The Michael Brooks Show

TMBS 95 aired on June 25th, 2019. Episode summary: We stand in solidarity with those in Sudan  Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for leading the way to end student debt peonage. Brian Mier (@BrianMtelesur) joins us to talk about Lula's latest appeal.  During the GEM David breaks down Facebook's new cryptocurrency.  Harvey Kaye (@HarveyJKaye) is back in studio to talk about Bernie Sanders recent speech. T...

TMBS 94 aired on June 18th, 2019. Episode summary: Bernie Sanders' speech on democratic socialism was historic. Shoutout to the Waorani people winning a landmark victory protecting 500,000 million acres of rainforest from oil drilling. We debut our new, sometimes, co-host Alyona Minkovski (@AlyonaMink) who breaks down the recent US hacking of Russian power grids without informing Trump. During the...

TMBS 93 aired on June, 11 2019 Episode summary: Michael announces his new book Glenn Greenwald co-founder and journalist joins us to talk about his groundbreaking report on the politicized trial of Lula. The Assange trial is an attack on journalism full-stop. Bhaskar Sunkara is in the studio to talk about his book "The Socialist Manifesto" Ben Burgis joins us to talk about the Meidner Plan. - The...

TMBS 92 aired on June 4, 2019  Episode Summary: The worrying growth of the far-right in Europe and Left-strategy toward the EU.  Shoutout to the UK for protesting Trump's state visit and to the Brazillian's gathering together to show their support for  #LulaLivre Hasan Piker (@HasanTheHun) of The Young Turks talks about Dave Rubin's  #meltdownMay and California Democrats booing centrists.  During...

TMBS aired on May 21st, 2019 Episode summary: Green imperialism won't save us and why the difference between Sanders and Warren matter.  Shoutout to Italian Union members who refused to load a shipment of arms bound for Saudi Arabia. And shoutout to the Notorious B.I.G. who would have turned 47 today. During the GEM David talks about the rise of corporate debt, but gets challenged by a patron. We...

TMBS 90 aired on May 14th, 2019 Episode summary: Michael breaks down the history of the Iranian Revolution and the danger of Trump, Bolton, and Pompeo's desire for war. Shoutout to Bernie Sanders and AOC During the GEM David breaks down the way the banks are trying to work around rules put into place following the financial crisis. Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland) joins us in studio to talk about her...

TMBS 89 aired on May 7th, 2019. Episode summary: We talk about the climate crisis and the model that Extinction Rebellion gives to action. Shoutout to NYC for refusing to let Bolsonaro into the city. Author of "It Was All A Dream" Reniqua Allen (@rnz1) calls in to talk about her new book and the broken promise to black millennials in America. During the GEM, David talks about the upcoming rideshar...

TMBS 88 aired on April 30th, 2019. Episode summary: We talk the failed coup in Venezuela. Shoutout to South Africa who are celebrating the liberation from apartheid. Journalist, poet, and historian, Dr. Maytha Alhassen (@MaythaAlhassen) joins us to talk about Algeria, Sudan, and deconializaiton. During the GEM, David celebrates the Stop & Shop strike victory in light of new rules by the Trump DOL...

TMBS 87 aired on April 16th, 2019. Episode Summary: The third way is dead, and we must keep it that way.  Shoutout to Bernie Sanders for his townhall on Fox News. We break down the Brexit debacle. During the GEM David breaks down Donald Trump's new overtime rules. Richard Wolff (@ProfWolff) joins us in studio for a showdown with Griscom, to talk about Gramsci and UBI. The TMBS ReAir project was cr...

TMBS 86 aired on April 14th, 2019 Episode summary: Bernie is a millionaire, so what? Shoutout to Ari Melber for having the right take on Assange. We are joined by Adom Getachew (@adomgetachew), professor of political science at the University of Chicago and author of "Worldmaking after Empire" to talk to us about the third world political project and decolonization. During the GEM, David breaks do...

TMBS 85 aired on April 9th, 2019. Episode summary: We need public housing for all. Shoutout to protesters around the world marching in support of Lula. Soumya Shankar (@ShanKarmya) joins us to update us on the Indian election. During the GEM David talks about the strike wave on Mexico. Felix Biederman (@ByYourLogic) on Dave Rubin's gamer-mensch and why he supports Rob Blagojevich. About the TMBS R...

TMBS 84 aired on April 2nd, 2019. Episode summary: We talk about the contradictions the Left faces in the upcoming elections. Shoutout to global protests to free Lula on April 7th. Kim Ives (@KimIves13) contributing editor Haiti Liberte calls in to talk about why US-based mercenaries were found in Haiti. During the GEM, David updates us on the yield curve and the era of cheap money. Malaika Jabali...

