barack obama by no means a radical by no means a socialist but someone who was identified with the liberal slash labor wing of the democratic party obama raise the hopes of tens of millions of people and while he has not delivered he is not sarkozy he is not the new british government he has pursued a counter cyclical keynesian policy of pumping large sums of money into the economy . so that. the american situation is a little different is that why people's reactions are so different that yes the united states does not have a welfare state in the european sense it has if we just talk about psychological reaction yet do you feel like inertia is sort of becoming a trend in the united states because we know for example recently there have been polls out that are seeing in the united states nearly half of the population is

believe that the federal government poses some kind of threat to u.s. freedoms and civil rights but it seems that you know instead of acting this philosophy of sort of i'm going to sit on the couch and see what happens has some somehow prevailing why is that first. americans are the most media saturated society on earth they are bombarded with counterfeit opinions that come from the mass media to them and they are encouraged to believe that these are their their ideas they become consumers as against actors and producers of political culture whose ideas are reflected in the media is that their gresham's. the ideas of the right the far right and a center that would be considered conservative in the european context so by no means nothing ons of not all sides of the spec by no means. are responsible left to find that one must search. and it does not exist on media in media

labor leaders are almost never taken seriously in media unless they go on strike is that why people feel like there is no real labor movement in the united states because we were seeing millions of people who've lost their jobs whereas the labor movement the labor movement. is one third roughly of was what it was at the end of the second world war the little movement is there but its history has been the formed by cold war anticommunism and by some of the worst labor was in the developed world what kind of relationship would you say the labor movement has with the government the u.s. well the labor movement has aligned itself with the democratic party. since the one nine hundred thirty s. . that alliance made sense and was essentially an orphan sivan

positive alliance in the one nine hundred thirty s. and one nine hundred forty s. and over the last fifteen years or so beginning with the election of john sweeney now richard trumka the national leadership has been. a lot better in terms of its commitment to workers' rights and its attempt to sort of in instilling encourage militancy but at the same time the relationship with the democratic it's been called by some like a bad marriage the union are sort of like the women within the bad marriage they know it's bad but they're afraid to get out i want to ask about the middle class in the u.s. you know teach and right from a marxist standpoint yes and recently a lot of attention has been brought to the issue of the gap between the rich and poor in the united states that this gap keep it keeps expanding has become bigger than it's ever been is the middle class basically going to cease to exist at some

point well in the united states. the people who are called the middle class are the working class that's a very important point and the consciousness what happens if the working class is not working what are known to the working class is not working. then they become what in marxist terms would be the open proletariat the marginalized poor do you know the utopian movie blade runner yeah a world where you have a small group of enormously powerful super corporations and a world and the masses of people living in a kind of endless slum and the rich in that in that novel the elites are planning to colonize outer space but if we're showing to the other planets that speaking of you know you know we could be holding the situation on the masses really being in terrible conditions many are saying that that is what's going on right now yeah

well so it's not it and isn't it is yes yes no it's not a fantasy at all the united states is the richest country in human history in terms of its general wealth and it has had more poor people than any other rich country in human history the united states was never seriously invaded the united states never had to work for any ports the united states had the richest agriculture for any developed country on earth the united states had ports of course the atlantic and the pacific and the gulf coast and the mississippi valley that it's all these fantastic advantages along with being a magnet for capital and labor for the whole world and these advantages these advantages bred a consciousness of. basically having it all and not really looking at the people below you right now in the united states many people are to disadvantage millions of people tells me that tens of million writes post

the economic collapse yes do you think this american sort of pride and patriotism that you mention will end up feeding and where can the seven-up leading the country where their great dangers today in the united states there are dangerous and sinister reactionary forces who. are like european countries where these forces are organized in groups like the national front and and in france and here these forces have become a significant force in the republican party and. the dangers of these elements becoming a major power in the us government and what they would do to immigrants to minorities to workers what they would do in terms of. at the very least creating a deadlock with the obama administration. the possibilities are catastrophic

