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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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Seth Harp, author of the new book THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL joins Abby & Mike to discuss this explosive story about America's most elite troops killing each other, dealing drugs and more.
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1All we know about the US-Israeli war of aggression launched last night on the Iranian people, featuring Séamus Malekafzali.
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Abby Martin speaks with Thiago De Ávila, steering committee of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, as he sails to Gaza alongside Greta Thunberg and others, discussing the mission of building a humanitarian corridor and threats of another bombing attack by Israeli drones.
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Abby Martin speaks with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about Israel's new offensive into Gaza that Netanyahu is calling the "final phase" of the genocide.
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Abby and Mike talk to Jordan Chariton, journalist at Status Coup and author of "We the Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Coverup", about his on-the-ground coverage of the Luigi Mangione trials.
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Abby Martin talks to investigative journalist Matt Kennard and author of The Racket, about the machinations of US Empire under Trump, and how the British Empire never died but simply tethered itself to the United States.
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Abby and Mike are back to discuss the latest updates on Earth's Greatest Enemy, Louis Theroux's new documentary The Settlers, Israel's latest acts of terrorism, including the bombing of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla in international waters and the strikes on Yemen's airport, the unfolding Pentagon drama under Pete Hegseth, and the downward spiral of the Democrat's most pro-Israel stooge John Fetterman.
WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/eRB2X5aBCkM?si=CPPjp81FXGJmYi0J
Abby Martin talks to legendary actor and comedian Tim Heidecker about his career—from Tom Goes to the Mayor to On Cinema—and unpacks America's madness under the Trump/Musk regime.
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Constitutional lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, speaks with Abby Martin about the detention and attempt to deport US resident Mahmoud Khalil for his pro-Palestine speech.
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Abby Martin interviews Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd, author of the new book Perfect Victims.
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Abby Martin interviews Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, Chair of The Hague Group & Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International and Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Foreign Minister of South Africa, on the efforts of nine Global South countries to hold Israel accountable under international law.
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Abby Martin speaks with Abubaker Abed in Gaza City, a Palestinian journalist who reported through the 15 months of Israeli genocide, about Trump's threats and the status of the ceasefire.
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Abby Martin talks to journalist Taylor Lorenz about the latest media frenzy over the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, media literacy in a landscape dominated by propaganda and censorship, the corporate media's pro-Israel bias and her ongoing feud with Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik.
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Legendary artist Roger Waters talks to Abby Martin about Trump's landslide victory and what to expect in his administration, reflects on the year of genocide in Gaza, excoriates Radiohead for their stance on Palestine, and urges to seek out the rare voices of reason that exist to counteract the prevailing insanity.
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Anti-Zionist Jewish Israelis tried to organize a local screening of our film ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom.’ Israeli police threatened torture.
Abby Martin speaks with one of the targeted activists, Gaia Dan, about what happened, the current scene in Israel, and how she broke out of what she describes as "the Zionist cult."
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Abby Martin & Mike Prysner review the election results to see what was really behind the catastrophic failure of the Harris campaign, and how the Democratic Party is responding by charting a path further right.
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Journalist Asa Winstanley was raided by police counter-terrorism forces on October 17 as part of a wider crackdown by UK authorities on Palestine solidarity activism and reporting. He joins Abby Martin to discuss the raid, and his investigative reporting which proved Israel intentionally killed hundreds of their own people on Oct. 7.
Asa is associate editor at The Electronic Intifada (https://electronicintifada.net) and author of the book 'Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How the Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn'
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Journalist Séamus Malekafzali joins Abby Martin to talk about Israel's invasion of Lebanon, the assassination of Nasrallah, and the potential for war with Iran. They are also joined by Empire Files producer Mike Prysner.
Read Séamus' work at https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/
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Abby and Mike live react to the 2024 VP debate questions dealing with foreign policy and the climate crisis. They also discuss the unprecedented Iranian missile strike against Iran.
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I don't disagree with the thrust of what you're saying but terrorism is obnoxious precisely because it *isn't* a specific thing and largely a political designation.
good analysis thanks to you both
I don't think trans women in sports should be a political or moral priority. I could see myself flipping on that but it's wildly unpopular and not just among GOP types.
the yellow river boys were really good.
The "they do the jobs we don't want to do" thing is liberal idiocy. Roger is still based though.
Yeah, Abby elicits a special kind of contempt with these characters because she's good looking, that's my theory anyway. Also, most of the people going hard for the Son of Hamas idiot are evangelical Christians (as is he), they're not known for producing intellectual heavyweights.
just read the book...as an older Australian I remember some of these things. Excellent books highly recommend Great podcast, thank you
Regarding The Good Lord Bird, the guest didn't watch it so his opinion doesn't matter but Prysner's insistence that it should have been more dour or whatever is another one of his weird, liberal foibles along the lines of getting mad at people for saying "Trump derangement syndrome." Neither John Brown nor Frederick Douglas are portrayed as anything but correct and heroic, at the end of the day.
"founded as a Christian nation." Okay lol.
Re: reflexive support of Russia, you're 100% correct and I've been relieved to see most dissident journalists adopting this position. Tankies are comprehensively unhelpful.
Quick correction, Zaydis *are* technically Shia.
fear mongering
Who does the I don't care song?
Thank you for this insight Abby
outstanding program
outstanding program
outstanding program
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outstanding program
outstanding program