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February 12, 2020 Episode 87 - Abby Martin on Biden: The Sexist the Media Ignores
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Abby Martin discusses with Mike Prysner the long history of misogyny by Joe Biden, as the media focuses all its attention on the absurd accusation that Bernie Sanders is a sexist.
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21 min
January 13, 2020 Episode 86 - The Plot to Attack Iran - Myths, Oil & Revolution
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Abby Martin sits down with Dan Kovalik, human rights attorney and author of the book "The Plot to Attack Iran," to discuss the context to Trump's recent attacks, the most common myths about the country, and the history of US plots.
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54 min
December 23, 2019 Episode 85 - Abby Martin & Lowkey: A Deeper Look at the UK Election
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Abby Martin is joined by legendary British-Iraqi rapper and political activist Lowkey. They discuss the recent election loss by Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party but go beyond the headlines, discussing the legacy of the British Empire, neoliberal austerity, how the military and intelligence agencies interfered in the elections, the role of Israel, and the lessons the Bernie Sanders movement can learn from the left-wing loss.
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49 min
December 03, 2019 Episode 84 - Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections
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Abby Martin sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss the ignored reality behind Trump, the bipartisan road from neoliberalism to fascism, how the Democratic elite are an institution of corporate power, and how there's no way out through the #2020election without destroying the system.
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29 min
August 28, 2019 Episode 83 - Abby Martin & Richard Wolff Discuss Socialism in 2019
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Abby Martin sits down with renowned Marxist Economist Richard Wolff to discuss the growing popularity of socialism under Trump and its historical roots in America, misconceptions about Russia and China’s economic success and Marx’s theory of alienation and monopoly capitalism.
[[ Watch Abby's first interview with Richard Wolff in 2016: "Marxism 101" https://youtu.be/6P97r9Ci5Kg ]]
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30 min
July 29, 2019 Episode 82 - “United States” to Imperial America: Our Hidden Empire
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The global expanse of US military bases is well-known; but it's actual territorial empire is largely hidden. The true map of America is not taught in our schools.
Abby Martin interviews history Professor Daniel Immerwahr about his new book, 'How To Hide An Empire,' where he documents the story of our "Greater United States."
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MUSIC by TELEVANGEL
Intro track: Soonerlater
Closing track: Spectacle
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41 min
April 15, 2019 Episode 81 - Giants: Who Really Rules The World?
Abby Martin sits down with Peter Phillips, former director of Project Censored and professor of Political Sociology at Sonoma State University. His new book “Giants: The Global Power Elite” details the 17 transnational investment firms which control over $50 trillion in wealth—and how they are kept in power by their activists, facilitators and protectors.
“Giants” is available at Seven Stories Press:
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32 min
April 02, 2019 Episode 80 - NSA Whistleblower: Government Collecting Everything You Do
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.
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30 min
March 05, 2019 Episode 79 - An Ocean of Lies on Venezuela: Abby Martin & UN Rapporteur Expose Coup
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.
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43 min
March 04, 2019 Episode 78 - Democrats Praise War Criminal Mattis
With General “Mad Dog” Mattis out of the White House, he’s been praised by liberal media and politicians. Abby Martin shows who he really is, and what his resignation means for the war machine.
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5 min

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