ICSS Past Presentations

https://youtu.be/gKlHrv8FCJ0 The presentation will examine the 1979 Iranian Revolution—one of the twentieth century's most significant national democratic revolutions—and the forty-seven years of confrontation with imperialism that followed. It will explore why Islamic forces assumed leadership of this revolution and why it succeeded so swiftly compared to similar movements crushed elsewhere. The analysis then turns to the relentless U.S. policy of regime change, from the very beginning to the...

https://youtu.be/uwDGMozK9Zo For an empire seeking “full spectrum” dominance, strategic control of global oil resources iscritical. A prelude to a planned sustained Middle East campaign by the US/zionist forces was theprior attack on Venezuela, possessor of the world’s largest petroleum reserves.The US has focused imperial aggression against the Bolivarian Revolution because ofVenezuela’s regional and indeed global importance. Confronted with resolute resistance inVenezuela and the unity of...

https://youtu.be/Hj2Hjq0x3FU Based on personal experiences during his two to three weeks stay in China with his partner and child, the speaker will put forward observations, stories and interesting encounters. The speaker will try to highlight contradictions in Chinese society, capital and state, and would focus upon the present state of the Chinese economy, education, health and other parameters. The talk will also dwell upon how to characterize China. Should China be characterized as...

https://youtu.be/aOeko15poEM Dr. Jack Rasmus will present a realistic analysis of the economic, geopolitical and military forces after four years of conflict — not the wishful thinking that permeates much of the analysis on the left or the propaganda promoted by the imperialists. Dr. Jack Rasmus, Ph.D Political Economy, teaches economics at St. Mary’s College in California. He is the author and producer of numerous books, including The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy From Reagan...

https://youtu.be/3vkaCXcv4e4 Immigration has exposed a chasm between the left and the broader working class. Many Marxists defend "open borders", while the ‘progressive’ spectrum opposes all expulsions of the undocumented on moral grounds. There is little daylight between the positions of the Democratic Party, mainstream media, globalist-funded NGOs, and leftists. They often portray immigration restrictions as white supremacist and xenophobic, rather than attempts to limit capital’s excesses....

https://youtu.be/JvG-an9ABYg The conflict and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has overshadowed developments in the West Bank. Yet the situations in the two occupied territories are inextricably linked to the convulsions of Israeli politics, the shifts in global geopolitics, and additionally manifested in the West Bank in the actions of the Israeli settler movement fully supported by the Israeli State. We take a look at how this has been impacting Palestinians on the ground, and their...

https://youtu.be/kGZELuuGEfA Dan will be speaking about the recent attack on Venezuela, threats against Iran, Greenland, and the rest of the world, where the US seems to expand the old Monroe Doctrine and claim the whole world as its “backyard.”  Whether this quest could find any traction in reality is something to be seen. Daniel Kovalik served as in-house counsel at the USW for 26 years at its headquarters in Pittsburgh.  While with the USW, he served as counsel for Colombian Plaintiffs...

https://youtu.be/XemTki9vlAw Violent demonstrations have rocked Iran in recent weeks, prompting Donald Trump to promise that "help is on the way" as a US Navy carrier strike group sails to the Middle East, preparing for an attack on Iran. According to the mainstream media and politicians, Iran is a "regime in crisis" that is murdering its citizens to put an end to a mass democratic uprising.  While Trump is making threats, the Democratic Party leadership is criticizing him for not reaching out...

https://youtu.be/HNTCZcc2IB8 William Camacaro will report on the latest US imperial aggression against Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution. Hear about the resolute resistance on the ground in Venezuela, the unity of the political leadership, and the international solidarity movement. The US government and corporate press propaganda campaign to sow disunity and demoralization will be linked to the latest overt acts of war. This is on top of an illegal regime of unilateral coercive measures...

https://youtu.be/IPhCXCCn0J8 Why the real economy is stagnant and on the cusp of recession; why inflation is double what is reported and jobs are contracting; the impact of Trump's policies on taxes and tariffs; the consequences of $2 trillion in military spending and a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit; the growing BRICS challenge and the falling U.S. dollar. The contradictions in 21st-century US capitalism SPEAKER BIO: Dr. Jack Rasmus, Ph.D Political Economy, teaches economics at St....