The Marc Steiner Show meets you at the intersection of politics and culture. We produce dynamic conversations and visual productions with activists, actors, artists and authors to creatively get to the root of the social, political and cultural issues that we and our world face. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-marc-steiner-show--4661751/support.
…
continue reading
Max and Melvin's Mortuary Madness, or M4, is a comedy about two college students starting a mortuary in their basement.
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'We will return': A look back on University of Toronto's People's Circle for Palestine
45:37
45:37
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
45:37
At the University of Toronto, students, faculty, and community members successfully staged one of the longest-standing encampments on any campus, holding out for a total of 63 days. While the People's Circle for Palestine ultimately dismantled itself in response to a court injunction, the movement successfully brought the issue of divestment to the…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The Trump assassination attempt changes everything
36:20
36:20
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:20
John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and now Trump. America is no stranger to attempted and successful political assassinations, but something feels different about this time. On July 13, former President Donald J. Trump survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, PA, that left one bystander dead and two othe…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
France's elections: Can the NFP hold its ground against the right?
29:36
29:36
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
29:36
The twists and turns of France's recent election have ended with a surprise majority for the New Popular Front, a hastily cobbled together left coalition running the gamut from the Communists to the Greens. The NFP's unexpected triumph turned the early success of the far-right National Rally in the first round of the election on its head. But the r…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
In the West Bank, a rabbi fights to defend Palestinian land
57:06
57:06
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
57:06
In the West Bank, the Palestinian struggle to defend land from the clutches of settlers is a daily battle. Rabbi Arik Ascherman is one of the few Israeli Jews who has dedicated his life to assisting Palestinians in defending their land. Ascherman returns to The Marc Steiner Show to discuss the work of his organization, Torat Tzedek, and the increas…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'I don't...consider Israel a real place': Upstart candidate challenges arch-Zionist Debbie Wasserman Schultz
27:34
27:34
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:34
Jen Perelman challenged incumbent Debbie Wasserman Schultz once before for Florida's 25th congressional seat in the 2022 Democratic primary. Now, Perelman is back, and this time her staunch anti-Zionism is front and center in her campaign to unseat Wasserman Schultz, one of the most dedicated Zionists in Congress. Perelman sits down with The Marc S…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'It was petrifying': An aid worker's account of life in the West Bank under apartheid
38:34
38:34
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:34
The genocide in Gaza has captured the attention of the world, but nowhere in Palestine is safe from Israel's onslaught. Israeli repression, land grabs, and deadly raids in the West Bank have increased dramatically since Oct. 7. Long subjected to a brutal apartheid system and routine attacks from settlers and the IDF, Palestinians in the West Bank n…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
AMLO, Sheinbaum, and the legacy and future of Mexico's Morena
32:53
32:53
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:53
The June 2 election of Claudia Sheinbaum made history for two reasons: Sheinbaum will be Mexico's first woman president ever, and the progressive Morena party will now control the executive and both houses of the national legislature. Morena's rise to power has brought an enormous historical shift to Mexico, which for more than a century prior was …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Uni. of Toronto's People's Circle for Palestine holds for a month with community solidarity
24:12
24:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:12
On May 2, students at the University of Toronto organized under the banner of UofT Occupy for Palestine seized King's College Circle at the university's St. George Campus, establishing what has come to be known as the People's Circle for Palestine. The People's Circle has now held its ground for over a month, withstanding threats from university ad…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Vote Uncommitted’s plan to push Biden on Gaza ceasefire
32:33
32:33
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:33
Across the country, Democrats are organizing campaigns to vote uncommitted in the primary elections. Yet the aims of this movement are to do more than simply register dissent against Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza. The Uncommitted Campaign will pick up delegates in every state and congressional district where more than 15% of voters …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
How surgeons remotely assisted their colleagues in Gaza
38:37
38:37
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:37
Seven months of brutal Israeli genocide in Gaza have obliterated the local healthcare system, as the IDF has repeatedly targeted and destroyed hospitals and clinics in its military operations. When healthcare infrastructure was still standing, Gaza's healthcare workers faced the challenge of treating grave injuries requiring specialist care. To get…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Illegal real estate sales of Palestinian land are happening around the US
31:47
31:47
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
31:47
Six months into the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza, there is little use denying that what is taking place before our eyes is an intended land grab. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich have called for Gaza to be "resettled" and for the Palestinian population to be expelled. And in the US, the likes o…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The long roots of Pakistan's political crisis
34:50
34:50
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:50
