Podcast appearances and mentions of alfred mccoy

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  Released in conjunction with the upcoming publication of Peter's "lost" (read "stolen by the CIA in 1970") article originally intended for Ramparts, we present a 2011 debate between the two top experts on the Postwar Southeast Asian heroin traffic: Professors Peter Dale Scott and Alfred McCoy. I add some context at the beginning which will hopefully be of interest to everybody! Peter Dale Scott is the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Alfred McCoy is History Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and the author of The Politics of Heroin—now in its third edition. Apologies for the weird noises during the debate. We have no idea exactly what was making that intermittent whirring and clicking noise. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: “Payroll” by Mock Orange Released in conjunction with the upcoming publication of Peter's "lost" (read "stolen by the CIA in 1970") article originally intended for Ramparts, we present a 2011 debate between the two top experts on the Postwar Southeast Asian heroin traffic: Professors Peter Dale Scott and Alfred McCoy. I add some context at the beginning which will hopefully be of interest to everybody! Peter Dale Scott is the prolific poet, historian, and political theorist who gave us parapolitics as well as the deep politics approach. Alfred McCoy is History Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and the author of The Politics of Heroin—now in its third edition. Apologies for the weird noises during the debate. We have no idea exactly what was making that intermittent whirring and clicking noise. Special thanks to Casey Moore for the episode art and Dana Chavarria for the sound engineering! Music: “Payroll” by Mock Orange

William Ramsey Investigates: Father, Son under the Shadow of Monsters. The CIA Mind Control Experiments in Canada. Father, Son, and CIA: https://www.amazon.com/Father-Son-CIA-Harvey-Weinstein/dp/155028116X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EZ17O94Q9OXT&keywords=Father+son+and+CIA&qid=1658188195&s=books&sprefix=father+son+and+cia%2Cstripbooks%2C135&sr=1-1 Eminent Monsters: https://www.amazon.com/Eminent-Monsters-Stephen-Bennett/dp/B089NWM783/ref=sr_1_1?crid=X21PXW37OLPB&keywords=eminent+monsters&qid=1658188241&sprefix=eminent+monsters%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1 A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror by Alfred McCoy: https://www.amazon.com/Question-Torture-Interrogation-American-Project/dp/0805082484/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NPUL3ZKKXP7O&keywords=a+question+of+torture&qid=1658184926&s=books&sprefix=a+question+of+torture%2Cstripbooks%2C144&sr=1-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast Producer Alphecca Perpetua asked Resident Historian Amiel "Cortz" Cortes if the 1986 EDSA Revolution and the 2022 Philippine Elections results were both contrasting historical events, and found that the two weren't as different and weren't as ironic from 16th to 19th-century Las Islas Filipinas after all; with cities, municipalities, and towns still ruled and governed by the same Principalía (or ruling Mestizo Class) now simply known as the "Politician-Elect". He added, "I was using these families as examples that not much has changed in the Philippine society since the Spanish period. How our society is run is simply dictated by the choices of a very few wealthy elite families. The Principalía of the 1800s pretty much dictated how their local communities were governed. Fast forward to today, we are still slaves to the choices of a few wealthy families who may or may not come from the Principalía of old. This idea came from Alfred McCoy in his book, 'An Anarchy of Families: State and Family in the Philippines.' A must-read especially in these [trying] times." ABOUT THE EPISODE "The Missing Irony: Philippine Revolutions & its Elections Results" • CORTZ UNCUT: The 124th Philippine Independence Day Special • Season 3, Episode 33, Rated-PG13 • 69 Questions with #CORTZ Sponsored by Studio Historias, a production service for podcasts, radio, and other online shows. Go to https://about.studiohistorias.com to learn more. ABOUT THE GUEST AMIEL "Cortz" CORTES is a Cebu-based Historical Researcher & Consultant. He graduated with a degree in AB History at the University of San Carlos, Philippines in 2015, and worked as a Program Officer for Research at the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation where he contributed as a Principal Researcher, Indexer, Editorial Assistant, and Field Researcher for various local and regional events, exhibits, academic publications, and other projects. ABOUT THE HOST ALPHECCA PERPETUA is a KBP-accredited radio broadcaster who executively produces podcasts, radio, and other online shows. An undergraduate student for the Marine Biology program at the University of San Carlos in 2004, she shifted focus and specialization to radio presenting and audio production for both Contemporary-Hit and Rock Radio format treatments as well as live-events hosting starting late 2005. In 2008, she was among the chosen national top 80 participants for I-Witness's first docufest, an award-winning PH documentary TV show for GMA-7 News TV and GMA broadcast network. Today, she continues to develop and co-produce global TOP-100 podcast shows; including the seasonal Cebu-based show for Comedy Talk & Interviews, "Podcast Historias". ABOUT THE SHOW Podcast Historias with @alpheccaperpetua • Presented/Hosted by Alphecca Perpetua • Arranged, Mixed, and Mastered by Alphecca Perpetua • Produced by Alphecca Perpetua & Brent Kohnan • Distributed by Studio Historias • about.studiohistorias.com • Cebu, Philippines 6000 • All Rights Reserved © 2022 DISCLAIMER The assumptions, views, opinions, and insinuations made by the host and guests do not reflect those of the show, the management, and the companies affiliated. A few information in this podcast episode may contain errors or inaccuracies; we do not make warranty as to the correctness or reliability of the content. If you think you own the rights to any of the material used and wish for the material not be used, please contact Studio Historias via email at askstudiohistorias@gmail.com.