potentially potentially as a term for a third party in the u.s. what's interesting is you know americans are at a distrust you know a lot of them are to distrust with governments right with congress right as a time to create a third party and who should carry out this push so that this actually happened was because there's been a lot of talk about it's you know what can change the political establishment or how do we how do we create a third party i have always believed that the best way and. the communist party of the united states puts the state steward and states stands for this in the long run to create a kind of broad party of labor and the people amass labor party what we face is the reality that. the people who are most committed to progressive political action have been the most loyal to the democratic party what's going to make a shift forward for the country hopefully hopefully the working people will

fight off their reactionary and quasi fascist forces who call themselves tea party and other absurd names that have nothing to do with what they really are hopefully . the. obama administration will begin to itself with labor and progressive forces radically improve on the united states used to present health care legislation as the beginning for a real national health care legislation and most of all most of all. a policy of the kind that roosevelt launched in one nine hundred thirty five when social security unemployment insurance national labor relations act and a whole series of was eventually adding three years later in minimum wages fair labor standards begin to provide legislation to create

a real public sector and called bail out the people begin to invest in the masses begin to invest in labor this brings us to my last question you have said before that you believe that barack obama could be a unifying leader for the working class in the united states do you still believe that our yes i still believe that because there is no other alternative in the short run or in the medium run. the defeat of the obama administration will be can only mean the strengthening of not only reactionary but reactionary and racist forces. and set back. people struggles in the united states.

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hello and welcome you know with this course there's an hour to you thanks for joining us this hour and here is what's coming up in the program. wide open premier league leaders in need lose at spartak moscow to ensure a thrilling last few weeks in the russian championship. in tennis media ankle surgery has cost him a productive season but me seems to be regaining his form his aim to the last eight in petersburg. and also watch hugh grant and catherine zeta jones steen and swinging along with and. though adding a new celebrity program in china. talking for both fast and wednesday's primate showdown in moscow huge disappointment for petersburg fans off there's a need south of the defeat of the season making things whereas they went down to rivals spartak here at the luzhniki it was always in the early on however with the

clearest cut chance pulling to the informal exam that a pool for the first top failed to be the sparta keeper in contrast the second home belonged to spawn a completely fair is the brazilian apes and got the most on the mark and banned two minutes from time by lady carbury and would have reason to smile spartak substitute doing it only himself before being a judge to have been found in the area mitri gambar of them graded easily from the spot for the final score of one male handing zinaida their fast defeat of the season. and they'd be on the match postponed from the list says more school failed to go the game between them and they need only managing a goalless draw adds nama the visitors had a great challenge to crack the school board seven minutes after the break one dubious was brought down in the box box along as a good strike from. spotty the boasted wagner law was unable to match on the rebound so male male the second in a match and in moscow. so

with around a month to go it still is in its crown to lose the bid is one side with the game in hand on the green and they have and they lead by six points overall the reigning champions themselves in a precarious position sitting just want point ahead and says scott the good news for the can time goes though is that zinni must play both of him and say it's got the championship run in. let's move across europe now into england fast well still have big place in the carling cup last eight gonna staking care of business against newcastle on wednesday night's goal number one was a jumbled affair of theo walcott's who went to isn't cleared with any real conviction boom finds its way into the six yard box and bam we need a close up to see just how arsenal secured the lead ryan taylor's attempted clearance crossing the line by the head of goalkeeper team. the comedy of errors continued in the second half woke at getting

a massive benefit of doubt out to his team mate nicklas bendtner the same to body check the possible defender mike williamson no way back after that for the house two more strikes would come in the last town minutes including wolcott second goal for the final score of for neil to arsenal. and over in spain. self mentioning their second kukunoor a title game remain on course the primera liga side claiming a three males first that victory over lowly low groan state the opening goal is almost carbon copies of one another the smooth direct silo of the visitors playing the ultimate dividend artie's a doer is scoring both of them within a five minute period and their last sixteen passage was then all but guaranteed ten minutes from time. that scene with no little amount of scale three zero the final score in spain. moving core side now you know to maintain

a has won her first match of the season ending w t two or championships in the russian defeating samantha still sort of australia four six six four and seven six in the group to stink in fashion for the title demented last year opening match to world number one carling was nowitzki and was now have to beat francesca schiavone in a final group game to make the sendings. and on to the men's two we go where russian wildcard meter sort of recorded a straight sets win over young soon lou to reach the quarter final stage at the st petersburg open the former top twenty player have parted by ankle problems this season is stowing signs of returning to his best form recently losing it with a clinical forehand smash a confidence boosting when fourth or so know he will now face fellow russian alexander to build up will last for a place in the semi's. and that's the gulf war will be the two thousand and one

