On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 10/23 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear are joined by special guests: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson joins the show to discuss his call for a general strike against Trump’s “tyranny” and the greed of the ultra-rich at the massive No Kings Day protest in Chicago last weekend. Johnson will explain how the demonstration was a powerful rejection of the federal government’s “Operation Midway Blitz” against the city and why uniting working people and strategically withholding labor is essential to fighting back and transforming the country. Investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein will join to discuss NSPM-7, a sweeping Trump directive ordering the DOJ, FBI, and 200+ Joint Terrorism Task Forces to target groups deemed “anti-Christian” or “anti-American” under the guise of combating domestic terrorism. Klippenstein –who first broke the story– will explain the memo’s far-reaching implications and why the corporate-owned media and elected officials are largely ignoring this alarming move to treat political dissent as terrorism. Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, Dr. Ben Becker joins the show to discuss the growing movement for a general strike as millions took to the streets for No Kings Day, challenging Trump’s billionaire agenda. Becker will discuss the history of the tactic, its victories in the U.S., and why organized labor and progressive forces see it as the next step to defend democratic rights, healthcare, and immigrant communities. Sudan researcher Mosaab Baba will discuss the deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, where UAE-backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have besieged North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, cutting off food and aid to over 260,000 civilians. Baba will explain how the UAE’s military backing has fueled a war that’s already killed more than 150,000 people and displaced millions facing extreme hunger. #breakthroughnews

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