Today on Sojourner Truth, our weekly roundtable.
The latest on the U.S.-backed attempted coup in Venezuela and its regional and global implications. Is this the beginning of a new Cold War? Also, Donald Trump tells U.S. intelligence agencies to go back to school after they contradicted his pronouncements about Iran, North Korea and Al Qaeda. He later said his intel told him the press misconstrued their comments; that it was fake news. Who are we to believe? And now the U.S. has pulled out of the nuclear arms control treaty with Russia. What are the implications for nuclear proliferation and what message does that send to countries like Saudi Arabia and others who are seeking nuclear weapons?
And the presidential race just got hotter on the Democratic side, with Senator Cory Booker announcing on Friday, Feb 1 (the start of Black History Month) that he is running for President. Kamala Harris made her announcement to coincide with the national MLK holiday. And the Dems have chosen Stacey Abrams, the Black woman who almost became governor of the southern state of Georgia, to give the rebuttal to Trumps State of the Union, which is now scheduled for Feb. 5. Meanwhile, Trump has far outpaced the Dems in fundraising going into the 2020 race and the economic reports continue to be positive, a plus for Trump. So, whats going on? Our panelists weigh in.
Are teachers showing the way for the future of labor unions organizing? They have had a series of teachers strikes in red states and most recently in Los Angeles. Are attacks on public education, climate change and environmental degradation the real national emergencies, not Trumps border wall?
Also, how have the history of resistance of Black people in the U.S. influenced other movements for change?
Our panelists are Bill Gallegos, Jackie Goldberg, Dr. Gerald Horne.