Since 2022, the politics of Pakistan have been rocked by a struggle for power centered around former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan, who was ousted from office by a parliamentary no-confidence motion in April 2022, has alleged that his removal from office was orchestrated at the behest of the US government. This January, Khan was sentenced to 10 y…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Michigan's warning to Democrats: Biden's continued support of genocide in Gaza could cost him the election
26:56
26:56
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:56
With each day that passes without a ceasefire in Gaza or a cessation of US aid to Israel, dissent within the Democratic party grows. In Michigan, more than 13% of Democrats voted uncommitted in the recent primary as a protest vote against Biden's stance on Gaza—and this is just the beginning. Calls have been put forward to organize other uncommitte…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'It's devastating': An ER doctor shares what he saw in Gaza
35:57
35:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:57
The death toll in Gaza is now inching closer and closer to 30,000, with no end in sight to Israel's bombing or US political, military, and financial support for the genocide unfolding. Amid the carnage and horror of the past 144 days, Gaza's medical workers have worked around the clock under unimaginable conditions to save as many lives as possible…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Greg Abbott's border stunts are the real 'invasion' at Eagle Pass
36:53
36:53
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:53
Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, has spearheaded a manufactured political crisis over the state of the US-Mexico border for years. Not content to send hundreds of non-consenting migrants to Democrat-run cities by the busload, Abbott's latest stunts have now brought him into confrontation with the federal government over the border. Ji…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
How Israel's supporters use Islamophobia to silence critics
42:11
42:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:11
By now, the false equivalency between anti-Zionism and antisemitism—which Israel’s supporters use to give rhetorical cover for Zionism—is a well-worn topic on the left. What’s less discussed is the role of Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism in Zionists’ attempts to smear their critics, particularly Arab and Muslim ones, as antisemitic. A new report …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'The Infernal Triangle' destroying US democracy
29:50
29:50
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
29:50
The political crisis that has gripped the US over the past decade is the outgrowth of this country's peculiar political history. Just as the hard right turn of the 21st century GOP can be traced back to the failures of post-Jim Crow desegregation, so too can the Democrats' failure to uphold any 'left' politics worthy of the name be drawn back to a …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Israel's war on Palestine didn't start on Oct. 7
45:29
45:29
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
45:29
It has been nearly two months since Israel's latest bombing campaign against Gaza began. With more than 20,000 Palestinians killed, including at least 10,000 women and children, Israel has given little indication that it will stay its hand. Dr. Zainab Chaudry and Abeer Ramadan-Shinnawi join The Marc Steiner Show for a panel discussion on the meanin…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
I've fought the far-right in Texas for decades—here's what you need to know
35:53
35:53
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:53
People write off states like Texas as dyed-in-the-wool Republican strongholds, but it wasn't always that way. Legendary author, organizer, commentator, and former State Agricultural Commissioner Jim Hightower is living proof that there is a strong progressive tradition in Texas that stretches back to the 19th century. Hightower has fought the far r…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Trump, Project 2025, and the plan to bring autocracy to the US
28:45
28:45
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:45
The potential return of the Trump administration looms large in US politics—and a new initiative called Project 2025 offers a roadmap for a redux of the Donald. Drawn from an extensive policy platform known as the Mandate for Leadership, which was initially authored by the Heritage Foundation in the Reagan years, Project 2025 lays out a plan to sta…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'The fear is everywhere': Israel's fascist internal crackdown
48:03
48:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
48:03
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com Al Aqsa Flood and its consequences are shaking Israeli society from within. While Netanyahu's government continues a brutal campaign of collective punishment against Gaza, some Israelis are questioning why their government is more committed to massacring Palestinians than effectively secu…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Chris Hedges on Israel's plan to depopulate Gaza
26:57
26:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:57
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com One month since the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on Oct. 7, the Israeli military has slaughtered more than 10,000 Palestinians, including over 4,000 children. International condemnation is growing, with multiple governments withdrawing their ambassadors from Israel and organizations …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
'The American government is the only one that can stop this': Ending the genocide in Gaza
1:01:11
1:01:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:01:11
As of Oct. 31, more than 8,000 people in Gaza have been slaughtered by Israeli bombs, including over 3,000 children. TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins The Marc Steiner Show for a discussion on Marc's long journey over 50 years as an advocate for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and what's needed now to stop the killing. Studio …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
‘Something is different this time’ Israel’s war in Gaza continues
35:39
35:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:39
It’s been 17 days since the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood triggered Israel’s punishing bombardment of Gaza. Thousands are now dead in Gaza and Israel without a clear end in sight to the bloodshed. As the world looks on in horror, we must not forget the decades of history that have brought us here. Israel has held Gaza under siege for the past 17…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Israeli panel: “We have no choice but to find a solution with the Palestinians”
