Haiti, Smedley Butler, and the Rise of American Empire
A new book sheds light on the life of the “Maverick Marine” who spearheaded U.S. interventions from Asia to Latin America.
135 posts found for ‘"alliance defending freedom"’
Rep. Betty McCollum Leads Effort to Block Israel From Using U.S. Aid to Destroy Palestinian Homes
Putting conditions on U.S. aid to Israel has become a controversial topic — but it was the norm in Washington just a few decades ago.
India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech
Tech giants like Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against Indian climate activists.
Stealing Children to Steal the Land
Naomi Klein speaks to the legendary Manuel family about the uncovering of a mass grave of 215 Indigenous children.
Amy Coney Barrett and the Looming Google Antitrust Case
Ryan Grim talks to Ilyse Hogue about Amy Coney Barrett and Luther Lowe about the possible antitrust case against Google.
National Review Is Trying to Rewrite Its Own Racist History
The magazine invested extraordinary amounts of time and resources into building an intellectual edifice for segregation.
We Need to Reverse the Damage Trump Has Done in Latin America. Biden's Plans Don't Cut It.
When it comes to Latin America, Joe Biden promises a return to the status quo of the Obama administration. That's not good enough.
ICE's Immigration Detainees Protested Lack of Coronavirus Precautions — and SWAT-like Private-Prison Guards Pepper-Sprayed Them
The guards from private prison giant CoreCivic's internal riot police unit bragged on social media about confronting immigrant protesters with force.
Viral Injustice: How the Pandemic is Unmasking the U.S. Economic, Racial, and Immigration Systems
Writer Zak Cheney-Rice and journalist John Washington are this week’s guests.
Occupied Territory: Why Chicago’s History Matters for Today’s Demands to Defund Police
On the latest episode of Intercepted, historian Simon Balto discussed his new book and the origins of Chicago police as a moralistic enforcement agency.