Abby and Robbie Martin wrap up 2018 by discussing bizarre holiday antics at the White House their favorite Christmas movies, Liz Wahl running for Congress, and how inhumane US border policy is literally killing kids. The second half of the episode they discuss the notion that Trump is “curtailing US empire” by withdrawing the troops he himself added from Afghanistan and Syria, despite expanding the US military to its largest size, while increasing bombing 400% and civilian casualties nearly 300%.

*Conversation about Trump’s troop withdrawal at 48:00

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Abby and Robbie begin this special 2.5 hour edition of Media Roots Radio by discussing the life and works of the late anti-imperialist journalist William Blum.

They then unearth the atrocious legacy of George H.W. Bush. From CIA director, to Reagan VP to President, Bush Sr. engineered the neocon cabal that continued under his son George W. Bush’s administration, and oversaw the Panama Invasion and Gulf War, both murderous enterprises that set the stage for permanent US wars in Latin America and the Middle East.

They close the show with a Palestine update about the Hollywood gala to raise money for the IDF, Palestinians being forced to “self-demolish” their homes, and tremendous local BDS successes.

Related Links:
William Blum on Breaking the Set.
Empire Files Interview with Randy Credico.
California Fires Class Action Lawsuit.
Prescott Bush Helped Hitler’s Rise to Power.

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Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the mindblowing documentary ‘The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes’ which uses excellent storytelling to expose how the official story behind The Magnitsky Act was concocted and sold to the public to jumpstart Cold War 2.0 propaganda against Russia.

*The Magnitsky Act was removed from vimeo after the taping of this broadcast, the film can be watched directly on their website for $5.

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Robbie and Abby Martin talk about Stan Lee, antifa at Tucker Carlson’s house, Trump threatening fascist violence against protesters, the deadliest wildfires in California’s history, the midterms bringing in a blue trickle of corporate democrats and the need to mobilize people’s movements.

*Recorded on November 15th, 2018

Related Links:
Faith Goldy White Nationalist Poster Child
Mass Shootings & White Nationalism Share Roots
Bay Area Worst Air Quality in the World
Movement for a People’s Party on Midterms

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Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the recent slew of far-right attacks in the US, Trump’s rhetoric feeding white nationalists, how neoliberalism paved the road to fascism, and the total failure in coverage of today’s complex reality.

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New Empire Files on Roots of Gun Violence
Dan Cohen in Israel
Abby in Israel
Trump & Rise of 21st Century Fascism
Rise of ‘Anti-Establishment’ Fascists
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