#1721 The Evolution of the Military Industrial Complex: Now with AI!
Air Date: 7-9-2025
It's an old joke that "military intelligence" is a good example of an oxymoron so I just asked an AI chatbot to finish a joke about what a military becomes when they implement artificial intelligence. It said, "an oxymoron squared - or as the generals call it, "strategically enhanced stupidity with a confidence interval of 95%" which is not funny but still managed to be pretty on point regarding the dangers of overconfidence that inevitably follows from the implementation of new technology.
Read more#1376 Tell Stories, Not Myths: America is a Force But Not Always For Good (Throwback)
Original Air Date 10-21-20
Today we take a look at some of the many zany foreign misadventures the United States has had over the past 100 years. And by "zany misadventures" I mean the naked pursuit of capitalism at any cost, the support of military coups and other undemocratic overthrows of foreign governments and wars for oil and resources in an unabashed attempt to keep America wealthy and the rest of the world less so - all while maintaining an anti-imperial, pro-democracy, pro-freedom, live-and-let-live poker face.
Read more#1720 Building an Organized Left, the Eternal Oxymoron
Air Date: 7-2-2025
A disorganized Left rife with infighting and disagreements about the paths forward is nothing new, and it won't be coming to an end anytime soon. So, the best we can do is understand the political dynamics in detail, frustrating as they are, and get to work.
Read more#1719 The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash
Air Date: 6-28-2025
The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government. Pure and simple.
Read more#1718 On the Path to Destruction: Israel Attacks Iran as Support for War on Gaza Drops
Air Date: 6-25-2025
We thought we were going to have an episode about the war Israel is conducting ready for you last week but then they started another war. So, it would have felt odd to release an Israel episode without the latest major updates including Iran. I can only imagine what will happen between the time I speak these words and when you hear them that will make this episode feel out of date.
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