open runner up or i'm assured low six four six two making his second last eight appearance in just two weeks. boxing now in many ways back in los angeles to train for his championship bout against an tonio margarito in taxes nov thirteenth but he also had been training in his native philippine islands where he won a congressional seat five months ago but his coach freddie roach sassy was having one of the worst campaign complains all these korea back man how the noble work out of the wild card in los angeles and he's back on track for the fight. within hard in the philippines. doing. right now is a good thing that. we care about here you know. ah we can focus on one hundred percent of it in the fight change of scenery was the

biggest thing because he knows this is where it happens this is his home this is coverage zone this is where he shines yesterday for the we had our best days were going to say and i mean it was like it was like night and day compared to last saturday. talking basketball you're a league now and part of the belgrade took advantage over your all kids home crowd to nab their first victory of the euro league season on wednesday adding him moscow region the teams and outside in group a with one win and one defeat apiece heathland forward carrying the scoring load for him here early on tallying nineteen points and helping his side to a forty two thirty six haul of time laid. out fired up right after the break. beasley cuts to the basket for an easy two points early in the third nathan joe why was partisans biggest contributor with fifteen points he slices the who can lead to

just one in the final pool time when you should have a relatively quiet night but sank a key three points a late song to have the belgrade man to a seventy two sixty eight. and it seems everybody is tuning in to watch all the n.b.a. hard would have delivered their first win of the season the miami heat is living up to the pre-season hype with dwayne wade carrying the rest of the big three to a road victory over philadelphia bron james is usually known for his highlight reel grab big plays but it was the seventy six ers you shine do that department early on and read the dollar with great steel and finish on the other ranting sprain drive very similarly not bothering the twenty six year old when wade improving his form off to a slow shooting night in the open and putting miami all forty three of thirty two teams in second final part of the big three on the same page in the pool or the james finding chris bosh for the slam ninety seven to eighty seven the final school

there. in the meantime australia and new zealand are preparing for the bledisloe cup task meeting this saturday the wall of is looking to add a time game losing streak while all blacks on the contrary are sad to continue their recent run of form fly how dan carter is back in the lineup off to akhil surgery and he says he's ready to spend at least fifteen minutes on the hong kong pitch. she positive way that i got through forty minutes last week and has. to go to get through some pretty heavy workload in the week has been good. you know a good fifty sixty minutes and give me just. a bit of scores now and the more moved up from bottoming the. victory over got a paddle that last spot in the eastern conference now belongs exclusively to middle school went down who won at home to look them up to you and also on the night

c.b.s. notched the fourth straight home when beating out long three walks. and finally on the usual suspects could be seen that they haiku club in china where a famous golfer a stick to the greens along with hollywood celebrities at the inaugural mission hail star trophy event and at times it was hard to separate the pros from the movie stars playing in one of eighteen teams each comprising a celebrity a pro and three amateurs hugh grant demonstrated a cool swing of the fifty and although we had some troubles on the team catherine zeta jones had the opposite problem of a sixteenth leaving her approach well short of the flag there while six times major winner there and top marks for creativity turning his back to the great while trying to avoid the bunker on one got maria. a mother and the rest of the star studded field will continue blurring the boundaries between pro and am until sunday . and york today for the moment you can learn more on our website which is r t dot

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live from our studios here in central moscow this is t. . is seeing another day of disruption and another crippling two hundred million euro loss for its finances the pension reform that people have been protesting against has already been rubber stamped and it seems the tide is now turning against the unions who've been paralyzing the country's economy. saving face the french trade unions are still taking people to streets despite the fact the reform they're protesting against is a given still angry french citizens say the show must go as ordinary persons look on drinking their coffee and mineral water members of trade unions and students continue taking to the streets just outside the french senate protesting a reform that is pretty much already guaranteed to take place they haven't even had a chance to learn the new slogans but it's not enough to stop yourself either this is old third week or.