The Ruthless Truth

We are a semi-weekly radio show focused on discussing issues that affect our communities including politics, culture, the economy, our health, and all the issues that affects the daily lives of working people. We hope that through these difficult conversations, we can identify the root causes of these issues and increase our understanding as a community.

Trump's War on DEI | Speeches from Black Revolutionaries - March 12, 2025 03/12/2025

Trump's War on DEI | Speeches from Black Revolutionaries - March 12, 2025 Ira and Alan join us this week to discuss the ban on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) by the Trump Administration. We talk about DEI's history, how it relates to Affirmative Action, and the effects of its complete eradication. Finally, we close with a few speeches and interviews from Black revolutionaries to celebrate the past Black History Month: Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, and Fred Hampton. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/35653175

Procession is Coming - Mar 5, 2025 03/06/2025

Procession is Coming - Mar 5, 2025 This week, we decided to air an episode of The Socialist Program. Ruth introduces us to a conversation between Brian Becker and professor Richard Wolff where they discuss the decline in the economy, the increase in the cost of basic goods, the major downward shift in the European economies, and the impact of Trump's tarriffs on U.S. workers. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/35559640

Say Their Names - Feb 26, 2025 02/27/2025

Say Their Names - Feb 26, 2025 Ira introduces us to the full audio from Say Their Names event on Feb 22 in Sarasota. We hear speeches from local activists and mothers of victims of police brutality. The speakers include Ruth Beltran, Ira, Tracey Washington, Franki, Lisa Keys, Natasha Clemons, Deanna Joseph, Mona Hardin, Karen Wells, Selwyn Jones, and more. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/35446040

Selection of Speeches II - Feb 12, 2025 02/12/2025

Selection of Speeches II - Feb 12, 2025 Ali introduces a few speeches from local organizers during a February 9 demonstration against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda in Sarasota, FL. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/35254910

Interview with Junior Salazar - Feb 5, 2025 02/05/2025

Interview with Junior Salazar - Feb 5, 2025 Ruth, Ira, and Firas sit down with Junior Salazar, a local activist, to discuss the recent threats on our immigrant communities and what we can do to fight back. Upcoming Events: Immigration Rights March @ Five Points Park Sunday February 9 from 12pm - 4pm /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/35153690

Interview with Deanna Joseph - Jan 29, 2025 01/29/2025

Interview with Deanna Joseph - Jan 29, 2025 Ruth sits down with Deanna Joseph of the Andrew Joseph Foundation to discuss the story of her son, Andrew Joseph. You can find more information about the Andrew Joseph Foundation at Upcoming Events: Tuesday 2/4: Organizing for Justice: Learn From Families and Survivors of Police Crimes C Blythe Andrews Library 2607 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tampa, 33610 Thursday 2/6: Sound of Justice: Ending Qualified Immunity Through Music The Crowbar 1812 N 17th St Tampa, 33605 Friday 2/7: Through Their Eyes: A Candlelight Vigil Honoring Stolen Lives Covenant Catalytic Church 6212 N 47th St Tampa, FL 33610 Saturday 2/8: Masquerade Gala: Remove the Mask that Shields Immunity, Racism, and Prejudice Brandon Veterans #39; Post and Park Association, Inc. 115 W. Clay Ave. Brandon, FL 33510 /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/35050340

Selection of Speeches - Jan 22, 2025 01/23/2025

Selection of Speeches - Jan 22, 2025 Ruth introduces a few speeches from local organizers during our January 19 demonstration against Trump's right wing agenda in St. Petersburg, FL. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34970905

California Wildfires & ICC sanctions - Jan 15, 2025 01/15/2025

California Wildfires & ICC sanctions - Jan 15, 2025 Ira joins Ruth again this week to cover the devastationin California due to the wildfires, as well as a bill recently passed by the House of Representatives that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Join us this Sunday, January 19 at 2pm in Williams Park in St Pete for a demonstration against Trump's right wing agenda! /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34857575

Military Service & Mass Casualty Events - Jan 8, 2025 01/10/2025

Military Service & Mass Casualty Events - Jan 8, 2025 Ira joins Ruth this week to discuss the attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. We start the episode hearing from Mike Prysner, and then our hosts dive into what makes military service the number one predictor of becoming a mass casualty offender. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34809775

