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.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: What Is Happening with Venezuela & The US EXPLAINER - Why, America with Leeja Miller - Air Date 9-8-25

KP 2: Ceasefire in Gaza, The Monroe Doctrine Under Trump, and a US Economy on the Brink of Collapse Part 1 - Red Menace - Air Date 10-14-25

KP 3: Jeffrey Stein on Trumps Boat Attacks, Katya Schwenk on AI Surveillance Pricing Part 1 - CounterSpin - Air Date 10-24-25

KP 4: Bailing on Farmers to Bail Out Argentina: Two to Tango Part 1 - UNFTR - Air Date 10-6-25

KP 5: Trumps Hegemony Gambit; The Rights Warm Racist Embrace with Jeet Heer Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Date 11-1-25

(00:53:59) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the long history of messing with Latin America

DEEPER DIVES

(00:59:42) SECTION A: HISTORY AND NARRATIVE

(01:20:49) SECTION B: MILITARY PRETEXT

(01:58:37) SECTION C: US AGGRESSION

(02:28:44) SECTION D: REGIONAL ECHOES

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Description: Image of a topographical globe of the Earth, only showing North America and South America.

Credit: “Globe-world-earth-planet” by quimono, Pixabay | Pixabay license

 

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