Air Date 5/4/2022 Today we take a look at the tectonic shifts in the geopolitics happening under our feet; the long, slow decline of the US empire and the neoliberal order, the role of the war in Ukraine in hastening the end of globalization, and the rise of both China in the east and of the oceans around us all. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! What is Discord? Check out Will Be Wild wherever you get your podcasts! BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Ukraine and an Empire's Decline - Economic Update - Air Date 4-16-22 Wolff talks with host and journalist Chris Hedges about Ukraine and the end of the US empire. Ch. 2: A World to Win Imperialism and the Energy Crisis w/ David Wearing - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 4-1-22 Grace chats to David Wearing, post-doctoral researcher at SOAS and author of AngloArabia: Why Gulf Wealth Matters to Britain. Ch. 3: Is the war in Ukraine ushering in a new world order? - Inside Story Al Jazeera English - Air Date 3-27-22 The new war in Europe has been described as a turning point in human history. It's been more than a month since Russia invaded Ukraine - causing death and destruction across much of the country. Ch. 4: “Russia & China, Together at Last”: Historian Al McCoy Predicts Ukraine War to Birth New World Order - Democracy Now! - Air Date 3-21-22 President Biden reportedly warned Chinese President Xi Jinping via video call Friday that China would face “consequences” if it provided material support to Russia amid the war in Ukraine. Ch. 5: U.S. vs. China vs. Climate Change: Alfred McCoy, plus Kristina Wong on Mutual Aid - Start Making Sense - Air Date 12-8-21 Alfred McCoy argues that American global hegemony will end around 2030 replaced by China as world leader but Chinese hegemony will last only for about 20 years and that by 2050, climate change will have brought environmental catastrophe to both countries. Ch. 6: Climate Catastrophe, the Fall of America, and a New World Order - WhoWhatWhy - Air Date 1-14-22 A bleak but fascinating look across five continents and seven centuries points to climate and political destruction ahead. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 7: Oil & Disorder ft. Helen Thompson - Bungcast - Air Date 3-29-22 Helen Thompson, podcaster and professor of political economy at Cambridge and author of Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, joins us to talk about the geopolitics of oil, stretching from the 1956 Suez Crisis to the Fracking Revolution of today. Ch. 8: Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon on the End of American Hegemony - Democracy Paradox - Air Date 7-13-20 Alexander Cooley and Daniel Nexon are the authors of Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order. We had a 90-minute conversation on some important topics for the study of international relations. VOICEMAILS Ch. 9: Pyramid scheme sticker club - Alan from Connecticut FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments on how people find math so hard that many pyramid schemes likely get started by accident MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

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When Nixon opened doors to China a half century ago, that country was reeling from the cascading disasters of Mao's rule. Today, China is vying to surpass the U.S. position in global leadership. If the American empire is itself in terminal decline, then what of the broader world order established by American power after 1945, an order based on the inviolability of national borders and the principle of universal human rights? In this episode, historian Alfred McCoy argues the world is witnessing a historic shift from the West to the East, and China will soon be the preeminent economic and military power on the Eurasian landmass. But will climate change upend China's ambitions? The science on rising seal levels and warming temperatures is clear: yes.

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Jason Hartman interviews Alfred W. McCoy, Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on his work investigating the changing nature of empires, the kind of world orders they create and projecting this knowledge into the future. McCoy's latest book To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, analyzes the rise and fall of empires through their geopolitics. Can the liberal international order that the United States created during its 70 years as the world's great hegemon survive? Will the rise of China displace the US? China is using the Belt and Road Initiative to break our economic dominance over Eurasia and if that happens, then it is almost as if by natural law, power and profit will flow to Beijing and China will become the epicenter of the global economy. Global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by 2030, China's economy will be 50% larger than the US economy.  Jason Hartman and Alfred McCoy also discuss the dollar as the world's reserve currency, China's presence in Africa and the ramifications of climate change producing very serious problems for world order. Key Takeaways: 1:39 In 600 years of world history, there have been 90 empires, but only 3 world orders  2:53 All powerful empires have an expiration date 3:43 Will the Chinese regime displace the US? Even with their growing demographic problem?  5:48 What happened when China joined the World Trade Organization? 6:56 To be the global hegemon, you must dominate Eurasia 8:17 ​Estimates say that by 2030, China's economy will be 50% larger than the US economy 9:15 Nixon in China 10:99 Post Cold War US globalized economy 12:31 Securing a permanent lien on middle eastern oil after the 9/11 attacks 14:08 Renewable and nuclear energy 16:41 China as the world's global hegemon by 2030, will be the most adversely affected by climate change 20:13 Extending the retirement age 21:39 Evolution of the current world order 24:16 Lifting people out of poverty 26:23 China has had serious and sustained economic engagement with Africa for the past 45 years 31:46 Will the dollar retain reserve currency status?  34:26 Climate change refugees and the world order 36:45 Could the world collapse into global disorder?  39:33 Transforming our energy infrastructure into renewable energy 41:04 Potential technology to help us cope with climate change?  42:50 Conclusions from historian and author Alfred McCoy Get Alfred W. McCoy's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alfred-W.-McCoy/author/B001HCXSTA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr   The WEALTH TRANSFER is happening FAST! Protect your financial future now! Did you know that 25% to 40% of all dollars ever created were dumped into the economy last year???  This will be devastating to some and an opportunity to others, be sure you're on the right side of this massive wealth transfer. Learn from our experiences, maximize your ROI and avoid regrets. Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: Vimeo.com/549444172  CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect What do Jason's clients say?: JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else:  JasonHartman.com/Fund Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit JasonHartman.com Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™  Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee  

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Jason Hartman interviews Alfred W. McCoy, Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on his work investigating the changing nature of empires, the kind of world orders they create and projecting this knowledge into the future. McCoy's latest book To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, analyzes the rise and fall of empires through their geopolitics. Can the liberal international order that the United States created during its 70 years as the world's great hegemon survive? Will the rise of China displace the US? China is using the Belt and Road Initiative to break our economic dominance over Eurasia and if that happens, then it is almost as if by natural law, power and profit will flow to Beijing and China will become the epicenter of the global economy. Global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by 2030, China's economy will be 50% larger than the US economy.  Jason Hartman and Alfred McCoy also discuss the dollar as the world's reserve currency, China's presence in Africa and the ramifications of climate change producing very serious problems for world order. Key Takeaways: Jason's Editorial 1:34 The Russian invasion, Ukraine and the world 14:24 Alternative to the SWIFT banking system 15:13 Safe harbor of the world and isolationist policies Alfred McCoy Interview 18:09 In 600 years of world history, there have been 90 empires, but only 3 world orders  19:23 All powerful empires have an expiration date 20:13 Will the Chinese regime displace the US? Even with their growing demographic problem?  22:18 What happened when China joined the World Trade Organization? 23:26 To be the global hegemon, you must dominate Eurasia 24:47 ​Estimates say that by 2030, China's economy will be 50% larger than the US economy 25:45 Nixon in China 27:09 Post Cold War US globalized economy 29:01 Securing a permanent lien on middle eastern oil after the 9/11 attacks 30:38 Renewable and nuclear energy 33:11 China as the world's global hegemon by 2030, will be the most adversely affected by climate change 36:43 Extending the retirement age 39:09 Evolution of the current world order 40:46 Lifting people out of poverty 42:53 China has had serious and sustained economic engagement with Africa for the past 45 years 48:16 Will the dollar retain reserve currency status?  50:56 Climate change refugees and the world order 53:15 Could the world collapse into global disorder?  56:03 Transforming our energy infrastructure into renewable energy 57:34 Potential technology to help us cope with climate change?  59:20 Conclusions from historian and author Alfred McCoy Get Alfred W. McCoy's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alfred-W.-McCoy/author/B001HCXSTA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr   The WEALTH TRANSFER is happening FAST! Protect your financial future now! Did you know that 25% to 40% of all dollars ever created were dumped into the economy last year???  This will be devastating to some and an opportunity to others, be sure you're on the right side of this massive wealth transfer. Learn from our experiences, maximize your ROI and avoid regrets. Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: Vimeo.com/549444172  CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect What do Jason's clients say?: JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else:  JasonHartman.com/Fund Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit JasonHartman.com Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™  Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee  

