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Today's part two of my two-part conversation with Jackson Winter, on the 2001 edition of Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, The Great Transformation . This is also part two of a larger four-part series on the book. Jackson is co-writer and editor for PEGS Institute , which is a project to demystify and explain some commonly misunderstood realities of the modern world. Here's their YouTube channel . (A list...

This month, we will have four special episodes hosted by our correspondent,Jeffrey Esptein. Today, he will talk author Jackson Winter about the 2001 edition of the Karl Polyani book, “The Great Transformation” Jackson is co-writer and editor for PEGS Institute , which is a project to demystify and explain some commonly misunderstood realities of the modern world. The Great Transformation is the ce...

While mainstream media is running a propaganda Blitz on Ukraine, where they seem to frame it as “Russian aggression” against Ukrainians, Ukraine was already invaded 8 years ago. The movie Ukraine on Fire goes through the armed coup, planned at the US Embassy with then Under Secretary Victoria Nuland, where they picked the leaders, and the army and launched the country into an eight-year-long civil...

Propaganda is a word thrown around, but very few people understand the nature of the indoctrination within the. United States. David Swanson of “World Beyond War” says: When we imagine that the U.S. military only occasionally and slightly influences U.S. movies, we are extremely badly deceived. The actual impact is on thousands of movies made, and thousands of others never made. And television sho...

Editor’s note: We apologize for the lateness of this interview. This months, one of us had extensive health issues and another had a very urgent personal issue that had to be dealt with. We sincerely apologize, and we add extra episodes in the upcoming months. Today, we have Miguel Arjona Sanchez, Professor of Constitutional Law, join us for the second time to discuss the true history of the Euro...

Today, John Dinges joins us for the second time to talk about the Condor years in Chile. Operation Condor was unprecedented in its repression. It involved kidnapping, killing, torture, repression, secret prisons and renditions mostly to protect repressive regimes like those of Pinochet. Check out our first interview with John Dinges Show Notes 2:18 - The English edition is coming out 6:10 - Operat...

It is time to shatter the myth that Canada is more progressive than the US. For the most part, Canada and US behave more like partners in crime. Especially, in the foreign policy realm, they both alternate playing good cop and bad cop. Today, Aidan Jonah from The Canada Files joins us to talk about the interaction between Canada and US on imperialism and foreign policy. Show Notes 4:00 - Canada -...

Robert Skavrla, the assistant editor of Diabolique Magazine joins to to discuss his findings about the FBI initiative known as Cointel pro, and we get to see how deep the rabbit hole goes. 0:48 - Robert Skvarla how he got involved in this project 2:12 - Diabolique Magazine and Movies 2:36 - John Wayne and his fascists. 3:45 - The John Wayne Conspiracy 5:04 - The Ronald Reagan Connection 6:30 - Wha...

Today, we have anthropologist Chris Knight here to talk to us about his book Blood Relations and also more importantly, teach us about the history of what makes us Human. 0:50 - Anthropology is a study of what it means to be human. 1:50 - Human ability to “look into the eyes” 3:00 - Minds vs Brains 4:00 - Are they asking the wrong question? 6:29 - Humans are the babysitting ape! 10:00 - Grandmothe...

Would you walk 5000 miles and 5000 miles more for a free Vietnam? Well, Ho Chi Minh walked all the way from China to Vietnam in the 1940s. Today, we have popular Youtuber Luna Oi join us to talk about the history of Vietnam from Colonization to Liberation Show notes 1:40 - Luna introduces herself 2:20 - France Colonizing Vietnam 3:00 - Comparing who looted the most British vs French and the word “...

Editor’s note: I wish to do this episode justice because not merely because it is a monument that glorifies the worst the world has to offer. Not merely because, despite the empty phrase-mongering of “Never Again”, this monument glorifies people who perpetuated the worst of the holocaust. In fact, some of the people for whom there are monuments in the “tribute to liberty” were so brutal that membe...

In the USA, there is a myth that “America stands for freedom across the world” and in my years of research for this podcast and blog, I have yet to find such an example. I have found many examples where the US fights to preserve capitalism at all cost. Unfortunately, a large portion of the US population has been satiated by the supply of relatively cheap goods into the US and because relatively ch...

Today, in a special episode, the folks at Mango Chat and John from the Discourse Podcast joins us to talk about Operation Gladio. Show Notes: 0:30 - What is The Discourse Podcast? 3:30 - At least we can convince our moms! 7:00 - Why Operation Gladio shatters people’s world views? 7:28 - How it Began? The 1930s 9:00 - Clerical Fascism 11:29 - The Dulles Brothers and the Stay behind Network 15:28 -...