The TMBS ReAir project was created to give people who discovered Michael's work towards the end of his life or after his passing a weekly place to access his work without feeling overwhelmed by the volume of content they missed, as well as continuing to give grieving friends, family and fans their Tuesday evenings with Michael. While the majority of the content and analysis on TMBS has stayed rele...

TMBS 82 aired on March 19th, 2019. Episode summary: Michael breaks down how we fight white supremacy and the history of imperialism. Shoutout to egg boy a hero of our time Global update Bolsonaro's fascist tour in the US, a new free Lula campaign, and anti-austerity protests in Argentina. During the GEM, David breaks down the upcoming tech IPOs. We are joined live in studio, Harvey Kaye (@harveyjk...

TMBS 81 aired on March 12th, 2019. Episode summary: How to fight pseudo-woke politics and the difference between knowing buzzwords and showing up. We premier our new Illicit History offering We are joined by John Iadarola (@JohnIadarola) host of The Young Turks and the Damage Report to talk Joe Biden's chances, the other progressives in 2020, and Reagan's racism. During the GEM, David shows how AM...

TMBS 80 aired on March 5th, 2019. Episode summary: After Bernie launches it is crucial to remember that winning the election is only the beginning, as we have learned from the life work of Lula.  We proudly stand with Ilhan Omar.  During the GEM, David shows why the minimum wage is good.  Ben Burgis (@BenBurgis) joins us to talk logic for the Left that can shut down the IDW quackery.  TMBS ReAirs...

TMBS 79 aired on February 26th, 2019. Episode summary: The coup attempt in Venezuela and the rise of the New Condor. Shoutout to Ilhan Omar for continuing to call out American hypocrisy and imperialism. France Francois (@1stClassFrance) calls in to talk about the potential of revolution in Haiti. During the GEM segment David exposes the housing crisis for working-class people. Bernie Sanders comes...

TMBS aired on February 16th, 2019. Episode summary: NYC shuts down Amazon. Shoutout to Nomiki Konst, get out and vote for her for NYC public advocate. https://nomikikonst.com Wosny Lambre (@BigWos) joins us to talk LA and voodoo. During the GEM segment, David shows the government is not protecting borrowers from student loan abuse by servicers. We have millennial activist and host of Cumtown Adam...

TMBS 77 aired on February 13th, 2019. Episode summary: Michael breaks down the connection between terror in Brazil and Bolosonaro's attack's on working people. Shoutout to the students for standing with the striking teachers in Denver. Mark Blyth (@MkBlyth) professor of political economy at Brown University calls in to talk about the difference between your family and the United States government,...

TMBS 76 aired on February 7th, 2019. Episode summary: We break down continued American involvement in Iraq and how that affects Iran.  Shoutout to Bob Marley some people really are as great as everyone says they are.  Jeff Halper of Israeli Committee Against Home Demolition joins us to talk about Palestine  During the GEM, David breaks down the problem with Airbnb. Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy)...

TMBS 75 aired on January 31st 2019. Summary: Hands of Venezuela, why the Left must oppose any coup in Venezuela. Bill Fletcher Jr. (@BillFletcherJr) joins us to talk about the anti-austerity movements in Zimbabwe and Sudan. Shoutout to the disruptors at Davos.  During the GEM, David breaks down the bondholders hoping to cash in on the coup.   Global update the Bolsonaro cruelly refuses to allow Lu...

TMBS 74 aired on January 22nd 2019. Episode summary: Martin Luther King was not a capitalist. FBI admits it fought to keep socialists out of power. Shoutout to Luxembourg to become the first country to make public transit free. Daniel Bessner (@dbessner) joins us to talk what a Left foreign policy should look like. Corey Pein (@CoreyPein) author of "Live, Work, Work, Work, Die" joins us to talk ab...

TMBS 73 aired on January 15th, 2019. Episode summary: We break down the government shutdown affects the working-class and how government welfare programs regulate the poor. Shoutout to Patrice Lumumba, who was assassinated 58-years ago this Thursday. Lumumba continues to serve as a symbol of resistance to colonialism. We look into the most recent events in the disaster that is Brexit. Ana Kasparia...

TMBS 72 aired on January 8th, 2019. Episode summary: We break down the LA teacher's strike and why the Right is so bent on destroying public education. Shoutout to Rashida Tlaib for calling it what it is. NYC Public Advocate and Democratic Socialist Nomiki Konst joins us to talk about her run and the future of NYC. During the GEM David looks into Greece's recovery, Europe's slump, and Brazil's pri...

TMBS 71 aired on January 3rd, 2019. Episode summary: We break down the difference between Sanders and Warren Shoutout to Haiti celebrating their revolution. In the global update we talk about the uprising in Sudan and always #LulaLivre. In the GEM, Griscom breaks down the economic outlook for 2019 Baskar Sunkara (@sunraysunray) joins us in the studio to talk the Knicks, the Cuban Revolution, and t...