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Jason Hartman interviews Alfred W. McCoy, Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on his work investigating the changing nature of empires, the kind of world orders they create and projecting this knowledge into the future. McCoy's latest book To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, analyzes the rise and fall of empires through their geopolitics. Can the liberal international order that the United States created during its 70 years as the world's great hegemon survive? Will the rise of China displace the US? China is using the Belt and Road Initiative to break our economic dominance over Eurasia and if that happens, then it is almost as if by natural law, power and profit will flow to Beijing and China will become the epicenter of the global economy. Global accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that by 2030, China's economy will be 50% larger than the US economy.  Jason Hartman and Alfred McCoy also discuss the dollar as the world's reserve currency, China's presence in Africa and the ramifications of climate change producing very serious problems for world order. Key Takeaways: 1:29 In 600 years of world history, there have been 90 empires, but only 3 world orders  2:43 All powerful empires have an expiration date 3:33 Will the Chinese regime displace the US? Even with their growing demographic problem?  5:38 What happened when China joined the World Trade Organization? 6:46 To be the global hegemon, you must dominate Eurasia 8:07 ​Estimates say that by 2030, China's economy will be 50% larger than the US economy 9:05 Nixon in China 10:29 Post Cold War US globalized economy 12:21 Securing a permanent lien on middle eastern oil after the 9/11 attacks 14:00 Renewable and nuclear energy 16:31 China as the world's global hegemon by 2030, will be the most adversely affected by climate change 20:03 Extending the retirement age 21:29 Evolution of the current world order 24:06 Lifting people out of poverty 26:13 China has had serious and sustained economic engagement with Africa for the past 45 years 31:36 Will the dollar retain reserve currency status?  34:16 Climate change refugees and the world order 36:35 Could the world collapse into global disorder?  39:23 Transforming our energy infrastructure into renewable energy 40:54 Potential technology to help us cope with climate change?  42:40 Conclusions from historian and author Alfred McCoy Get Alfred W. McCoy's Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Alfred-W.-McCoy/author/B001HCXSTA?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr   The WEALTH TRANSFER is happening FAST! Protect your financial future now! Did you know that 25% to 40% of all dollars ever created were dumped into the economy last year???  This will be devastating to some and an opportunity to others, be sure you're on the right side of this massive wealth transfer. Learn from our experiences, maximize your ROI and avoid regrets. Watch, subscribe and comment on Jason's videos on his official YouTube channel: YouTube.com/c/JasonHartmanRealEstate/videos Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: PandemicInvesting.com Jason's TV Clips: Vimeo.com/549444172  CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: JasonHartman.com/Protect What do Jason's clients say?: JasonHartmanTestimonials.com Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else:  JasonHartman.com/Fund Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit JasonHartman.com Free white paper on the Hartman Comparison Index™  Guided Visualization for Investors: JasonHartman.com/visualization Jason's videos in his other sites: JasonHartman.com/Rumble JasonHartman.com/Bitchute JasonHartman.com/Odysee  

Professor Alfred McCoy is the Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He specialises in the history of the Philippines, US foreign policy, European colonisation of Southeast Asia, illegal drug trade, and Central Intelligence Agency covert operations. In this conversation we talk about run-ins with the CIA, world order and empire over the past 500 years, the duality of raw power and principle, the fading of US empire and the rise of China, as well as the prospects for world order in a context of climate breakdown. Al McCoy can be found here: https://history.wisc.edu/people/mccoy-alfred-w/ His essays for Tom Dispatch are available here: https://tomdispatch.com/authors/alfredmccoy/ We discussed: The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade (1972): https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/politics-of-heroin--the-products-9781556524837.php A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror (2006): https://history.wisc.edu/publications/a-question-of-torture-cia-interrogation-from-the-cold-war-to-the-war-on-terror/ In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power (2017): https://history.wisc.edu/publications/in-the-shadows-of-the-american-century-the-rise-and-decline-of-us-global-power/ To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change (2021): https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1742-to-govern-the-globe

Join two world-renowned historians, Andrew Bacevich and Alfred W. McCoy, to discuss McCoy's latest book, To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change. In a sweep through seven centuries from 1350 to 2050, the work explains how catastrophes-- pandemics, wars, and climate crisis--have shaped the destiny of empires and world orders. By rendering often-opaque environmental science in lucid prose, the book explains how climate change and changing world orders will shape the life opportunities for younger generations, born at the start of this century, during the coming decades that will serve as the signposts of their lives—2030, 2050, 2070, and beyond. Get To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change from Haymarket: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1742-to-govern-the-globe Speakers: Alfred W. McCoy holds the Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is author of The Politics of Heroin, the classic study of drug trafficking that the CIA tried to suppress, and In the Shadows of the American Century. Andrew Bacevich grew up in Indiana, graduated from West Point and Princeton, served in the army, became an academic, and is now a writer. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books, among them The New American Militarism, The Limits of Power, Washington Rules, America's War for the Greater Middle East, and After the Apocalypse: America's Role in a World Transformed. He is president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, a Washington think tank. ——————————————————————————————————— This event is sponsored by TomDispatch and Haymarket Books. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/udvAt2lU1EE Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Regular listeners of Failed State Update are in for a real treat. Our guest, Alfred W. McCoy, is an American historian and educator. Currently the Fred Harvey Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he specializes in the history of the Philippines, foreign policy of the United States, European colonization of Southeast Asia, the illegal drug trade, and CIA covert operations. His most recent book is To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change. And some more big news: Beginning this episode, we are changing up the format. The show now features two hosts, Joseph L. Flatley, the founder and editor of Failed State Update, and J.G. Michael, host of the Parallax Views podcast. We hope you enjoy the show, and feel free to tweet at us if you feel that we've made a terrible mistake. Alfred McCoy's latest book, To Govern the Globe: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1742-to-govern-the-globe J.G.'s other podcast, Parallax Views: https://parallaxviews.podbean.com/ J.G. Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ViewsParallax Failed State Update on Twitter: https://twitter.com/failedstatenews Failed State Update daily news website: https://roundtable.io/failed-state-update/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/failedstateupdate/message

