Empire Files

After the major Ben & Jerry's divestment victory Abby Martin interviews leaders of Arab Resource & Organizing Center, who organized the successful Block The Boat action which prevented an Israeli ship from docking in the Port of Oakland. Support our ad-free work and get EXCLUSIVE content by supporting us at www.patreon.com/empirefiles or donate at www.paypal.com/paypalme/empirefilesinc FOLLOW // twitter.com/EmpireFiles // twitter.com/AROCbayarea LIKE // www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles MERCH // https://empirefiles.store

As the US Empire makes its major military retreat from Afghanistan, learn about the CIA forces that will be staying behind—and their disturbing 20-year track record of war crimes. Support our ad-free work and get EXCLUSIVE content by supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles or donate at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/empir... [Empire Files is a REGISTERED 501(c)(3) - Donations are tax-deductible!] FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles // https://www.instagram.com/empirefiles/ LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles MERCH // https://empirefiles.store

Abby Martin introduces the first installment of a new Empire Files series about the CIA explaining why the agency was created, and how it became the most nefarious criminal organization in the world, with CIA expert Douglas Valentine. Support our ad-free work and get EXCLUSIVE content by supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles or donate at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/empirefiles FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles MERCH // https://empirefiles.store

Netanyahu could be out. A more extreme right-winger is set to take his place. But the new ruling coalition is being heralded as a "progressive step" and "an opportunity for change." Learn the shocking details about what is happening, the different potential outcomes, and the huge danger for the Palestinian cause with prominent Israeli dissident Miko Peled.

We are joined from Jerusalem by Miko Peled, renowned Israeli author & activist for Palestinian human rights, who visiting Sheikh Jarrah and other hotspots. He explains the mood among Israelis in the aftermath of the Gaza war and Palestinian uprising, the ongoing crimes against Palestinian across the country, and explains the major shift in coverage attributing criticism of Israel to a rise in anti-semitism. Find all of Miko's work at https://mikopeled.com/ Support our work & get exclusive podcasts at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles

The past two weeks have revealed a tectonic shift in public opinion towards the Israeli colonial regime––one there is no turning back from. Abby Martin and Mike Prysner are joined by Brian Becker, longtime organizer for Palestine and host of The Socialist Program podcast. https://patreon.com/empirefiles https://patreon.com/thesocialistprogram Watch our movie for free here: https://gazafightsforfreedom.com

Abby Martin gives 5 points that evaporate Israel's assertion that the civilians it kills in Gaza were "human shields." Get EXCLUSIVE Empire Files content by supporting our work at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles/ MERCH // https://empirefiles.store

Abby Martin explains what's behind the cringe ‘Humans of CIA’ recruitment ad promoting themselves as a place of ‘intersectional’ social progress. Get EXCLUSIVE Empire Files content, and keep us independent & ad-free, at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles/ MERCH // https://empirefiles.store FILM // https://gazafightsforfreedom.com

FULL EPISODE at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles With over 100 dead or missing in the US-backed government crackdown, we interview Pablo Simanca, a leading student organizer from Cali, the epicenter of the protest movement facing the worst repression. Learn what these historic protests are about, the details of the fascistic military crackdown, and the role the US Empire plays in facilitating it. PLUS: Abby and Mike share their frightening first-hand experiences reporting from Colombia in 2018.

FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles Over the past couple days, millions have seen viral videos from East Jerusalem of Israeli settlers stealing Palestinian homes, and marching in huge mobs to commit pogroms throughout the city. With this struggle a potential flashpoint for a much bigger showdown--and a microcosm of the larger colonial project--we are joined by Nora Barrows-Friedman, journalist and associate editor of The Electronic Intifada, host of The Brief Podcast, and author of In Our Power: U. S. Students Organize for Justice in Palestine.