Revolutionary Music - Jan 1, 2025 01/10/2025

Revolutionary Music - Jan 1, 2025 Ruth DJs this week and shares a few revolutionary songs to welcome in 2025! /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34809665

Updates & Appointees - Dec 18, 2024 12/19/2024

Updates & Appointees - Dec 18, 2024 Ira & Adam join Ruth to discuss some updates for the Uhuru trial, then we review some of Trump's appointees and how they will affect working Americans here in Florida and across the country. We are hosting a volunteer meeting this Saturday, December 21st! ️Register here: bit.ly/Jan20vol Join us Saturday, December 21st for these organizing meetings to play a direct role in building the movement to defend our rights, keep our public funds at home instead of feeding the war machine, fight for a free Palestine, and build the world we deserve to live in! We’ll discuss the current political moment and how to build a fight back movement right here in Tampa Bay! 🌟 BRADENTON 📍Braden River Branch Library 4915 53rd Ave E, Room 205 (West Wing) 📆 Saturday, December 21st 🕑 12 PM 🌟 TAMPA 📍The Freedom Center 11213 North Nebraska, Suite 403 📆 Saturday, December 21st 🕑 3 PM ️Register here: bit.ly/Jan20vol /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34507000

After The Election - Nov 27, 2024 11/27/2024

After The Election - Nov 27, 2024 Sierra & Adam share some clips from a live stream from The People's Forum NYC discussing what is to be done now that Donald Trump has been re-elected. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34172325

House Bill 9495 - Nov 20, 2024 11/26/2024

House Bill 9495 - Nov 20, 2024 Adam & Sierra join Ruth to discuss House Bill 9495 "The Nonprofit Killer Bill" making it's way through congress. We provide some background information about the history of this piece of legislation and how it threatens the existence of many nonprofits in our country. UPDATE: The House passed bill 9495 on Thursday November 21, 2024 with a vote 219-184. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/34164170

Middle East Updates - Nov 6, 2024 11/10/2024

Middle East Updates - Nov 6, 2024 Ruth is joined by Ali, Adam, & Sierra to discuss updates from the Middle East and share information about a Palestinian study group for the book Trinity of Fundamentals. There is still time to join! Next study session is Sunday November 17. Click the link to join: /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33867022

Voting Third Party - Oct 30, 2024 11/04/2024

Voting Third Party - Oct 30, 2024 Ruth & Adam get together one week before Election Day to discuss their thoughts. We listen to an interview from Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez posted to the Latina Rebels page about voting third party. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33785582

ILA Dockworkers Strike - Oct 16, 2024 10/26/2024

ILA Dockworkers Strike - Oct 16, 2024 Peyton from Breakthrough News joins Ruth to discuss the ILA Dockworkers Strike. We share an exclusive interview from the picket line with Nick DiFresco, President of ILA Local 1691. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33623312

Hurricane Disaster Response - Oct 23, 2024 10/24/2024

Hurricane Disaster Response - Oct 23, 2024 Sierra & Adam join Ruth to discuss the Hurricane Disaster Response in central Florida. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33601312

Spotlight: American Indian Movement - Oct 2, 2024 10/22/2024

Spotlight: American Indian Movement - Oct 2, 2024 Join us this week as Ruth and Adam chat with Sheridan, a local Indigenous rights activist with the American Indian Movement. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33569052

Venezuelan Election - Aug 21, 2024 09/25/2024

Venezuelan Election - Aug 21, 2024 Peyton from BreakThrough News joins Jack to discuss the recent election in Venezuela. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33207087

Israel attacks Lebanon - Sep 21, 2024 09/21/2024

Israel attacks Lebanon - Sep 21, 2024 Join us this week as Ruth and Ali discuss Israel's recent pager attacks in Lebanon on September 17 & 18, 2024. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33146362

The Uhuru Trial - Sep 14, 2024 09/20/2024

The Uhuru Trial - Sep 14, 2024 Join Ruth and special guest Sierra to discuss the Uhuru movement and trial in St. Petersburg, FL. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/33146267

Gaza is Forcing America's Hand 04/18/2024

Gaza is Forcing America's Hand Join us as Ruth discusses how the movement for Palestine is undermining US-Israeli relations! Also discussed is the brutal Israeli torture of Palestinian poltical prisoners. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30875188