We have a brand-new Membership you can join! Check it out at:www.GeopoliticsInConflict.comIt will give you a chance to go even deeper into the most pressing global topics. You'll get more information and a much deeper dive with bi-weekly live calls and Q&A with Dr. David Oualaalou PhD & Dr. Ross Stewart PhD, as well as a community to ask questions and have discussions with others who are interested in deeper information and knowledge as well.Given the ongoing shift in the global geopolitical landescape, what can we expect moving forward. In this conversation with Dr. Alfred McCoy, we address the following:1) In the demise of the US empire inevitable?2) How will China manage the New Global Order?3) Is it fair to state that the 21st Century belong to China?One thing is sure: as Dr. Mccoy states, “if we focus on the last five centuries new world orders seem to arise when a maelstrom of death or destruction coincides with some slower yet deeper social transformation to sweep away the old order”.#china #usa #newglobalorder #21st century

December 24, 2021--Joy LaClaire talks with University of Wisconsin History Professor, Alfred McCoy, who returns to discuss his latest book, TO GOVERN THE GLOBE: WORLD ORDERS & CATASTROPHIC CHANGE.

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Biden's signature social programs are not going to pass before the New Year, and maybe not at all, because of Joe Manchin's obstructionism: Harold Meyerson reports. Also: some good news on unions, especially at the University of California. Later in the show, how climate change will transform the coming face-off between the US and China – historian Alfred McCoy says China will be the world's number one military & economic power by 2030 but Chinese domination will last for only 20 years, because rising temperatures and rising sea levels will bring crisis and disaster to China's economy—and to ours as well. His new book is 'To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change.' Also: Mutual aid and racial justice during the year of Covid: Kristina Wong explains how, in the darkest days of the pandemic, she started the Auntie Sewing Squad to make masks for the most vulnerable communities—and how she became, in her words, a sweatshop overlord. Her new co-edited book is 'The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice.'

Biden's signature social programs are not going to pass before the New Year, and maybe not at all, because of Joe Manchin's obstructionism: Harold Meyerson reports. Also: some good news on unions, especially at the University of California. Later in the show, how climate change will transform the coming face-off between the US and China – historian Alfred McCoy says China will be the world's number one military & economic power by 2030 but Chinese domination will last for only 20 years, because rising temperatures and rising sea levels will bring crisis and disaster to China's economy—and to ours as well. His new book is 'To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change.' Also: Mutual aid and racial justice during the year of Covid: Kristina Wong explains how, in the darkest days of the pandemic, she started the Auntie Sewing Squad to make masks for the most vulnerable communities—and how she became, in her words, a sweatshop overlord. Her new co-edited book is 'The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice.'

In his latest book, To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change, historian Alfred McCoy explains how a succession of catastrophes—from the devastating Black Death of 1350 through the coming climate crisis of 2050—has produced a relentless succession of rising empires and fading world orders. During the long centuries of Iberian and British imperial rule, the quest for new forms of energy led to the development of the colonial sugar plantation as a uniquely profitable kind of commerce. In a time when issues of race and social justice have arisen with pressing urgency, the book explains how the plantation's extraordinary profitability relied on a production system that literally worked the slaves to death, creating an insatiable appetite for new captives that made the African slave trade a central feature of modern capitalism for over four centuries.   After surveying past centuries roiled by imperial wars, national revolutions, and the struggle for human rights, McCoy seeks to prognosticate about the future, highlighting the ways in which climate change and changing world orders will shape the life opportunities for younger generations. What does the past tell us about the future of the global order? How and why is this order changed? And what will this mean for future generations?   Alfred McCoy Alfred W. McCoy holds the Harrington chair of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he teaches classes on the Vietnam War, modern empires, and U.S. foreign policy. Most recently, he is the author of "In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of U.S. Global Power" (Chicago, 2017). He is also the author of "Policing America's Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State" (Madison, 2009) which won the Kahin Prize from the Association for Asian Studies. His best-known book, "The Politics of Heroin," stirred controversy when the C.I.A. tried to block its publication back in 1972, but it has remained in print for nearly 50 years, been translated into nine languages, and is generally regarded as the "classic" work on global drug trafficking.   About TIR Thank you, guys, again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and every one of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron-only programming, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now: https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, especially YouTube!   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast   Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast & www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/   Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Pascal Robert in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/PascalRobert   Get THIS IS REVOLUTION Merch here: www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com   Get the music from the show here: https://bitterlakeoakland.bandcamp.com/   Follow Djene Bajalan @djenebajalan   Follow Kuba Wrzesniewski @DrKuba2   Readings To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change https://www.amazon.com/Govern-Globe-Orders.../dp/1642595780

Alfred W. McCoy is the author of a tremendous new book called To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change. He also holds the Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After earning his Ph.D. in Southeast Asian history at Yale in 1977, his writing has focused on Philippine political history, the history of modern empires, and the covert netherworld of illicit drugs, syndicate crime, and state security. His first book, The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia (1972), sparked controversy over the CIA's attempt to block its publication. His book A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror (2006) provided the historical dimension for the Oscar-winning documentary feature, Taxi to the Darkside.

