Abby and Robbie discuss the 20+ Democratic Party contenders running against Trump and scrutinize Joe Biden’s track record, rolled out as the DNC’s top pick. In the second half of the episode, they discuss the theory that John Bolton is leading Trump into war, and go in depth about the latest war escalations against Iran. Concluding the episode Robbie breaks … Read More
Abby Martin interviews former Technical Director of the National Security Agency, Bill Binney, who blew the whistle on warrantless spying years before Edward Snowden released the evidence. They discuss the US empire’s mass surveillance program and dangers of the Intelligence Industrial Complex. Keep Empire Files independent and ad-free. * Today, the mass surveillance of all Americans by the US government … Read More
In this special edition of Media Roots Radio, Abby and Robbie talk to Aaron Good, a PhD student and researcher at Temple University whose work focuses on US hegemony and State Crimes Against Democracy (SCADS). Good takes a deeper look at the political assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK during the 1960s, and reclaims the “Deep State” narrative that has … Read More
Robbie Martin interviews Jon Schwarz of The Intercept/Tiny Revolution about the shocking and horrific legacy of Iran-Contra criminal, policy-wonk and State Department neocon Elliott Abrams. The discussion starts with the Reagan administration and Abrams’ role in covering up the atrocities by death squads in Latin America. Jon later explains the specific role Abrams played in funneling money to not just … Read More
On the eve of another US war for oil, Abby Martin debunks the most repeated myths about Venezuela and uncovers how US sanctions are crimes against humanity with UN Investigator and Human Rights Rapporteur Alfred De Zayas. Keep Empire Files independent and ad-free. Transcript and Links: For the last few weeks the world’s focus has been on Venezuela, as Trump … Read More
