war on Iran to wage class war in France

Charles III in Washington: Monarchy, oligarchy and the repudiation of 1776 / Trump rushes migrant children through deportation courts, while Walz backs federal raids in Minnesota / Amid popular outrage, no official explanation of secret CIA operation in Mexico

Gunman charged with attempted assassination of Trump: The political issues / Global military spending surges to record $2.887 trillion / US unions "May Day Strong" seeks to neuter May Day

The Pitt: The medical drama whose social realism and honesty have gripped millions / Trump threatens to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges after IRGC closes the Strait of Hormuz / H-E-B grocery warehouse worker dies after workplace accident in San Antonio

Iran war brings massive price and profit gouging / US blockade of Strait of Hormuz deepens conflicts between major powers / Pentagon drafts plans for military assault on Cuba

Ukraine's Zelensky in Berlin: Germany escalates its war offensive against Russia / War powers resolution blocked in the Senate as 10,000 more US troops head to the Middle East / Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell resigns amid #MeToo-style sex scandal

Cancellation of Los Angeles schools strike latest in string of union betrayals / Netanyahu government brutally represses opposition to wars against Iran and Lebanon / Massachusetts postal workers form rank-and-file committee: “USPS is a public service, not a profit-making enterprise”

Trump's blockade of the Strait if Hormuz: The next phase in the Iran war / With strike deadline approaching, Los Angeles officials and unions move to block walkout of 80,000 school workers / Hungary: Which way forward after Orban's electoral defeat?

The New York Times, the Democratic Party and the preparation of Phase 2 of the war against Iran / US deploys warships to Strait of Hormuz, announces Iran blockade

Oppose the draft! Build a working class movement against imperialist war! / Starmer visits Gulf states amid fracturing “special relationship” with US / Trump says the US is “loading up the ships” with weapons during ceasefire talks

Oppose the draft! Build a working class movement against imperialist war! / Starmer visits Gulf states amid fracturing “special relationship” with US / Trump says the US is “loading up the ships” with weapons during ceasefire talks

Jacobin and the DSA sow complacency to demobilize opposition to war against Iran / Israel continues to bomb Lebanon, as US media demands renewed onslaught against Iran / Trump's selective service filing prepares for activation of US military draft

Amid deep divisions over ceasefire agreement, Israel launches massive attack on Lebanon / As election losses mount, White House pursues ballot-rigging plans / Iran war shock causes IMF to revise down global growth forecast

Trump follows genocidal threat against Iran with 2-week “ceasefire” / “He needs to be arrested”: US workers denounce Trump's genocidal threats against Iran / Suicide of U-M researcher: Stop the persecution of Chinese scientists!