New Year, Same Empire: Are Gaza, Yemen, Sudan Any Closer to Peace?

On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 1/02 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, hosts Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear are joined by special guests:

Briahna Joy Gray, host of the Bad Faith podcast, joins the show to unpack Trump's incoming ultra-right agenda. From Trump’s vow to deport millions of immigrant families to his threat to further escalate Israel’s genocide in Gaza– Gray outlines what’s ahead and how we can fight back.

Yousef Mawry, a journalist and a political analyst based in Yemen, joins the show to discuss Israel’s intensified airstrikes on Yemen as Ansar Allah-led Yemeni Armed Forces continued operations against Israel in retaliation for the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. Mawry sheds light on the situation in Yemen and the unwavering solidarity of Yemenis with Palestine.

An organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement will discuss the US and Israel’s continued escalation and expansion of the genocide in Gaza and the wider region and the growing global movement for Palestine that has ignited the world against war and US empire.

Dr. Sidgi Kaballo, an Economist and the leader of Sudanese Communist Party, will discuss Sudan’s ongoing brutal civil war that has killed over 20,000 people, displaced over 13 million and led to widespread famine. Kaballo will discuss where the conflict stands and the international forces fueling the devastating war.

Michael Roberts, a socialist economist and author of the blog The Next Recession, joins the show to discuss the global economic outlook for 2025. Amid surging wealth inequality, Europe’s economic turmoil and Trump’s vow to reignite trade wars with sweeping tariffs on US imports –Roberts breaks down what lies ahead for workers.

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