

Empire Files
Empire Files
The podcast version of a documentary & interview series on war and inequality from the heart of Empire hosted by Abby Martin. Empire Files is donor-funded, independent and add free. Help keep us going by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/empirefiles.
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May 18, 2020 • 25min
Episode 92 - The Forever War // Part I - From The Killing Fields
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Marine Corps infantryman turned anti-war activist tells Abby Martin the hidden reality of the endless Afghanistan War.
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Apr 8, 2020 • 17min
Episode 91 - US Empire Exploits COVID-19 For More War
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Abby Martin breaks down all the hidden acts of US foreign policy aggression under the cover of the COVID19 pandemic.
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Mar 24, 2020 • 2h 16min
Episode 90 - COVID19, US Empire & Biden v. Bernie
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Abby Martin and Mike Prysner discuss the pandemic, how it's being used by the US Empire, and the developments in the Democratic Primary (including Biden missing, Bernie leading, Tulsi's endorsement, Warren's Super PAC & Yang's new job).
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Feb 12, 2020 • 21min
Episode 89 - Abby Martin Sues Georgia Over Israel Loyalty Oath Law [Press Conference & Interviews]
On Feb. 10, Abby Martin filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a Georgia law requiring all independent contractors to sign a pro-Israel pledge, promising to not participate or advocate the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israeli crimes.
Abby is working with two renowned civil rights organizations, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF).
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Feb 12, 2020 • 30min
Episode 88 - Homelessness Can Be Eradicated - Fight Big Real Estate with Nithya Raman
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Abby Martin meets with Nithya Raman, progressive candidate for LA City Council in District 4, about her campaign to end homelessness in the nation's epicenter and how local politicians refuse to take easy actions to eradicate the phenomenon–but refuse to in the interests of big real estate developers.
LA's City Council election is Super Tuesday, March 3rd, the same day as the Democratic Party primary. Learn more about Nithya's LA City Council campaign at https://nithyaforthecity.com/
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Feb 12, 2020 • 21min
Episode 87 - Abby Martin on Biden: The Sexist the Media Ignores
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Abby Martin discusses with Mike Prysner the long history of misogyny by Joe Biden, as the media focuses all its attention on the absurd accusation that Bernie Sanders is a sexist.
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Jan 13, 2020 • 54min
Episode 86 - The Plot to Attack Iran - Myths, Oil & Revolution
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Abby Martin sits down with Dan Kovalik, human rights attorney and author of the book "The Plot to Attack Iran," to discuss the context to Trump's recent attacks, the most common myths about the country, and the history of US plots.
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Dec 23, 2019 • 49min
Episode 85 - Abby Martin & Lowkey: A Deeper Look at the UK Election
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Abby Martin is joined by legendary British-Iraqi rapper and political activist Lowkey. They discuss the recent election loss by Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party but go beyond the headlines, discussing the legacy of the British Empire, neoliberal austerity, how the military and intelligence agencies interfered in the elections, the role of Israel, and the lessons the Bernie Sanders movement can learn from the left-wing loss.
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Dec 3, 2019 • 29min
Episode 84 - Chris Hedges & Abby Martin: No Way Out Through Elections
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Abby Martin sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges to discuss the ignored reality behind Trump, the bipartisan road from neoliberalism to fascism, how the Democratic elite are an institution of corporate power, and how there's no way out through the #2020election without destroying the system.
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Aug 28, 2019 • 29min
Episode 83 - Abby Martin & Richard Wolff Discuss Socialism in 2019
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Abby Martin sits down with renowned Marxist Economist Richard Wolff to discuss the growing popularity of socialism under Trump and its historical roots in America, misconceptions about Russia and China’s economic success and Marx’s theory of alienation and monopoly capitalism.
[[ Watch Abby's first interview with Richard Wolff in 2016: "Marxism 101" https://youtu.be/6P97r9Ci5Kg ]]
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