tBoots Riley: We need real democracy

Boots Riley: We need real democracy


Raymond "Boots" Riley is a musician and political activist who's politically charged lyrics and beliefs have led to controversy. He believes elected officials are just puppets of the ruling class, so what we elect is who we want to be the next puppet. The seat of power in the world is with the people that own the means of production, the people that own the corporations that are running the world.

112th Congress vs the world

112th Congress vs the world

When he assumed the presidency in 2009, President Barack Obama promised a reset of relations with the rest of the world, greater international cooperation and a recall on George W. Bush's so-called cowboy diplomacy. But as the 112th Congress prepares to take their seats after a Republican sweep in the midterm elections, some fear that the new foreign policy and defense leadership is transporting us back to the frosty relations of the Cold War.

Americans support redistribution of wealth

Americans support redistribution of wealth


As the economic crisis has worsened in the United States, many are looking for answers but could socialism or communism be the answer? Activist Ron Gochez says Words like socialism and communism have been so stigmatized by the educational system that many people are afraid of those words. However, many studies have shown Americans support the redistribution of wealth but if you mention the socialism word they won't agree with it anymore."

Is capitalism organized crime?

Is capitalism organized crime?


Socialism has been over for two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, a time that the United States holds as a symbol of victory over socialism. In the United States there is growing concern that only a certain few control all the wealth, denying many Americans a chance for a better life. Will a new generation of Americans seek out a socialist society?

Ralph Nader: Corporate socialism runs US government

Ralph Nader: Corporate socialism runs US government

With midterm elections in the US about to begin, RT has spoken with 4-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader about the real powers that govern America. Ralph Nader does not belong to either of the two parties ruling Congress. Nader believes that Theodore Dreiser put it very well many years ago, when he said that "the corporations are the government".





All people of all nations need to realize the bankers and leaders of our governments are all sold out and are trying to enslave us (not all, most don't even know but are just greedy). They want a one world government. They take control of the central bank in your country, then inflate the currency over time so that the people never realize that they're getting poorer. Poorer people makes higher crime rates and others

The cost of your food: people's lives

The cost of your food: people's lives

The cheap imported food that you eat doesn't come without a cost. The rise of agribusiness has been uprooting the small indigenous farmers in countries like Brazil for decades. In Brazil, it's benefiting rich land owners and transnational corporations while small farmers have been forced off their land and into cities for hopeless lives in the favela, searching for jobs that never came. But a huge social movement with broad political support is helping some of these landless workers get their lives back. We go to a commune where they are growing their own food and living a sustainable socialist life, escaping the capitalism that has oppressed them.

Brazil's Silent Revolution

Brazil's Silent Revolution

In a country characterized by a a vast divide between the haves and have nots, the poor are making a comeback. Brazil's social program Bolsa Familia has helped lift millions out of poverty, narrowing the divide between rich and poor, fueling the rise of one of the fastest growing major economies in the world. What can the rest of the globe learn from the success of a once depressed and self-consious country?

Brazil example for US?

Brazil example for US?

There are many types of welfare all over the world yet few with such success as Bolsa Família in Brazil. Bolsa Família provides financial aid to poor and indigent Brazilian families on condition that their children attend school and are vaccinated. The President of Brazil, Lula de Silva has reached a level of popularity with his people unseen before, polling at an 83% approval rating.

French riots in US future

French riots in US future


could be argued that the United States started the new age of the protest during the 1960's, however has the US lost its voice? People in France are taking to the streets rioting in mass protest against the potential new law which would raise the minimum age for retirement. Brian Becker with the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition predicts next year frustrated Americans may take to the streets to reclaim their rights

US protests lack French fire

US protests lack French fire

France is paralyzed by protests around the country due to a proposal to raise the national retirement age. The country is coming to a complete stand still because of rioting citizens, could this ever happen in the United States?

I Want Your Money Trailer (2010)

I Want Your Money Trailer (2010)


The movie "I Want Your Money" just opened in select theatres across the United States; it blames the Obama Administration for the distribution of wealth and imposing socialist policies

Libertarian vs. Socialist heated debate ensues

Libertarian vs. Socialist heated debate ensues


At a time when the economy is still insecure, why is there an endless debate over capitalism versus socialism and which financial system actually works? A heated debate between Wayne Allyn Root a 2012 Libertarian candidate for president and Michael Prysner a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation takes place as both present their reason socialism or capitalism is the best choice. Michael Prysner points out that a single president is not the problem, it is the system.

Venezuelan election represents ideological pull

Venezuelan election represents ideological pull

As the election wraps up in Venezuela, many start to speculate what the election results mean for the future of Venezuela's political system. Although the government's party, the United Socialist Party, did not gain the 2/3 majority they needed to sustain authority over key decision making in the country, they still grabbed over 90 seats as the opposition took over 60 seats out of 165. While the opposition cries victory, the Chavistas of the country, supporters of President Hugo Chavez insist their ideology, known as the revolution will remain.

Venezuelan election an ideological dispute

Venezuelan election an ideological dispute


As the election wraps up in Venezuela, many start to speculate what the election results mean for the future of Venezuela's political system. Although the government's party, the United Socialist Party, did not gain the 2/3 majority they needed to sustain authority over key decision making in the country, they still grabbed over 90 seats and the opposition took over 60 seats out of 165. While the opposition claimes a victory, the Chavistas of the country, supporters of President Hugo Chavez insist their ideology, known as the revolution, will remain.