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Hiroshima and “Atomic Diplomacy,” 78 Years Later

August 7, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

It's the 78th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. With decisions to drop atomic bombs being discussed with the release of Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," we thought we'd repost this episode…

Noam Chomsky on 9/11 . . . Interview w/ Bob Buzzanco on 9/13/2001, from the Green & Red Archives

July 26, 2023Chomsky, Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

On September 13th, 2001, G&R co-host Bob Buzzanco was fortunate to have one, if not the, first interviews w/ Noam Chomsky about the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Here the Green…

Cluster Bombs and Biden’s Wider War . . . a Green & Red Commentary

July 18, 2023Foreign Policy

G&R co-host Bob Buzzanco here discusses Biden's decision to use cluster bombs--a war crime--in Ukraine. Cluster bombs were widely used in Laos by the U.S. and 80 million didn't explode,…

Noam Chomsky on the Coming War w/ Iraq–October 2002 from the Green & Red Archives

July 10, 2023Chomsky, Foreign Policy

We've introduced a new feature . . . Green & Red Archives. We're putting out encore episodes of some older talks and events that Scott and I have organized or…

“The Last Honest Man”: The Church Committee and the U.S. Empire . . . w/ Pulitzer-winner James Risen

July 2, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

James Risen is a two-time Pulitzer winner and investigative journalist who's just written a great book about Senator Frank Churck, *The Last Honest Man.* Listen in: https://apple.co/44ueZqI In this interview…

John Quincy Adams warns against seeking “monsters to destroy” . . . July 4th, 1821 oration

July 1, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

John Quincy Adams gave a famous speech on the 4th of July 1821 warning about foreign interventions and the threat they posed to liberty. It's more relevant than ever. This…

Pulitzer-winner James Risen on Frank Church, JFK, Kennedy and the CIA, and conspiracy theories

June 28, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

During a longer interview w/ James Risen, author of *The Last Honest Man*--a study of Frank Church and the Church Committee--we talked about the committee's findings on JFK and his…

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg, 1931-2023 (February 2003 Speech in Houston)

June 16, 2023Direct Action, Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

Daniel Ellsberg, Presente . . . Today we're all saddened to hear that Daniel Ellsberg had died. Ellsberg's life is well-known, and he's one of the more important figures in…

Ukraine Update: Time to end “an unwinnable war”

June 16, 2023Foreign Policy

We got together to discuss the war in Ukraine. Currently the US is continuing to send money and military equipment to Ukraine, but conditions on the battlefield are at a…

A Letter to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney w/ anti-war veteran Chris “Henri” Henrikson

June 1, 2023Foreign Policy, Peoples' History

Video clip of Henry with Fortress on a Hill podcast reading a letter from veteran Thomas Young, who passed away in 2014, to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney about…