The Michael Brooks Show

TMBS 70 aired on December 20th, 2028. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the situation in Rojava. Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) host of Count The Dings joins us in studio to break down this stupid year. Is Derrick Fisher a scumbag? We try to figure out what the hell Candace Owens is saying. The crew watches some vintage Chomsky on power and language. TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get...

TMBS 69 aired on December 18th, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about the migrant caravan and how it shows what human solidarity, hope, and a possibility for emancipatory politics. Shoutout to the Climate Extinction Project, a group fighting for our future. Current Affairs Editor Vanessa A Bee (@dolladollabillie) joins us to talk about the ongoing Yellow Vest movement and French politics. During th...

TMBS 68 aired on December 11th, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about the Yellow Vest movement and what it means for the left going forward. Shoutout to Lula for refusing to trade his dignity for freedom. During the global update, we cover the assassination of Brazilian leaders of the Landless Movement of the boldness of the far-right and in India, the BJP saw major losses in the recent election. D...

TMBS 67 aired on December 4th, 2018. Episode summary: We discuss George HW Bush's legacy of decimation and murder. Shoutout to Fred Hampton, we look at his vision and remind everyone of how they can help defend his home - https://www.gofundme.com/officialsavethehamptonhouse During the global update we talk about AMLO's inauguration and we give an update on the situation in Brazil. For the GEM, Gri...

TMBS 66 aired on November 27th, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about the importance of the Irish struggle and the threat that Brexit poses to peace. Shoutout to Amazon workers for going on strike reminding the company, "we are not robots." During the GEM, David breaks down what corporations are spending their money on intellectual property. We are joined by Professor Wolff (@ProffWolff) in studio...

TMBS 65 aired on November 16th, 2018. Episode summary: Facebook, Amazon, Walmart, benefit from our government while attacking working Americans, we need to stop it. Shoutout to Stacey Abrams for refusing to accept a stolen election. During the GEM segment, David warns us that capitalism is coming for our beer. Natalie Wynn (@Contrapoints) calls in to talk about the attack on fighting Trump's attac...

TMBS 64 aired on November 13th, 2018. Episode Summary: The Left must fight voter suppression and make clear the deficiencies of our system. Shoutout to Baltimore for taking a stand against water privatization. We premiere the first Global Brief, this week the crew breaks down recent events in Brazil and explains the damage caused by the sanctions on Iran. During the Griscom Economic Minute, David...

TMBS 63 aired on October 30th, 2018. Episode summary: After the results in Brazil we talk about the importance of building an international movement to combat global fascism. Shoutout to students in Brazil for their work immediately confronting the fascist power of Bolsonaro Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to talk Beto's barber shop visit and is Kanye back? Harvey J. Kaye (@harveyjkaye) joins us i...

TMBS 62 aired on October 23rd, 2018. Episode summary: TMBS Michael talks about the importance of worker cooperatives Shoutout to Uruguay for protecting the rights of transfolk. We get an update on Brazil, Bolsonaro, and the WhatsApp scandal from Brian Mier editor (@BrasilWire) TMBS ReAirs come out every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts or on The Michael Brooks Show YouTube Channel. This prog...

Today's re-air is in honor of Glenn Brooks, Michael's father. Today marks one year since his passing. TMBS 61 aired on October 16th, 2018, episode summary: Michael explains the long term anti-democratic strategy of the radical-Right. Shoutout to the animal kingdom, gorillas in Rwanda have begun to tear down poacher's traps. We are joined by crew Anoa Changa (@thewaywithanoa) Co-Managing Editor of...

TMBS 60 aired on Oct 9, 2018. Here is the episode summary: We break down the recent election in Brazil and the dangers of structureless moralism. Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for showing what a leftist foreign policy looks like. Lech regulates Steven Crowder's awful reading of history. Griscom updates us on the negotiations between Italy's far-right party and the EU. Alex Pareene (@Pareene) joins us...

TMBS aired on October 2nd, 2018, episode summary: We talk about the ways the climate crisis will affect working people. Shoutout to Kyrie Irving for coming clean and the crew talks about conspiracy theories that pulled us in. Union organizer perfectly explains all the reasons Kavanaugh is a class enemy. Lech regulates conservatives who get upset about double standards. Griscom breaks down the stud...