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Remember Nixon’s “law and order?” It was a clever way to get whites to buy into racist repression. On this show author historian Alfred McCoy (who revealed government heroin distribution to GIs in Vietnam) says the continuing “war on drugs” The post The Intent of the Drug War: Repress Black People appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

Scott interviews Professor Alfred McCoy about the history of the drug trade during America's decades-long involvement in Afghanistan. Before the 1980s, McCoy explains, drugs were not a significant part of the Afghan economy—but that all changed when President Bush's CIA began arming a resistance against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. These Mujahideen fighters turned to opium for their funding, quickly growing Afghanistan's opium trade to thousands of tons a year, and accounting for 70% of the world's heroin trade. When the Taliban wiped out the drug trade in the late 90s, the resulting economic devastation was part of what allowed the U.S. to achieve such a swift military victory. And throughout the U.S. occupation, drugs have once again become by far the biggest part of Afghanistan's economy. Opium, McCoy concludes, has been an inextricable part of nearly every significant event in Afghan history for the last 40 years, and it is impossible to adequately understand the issues facing Afghanistan without understanding the drug trade. In general, McCoy fears that U.S. withdrawal—which is virtually inevitable at this point—will trigger serious chaos, and may present another "fall of Saigon" moment. If this should occur, it may give war hawks an argument against pulling out of any protracted conflict like Afghanistan in the future. Discussed on the show: "The True Meaning of the Afghan "Withdrawal"" (TomDispatch.com) "President Ashraf Ghani on What U.S. Withdrawal Means for Afghanistan" (Foreign Affairs) Alfred W. McCoy is the Harrington professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His many books include The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade, A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror and In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power. Read his work at tomdispatch.com. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2FM2brHHNA

Scott interviews Professor Alfred McCoy about the history of the drug trade during America's decades-long involvement in Afghanistan. Before the 1980s, McCoy explains, drugs were not a significant part of the Afghan economy—but that all changed when President Bush's CIA began arming a resistance against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. These Mujahideen fighters turned to opium for their funding, quickly growing Afghanistan's opium trade to thousands of tons a year, and accounting for 70% of the world's heroin trade. When the Taliban wiped out the drug trade in the late 90s, the resulting economic devastation was part of what allowed the U.S. to achieve such a swift military victory. And throughout the U.S. occupation, drugs have once again become by far the biggest part of Afghanistan's economy. Opium, McCoy concludes, has been an inextricable part of nearly every significant event in Afghan history for the last 40 years, and it is impossible to adequately understand the issues facing Afghanistan without understanding the drug trade. In general, McCoy fears that U.S. withdrawal—which is virtually inevitable at this point—will trigger serious chaos, and may present another "fall of Saigon" moment. If this should occur, it may give war hawks an argument against pulling out of any protracted conflict like Afghanistan in the future. Discussed on the show: "The True Meaning of the Afghan "Withdrawal"" (TomDispatch.com) "President Ashraf Ghani on What U.S. Withdrawal Means for Afghanistan" (Foreign Affairs) Alfred W. McCoy is the Harrington professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His many books include The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade, A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror and In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power. Read his work at tomdispatch.com. This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: The War State, by Mike Swanson; Tom Woods' Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott; Photo IQ; Green Mill Supercritical; Zippix Toothpicks; and Listen and Think Audio. Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjYu5tZiG.

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Dr. Peter Milich is a historian who specializes in Russian, Soviet, and Eastern European history. As a witness to the collapse of modern nations like the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, Rob and Pete discuss the state of modern international affairs. This episode’s recommendations: Alfred McCoy, “The Rise and Decline of US Global Power” (October 25, 2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GygmGSwvcI Dominic Lieven, “The Tsar Liberates Europe? Russia against Napoleon, 1807-1914” (October 8, 2009), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzElqomAATI Daniel Junge and Steven Leckart, dirs., “Challenger: The Final Flight” (2020), https://www.netflix.com/title/81012137

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In this episode, friend and ex-Cottage Grove Sentinel editor Jon Stinnett interviews the CG Police Chief Scott Shepherd. They cover topics including the equipment that the force has, the use of force policy, and the department's changes under COVID conditions. The convo, of course, includes discussion of George Floyd and how that event and the reality of police violence is understood by the local head of police. And of course, the episode starts with Rosie and Josh give their two cents. Give us feedback: encountercg@gmail.com Check out the links: Cottage Grove Police personnel website CAHOOTS in Eugene has a website and has recent NPR fame. A mainstream media outlet gives a short history of policing. An award winning historian, Alfred McCoy, wrote about the US empire and the development of policing. Policing America's Empire The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State There were three KKKs. The first came after the Confederate States of America lost the Civil War. The second after WWI. The third in response to the civil rights movement and its successes. The crowning achievement of the second KKK was the 1924 Immigration Act and the establishment of the Border Patrol. It had a huge presence in Oregon. This book is by an amazing historian, Linda Gordon. The Second Coming of the KKK: The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s and the American Political Tradition A person whose ideas have come from the margins into the present moment. Until next episode...

All empires decline, but the U.S. empire is living up to all of its predictions. The National Intelligence Council published a report titled, "Global Trends 2030" predicting that by 2030 the U.S. would no longer be a superpower. By then, our world will be a multi-polar world and the U.S. empire will continue to decline. Alfred McCoy's book, "In the Shadows of the American Century" outlines the U.S. empire's rise and fall with a detailed history relating it to all other empires. As empires rise and fall, we can find similar patterns. The U.S. empire as been on par with these trends. I speak with Mike Bryne about the decline of the American Empire, predictions of this decline, and we discuss McCoy's latest book to give an analysis of what the U.S. will experience in this decline. Mike is an antiwar activist based in Washington D.C. His writings focus on Anti-Imperialism, Anti-White Supremacy, and Anti-Zionism. You can find the writings of Mike Bryne on Medium: https://medium.com/@mikebyrne_16145

