The Marxist Think Tank

In the latest episode of News of the Week, Reagan and Nixon navigate a labyrinth of global politics and historical milestones. They delve into the intricate and often contradictory nature of international relations, starting with a nuanced discussion on the recent events surrounding Alexei Navalny, Julian Assange, and Gonzalo Lira, highlighting the stark differences in the US government's stance towards each. The duo then transitions into a lively debate over recent judicial rulings against Donald Trump, the implications of his "Never Surrender" sneakers, and the hefty financial penalties he faces. They touch upon the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, contrasting US positions on international security concerns, particularly in the contexts of Israel and Ukraine. Furthermore, they explore the groundbreaking success of the Odysseus lunar lander, marking a new era in space exploration, while playfully speculating on its symbolic namesake's potential for hidden agendas. Throughout the episode, Reagan and Nixon skillfully blend humor with insightful commentary, providing a unique perspective on the week's most pressing news stories.

Ronnie and Dick delve into the week's news spanning many issues primarily elections around the globe. The death of Alexny Navalny. The elections in Pakistan. The elections in Indonesia. Trump's legal woes. The US funding Bill for Ukraine and Israel. The situation in Gaza. Chinese spamouflage campaign and more.

Nixon and Reagan discuss the news of the week. The war in the Middle East, the war in Ukraine, US politics, Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin, King Charles's cancer diagnosis, the Pakistan election, and some insight into the workings of the Illuminati.

Nixon goes over last week's headlines, Russia, Putin, Prigozhin, Surovikin, Belarus, Ukraine war, Trump indictment, Supreme Court Rulings, Indian economy, China-US Relations, New Zealand to kill all rats, and more Please share, like, and subscribe. The Ministry is open to suggestions, please comment below with any thoughts or swear words. Honi Soit Tout Qui Pense Ministry of Propaganda

We talk about the 24-hour Tik Tok Coup where Wagner forces tried to overthrow the Ministry of Defense.

We speak with John Phoenix a Palestinian exile and political commentator. He tells us about working in Palestine during the Intifada in the late 80's, the realities of Israeli Apartheid, being shot at by the security forces, and other elements of the occupation. 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Where in Palestine he is from and some personal background 3:00 The start of the Intifada or uprising in the 1980's 6:33 Working as a journalist for NBC in Palestine covering the conflict 7:00 Catching and filming Zhionist troops breaking the bones of youths 9:30 Being shot by Israel on 4 separate occasions for being a journalist 11:15 Going into exile and leaving Palestine to avoid being killed by the Israeli state 12:15 Stories from doing undercover work to expose the crimes of Israel, torture, and spying 21:45 Becoming wanted by the state and being tortured by Israel 22:40 Going to jail over an Italian flag and watermelons 29:00 What is it like being interrogated by Israeli soldiers? 34:40 A discussion on how apartheid works in occupied Palestine. Racism, pass books, education, separate amenities, economics, and fascism 40:00 Jews-only roads and Arabs-only roads 42:20 Comparing South African apartheid and Israeli apartheid 47:50 The ICC just issued an arrest warrant for Putin's alleged removal of children meanwhile Israel does this on a regular basis and has been doing so for decades 49:30 Resistance by not following the Israeli time zone 52:20 Zionist extremism in New York 53:10 Reflections from an ex-Israeli high ranking officer 56:40 Arabs in the Israeli parliament and Arab Israeli "citizens" 59:50 Open challenge to any Zionist who want to prove John wrong 1:01:30 How conscription serves as a function of apartheid by excluding those who don't serve, namely Arabs 1:03:20 the inclusion and militarization of other minorities to serve the state 1:05:40 How taxes are used to further Zionist aims particularly in Jerusalem 1:07:45 Closing questions; why does the US have such support for Israel? Would things be different if there was no Suez Canal? 1:15:05 Conclusions

Chris interviews and discusses the situation in Palestine with Eyad; a Palestinian and human rights activist.