TMBS 58 aired on September 25th, 2018: Michael stresses the importance of thinking about politics structurally and not getting carried away with idealist and moralistic criticisms. Shoutout to Norway for banning deforestation. Brazilian political scientist Alberto Almeida (@AlbertoCalmeida) calls in to talk to about the upcoming Brazilian elections. Matt Lech regulates Trump consultant Rick Wilson...

TMBS 56 aired on September 11th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael talks about the shameful history of drone strikes in the US. Shoutout to indigenous groups and environmental activists in Canada for their work fighting pipeline expansion in Canada. Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil. Doug Lain (@Zer0books) publisher of Zero Books calls in to talk Marx and the political imagination...

TMBS 55 aired on September 4th, 2018. Episode summary: Dying does not absolve you from spending your life advocating for empire and capital, and the Center needs to stop confusing style for substance. Shoutout to the DSA for reaching 50,000 members. Michael gives us an update on the situation in Brazil. Journalist Ken Klippenstein (@KenKlippenstein) joins us to talk about #ressistance grift and an...

TMBS 54 aired on August 24th, 2018. Episode summary: We investigate white nationalist attempts to undermine the destruction of the apartheid system in South Africa. Shoutout to Lula for continuing to fight and rise in polls for the coming Brazilian Presidential election despite the ongoing coup attempt. Steven Pinker's prayers and misleading arguments. For the Griscom economic update we talk about...

TMBS 53 first aired on August 21st, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about the attacks on the right to vote in Georgia. We talk about the cynical way that the Right has been attacking candidates with debt. The legacy of Kofi Annan. Shoutout to Vic Mensa for helping out the community while highlighting the dystopian hell-word we live in. David Griscom breaks down Elon Musk's meltdown and explains why...

TMBS 52 aired on August 14th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down why the idea of the West is a myth and not a very good one. Then, we explain why we support Lula Livre and why you should too. Our Shoutout goes to Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic Congressional Candidate looking to replace John Conyers in his Michigan district. From the start of her campaign she has promoted a progressive criti...

TMBS 51 aired on August 7th, 2018. Episode summary: We break down the viral wildcat strike video and what we will need to do build union power in the US. Shoutout to ATU 689 for refusing to participate in WMATA's bizarre proposal to give special cars to white nationalists. Michael has a message for the alt-right crybabies. Derek Davison (@dwdavision9318) calls in to talk about Trump's dream of "WO...

TMBS 50 aired on July 31st, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the failures of the third way idea is dead. Shoutout to King James for speaking denying Trump's nonsense. Ana Kasparian (@AnaKasparian) host/producer of The Young Turks calls in and destroys Dave Rubin. Griscom talks about supercommuters, rising housing costs, and why tech-UBI isn't going to save you. We throw Joe Lieberman int...

TMBS 49 aired on July 24th, 2018. Episode summary: We talk about Israel's history of apartheid and how the recent law passed in Israel enshrines its apartheid character. Shoutout to Tahirah Amatul-Wadud (@tahirahaw) a progressive candidate campaigning on Medicare for All, who is running for Massachusetts First Congressional District. Also, shoutout to Kaniela Ing (@KanielaIng) a DSA member who is...

TMBS 48 aired on July 17th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down Obama's address honoring Nelson Mandela and the common values that we align ourselves with centrists Shoutout to Julia Salazar who is running in for NY State Senate in District 18 for running a campaign based on empowering the working class and opposing the real estate developers who are making her district unaffordable. For th...

TMBS 47 aired on July 10th, 2018. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the events in Brazil, the Pink Tide in South America, and the crew examines the importance of an international Left-movement. Shoutout to the UK who celebrated 70 years of the NHS and Jeremy Corbyn as he hopefully prepares a challenge for 10 Downing Street. We throw Chuck Schumer and Akil Amar gulag for failing to understand wh...

TMBS 46 aired on July 3rd, 2018. Episode summary: We break down the meaning of Mexico's presidential election and the embarrassing way John Oliver covers Latin America. Shoutout to all of the mobilizations last week against ICE. Chris Maisano contributing writer at Jacobin calls in to talk about the effects of the Janus decision on labor organizing in the US. We throw the pathetic and delusional a...