Professor of law and public policy Robert Hockett discusses developments in the House speaker race among Congressional Republicans, why the United Auto Workers has expanded its strike and what the union is asking for, whether the Biden administration will apply pressure to resolve the strike, the split between the European Union and the United States over Chinese steel, and what role Trump-era tariffs on China play in relations between the US and the EU.
Organizer for the Cuba Venezuela Solidarity Coalition Sofia Perez discusses the primary elections held in Venezuela over the weekend, how the parties opposing the Maduro administration have coalesced around former lawmaker María Corina Machado, why the Venezuelan government is dismissive of the process by which Machado was elected, whether the Venezuelan government will allow Machado to run considering she’s banned from seeking public office for the next 15 years, and how the easing of US sanctions will affect the lives of Venezuelans and their voting choices.
Political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly discusses the latest developments in Gaza, why the Pentagon is advising Israel to not launch a ground offensive, who might be able to negotiate the release of Israeli hostages, how the war could spread and what a regional war would look like, how pro-Palestinian treatment is being handled in the UK, and a surprising new government in Spain.
Former colonel, former US diplomat and antiwar activist Ann Wright discusses resignations within the State Department over US policy, whether there will be further resignations over US support for Israel's war on Gaza, the internal and external pressures blocking public dissent in the US, what happens to the careers of individuals that choose to dissent and resign publicly in Washington, and the performance of the Biden administration’s diplomats in times of crisis.
The Misfits also discuss another defendant in the Georgia election case flipping against former President Donald Trump, and the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
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