This week we try to make sense of the situation in Sudan. The factions, pan-Arabism, ethnic conflicts, oil, water, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, China, and Wagner. 0:00 Nixon's news briefing 5:39 Introduction to the topic 8:55 A brief understanding of how and why the immediate conflict broke out 12:40 Bashir also took power 30 years ago in a similar transition moment 13:30 The role of the British Empire in creating the North/South and Muslim/Christian divide 14:55 Who are the leaders? What is the scale of the conflict so far? Some background to the militia 23:00 Some discussion on Wagner and its links to Sudan 24:00 Shortcomings by the New York Times and The Duran on their coverage of the matter so farm, failing to mention Egypt 24:49 How is this relates to Libya and Libyan movements 26:00 This is not a clear cut Cold War situation 26:55 The Egyptian and Ethiopian elements to this conflict, most notably the GERD hydroelectric dam and how this affects the Nile 29:40 Some of Hemeti's financial background 30:30 A look at the Nile and its significance to Egypt 35:20 A look at oil, oilfields, and oil interests 40:50 Intervention? 43:30 Comparing 2023 to 2003 45:00 Other regional elements and Sudanese relations with regional partners 49:06 How much oil does China get from Sudan? 52:30 A discussion on Wagner 1:01:40 Where we think this is going 1:02:30 Our closing remarks Please like, share, comment, and subscribe Sudan, civil war, USA, Egypt, Ethiopia, Africa, Nile, news, politics, analysis of the situation in Sudan, what is going on in Sudan, what is happening in Sudan.

Nixon gives us the major news of the week and Rich and Chris go over some of the leaked Pentagon documents in detail. Talking about their geopolitical implications and the substance of the docs themselves.

We welcome a new member of our team, our news reporter, former US president Richard Nixon. Nixon gives us his breakdown of the news of the week until Thursday. We then dive into a discussion about Trump's indictment. What this means for US politics, how this is being played politically, money, lobbying, corruption, and revolving doors. 0:00 Summary of the major news of the week given by Intern Correspondent Richard Nixon 4:02 Introduction to the Indictment of Trump 5:30 Welcome to the 2024 presidential cycle 6:14 Comparing this to other political controversies in the US such as Watergate, Iran Contras, and Monika Lewinsky 10:25 Trump's case is being treated differently than other political scandals 11:40 The weaponization and theaterization of the legal system 14:00 The hypocrisy of the secret documents case against Trump 15:22 The other porn star and rich man's politics, Catch-And-Kill tactics 17:00 Trump isn't actually a conservative or a neocon 19:00 The inner workings of Republican backing oligarchs, Koch and Murdoch, libertarianism and conservative social security 23:00 George Soros's involvement in the case 24:40 Trump's surge in support from the Republican base following the news of the indictment and how this plays out in the tactics of the 2024 presidential race 27:00 Conservative party goon leaks the tactics of electioneering, Culture Wars 29:00 Single issue voters and how the court cases might influence them 31:40 The Cold Civil War? 35:45 Money in politics and lobbying a look at OpenSecrets .org 37:35 Hush money pales in comparison to the open corruption of the lobbying system 39:35 Comparing unions lobbying power versus the defense industry and versus oligarchs 41:42 What is the difference between a bribe, a donation, and lobbying? 43:44 Revolving door politicians and open air corruption 45:40 An example of a revolving door politician 47:00 Money talks 49:00 Closing remarks Please like, share, and subscribe. Trump, indictment, Stormy Daniels, 2016, 2020, 2024, presidential race, Republicans, Democrats, Congress, news, politics, updates, Richard Nixon.

Senator Joseph McCarthy of the 1950s grills the CEO of TikTok. (using mostly questions that were really asked by other congressmen) McCarthyism with 21st Century characteristics. China, CCP, CPC, USA, TikTok, CEO, Red Scare, technology war, congress, congressmen, congressional hearing, politics.

