Author: Abby Martin

Bush Military Official: The Empire’s Ship is Sinking – Abby Martin Show

Bush Military Official: The Empire’s Ship is Sinking – Abby Martin Show

Posted by | Dec 14, 2015 | , |

Abby Martin interviews retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former national security advisor to the Reagan administration, who spent years as an assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell during both Bush administrations. Today, he is honest about the unfixable corruption inside the establishment and the corporate interests driving foreign policy. Hear a rare insider’s view of what interests are behind U.S. wars, the manipulation of intelligence, the intertwining of the military and corporate world, and why the U.S. Empire is...

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The U.S. School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads – Abby Martin Show

The U.S. School That Trains Dictators & Death Squads – Abby Martin Show

Posted by | Dec 8, 2015 | , |

On November 22, thousands gathered at the gates of Fort Benning, GA at the 25th annual protest of the School of the Americas to memorialize the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives at the hands of the U.S. Empire’s brutally repressive juntas it used to rule Latin America by force. The dictators and death squad leaders, who committed acts of genocide, were trained within the gates of Fort Benning, at the School of the Americas – otherwise known as the “School Of Assassins.” Abby Martin investigates this notorious school that is largely hidden from the American...

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Thanksgiving to ‘Redskins’ – Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide

Thanksgiving to ‘Redskins’ – Dispelling American Myths That Hide Native Genocide

Posted by | Nov 25, 2015 | |

Each November, Americans celebrate a mythical version of U.S. history. Thanksgiving Day’s portrayal of the experience of Native Americans under the boot of settler-colonialism is one of the Empire’s most cherished falsehoods. To hear about the true story of native peoples’ plight – from genocide to reeducation – Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book “An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United...

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Migration Expert on How Capitalism Expels Refugees // Interview with Saskia Sassen

Migration Expert on How Capitalism Expels Refugees // Interview with Saskia Sassen

Posted by | Nov 25, 2015 | |

Abby Martin interviews Professor Saskia Sassen about the undiscussed facts behind the 60 million refugees worldwide. Saskia Sassen is a sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and Centennial visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Her most recent book is ‘Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global...

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Jewish-American on Israel’s Fascism: “No Hope For Change From Within”

Jewish-American on Israel’s Fascism: “No Hope For Change From Within”

Posted by | Nov 16, 2015 | |

Abby Martin interviews journalist and author Max Blumenthal on the current situation in Palestine and the Israeli occupation. This episode covers what is behind today’s rebellion, the rising dominance of far-right, ultra-racist ideology in Israel, eye-witness accounts of the aftermath of the Gaza war, and the Israeli government’s fear of Palestinian resistance. Max Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and New York Times Best Selling author. He has written two books on Palestine, “Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel”, and the recently-published “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in...

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