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   Number 1: Interwar 16: The US Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934

   The sordid and criminal US occupation of Haiti 1915-1934 with resistance heroes like Charlemagne Peralte, occupiers like Smedley Butler, a young FDR who hoped he’d be remembered as a “Haiti man”… US racial obsessions and atrocities. And Haiti’s anomalous and scrupulous payment of the debts imposed on it, making it a paradise of American financial … Continue reading "Interwar 16: The US Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934"

   July 28, 2026·2h 25min
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   Number 2: Interwar 15: Gunboat Diplomacy: Interwar USA in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica

   A roundup of Interwar US imperialism in four Central American countries

   June 18, 2026·1h 4min
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   Number 3: Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933

   We go way back, at first, to the rise and fall of the filibustering William Walker, who wanted to be king of Nicaragua. You’ll meet Smedley Butler as well, but this episode on Interwar Nicaragua focuses on the rebel leader who dared to fight the American occupation, Augusto Sandino, who fought from 1927-1933 and has … Continue reading "Interwar 14: Sandino battles the Americans for Nicaragua, 1927-1933"

   June 02, 2026·1h 15min
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   Number 4: Interwar 13: America invades the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924

   In the Interwar years America invaded many Central American and Caribbean countries. The major ones included Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. We start with the DR, 1916-1924, who nonetheless managed to get the Americans to withdraw.

   May 24, 2026·58min
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   Number 5: Interwar 12 America: The Scopes Monkey Trial, Sacco & Vanzetti framed

   A showdown over evolution at the Scopes Monkey Trial. A frame-up of Sacco and Vanzetti. A pair of Interwar trials define America in this period.

   May 17, 2026·49min
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