Historian Jeremy Kuzmarov joins me for a discussion of US foreign policy in the Obama and Trump Years. 

Jeremy received his PhD from Brandeis University in 2006 and has taught at Bucknell University , Emmanuel College and the University of Tulsa.  He’s the author of several books including “The Myth of the Addicted Army: Vietnam and the Modern War on Drugs“, “Modernizing Repression: Police Training and Nation-Building in the American Century”, “The Russians Are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, The Second as Farce” with John Marciano, and his latest “Obama’s Unending Wars: Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State”.

His website is the place to go for his recent writings.

A review of episodes during the year focusing on the Middle East, the Presidential Elections, the Democrats and Impeachment. 

Thanks for your support this year!

Professor John Marciano and I discuss the impeachment charges and the underlying foreign policy issues that are rarely explored in the media. 

John is the author, with Jeremy Kuzmarov, of the book The Russians Are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce.  He is also the author of The American War in Vietnam: Crime or Commemoration?  John's most recent Guest Opinion for the Ashland (Oregon) Tidings is Impeach Trump for unconstitutional wars.

Jeremy Kuzmarov, the author of Obama's Unending Wars: Fronting the Foreign Policy of the Permanent Warfare State, will be my guest in early January.

FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley discusses the latest revelations from the FBI Inspector General and her concerns about the intensifying Cold War with Russia.

South America is rife with protests, demonstrations and uprisings and with coups sponsored and supported by the US. We look at some of the most important - the ones you've heard about and those you haven't. 

We hear the voices of several journalists and analysts reflecting on each of the nations currently in turmoil.

The impeachment inquiry has focused on Ukraine and US policy toward that nation, but the basic tenets of that policy have not been challenged and the corruption of Democrats is getting little attention.   The following sources were used to prepare this episode:

A Timeline of Joe Biden's Intervention Against the Ukraine Prosecutor

Ukraine Ambassador's OpEd Opposing Trump

Alexandra Chalupa and the 2016 Election

Ukraine Help to Hillary Clinton in 2016

Ukraine's Role in the 2016 Election

Aaron Mate's talk was from the panel "How Propaganda Manufactures Consent" in New York City on November 19, 2019 recorded by the Grayzone Project.

Joe Emersberger joins me to discuss the coup in Bolivia that overthrew Evo Morales, the first indigenous President in Latin America.  We discuss the racist nature of the right-wing opposition that has taken power and the impact on other struggles for freedom from imperial tyranny on the continent.

Joe has a new article on Counterpunch entitled "Oppose the Military Coup in Bolivia.  Spare Us Your 'Critiques'".  Another recent article is Max Blumenthal arrest exposes the hypocrisy of Western media and human rights NGOs on The Transnational.Live web site.

International affairs analyst Mark Sleboda joins me to discuss the ongoing protests in Lebanon and Iraq and the geopolitical implications of these uprisings.  We also touch on the recent developments in Syria and the precarious situation there.

A continuation of last week's discussion about the problems of making system change in the US political and economic environment with political scientist Alan Zundel. 

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Activist and writer Cliff Willming discusses his recent article on Wrong Kind of Green entitled "Ill Tell You Why the 99% Is Not In Revolt".