The Trump administration is targeting the left, even placing BT in its crosshairs. What's behind this new Red Scare? Brian Becker, host of @thesocprogram says these attacks are nothing but "a weapon of mass distraction — a gratuitous effort by a failing administration to blame progressive people." Support independent media and watch full episodes of BT Live as a member: breakthroughnews.org/subscri…

Today the Socialist Program is launching Socialist History, a new, in-depth, immersive podcast series. The real story of US imperialism, through a socialist lens, told from the side of the people who fought back. First 4 episodes streaming now, subscribe to get the rest! Don't let the empire whitewash its history. Get the Socialist History. 🎧 linktr.ee/socialist_history

🚨The DOJ is expected to announce an indictment against former Cuban President Raul Castro today. Watch a clip from our exclusive interview with current President Díaz-Canel who gives critical context for the Trump admin's renewed aggression against Cuba. Full film on our Patreon here: patreon.com/posts/cuba-after…

Trump is sending warships to break the Strait of Hormuz blockade and Iran is striking US-allies in the region. Is the Iran war about to explode? According to Prof. @s_m_marandi Iran is expecting —and preparing for — a "major attack." Watch @TheSocProgram on BT's Youtube.

Iran Now Striking Gulf States as US Plans Ground Invasion w/ @BrianBeckerDC and @s_m_marandi WATCH: youtu.be/EGASjB471zA

"As a Cuban born and raised in Miami, I'm so excited to tell my family about it." 🎥Cuba After Castro, directed by @AbbyMartin and Matt Belen, premiered in NYC to rave reviews! The film debuts in LA this Wed, April 22 at the Laemmle Theater, but tickets are moving fast. 🎟️Get yours at CubaAfterCastro.com

🎥CUBA AFTER CASTRO | New BT Documentary BreakThrough Media and @AbbyMartin announce the premiere of a landmark documentary featuring the first interview Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ever conducted with a U.S. journalist. With new threats of invasion looming, the film reveals a portrait of an island, and its leader, who we are told to hate but know so little about. Premieres this Thursday April 16 in New York City and available on YouTube April 30. Buy tickets or book at screening at CubaAfterCastro.com.

🎥CUBA AFTER CASTRO | New BT Documentary BreakThrough Media and @AbbyMartin announce the premiere of a landmark documentary featuring the only interview Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has ever conducted with a U.S. journalist. With new threats of invasion looming, the film reveals a portrait of an island, and its leader, who we are told to hate but know so little about. Premieres April 16 in New York City and available on YouTube April 30. Find or book at screening at CubaAfterCastro.com.

In 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran. This was the CIA's first regime change operation — code-named “Operation Ajax” — becoming the playbook for later CIA operations. Under U.S.-backed rule, SAVAK, the Shah’s secret police, heavily surveilled and imprisoned political opponents. SAVAK operated their own detention centers, and their methods of torture were systematic and extreme.

70,000 manufacturing jobs in the US were lost under Trump’s tariff regime. Beyond the political “catastrophe” of today’s Supreme Court ruling for Trump, we should remember the tariffs had already failed at their central economic premise, says @profwolff.

"Trump's fuel blockade is turning off the lights in Cuban hospitals and schools. It is creating real havoc. Not enough to overthrow the Cuban revolution, but enough to inflict serious damage." -@manolo_realengo WATCH 7pm ET: youtu.be/dtvdXBGXC8c

"The ultra-right within the U.S. ruling class wants to get rid of all of the expanded elements of democracy that flowed out of the Civil Rights Movement... to change the form of governance in the U.S." -@BrianBeckerDC WATCH: youtu.be/0CzYAX_dLT4

Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino held a press conference portraying CBP shooting victim Alex Pretti as a dangerous assassin who was intending to “massacre” law enforcement. For every one of Bovino’s assertions, there’s a growing amount of first-hand video and eyewitness accounts that point to the total opposite. Bovino claims that Pretti approached law enforcement with a weapon. In fact, Pretti appears to be filming on his phone and then steps in front of an agent after he pepper sprays and pushes another bystander to shield her. MPD has confirmed Alex Pretti was licensed to own and carry a gun. There is no footage showing him pulling it on law enforcement during the encounter. On the contrary, multiple videos, including a freeze-frame analysis of the one BT first posted this morning, show an agent appearing to remove the firearm from Alex Pretti’s holster before the first shot from CBP. With more information still coming out, BT journalists remain in Minnesota and will continue to ensure the facts of this story are not distorted.