RSH 143 -- Is The Oligarchy In The Room With Us Right Now? (5.14.2025)

In this episode, Adam and Peter talk about the Bernie/AOC “Fight Oligarchy” tour, David Hogg challenging the neoliberal old guard in the Democratic Party, and Trump’s trade war with China and the rest of the world. 

 

(Recorded April 24, 2025; updated May 14, 2025) 

 

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Links, research related to episode 

• Bernie Sanders is drawing record crowds as he pushes Democrats to 'fight oligarchy' https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5334488/bernie-sanders-fight-oligarchy-tour-trump-musk-doge-democrats 
• DNC chair rebukes David Hogg for pushing primaries against Democratic incumbents https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/david-hogg-disrupts-democratic-party-rcna202202 
• How Obama and the Democratic Party killed the antiwar movement: 
  • https://inthesetimes.com/article/what-happened-to-the-anti-war-movement 
  • https://jacobin.com/2018/05/anti-war-movement-democratic-party-iraq 
• U.S. killing, under Obama administration, of U.S. citizen Anwar al-Awlaki 
  • US cited controversial law in decision to kill American citizen by drone https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/23/us-justification-drone-killing-american-citizen-awlaki 
  • Inside America’s Dirty Wars https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/inside-americas-dirty-wars/ 
  • Abdulrahman, Anwar’s teenage son, killed by U.S. drone strike after his father was killed https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/abdulrahman-al-awlaki-us-drone-strike-10-years 
  • Anwar’s daughter, Nawar, killed in U.S. commando raid during Trump administration in 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/yemen-strike-eight-year-old-american-girl-killed-al-awlaki  
  • Adam’s writings 
    • Obama’s speech on drones and Gitmo is a repackaging of permanent war https://adamhudson.org/2013/05/26/obamas-speech-on-drones-and-gitmo-is-a-repackaging-of-permanent-war/ 
    • Secret “white paper” justifies assassinating American citizens – entrenching permanent war https://adamhudson.org/2013/02/07/secret-white-paper-justifies-assassinating-american-citizens-entrenching-permanent-war/ 
• Trump YOUNG MALE, Latino Approval PLUNGES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1L8iKXYjKY 
• China hits back at US tariffs with export controls on key rare earths https://www.reuters.com/world/china-hits-back-us-tariffs-with-rare-earth-export-controls-2025-04-04/ 
• Elon says Tesla humanoid robots impacted by China's export ban on rare earth minerals — Optimus production is delayed due to a 'magnet issue' https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tesla-is-impacted-by-chinas-export-ban-on-rare-earth-minerals-optimus-production-is-delayed-due-to-a-magnet-issue 
• China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze will hit the Pentagon hard https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2025/04/chinas-rare-earth-mineral-squeeze-will-hit-pentagon-hard/404776/?oref=d1-featured-river-secondary 
• Stocks, dollar climb, gold sinks as US says China tariffs not sustainable https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-markets-wrapup-1-2025-04-23/ 
• Trump Official Says Tariff War With China 'Unsustainable'  https://www.newsweek.com/trump-official-says-tariff-war-china-unsustainable-2062799 
• Why China curbing rare earth exports is a blow to the US  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1drqeev36qo 
• DNC takes step towards ousting David Hogg as vice chair https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/david-hogg-dnc-vice-chair-democrats 
• EVIDENCE: The Democratic Party Is UNDEMOCRATIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9_5V2ME_gs 
• Trump's trade war wins so far: More talk, uncertainty and deadlines https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-tariff-agreement-us-china-uk-what-it-means-what-to-know-rcna206365  

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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.