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Episode 74: Liberal Gandhi Fetishism and the Problem with Pop Notions of 'Violence'

Apr 24, 2019

"The United States believes any Palestinian government must renounce violence,” a U.S. official told Ha'aretz. When it comes to nonviolence, writes Barbara Reynolds in The Washington Post, “Black Lives Matter seems intent on rejecting the proven methods." "Violence Is Never the Answer," New York Times columnist...

Episode 73: Western Media’s Narrow, Colonial Definition of "Corruption"

Apr 17, 2019

"The scale of corruption in Africa is daunting," warns The Economist. "Corruption a Cause of Poverty in the Developing World," DW tells us. "Why corruption is holding Africa back," CNN laments. Everywhere we turn in elite media and halls of power, we are told the global South is poor, in part or in whole, due to...

Episode 72 - John Stossel: Libertarian Billionaires' Inside Man

Apr 10, 2019

Though now a fixture of the fringe right-wing, libertarian pundit John Stossel was a longtime staple of mainstream, Serious Person media. With hour-long specials and a weekly segment on the ABC program 20/20, Stossel built his brand as muckraking Truth-Teller against Big Government and out of control...

Episode 71: Laundering Imperial Violence Through Anodyne Foreign Policy-Speak (Part II)

Apr 3, 2019

Kinetic strikes. Limited military coercion. Robust sanctions. No fly zones. Military muscle. Modernization. All options are on the table.

So much of how we discuss U.S. militarism and imperialism is laundered through seemingly anodyne phrases, rhetorical thingamajigs that vaguely gesture towards an idea without...

Episode 70: Laundering Imperial Violence Through Anodyne Foreign Policy-Speak (Part I)

Mar 20, 2019

Barack Obama unleashes "kinetic strikes” on Libya, Hillary Clinton lobbies for "limited military coercion" in Syria, Congress passes “robust sanctions” on Iran, and Trump gives “US generals more room to run” as he “ramps up” “pressure” on ISIS. The Center for American Progress calls for a “no fly...