What happens when a society built on "never again" becomes the very force it once condemned? In this unflinching examination of America's role in global violence, Scott Horton and Daryl Cooper peel back the comfortable narratives we tell ourselves about being the world's moral leaders.
The conversation begins with Scott sharing his recent Tucker Carlson i ... Show More
Jul 31
EP:56 - Wars & Rumors of Wars
Darryl Cooper & Scott Horton discuss the latest developments in the Iran War and lots related to the Anthony Fauci hearings. They criticize the COVID lockdowns, school closures, masks, and Fauci and his gang of crooks for continuing policies after key claims were known to be fals ... Show More
57m 40s
Jun 2025
How the myth of democracy fuels the US forever wars
From Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan, US wars left not freedom but ruin. In a recent book, co-authors Noam Chomsky and Nathan Robinson expose how American elites sell violence as virtue, using the myth of democracy to justify endless war. In this episode: Nathan Robinson (@Nathan ... Show More
26m 44s
Mar 2024
Season 3, Episode 5: Norman Solomon, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine
Send us Fan MailJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political and media analyst Norman Solomon as they discuss Solomon’s important new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine. Listen in as Solomon and Sachs explore the intricate interplay b ... Show More
51m 56s
Oct 2023
Is America getting meaner?
Sean Illing and David Brooks talk about Brooks’s recent essay, “How America Got Mean.” They discuss the country's moral history, how politics and culture have shifted our perception of connection and community, and what can be done to make things nicer.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanil ... Show More
54m 50s
Oct 2024
War in West Asia: When A Dying Settler Colony Lashes Out
Alyson and Breht discuss the unfolding regional war between Israel and literally all of its neighbors, the restrained Iranian response to Israeli aggression, US complicity and contributions to the fascist mass murder campaign, Hezbollah and Lebanon, Russia and Syria, the decrepit ... Show More
1h 33m
Oct 2023
Unraveling 38: The Administration of Savagery
The history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is long and complicated, with heroes, villains, and legitimate grievances on both sides. None of that matters now. Jocko and Darryl discuss the recent assault by Hamas in southern Israel, and the upcoming Israeli response.
1h 30m