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Safe for Democracy
By Jonathan Coumes
Safe for Democracy episodes
- Aftermath Part IIHi, and welcome to the third episode of Safe for Democracy. Which is the second part of the Aftermath, which, in four shows, is the second part of our overarching series on Guatemala. Simple. Last time we worked our way from the coup against Jacobo Arbenz in 1954 through the repressive regimes of Carlos … Continue reading Aftermath Part II →1 hr 3 min
- Aftermath Part IHey everybody, welcome to Safe for Democracy and our second episode. If you’ve listened to the first podcast, you know that we’d originally planned to do a quick one-two, one episode for the coup in 1954 and one to cover what happened afterwards. But history can balloon on you, and the material I wanted to … Continue reading Aftermath Part I →1 hr 1 min
- The CoupHey, welcome to the first full episode of Safe for Democracy. We’re going to be looking at Guatemala from 1930 or so until 1954, in the lead-up to the coup against President Jacobo Arbenz in the June of that year. What comes after we’ll tackle in the next episode, which should come out sometime … Continue reading The Coup →1 hr 45 min
- Intro EpisodeThis is just a primer for anybody who's interested in the shape of this project, the arc of its future, and who I am. For everybody else, there's Episode One, which is about Guatemala.7 min
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A look at the foreign policy disasters of the United States and their long-term consequences, both for the people in question and for the world today.