This is a two-part interview. Please check out part 1 . US Occupation 0:40 - Afghanistan Literacy Rate after 20 years of US occupation 4:00 - Sangkar blows the whistle on US corruption 11:35 - Warlord Central * One of the most outrageous cases in regards to the power of the warlords in Afghanistan * US-trained police and the outrageous case of child rape 18:35 - Ashraf Ghani * Ashraf Ghani and his...

The US media seems suddenly concerned about all the women in Afghanistan right now. However, life has been hell for women in Afghanistan for the past thirty years, but most American media outlets did not deem it important enough to cover. Today, we have Sangar Paykhar from the Afghan Eye here to explain the history of the past thirty years of Afghanistan and what an economy filled with warlords lo...

Check out Part 1 of our episode with Angelo Guiliano Today, Brian Berletic from the New Atlas joins us to talk about China, Thailand, Myanmar and how the US government diabolical plan to sabotage any efforts and climate change and keep these countries poor. 0:30 - Brian Berletic’s many handles 4:34 - “Pro-Democracy” Who is Thaksin Shinawatra? 6:34 - Netiwit C: Thailand’s Joshua Wong 7:31 - The Fir...

When most people think of the Nation of Islam, a black liberation movement started by Elijah Mohammed, they do not think of Iran. Conversely, when they think of Iran, they do not think of black liberation movements. Today, we have Setareh Sadeqi here to talk to us about the history of the Nation of Islam and how it is tied with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Show notes: 1:41 - The Storming of the U...

For years, Aung San Suu Kyi has been in the US media as a “pro-democracy” candidate who has been persecuted by a “military junta.” But, what if there is a darker side to her story? Today, Angelo Guiliano from the New Atlas joins us to discuss the true story of Aung San Suu Kyi and how she was manufactured in a regime-change laboratory. Show Notes 1:41 - Angelo’s experience in Hong Kong 2:17 - Hong...

Today, we have Taiwanese rapper Xiangxu here to talk to us about the past 100 years of Taiwanese history in our part 2. Check out part 1 here 1:15 - KMT activities in the USA 2:39 - Taipei Credit Affair 5:48 - Origins of the DPP 8:50 - Rise of separatism 13:30 - Provincial Government of Taiwan 16:49 - 1996 Elections in Taiwan 28:00 - Identity Issues in Taiwan 30:27 - 2004 Elections 35:03 - KMT vs...

Today, we have Taiwanese rapper Xiangxu here to talk to us about the past 100 years of Taiwanese history. 1:00 - What is Taiwan? 4:38 - Dutch East Indies Company’s role in Taiwan 7:00 - How Japan Annexed Taiwan under the Qing Dynasty. 10:33 - Kominka Movement: Japanesization of Taiwan 15:12 - Chinese Civil War 17:00 - KMT’s rise to power in Taiwan 18:00 - The Retrocession Process 20:13 - The 228 i...

Today’s podcast episode that you listen on audio, Nemanja Lukic talks about the past 100 years of imperialism and explains how it is indeed the Highest Stage of Capitalism. 02:08 - Core & Periphery Theory 6:47 - Transnational Anti-systemic movement Against Imperialism 14:02 - Post WW2 System of international order 18:36 - “Decolonization” and Recolonization, in different forms 25:30 - Neoliberalis...

In the west, we see much concern trolling about “pro-Democracy dissidents” who are allegedly “mistreated” in countries Russia and Iran. However, we hear little about the country that lies in between Russia and Iran, which not unlike Lithuania, is being run by a single family: The Aliyevs. Today,We have Mammad Azizov, a former political prisoner from Azerbaijan and current editor at Ishchinin Sesi...

A few weeks ago, there was a ruckus around the world (mostly with the western press) when Belarus arrested a “dissident” Roman Protasevich. The US/EU was the first to concern troll about “freedom” and “human rights” when all purposes, he had participated in a fascist militia in Ukraine. However, in neighboring Lithuania, something much more sinister is going on. The entire country is controlled by...

Audio Podcast Episode Our show focuses on decolonial history but how did the early colonizers get ordinary people to colonize various lands? Today, we have Sam Haselby here to discuss the history of American Nationalism, the Christian Doctrine and finally he makes his case about why Ivy League’s should be abolished. 4:16 - The history of religion in the USA vs Europe 8:51 - Debunking the myth of t...

Starting soon after the Russian revolution, we saw the advent of the suburbs. These suburbs served a counter-revolutionary purpose. They were deliberate effort by the government to prevent a similar kind of popular uprising. This was done primarily and essentially by dangling a nice home in the faces of white people, and by keeping black and brown people out via redlining and discriminatory ordina...