People are doing it for themselves! We cover the various shifts in geopolitics and diplomacy that have occurred in the last few weeks. Such as the Iran/Saudi Deal, the Putin Xi meeting, Turkey Syria relations, and we show one of the wonderful speeches that came out of the Chinese counter conference to the US's Summit for Democracy. We also show an exclusive interview organized by the Ministry of Propaganda whereby Senator Joe McCarthy of the 1950s grills the CEO of TikTok. Please like, share, and subscribe. Contents: 0:00 Introduction 1:06 Saudi Iran Deal and its political implications 4:00 Latuff's cartoon depicting the significance of the Saudi/Iran/China deal 7:00 The entrenchment of regionality and regional politics 7:40 Further peace talks between Syria, Turkey, and the Saudis 8:45 The end of the ISIS-era and Turkish inconsistency as a member of the Western alliance 12:23 UNSC rejected an investigation into the Nord Stream attacks and discussion about the Nord Stream attacks 17:00 Russia can still propose an investigation into the attack from the general assembly of the UN 18:00 The Soviet Union was somehow less of a pariah in the West than Putin's Russia is 19:30 The US' Summit for Democracy and the Chinese response 20:10 The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States 2022, A Chinese government report which covers life expectancy decline , gun related deaths, drug related deaths, prison slavery, and money in American politics 33:20 Who was invited to the Summit for Democracy and who wasn't 34:55 African politician gives a speech in Beijing laying down the insanity of the US hosting a summit on democracy and our discussion around that speech 48:24 The ICC arrest warrant for Putin 50:10 Julius Malema offers his opinion on the arrest warrant and a short discussion on the EFF in South Africa 56:28 Our special correspondent, Senator McCarthy, interrogated the CEO of TikTok on our behalf 1:00:37 Red Scare over TikTok and the return of a scared American leadership of the 1950s 1:04:15 US hegemony is dying in the world that it created 1:07:33 Dugin's multipolar world conference Please like, share, and subscribe. Politics, news, discussion.

When did the Russo-Ukraine War start? Well, since for dominant narratives we are told it started one year ago this then is our discussion and description of the last year of that war. Please use these timestamps to skip ahead and to see what we talked about: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukrainian Civil War? What is this actually? When did it really start? 2:25 According to Zelensky this war started in Crimea 3:00 The Civil War element 3:40 A look at the map and a brief summary of the political events and fighting in 2014-16 5:57 A time-lapse of the war and the general progression of the war over 2022 and 2023 9:50 How we, and many others, including Zelensky, didn't think there was going to be an invasion 12:25 Why were the Germans and French skeptical about US intelligence in relation to the invasion? 14:30 How many soldiers and civilians have died? 15:07 Ursula Von Der Leyen slips up and reveals the Ukrainian casualty rate 17:10 Complications in relation to training and equipping Ukrainian troops with NATO weapons and kit 19:30 The politics and war dynamics of the casualty rate 20:50 So how many casualties have there really been? 23:10 If we combine the UK MOD estimate with that of Scott Ritter it seems the 40-60 thousand Russian soldiers have been killed in the war so far 23:20 How many Ukrainian casualties have there been? 24:05 Comparing this war to other wars of the 20th Century 24:10 The Russians have lost as many troops in 1 year as the US lost in more than 10 years of the Vietnam War 25:10 IMPORTANT: The historical significance of this war 27:28 The definition of war and military operations 29:50 How does this war compare to the World Wars? 30:55 There are 320k Russian troops in Ukraine 31:10 How big is the Russian troop deployment compared to deployments to Vietnam, Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other wars? 34:47 How does this end? 38:50 US former soldier who fought for Ukraine hands over information and joins Russians 41:57 Defector talks about open fascist tendencies amongst Ukrainian troops 47:15 17000 missiles arrived in Ukraine from the West in the first 6 days of the war 47:57 Javelins for sale on the Black Market 49:35 Defector details the corruption within the Ukrainian military and discussion on Western backed regimes in general 53:35 Final remarks on the general military situation going forward 54:40 The deadliest day of the war was in Feb 2023, so the war is escalating 55:20 The economic side of the war and how the sanctions failed 58:59 Long term effects of the sanctions on Russia's ability to make advanced weapons and how they might counter that in the future 1:01:23 What does the Russian replacement McDonald's look like? 1:03:55 Russian Starbucks replacement and the New Russian Coca-Cola and Fanta 1:07:05 The Chinese 12-point Peace Plan 1:11:37 The 2nd point of the peace plan addresses Russian concerns leading up to the war 1:14:30 The absurdity of shelling a nuclear plant that you are in control of 1:16:00 Long-arm jurisdiction effectively undermines the sovereignty of smaller nations 1:17:55 Political implications and posturing from others in response to the Chinese Peace Plan 1:20:00 A proxy war within a proxy war 1:22:00 Conclusions Our next episode is about the Nordstream pipeline sabotage and Seymour Hersh's bombshell investigative findings on the matter. Please like, share, and subscribe!

