Air Date: 11-7-2025

The United States claiming a divine (and imperialist) right to tamper in the politics of South American countries is nothing new. As is so often the case with Trump, the biggest difference is that he’s doing proudly and in the open what used to be done only shamefully and in secret.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: What Is Happening with Venezuela & The US EXPLAINER - Why, America with Leeja Miller - Air Date 9-8-25

KP 2: Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse Part 1 - Red Menace - Air Date 10-14-25

KP 3: Jeffrey Stein on Trumps Boat Attacks, Katya Schwenk on AI Surveillance Pricing Part 1 - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-24-25

KP 4: Bailing on Farmers to Bail Out Argentina: Two to Tango Part 1 - UNFTR - Air Date 10-6-25

KP 5: Trumps Hegemony Gambit; The Rights Warm Racist Embrace with Jeet Heer Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Date 11-1-25

(00:53:59) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the long history of messing with Latin America

DEEPER DIVES

(00:59:42) SECTION A: HISTORY AND NARRATIVE

A1: Trumps War on Drugs - Collateral Damage - Air Date 10-8-25

A2: License to Kill Trumps Extrajudicial Executions Part 1 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 10-10-25

(01:20:49) SECTION B: MILITARY PRETEXT

B1: Monster Storm, Endless Wars, Gamed Elections -- It's All Going Great! - The BradCast - Air Date 10-28-25

B2: License to Kill Trumps Extrajudicial Executions Part 2 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 10-10-25

B3: Trumps Hegemony Gambit; The Rights Warm Racist Embrace with Jeet Heer Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 11-1-25

B4: Tensions in Latin America Rise as U.S. Threatens Venezuela & Colombia - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-22-25

B5: Jeffrey Stein on Trumps Boat Attacks, Katya Schwenk on AI Surveillance Pricing Part 2 - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-24-25

(01:58:37) SECTION C: US AGGRESSION

C1: Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse Part 2 - Red Menace - Air Date 10-14-25

C2: Colombia's U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump's Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean - Democracy Now! - Air Date 10-22-25

(02:28:44) SECTION D: REGIONAL ECHOES

D1: Are Donald Trump and Javier Milei Upstaging the IMF - The Briefing - Air Date 10-15-25

D2: Is Mileis Chainsaw Cutting Through Part 1 - The Foreign Desk - Air Date 11-1-25

D3: Trump Is Bailing Out Argentina. What Happened to America First Part 2 - The Global Story - Air Date 10-14-25

D4: Is Mileis Chainsaw Cutting Through Part 2 - The Foreign Desk - Air Date 11-1-25

D5: Bailing on Farmers to Bail Out Argentina: Two to Tango Part 2 - UNFTR - Air Date 10-6-25

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Description: Image of a topographical globe of the Earth, only showing North America and South America. 

Credit: “Globe-world-earth-planet” by quimono, Pixabay | Pixabay license

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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