42:14
42:14
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:14
In this urgent installment of “Not in Our Name,” an ongoing series on The Marc Steiner Show bringing together Jewish voices around the world speaking out against the Israeli Occupation, we go to the heart of the war that's taking place in Israel and Palestine. As Israel prepares to invade and flatten Gaza in retaliation for the Hamas-led attacks on…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Report from Palestine: "Things are going to get a lot worse" in this war
28:17
28:17
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
28:17
With thousands of Israeli and Palestinian civilians slaughtered in the past week alone, with the total blackout and bombing of civilians in Gaza happening this very moment, with Israeli government officials speaking in openly genocidal terms, and with US warships moving into the Mediterranean Sea, the permanent war between occupier and occupied has…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The Israeli soldiers exposing the IDF's war crimes
32:41
32:41
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:41
There's a contradiction inherent in how Israel reckons with its atrocities against Palestinians. On one hand Israel's leaders and their supporters call for the genocide of Palestinians, such as this past weekend when Israel's Defense Minister announced a blockade of Gaza, referring to its residents as "human animals." On the other hand, the grisly …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Despite electoral setback, Spain's left might snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
35:13
35:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:13
Spain's elections on July 23 yielded a surprise result that's left the country without a government for more than 10 weeks now. While the conservative Partido Popular (PP) won the most votes, no clear majority was established. The far-right party Vox also made significant gains, and has established ruling coalitions with PP at the local level. Yet …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
When Zionists redefine 'antisemitism' into a political cudgel
36:56
36:56
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
36:56
The question of historical and present antisemitism is at the heart of Zionism, though not always in the ways supporters of Israel would believe. In the effort to shield Israel from criticism of occupation and apartheid, organizations such as the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance have attempted to advance a broad, sweeping definition of …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Socialist cowboys in the Texas 'Fence Cutting Wars'
23:40
23:40
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
23:40
Symbols of the Old West are almost unquestionably associated with the right wing in this day-in-age. Yet the real history of the Wild West is more complicated. Take the 19th century Fence Cutting Wars in Texas, a state-wide, interracial armed movement against the encroachments of big ranchers backed up by the Texas Rangers in instating a new regime…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Norman Solomon: How America hides its secret wars
38:18
38:18
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:18
Since 9/11, US wars have become widespread, everyday affairs that most Americans know next to nothing about. The largest wars like Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya have a limited place in public consciousness, but the dozens of secret operations taking place across the planet are alien to most of us. How does the war machine work today, and how do gover…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Why all Jewish people should support Palestine w/Dave Zirin
35:14
35:14
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:14
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com In a special crossover moment for The Real News, Dave Zirin of Edge of Sports joins The Marc Steiner Show for an installment of 'Not In Our Name'—a series of conversations and reflections from the Jewish diaspora on Palestinian liberation. In a meandering conversation, Dave and Marc discu…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The March on Washington was a labor struggle too
54:03
54:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
54:03
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom has been rightfully memorialized as an iconic moment in American history, particularly as the venue for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. Yet a deeper look at the March on Washington can offer a richer understanding of what made the Civil Rights Movement possible, and what organizers toda…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Why do India's Hindutva fascists love Israel?
32:59
32:59
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:59
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/india-and-israels-fascists-are-in-cahoots-can-hindu-and-jewish-progressives-form-an-alliance-too Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-ba…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The days of ‘unwavering support’ for Israel are over
27:54
27:54
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:54
Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/on-israel-and-palestine-public-opinion-is-finally-changing-when-will-us-policy-change-with-it “The shift in US public opinion toward Palestine and Israel has been dramatic over the last decade, especially transformative in the last few years,” Phyllis Bennis recently wrote in The Nation. …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Mainstream Democrats’ complacency will doom us all
32:15
32:15
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:15
Max Elbaum talks about blocking the fascist threat and building real grassroots power. Max Elbaum is on the editorial board of Convergence Magazine and is the co-editor, with Linda Burnham and Maria Poblet, of Power Concedes Nothing: How Grassroots Organizing Wins Elections. Studio Production: Cameron Granadino Post-Production: David Hebden Help us…
…
continue reading
Dr. Cornel West's decision to run for President has been embraced with enthusiasm by some on the left, and met with groans of disapproval by others. Disputes over the merits of Dr. West's candidacy have often pivoted on the question of whether it is more effective for him to run as a third-party candidate or as a Democrat. In a recent piece for The…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The far right is using climate disasters to organize
