Empire Files

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.

Abby Martin's Empire Update wraps up the last weeks in US imperialism: Possible military expansion in Kenya, Army re-focus on fighting over the North Pole, Biden's obscene military budget, Yemen hunger strike, major Cuba policy announcement, and a historic pro-Palestine bill in Congress. Get EXCLUSIVE Empire Files content, and keep us independent & ad-free, at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles​ FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles​​ // https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin​ LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles/​ MERCH // https://empirefiles.store​ FILM // https://gazafightsforfreedom.com

Abby Martin explores what's missing from coverage of Biden's announcement of the Afghanistan withdrawal. [More Afghanistan content below] Keep Empire Files Independent and Ad-Free + Get Exclusive Bonus Content: https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles​ WATCH our 2 new Afghanistan documentaries: 1. Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy: https://youtu.be/C3LFbOSPfrE​ 2. US Marine Eyewitness - Afghanistan's Killing Fields: https://youtu.be/-thYBWf_AIM​ LISTEN to the Empire Files Podcast on Afghanistan: https://soundcloud.com/empire-files/retreat-or-con-job-the-afghanistan-withdrawal-explained-preview FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles​ LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles/​ MERCH // https://empirefiles.store​ FILM // https://gazafightsforfreedom.com

In an exclusive new podcast for patrons, Abby Martin and Mike Prysner go beyond the headlines and give the facts about the major Afghanistan withdrawal that Biden announced this week, covering what it really means for the US empire in the country and the region, the Taliban's political future, as well as the true cost and legacy of America's longest war. After 20 years of occupation and 40 years of covert war, why is the US really letting go of the country's vast resource wealth? Donor submitted questions about the foreign policy pivot are also addressed in the episode. We hope you enjoy it, thank you so much for your support!

Short documentary on Uganda's US-backed dictatorship, the country's freedom struggle from colonialism until today, and the geo-strategic role the regime plays for US Imperialism. Keep Empire Files Independent and Ad-Free + Get Exclusive Bonus Content: https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles​ FOLLOW // https://twitter.com/EmpireFiles​ // https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin​ LIKE // https://www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles/​ MERCH // https://empirefiles.store​ FILM // https://gazafightsforfreedom.com

Abby Martin interviews Palestinian-American activist Suhair Nafal and her attorney Haytham Faraj, who just won an important and shocking legal case where an Israeli firm tried to punish Suhair in California under Israeli law for a Facebook post. The drama of the case reveals the major, multi-pronged legal assault attempting to criminalize BDS activism and all forms of pro-Palestine speech.

Full episode only available at www.patreon.com/empirefiles After a recent North Korean missile test has once again created a flurry of US war propaganda, Abby and Mike talk to John Prysner, who went to North Korea for two weeks in 2018, about what his experience was really like, as well as go through the main criticisms and tropes and the historical context that is often missing whenever the DPRK is discussed by the US empire and its media. Listen to Anahedron's music on any streaming platform!

Full 100-minute episode only at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles Abby Martin interviews journalist Séamus Malekafzali to get an in-depth look at what is missing from Western media reporting on Iran: the debates within the Iranian political system, changing views of the US in Iranian society, their new approach to the Iran Nuclear Deal, their upcoming election, lasting impact of the Solemani assassination and much more. Follow Séamus on Twitter at @Seamus_Malek, read his Substack at https://malekafzali.substack.com/ and check out his new podcast, "The Greatest Sin." Episode music: 'Diffused Morning' and 'Radiolarian' by Anahedron