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Professor Zachary Wolfe, a lawyer and activist who teaches at George Washington University, Chip Gibbons, policy and legislative counsel for Defending Rights & Dissent as well as a journalist, and Julie Hurwitz, a civil rights attorney and partner at the law firm Goodman & Hurwitz, P.C.Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced yesterday that he would retire effective immediately. Washington immediately lurched into its next crisis, with Republicans and the right wing gloating about controlling the Supreme Court. On the regular Thursday series “Criminal Injustice,” about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country, the hosts discuss a new bipartisan bill in Congress that would expand the president’s ability to detain American citizens without a trial, and why “police union” is a misnomer. Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, Alex Friedmann, the Associate Director of the Human Rights Defense Center and managing editor of Prison Legal News, and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell, join the show. President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Helsinki, Finland on July 16. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders. Trump said that Syria, Ukraine, and “many other subjects” would be on the agenda, and he added that “getting along with Russia, China, and everybody else is a good thing.” Brian and John speak with Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net whose most recent piece is “Sacrificing Gaza: The Great March of Zionist Hypocrisy.” Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee this morning about the DOJ Inspector General’s report of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s email server. Republicans demanded access to sensitive documents used in the investigation and Democrats demanded that the Republicans be denied. In the middle of the testimony, they broke to vote on a House Resolution demanding the documents. Ted Rall, an award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist whose work is at www.rall.com, joins the show. Two new reports by the UK’s parliamentary intelligence and security committees reveal that Britain’s MI-6 foreign intelligence service and MI-5 domestic intelligence service were linked to hundreds of cases of rendition and torture along with the United States in the years following the September 11 attacks. Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will likely face tough questions about what he knew and when he knew it. Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law and author of the book “Destroying World Order: US Imperialism in the Middle East Before and After September 11,” joins Brian and John. Angela Merkel is in trouble. The German Chancellor’s coalition partner has threatened to withdraw from the government if she doesn’t solve Germany’s immigration crisis by this weekend, while Italy’s new populist government said it would not accept any refugees back from Germany. Merkel said today that if an immigration agreement isn’t hammered out this weekend, the very future of the European Union is in doubt. Berlin activist and journalist Diani Baretto joins the show.Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting US Defense Secretary James Mattis that China will “not give even one inch of territory” in the Pacific Ocean. Mattis’s meeting with Xi comes as relations between the two countries have been marred by a trade war and by both militaries viewing each other with suspicion. Brian and John speak with Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of the book “In the Shadows of the American Century—The Rise and Decline of US Global Power.”

Dr. Alfred McCoy Politics of Heroin

Dr. Alfred McCoy Politics of Heroin

This week we're taking a step back to look at the larger implications of the Trump administration. Rebel historian and professor Alfred McCoy breaks down the history of America's geopolitical maneuvering and how it has shifted under Obama and Trump. He explains why Trump reminds him of disgraced former British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden. We also speak to acclaimed hip-hop artist Felipe Coronel, better known as Immortal Technique, on issues of American imperialism, racism, global covert actions, and capitalism — topics that his lyrics often tackle head-on. He details the connection between Black Lives Matter and opposing the drone killing of black and brown people across the world. Plus, he shares a powerful freestyle verse on the state of life in America today. And Sam Nunberg stars in "Swingers."

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence who just returned from Afghanistan.Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban to begin peace talks, and he offered security and other incentives to those who participate. Meanwhile, since the International Criminal Court began collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, it has received a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims of ISIS, al-Qaeda, the Taliban, or the Afghan government and the US-led coalition. Will the United States be able to reassert it domination over Asia? After scrapping the Trans Pacific Partnership, a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s “Pivot to Asia” strategy, the Trump administration has been pursuing the so-called “Quadrilateral Alliance,” of US, Australia, Japan, and India. Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the author of the news book: “In the Shadows of the American Century-- The Rise and Decline of US Global Power,” joins the show. In a blow to immigrant rights and basic civil liberties, the Supreme Court has ruled 5-3 to restrict the rights of immigrants held in detention centers, limiting their right to bail hearings and making it easier for authorities to detain them indefinitely. Brian and John speak with Miguel Andrade, the communications manager at the immigrant rights advocacy organization Juntos and a member of the Board of Directors of the US Human Rights Network, and Jorge Barón, the executive director of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. The anti-nuclear group Beyond Nuclear took its fight to the Supreme Court on Monday with a rare petition asking the justices to require federal regulators to change rules that exclude nuclear power plants' transmission lines from environmental review. The petition marks the first time the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s decision to allow expedited construction of a new power plant is being challenged in the Supreme Court. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, joins the show. A debate has erupted over the effectiveness of the Trump and Clinton campaigns’ social media operations during the 2016 election. How does social media advertising work and what is its impact on democracy? Dr. Robert Epstein, the senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, joins Brian and John. President Trump blasted Attorney General Sessions on Twitter this morning, saying that Sessions’s decision to simply refer a FISA investigation to the Justice Department’s Inspector General was “disgraceful.” Plus, The Atlantic has new secret messages between Trump adviser Roger Stone and Wikileaks, which they’re using to bolster Stone’s claim that he was in contact with Wikileaks. The only problem is the content of the messages--they show that they were clearly not working together. Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent who in 2002 was named Time Magazine person of the year along with two other whistleblowers, and David Cobb, campaign manager of the 2016 Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka presidential campaign, join the show.Fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is heating up as regional powers and western corporations fight amongst each other over the right to loot the country’s vast mineral wealth. Brian and John speak with Kambale Musavuli, the national spokesman for The Friends of the Congo, and one of that country’s leading political and cultural voices.

Trump's not on the ballot this year, but that's not stopping Democratic women from running against him in races across the country. John Nichols reports on recent Democratic victories where female candidates in special elections in state races flipped formerly Republican seats—they show how to do it in the mid-term elections in November. Also: Fortress America is crumbling—the rise of China started long before Trump, but he's alienated allies and abandoned alliances in a way that may now make the process irreversible. Alfred McCoy explains.

Trump’s not on the ballot this year, but that’s not stopping Democratic women from running against him in races across the country. John Nichols reports on recent Democratic victories where female candidates in special elections in state races flipped formerly Republican seats—they show how to do it in the mid-term elections in November. Also: Fortress America is crumbling—the rise of China started long before Trump, but he’s alienated allies and abandoned alliances in a way that may now make the process irreversible. Alfred McCoy explains.

Trump’s not on the ballot this year, but that’s not stopping Democratic women from running against him in races across the country. John Nichols reports on recent Democratic victories where female candidates in special elections in state races flipped formerly Republican seats—they show how to do it in the mid-term elections in November. Also: Fortress America is crumbling—the rise of China started long before Trump, but he’s alienated allies and abandoned alliances in a way that may now make the process irreversible. Alfred McCoy explains. And the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber talks about white nationalism, patriotism, and Donald Trump—he’s the architect of the Forward Together Moral Monday Movement, president of the North Carolina NAACP and pastor of the Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

In his latest book, "In the Shadow of the American Century: The rise and decline of US global power," Alfred McCoy writes about the tools used by the United States to maintain global domination and how its status is declining. McCoy predicts that China will replace the US as the dominant global power holder by 2030. We speak with him about US Empire, what the decline will look like and how it will impact people in the US and around the world. For more information, visit www.ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

Can history predict the future? Where do we fall in history's great cycles? History professor Alfred McCoy, author of "In the Shadow of the American Century," and historian and podcaster Mike Duncan, author of "The Storm Before the Storm," weigh in.    Open Stacks is the official podcast of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores.  

