#1762 Trump's Imperialistic Shakedown of Venezuela
Air Date: 1-3-2026
Imperialism is best thought of as a "Wealth Pump," extracting wealth from one country and depositing it in another. Since Venezuela has wealth, and wealth is the only thing Trump cares about, his willingness to break his promise of being the peace president and go along with traditional Republican hawks is not a complicated mystery.
Read more#1750 "America's Backyard" - The War on Terror Meets the War on Drugs
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.
Read more#1170 Understanding the causes and cures of the opioid crisis
Air Date: 3–9-2018
Today we take a look at Trump's half-hearted and misguided attempt to address the opioid crisis as well as give some understanding to the history of opioids in the US, the multifaceted reasons why they're being abused at record levels and some ideas as to how to address the problem both humanely and effectively
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