27:38
27:38
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
27:38
The near-constant barrage of climate disasters pummeling the US is having an unforeseen political effect. As FEMA struggles to keep up with the magnitude and frequency of disasters, far right militias like the Oath Keepers are filling the vacuum to build trust and organize. In a recent article for Grist, Zoya Teirstein looks at what these efforts l…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Israel's war on Jenin and the push for 'final victory'
38:46
38:46
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:46
In the past year, the city of Jenin in the West Bank has become a particularly sharp thorn in the side of the Israeli occupation. On July 4th and 5th, Israeli forces swept into Jenin Refugee Camp in an attempt to suppress a rising armed resistance emanating from the area. Despite slaughtering 12 Palestinians, Israel accomplished little of military …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
America's lost promise of economic rights
34:00
34:00
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:00
Inequality lies at the heart of contemporary American politics—from the dizzying power of corporations and the billionaire class to the racialized and gendered dimensions of wealth and income disparities. Yet the question of economic justice, as well as the struggle to attain it, also has long historical roots. Mark Paul joins The Marc Steiner Show…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The anti-LGBTQ backlash can't crush 50 years of Pride
48:31
48:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
48:31
Over 800 anti-LGBTQ bills have either been passed or are on the docket in 27 states, according to the organization Human Rights Campaign. Much of this legislation targets transgender people in particular, focusing on gender-affirming medical care, public education, and the presence of gender nonconforming people in public space. As a result, school…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Shasta County is a new blueprint for neo-fascists nationwide
49:59
49:59
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
49:59
Shasta County, California has become a laboratory for far-right activists in search of power. The county has long been a Republican outpost in a blue state, but since the COVID-19 pandemic, local politics have taken a hard right turn. A recall election in 2022 swept a moderate Republican majority from the County Board of Supervisors in favor of a n…
…
continue reading
White vigilante terror is older than the United States itself. The lawful use of violence by white citizens to establish political supremacy can be found throughout US history—from slavery and Indian killings to lynchings. Today, figures such as George Zimmerman, Kyle Rittenhouse, and most recently, Daniel Penny, carry on this shameful American tra…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Marc Steiner: My life in the Civil Rights Movement
1:05:48
1:05:48
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
1:05:48
TRNN show host Marc Steiner's Rise of the Right series has followed the ascendance of far-right political forces domestically and internationally. In a special episode of The Marc Steiner Show, TRNN Editor-in-Chief takes the mic to put Marc in the hot seat. From a childhood in Baltimore among family members who had survived the Holocaust, Marc's ac…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
America is in the middle of a ‘slow civil war,’ but only one side is acting like it
49:13
49:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
49:13
Jeff Sharlet has been studying and reporting on far-right movements in the US for decades, but something feels different now. From Waco and Ruby Ridge in the ‘90s to the 2014 Bundy family standoff with the federal government in Nevada, from the rise of Donald Trump to the “martyrdom” of Ashli Babbitt, who was shot and killed raiding the Capitol on …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The ongoing colonial violence of resource extraction in Latin America
42:29
42:29
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:29
Click here to read the transcript: https://therealnews.com/for-us-extractivism-is-lethal-the-ongoing-colonial-violence-of-resource-extraction-in-latin-america From the defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, and the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, to the historic election of Gustavo Petro…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The 'Two-State Solution' masks a One-State Reality in Israel/Palestine
31:58
31:58
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
31:58
The debate on a just future to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine has often pivoted around the question of a two-state or one-state solution. In a recent article for Foreign Affairs, four longtime proponents of the two-state solution make the case for why such an approach is no longer viable. Despite whatever high-minded ideals may have once m…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
The GOP is holding the US economy hostage in the debt ceiling fight
21:28
21:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
21:28
The debt ceiling debate is back. On May 1, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US government could default on its debts as soon as June 1. The debt ceiling debate has been a perennial feature of American politics over the last two decades—ever since the national deficit began to balloon as an effect of the Bush Jr. administration's War …
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
For a glimpse of America's future, look at Texas
34:04
34:04
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
34:04
Click here to read the transcript Attacks on LGBTQ rights, abortion access, and movements for racial justice aren't exclusive to any one state in the union. But Texas is certainly a place where state officials and vigilantes are working hand-in-hand to bring about a dangerous new future. Texas-based journalists Andrea Grimes and Steven Monacelli jo…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Is DeSantis America's future? w/Anna Eskamani & Dream Defenders
24:17
24:17
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:17
Click here to read the transcript: https://therealnews.com/the-ron-desantis-counter-revolution-is-about-stopping-floridas-progressives Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, "Florida" has become synonymous with attacks on LGBTQ rights, public schools, and unions. Yet this offensive isn't only driven by hatred and ideology. It's also about curbing the power of Fl…
…
continue reading