Alfred W. McCoy visits The Context of White Supremacy. The Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin, Professor McCoy is an award winning historian and writer. He authored Policing America's Empire and The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade. Published in 1972, the latter documents CIA involvement in the global drug trade. The CIA reportedly tried to suppress publication of the text. We'll discuss his new book, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power. McCoy describes 20th century global politics and the rise of US empire. He now predicts the rise of China and the erosion of United States preeminence. McCoy doesn't specify which people will lose power in this decline, nor does his evaluation address the reported drop in White fertility rates and their percentage of the North American population. We'll ask McCoy if the alarming rise in White opioid addiction is related to the demise of US might. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943#

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Scott Pruitt, who Trump appointed to head the EPA, says we should be helping victims of the hurricanes in Florida and Texas, and not debating climate change. Mark Hertsgaard has a different view--and John Nichols explains why Scott Pruitt is a disaster. Also, Alfred McCoy talks about the Pentagon's plans for war with China, and why we might lose.

Donald Trump enjoyed playing fireman and asking where the fire is. Hint: all around you, Mr. President. This week on Intercepted: the famed rebel academic, Alfred McCoy, whose book on narcotrafficking the CIA tried to stop from being published, lays out his meticulously argued theory that the U.S. empire will fall by the year 2030. The Washington Post’s media columnist, Margaret Sullivan, talks about Trump ratcheting up the war on whistleblowers and the existence of a free press.

Peace Revolution episode 092: The National Security Coup / From Barry Seal to 9-11   T&H Liberty Threads: Weave Your Conversations Around Freedom Available in a variety of sizes, colors, and styles https://teespring.com/stores/TragedyandHope (New Video Series) The Deep End: Dive Into Consciousness / Now available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TragedyandHope   To Purchase the HISTORY BLUEPRINT (Richard's Brain Model Organizing History): https://www.tragedyandhope.com/the-brain/   To Donate or Subscribe to the Tragedy and Hope online learning community: https://www.tragedyandhope.com/subscribe/   To Subscribe to Peace Revolution on iTunes:              https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peace-revolution-podcast/id659865433   The Peace Revolution Page (all feeds, formats, and episodes): https://www.tragedyandhope.com/peace-revolution/   The Tragedy and Hope Official YouTube Page: https://www.YouTube.com/TragedyandHopeMag   Follow Richard on Twitter (@TragedyandHope)   Reference Map to episode 092: THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUP / From Barry Seal to 9-11   (0min-1min) Reagan asks someone special to join him (1m-2m) Behind Iran Contra- man on the street (1m-2m) CIA deals Drugs – Secret Heartbeat of America (2m-3m) CIA are Drug Smugglers – DEA Director (3m-4m) Drug smuggling started in Vietnam – Peter Dale Scott from Behind Iran Contra (4m-5m) Drugs coming in at alarming rates – Reagan (5m-6m) Clinton, Mena, Barry Seal – Mena (6m-7m) “fall to communism” argument for Vietnam, et al (7m-9m) Inside the DEA Drug Sting that blew the lid off of CIA drug trafficking –Mike Levine 10.  (9m-10m) Accomplished with your help - Reagan 11.  (10m-11m) Behind Iran Contra - Coup 12.  (10m-11m) Nancy Reagan – Just Say No 13.  (11m-12m) Congressmen get Canned – Behind Iran Contra 14.  (11m-12m) Fired Covert Operators yield Bush/Reagan 15.  (12m-14m) Iran Contra October Surprise with Barbara Honegger 16.  (14m-15m)  Bush Clinton Mena – Secret Heartbeat of America 17.  (15m-19m) Is the CIA involved in Drug Tafficking? – Ron Paul 18.  (19m-24m) CIA Guns and Iran Contra – Marshall Thomas 19.  (24m-25m) Fawn Hall and Why Iran 20.  (25m-26m) Reagan Lies – Behind Iran Contra 21.  (26m-28m) Barry Seal – In Search of American Drug Lords 22.  (28m-30m) Barry Seal setup by Govt – Dave Emory 1987 23.  (30m-31m) Clinton Questioned – Mena Connection 24.  (31m-33m) Time Magazine Cover up – Mena Connection 25.  (33m-34m) Arkansas parts for Contra Weapons – Mena Connection 26.  (34m-36m) Seal Photographic Memory – Dave Emory 1987 27.  (36m-37m) Drugs for Arms via DEA w/ John Kerry – Mena Connection 28.  (36m-37m)Pirates – Behind Iran Contra 29.  (37m-38m) TAI PAN OPIUM WARS and HONG KONG 30.  (38m-40m) SEAL OSWALD DRUGS ARMS – Emory 503b 31.  (40m-42m) CIA Opium Cold War – McCoy 32.  (42m-43m) Doing something about drugs – Reagan 33.  (43m-44m) Barry Flew Plane out of Dallas 11-22-63 – Dave Emory 503a 34.  (43m-44m) Barry Seal's plane N-Numbers changed – similar to 9-11 Venice Airport – Mena 35.  (44m-45m) SEAL MENA 36.  (45m-46m) Crack Cocaine 37.  (46m-47m) Aircraft Modifications – Mena 38.  (47m-48m) Seal MLK airstrip building – Dave Emory 503b 39.  (47m-48m) Secret Airstrip training – Mena 40.  (48m-50m) Oliver North Barry Seal – Dave Emory 2005 41.  (50m-52m) continuity of Govt. Oliver North 42.  (52m-52m) SEAL WORKED FOR BUSH – WHISTLEBLOWER DEAD- Emory 2005 f503a 43.  (52m-53m) Nancy Reagan – No Moral Middle Ground 44.  (53m-55m)Immortal Technique Peruvian Cocaine / Scarface 45.  (55m-56m) Behind Iran Contra – Deny Covert Operation 46.  (56m-59m) Peter Brewton – Origins of Iran Contra in S&L 47.  (59m-1h) Abuse of Power Montage – Behind Iran Contra 48.  (1h-1h2m) man on the street thinks it will continue – Behind Iran Contra 49.  (1h2m-1h3m) July 2000 Opium Ban - McCoy 50.  (1h3m-1h4m) Atta in Venice – Welcome to Terrorland 51.  (1h4m-1h5m) SEAL BEN VENISTE – Dave Emory 52.  (1h5m-1h6m) terrorists returned cars – Welcome to Terrorland 53.  (1h6m-1h7m) Dekkers FBI Cargo Plane 54.  (1h7m-1h10m) Magic Dutch Boy Theory – Welcome to Terrorland 55.  (1h10m-1h12m) CIA agent Tosh Plumlee says National Security Coup de Tat has occurred 56.  (1h12m-1h16m) CIA Agent says War is Eugenics and Drug War is fake – Robert Steele 57.  (1h16m- 1h17m) The American People have the Right to Know – Dirty Secrets CIA Drugs 58.  (1h17m-1h51m) Richard's Introductory Monologue www.Patreon.com/TragedyandHope www.Teespring.com/TragedyandHope M1 Garand vs M1903 bolt action springfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyv45tDy2rw 11:50s Hopsicker link: www.MadCowProd.com Dave Emory: www.SpitfireList.com 59.  (1h51m-3h) Iran Contra and the Deep State- Richard Grove with Tim Kelly on “Our Interesting Times” 60.  (3h-4h47m) The Mafia, the CIA, and George Bush – Peter Brewton 61.  (4h47m-5h39m) In Search of American Druglords – Daniel Hopsicker (JFK to Barry Seal) 62.  (5h39m-6h20m) Barry Seal's Setup – Dave Emory 1987 63.  (6h20m-6h44m) The Dirty Secrets and History of the CIA, Drugs, Finance, and Contras by Robert Parry 64.  (6h44m-7h35m) The CIA and the Death of Barry Seal – Dave Emory 2005 65.  (7h35m-8h44m) Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair 66.  (8h44m-11h2m) The Mena Connection - Exposing the CIA, Bush, Clinton, and Iran Contra Drug Running 67.  (11h2m-12h42m) Clinton Chronicles 68.  (12h42m-13h36m) James Corbett's “Requiem for the Suicided: Vince Foster” 69.  (13h36m-14h33m) Compromised: Drugs, Clinton, Bush and the CIA  -Terry Reed with Jeff Steinberg 70.  (14h33m-16h13m) Secret Heartbeat of America – Daniel Hopsicker 1997 (80's Mena Druglord Connection) 71.  (16h13m-16h37m) How Crack funded the CIA – Gary Webb Interview on Iran Contra 72.  (16h37m-16h38m) Nancy Reagan – Crack Cocaine 73.  (16h38m-17h5m) Prof. Alfred McCoy on the Opium Trade in Afghanistan 74.  (17h5m-18h5m) Welcome to Terrorland: Mohammed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus – Daniel Hopsicker 75.  (18h5m-18h6m) Nancy Reagan 76.  (18h6m-18h11m)Peruvian Cocaine – Immortal Technique    Would You Like to Know More? Peace Revolution episode 089: The Art of Freedom / Keep Calm & Start Thinking Peace Revolution episode 088: The U.N.-American Agenda / World Federalism & the United Nations Gambit Peace Revolution episode 087: Privacy & Surveillance / The Future of Freedom vs. The Architecture of Oppression Peace Revolution episode 083: America and the Great Game / A Strategy of Tension Peace Revolution episode 082: The British Elephant in the American Living Room / The Empire Always Listens and Never Forgets Peace Revolution episode 081: Self-Confidence vs. Social Engineering See Also: Peace Revolution episode 046: Liberty is Life / Practical Applications of Rationality Peace Revolution episode 047: Slavery is Death / Practical Applications of Irrationality Peace Revolution episode 048: The Philosophy of Life / This is John Galt Speaking Peace Revolution episode 027: DIAMONDS / The Jewel of Denial / Outgrowing Stockholm Syndrome Peace Revolution episode 023: How to Free Your Mind / The Occulted (Hidden) Keys of Wisdom  

