Hidden History

In the finale of Hidden History season four, the end of the Contra war, the years of reconciliation that followed, and the dissolution of a democratic hope for the Nicaraguan people

Breaking down the reporting of Gary Webb in the San Jose Mercury News, particularly the Dark Alliance series laying out the Contra operation to smuggle cocaine into the US for funds to fight the Sandinistas, and the involvement of the CIA

The rise of the Contras in response to the revolutionary government of the Nicaraguan Sandinistas

How a guerilla group rose up to take out one of Latin America's most repressive dictatorships. Part two of our series on Nicaragua under the Sandinistas is next week.

The incredible and tragic life of Thomas Sankara

The incredible putsch against Charles de Gaulle, and how he survived it.

The tragic death of Patrice Lumumba and its devastating consequences for the Congo and Africa at large

The story of the anti communist 1965 genocide/politicide masterminded by the US in Indonesia against members of the PKI and other indigenous Indonesians

Examining how certain close connections and convenient decisions propelled Bush to power in 2000.

Inside the process of shock therapy and the lasting impacts its had on Russian society.