USF Students' Hunger Strike for Gaza 04/10/2024

USF Students' Hunger Strike for Gaza In this episode, we focus on the hunger strike led by USF students, and are joined by organizers Will and Alina of the USF Divest Coalition. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30756128

The Feminist Mythmaking of the Gaza Genocide 03/30/2024

The Feminist Mythmaking of the Gaza Genocide By deceptively portraying its female soldiers as liberators confronting a misogynistic enemy, Israel seeks to reframe its militaristic oppression as a righteous feminist cause. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30601873

Housework is Revolutionary Work 03/29/2024

Housework is Revolutionary Work In honor of Women's History Month, Ruth examines the bold visions and concrete programs of revolutionary women leaders - past and present - to uplift gender equality and dismantle patriarchal oppression. She contrasts their work to collectively value women's labor with how capitalist nations like the US funnel resources into militarism rather than supporting working families. It's a provocative look at what real women's liberation requires. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30590503

The Struggle for Women's Liberation 03/08/2024

The Struggle for Women's Liberation In honor of Women's History Month, this episode of takes a look at the burden and exploitation faced by women under capitalist society. Ruth dives deep into the political economy and root causes of why "mommy is so tired" all the time. She also uplifts the historical examples of brave women fighters, resistors and educators who refused to accept their subjugation. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30283228

The People Fight Back! The Local Struggle for Palestine 02/29/2024

The People Fight Back! The Local Struggle for Palestine Tune in to listen to Ruth's compelling interview with Lama from Dream Defenders, who speaks on the needed disruption of a Kathy Castor event. Kathy Castor, a member and Co-Chair of the Children Healthcare Caucus, has continued to maintain silence on the genocide of children in Gaza, and has upheld US support for the Israeli state. Later on the episode, Ruth is joined by community activist Ali Abdel-Qader to discuss the struggle for a free Palestine. In other news, please be sure to support Breonte's Family at the Fish Fry Fundraiser in Palmetto, 11 am to 3 om, on Saturday, March 2nd! You can find details for the event on our Facebook page and elsewhere. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30179273

The Whole System is Guilty! Breonte’s Death and Corrupt Policing 02/23/2024

The Whole System is Guilty! Breonte’s Death and Corrupt Policing Host Ruth is joined by guest Bobby to expose the injustice behind the police killing of Breonte’ L. Johnson-Davis and the web of lies and corruption used to shield the killer cops. They analyze disturbing discrepancies in the Palmetto PD's press conference and bodycam footage meant to justify this senseless murder. From officers caught laughing to an egregious delay in medical treatment, they dissect the excuses and damning evidence of a coverup. Ruth and Bobby connect this case to the broader systems enabling rampant police violence in America, like qualified immunity. As Breonte’s family is barred from seeking justice, this episode issues a searing indictment of law enforcement's unchecked power. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30070303

No Justice, No Peace: Holding Florida Law Enforcement Accountable 02/22/2024

No Justice, No Peace: Holding Florida Law Enforcement Accountable Ruth investigates alarming reports coming out of Florida jails and prisons. According to a report by the NAACP, in one Florida jail alone, 21 inmates have died under suspicious circumstances with little accountability. From prisoners succumbing to treatable medical issues to beatings at the hands of guards, a disturbing pattern emerges - incarcerated individuals are too often left to suffer and die with minimal oversight. The lack of transparency around inmate fatalities ties into broader systems shielding police and corrections officers from consequences. Qualified immunity, police protections, and the dismantling of civilian review boards allow law enforcement violence and negligence to persist unchecked. As democracy erodes in Florida, it's the most vulnerable populations who bear the deadly costs. Join Ruth as she takes on the prison industrial complex and powerful forces undermining accountability. In this episode, she issues an urgent call to stand up against injustice and value human life. /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/30060913

Permanent Ceasefire Now! 02/08/2024

Permanent Ceasefire Now! Join us for a special episode this week, as hosts Caleb and Audrey delve into the Paris Peace treaty and the ongoing genocide in Gaza, using clips from Breakthrough News. The Paris proposal faces challenges and apprehensions from both sides. We explore the domestic and international pressures influencing Israel's war cabinet's deliberations. Additionally, we analyze the political ramifications for the Biden administration, amidst growing criticism of its staunch support for Israel and the potential electoral consequences. Free free Palestine! /episode/index/show/ruthlesstruth/id/29839018

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