#1308 Understanding America by Understanding 9/11
Air Date: 9–27-2019
Today we take a look at the legacy of 9/11; the war on terror, the PATRIOT Act, our collective PTSD and our desperate clinging to American Exceptionalism™
Read more#1305 How to Build an Empire (A History of American Expansion)
Air Date: 9–13-2019
Today we take a look at the history and the process of the building of an American empire that currently spans the globe but allows as few people of color to vote as possible.
Read more#1289 How to Build a War from Scratch (Iran)
Air Date: 7–12-2019
Today we take a look at the well-planned and completely predictable build-up to war with Iran from the Republican neocons and theocrats who've wanted this war for decades
Read more#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism
Air Date: 2–8-2019
Today we take a look, briefly, at the last 100 years of Venezuelan history to understand how they went from oil riches and inequality to revolution and social progress only to run afoul of American imperialism
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#1241 The Price of Empire (US Foreign Policy)
Air Date: 1–15-2019
Today we take a look at the history and mechanics of US empire and the military-industrial-congressional complex that gleefully perpetuates it.
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#1233 The US-backed war fueling the world's worst humanitarian crisis
Air Date: 12–7-2018
Today we take a look at the ongoing war in Yemen including its origins, multitude of players, the US supporting that is helping drive the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and what we can and should do to stop it.
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#1226 Understanding the toxic US-Saudi Arabian relationship
Air Date: 11–9-2018
Today we take a look at the stunningly consistent history of the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia. A relationship born out of a need for oil and sustained for the sake of empire.
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