We take a look at the recent record-breaking industrial action that is taking place across the UK in multiple sectors of the economy. Railway strikes, nurse strikes, and much more. We explain the role that inflation, the cost of living crisis, the energy crisis, deteriorating living conditions, and stagnating wages all play in driving hundreds of thousands of workers to go on strike. We also take a closer look at some of the wonderful footage of the leader of the RMT, Mick Lynch, as he tears apart Conservative, Labour, and mainstream media challengers who try and make him look like a fool or a lunatic but only end up becoming ones themselves. Skip ahead to: 0:00 Introduction 2:45 Mick Lynch addresses a rally and we discuss some of his work and recent media representation 8:20 A clip showing other workers on strike, their struggles, how clapping doesn't pay the nurses bills 11:09 Working people having to use Food Banks in order to survive 13:10 How much support do the strikers have among the rest of the public? 15:20 The bizarre prize given by This Morning... To pay your energy bills! A necessity!? 17:30 A discussion on inflation and Mick Lynch talking about inflation 19:15 Mick Lynch slowly tears apart the parliamentary select committee that tries to question him. Followed by a discussion of how the government is more concerned about driving war in Ukraine than trying to solve the diabolical situation at home. 25:10 Lynch talks stats and shows how even a government budget is eaten up by fat cats at the top and not to the ordinary people that keep essential services running. 27:30 How privatization by stealth works and effects the NHS too 28:25 How the Department of Transport knew that there would be strikes and that there is a bigger plan 31:50 Lynch, a man with a working class background, is more popular and smarter than the business politicians in the room 35:25 The TERRIFYING upcoming laws that the government wants to impose to break the unions and to break strikes by forcing people to work 40:20 GENERAL STRIKE? And the advancement of union talk everywhere. 46:00 Don't Strike! Write to your MP! Your Keir Starmer Rep! 47:30 Short clip of Lynch obliterating the media 50:20 The RMT helped found the Labour party but is no longer affiliated. Lynch does a great job of attacking both the Labour and Conservative parties. How the Labour party is not the leader of Britain's Labour movement. 55:45 Labour does not like the current strikes, they don't want to talk about unions, this movement is being led from below 57:00 Keir Starmer and New Labour 57:55 The Tony Blair Middle Eastern Institute for Peace 58:08 The Hood makes Piers Morgan embarrass himself on his own show Please Subscribe, Like, Share, and hit the notifications bell. Politics, news, UK, economic analysis.

We talk about the history, achievements, and effects of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.

We take a look at the victory of the Worker's Party candidate in Brazil over the incumbent right wing Bolsonaro. A look at what this means for the region and the globe.

We take a look at the events, results, and discussions surrounding the CPC's 20th Congress. Who is on the new Politburo? What did Xi say?

We take a look at the events, results, and discussions surrounding the CPC's 20th Congress. Who is on the new Politburo? What did Xi say?

We take a look at what the Aljazeera Labour Files leaks show us about the true nature of the Labour Party in the UK. Keir Starmer, Labour party, UK politics, Aljazeera, Labour Leak Files, Palestine, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Corbynistas, Corbynism, JC, sham democracy, bourgeois parliament.

We take a look at what the Aljazeera Labour Files leaks show us about the true nature of the Labour Party in the UK.