Air Date: 12-10-2025

Dick Cheney used to be thought of as Darth Vader but did he have an end-of-life conversion back to the light side of the force? No, he was bad all along and only thought Trump was worse.If you need more evidence for just how far from rationality our politics have slid in recent decades, Zorhan Mamdani is seen by many as a radical for mostly just saying that people should be able to afford to buy the things they need to live.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Dick Cheney Invades Hell - Colonial Outcasts - Air Date 11-4-25

KP 2: Weapons of Mass Distraction with Chris Toensing - This Is Hell! - Air Date - 3-23-23

KP 3: Obama Admin: Torture Not Illegal, Just A "Disagreement" - The Young Turks - Aired 3-27-10

KP 4: Living and Reliving the U.S. Invasion of Iraq with Rasha Al Aqeedi - This Is Hell! - Air Date 4-10-23

KP 5: Shock Corridor with Naomi Klein - Blowback - Air Date 8-19-20

KP 6: Never Forget: Lessons of the Post-9/11 Warpath - Empire Files - Air Date 10-1-21

(00:48:24) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the legacies of Dick Cheney and Darth Vader

DEEPER DIVES

(01:00:59) SECTION A: LEGACY

A1: How Dick Cheney Worked to Expand Executive Power | Cheney’s Law (full Documentary) Part 1 - FRONTLINE - Air Date 10-16-07

A2: Michael and Us: Decision Points - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 11-4-22

A3: Republican Thuggery While Americans Vote - The BradCast W/ Brad Friedman - Air Date 11-4-25

A4: A Look at Dick Cheney's Influential and Polarizing Legacy - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 11-4-25

A5: Dick Cheney BLOWBACK and South Africa’s Israel & Anti-COMMUNIST Connection - Jacobin - Air Date 11-21-25

A6: How Dick Cheney Worked to Expand Executive Power | Cheney’s Law (full Documentary) Part 2 - FRONTLINE - Air Date 10-16-07

(01:54:23) SECTION B: IRAQ

B1: Catastrophic Iraqi Writers Sinan Antoon & Feurat Alani Reflect on U.S. Invasion 20 Years Later - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-20-23

B2: "The Iraq War Did Not Take Place" - Blowback - Air Date 8-16-20

(02:11:15) SECTION C: USING 9/11 FOR POWER & PROFIT

C1: Halliburton Faces French, U.S. Probes - All Things Considered - Air Date 1-15-04

C2: NEVER FORGET Bush/Cheney War Lies - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 3-21-23

C3: Examining Halliburton's 'Sweetheart' Deal in Iraq - All Things Considered - Air Date 11-22-03

(02:31:51) SECTION D: NO ACCOUNTABILITY

D1: Why Is Dick Cheney on My Tee Vee?!? - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal - Air Date 6-19-14

D2: Dick Cheney Wants Hillary Clinton to Be 'Held Accountable' For Benghazi - The Majority Report W/ Sam Seder - Air Date 5-20-14

D3: Obama on Investigating Bush Crimes: "Need to Look Forward" - This Week - Air Date 1-11-09

D4: "The Dark Side": Dick Cheney's Legacy From Iraq Invasion to U.S. Torture Program - Democracy Now! - Air Date 11-4-25

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Description: Sidewalk graffiti stencil of Dick Cheney’s face and the word “Terrorist” underneath

Credit: “Terrorist” by David Drexler, Flickr | CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Slightly cropped

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