American Exception

We deliver some Unreported News about the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Then Aaron Good, Bryce Greene, and David Talbot discuss a number of topics related to the politics of US Empire—including new Israeli admissions of wide-scale "friendly fire" deaths seemingly due to the improvised implementation of the so-called "Hannibal directive." Special thanks to: Four Died Trying Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

Having just celebrated his 95th birthday, Professor Peter Dale Scott joins us to recount his experiences working on a documentary back in the 1970’s for the CBC television news show “The Fifth Estate.” This is the 18th installment of our oral history series with the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Special thanks to Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: "I Keep Sayin So Long"by Mock Orange

Aaron and Bryce deliver an update and answer the remaining Patron questions! Note: Since Dana is out of the country, this episode is the raw recording.

We cover some Unreported News about Martin Luther King identifying the US government as “the world’s greatest purveyor of violence.” Aaron Good, Bryce Greene, and David Talbot discuss a number of topics related to the politics of US Empire—including the reappearance of the strange McJihad outfit known as ISIS! Special thanks to: Four Died Trying Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

Sam Husseini joins Bryce and Aaron to discuss the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice—a proceeding for which Sam was one of the earliest and loudest advocates. Please check out Sam Husseini’s Substack page! Special thanks to: Four Died Trying  Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

Aaron first gives some Unreported News from Four Died Trying about JFK’s call for world peace. Then he delivers the unabridged version of his "Hegemonic Panic" presentation. This was originally prepared for the recent Genocide and Empire symposium---moderated by Piers Robinson and also featuring Richard Falk, Atif Kubursi, Kevin Ryan, and Vanessa Beeley. Special thanks to: fourdiedtrying.com Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

David Talbot and Bryce Greene join Aaron to reflect on the end of what was a brutal year for the American empire/deep state/establishment/oligarchy...whatever we're calling it these days! Special thanks to: Four Died Trying Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

Aaron and Bryce speak with Patrick Lawrence. A commentator, author, essayist, and lecturer, Patrick Lawrence has served as a correspondent and subsequently a columnist overseas for more than twenty years, chiefly for the International Herald Tribune and The New Yorker. He has won two Overseas Press Club Awards as well as other honors and prizes. His work has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including The Nation, The New York Times, Business Week, TIME, Salon, and CounterPunch. Lawrence currently writes at The Floutist on Substack and these columns are often carried by Consortium News and ScheerPost. Find Patrick’s work here: The Floutist (Patrick Lawrence’s Substack) Journalists and Their Shadows Special thanks to: Four Died Trying Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

Aaron speaks with Dan Kovalik, an American human rights lawyer, labor rights lawyer, and peace activist. He has contributed articles to CounterPunch, The Huffington Post, and TeleSUR. For many years he taught International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has written a number of books including: No More War Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture The Case for Palestine: Why It Matters and Why You Should Care Special thanks to: Four Died Trying Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

Aaron speaks with Lawrence Wilkerson about the current debacle in Israel-Palestine and how we got here. Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired US Army Colonel, former chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, and current Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary. Later in the episode, Aaron and Bryce discuss Israel, Palestine, and Ukraine. Check out: "Watch the film the Israel lobby didn’t want you to see" (The censored Al Jazeera documentary film, The Lobby - USA) “Volodymyr Zelensky and the breadbasket-case of Europe: The deep politics of a hybrid regime” by Garrick Alder Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music