“The U.S. military reaches around the globe, with approximately 800 foreign military installations in nearly half the world’s countries, and takes up more than half the discretionary budget that Congress allocates each year,” writes Lindsay Koshgarian for Truthout. Today, Lindsay joins us on the show to talk about her work analyzing the federal budget and the real costs […]
The War in Yemen
Next week, on Monday, January 25, activists around the world will participate in an international day of protest against the war in Yemen. Today on the show, we discuss the history of the war in Yemen, the role of the United States in the crisis, and what should be done under a Biden presidency with […]
Afghanistan Air Strikes Deadlier Under Trump
In the waning days of his Presidency, President Trump has made withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan a priority — even against the advice of senior Pentagon officials. But the President’s renewed efforts to make good on his campaign promise of bringing the troops home masks how much deadlier the Afghanistan War — the longest […]
A History of Post-WWII U.S. Imperialism with Vijay Prashad
“Since 1945, the U.S. has a history of imposing conflicts on other places,” says renowned Indian historian and journalist Vijay Prashad. “I don’t like terms like Vietnam War, Iraq War—these are very ideological ways of understanding history. No, these are U.S.-imposed wars on the Vietnamese and Iraqi people.” For today’s show, Allen reflects on the […]
War and Fascism, Then and Now
Our guest today is H. Bruce Franklin, author of Crash Course: From the Good War to the Forever War and a long-time activist opponent of U.S. empire. For this hour, he and Thursday host Allen Ruff look to the past to understand our current moment, including the rise of fascism in 1933 Germany and now, […]
Understanding the Escalating U.S.–Iran Conflict
Since the U.S.-ordered killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani over the weekend, a lot of Americans have been trying to make sense of what’s going on in Iran—and why the United States has escalated its involvement. To get more context on U.S.–Iran relations and what comes next, for today’s episode Ali talks to political science […]