Peace Revolution episode 092: The National Security Coup / From Barry Seal to 9-11 T&H Liberty Threads: Weave Your Conversations Around FreedomAvailable in a variety of sizes, colors, and styles https://teespring.com/stores/TragedyandHope (New Video Series) The Deep End: Dive Into Consciousness / Now available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TragedyandHope  To Purchase the HISTORY BLUEPRINT (Richard's Brain Model Organizing History):https://www.tragedyandhope.com/the-brain/  To Donate or Subscribe to the Tragedy and Hope online learning community:https://www.tragedyandhope.com/subscribe/  To Subscribe to Peace Revolution on iTunes:              https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peace-revolution-podcast/id659865433  The Peace Revolution Page (all feeds, formats, and episodes): https://www.tragedyandhope.com/peace-revolution/  The Tragedy and Hope Official YouTube Page: https://www.YouTube.com/TragedyandHopeMag Follow Richard on Twitter (@TragedyandHope)  Reference Map to episode 092: THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUP / From Barry Seal to 9-11  (0min-1min) Reagan asks someone special to join him (1m-2m) Behind Iran Contra- man on the street (1m-2m) CIA deals Drugs – Secret Heartbeat of America (2m-3m) CIA are Drug Smugglers – DEA Director (3m-4m) Drug smuggling started in Vietnam – Peter Dale Scott from Behind Iran Contra (4m-5m) Drugs coming in at alarming rates – Reagan (5m-6m) Clinton, Mena, Barry Seal – Mena (6m-7m) “fall to communism” argument for Vietnam, et al (7m-9m) Inside the DEA Drug Sting that blew the lid off of CIA drug trafficking –Mike Levine 10.  (9m-10m) Accomplished with your help - Reagan11.  (10m-11m) Behind Iran Contra - Coup12.  (10m-11m) Nancy Reagan – Just Say No13.  (11m-12m) Congressmen get Canned – Behind Iran Contra14.  (11m-12m) Fired Covert Operators yield Bush/Reagan15.  (12m-14m) Iran Contra October Surprise with Barbara Honegger16.  (14m-15m)  Bush Clinton Mena – Secret Heartbeat of America17.  (15m-19m) Is the CIA involved in Drug Tafficking? – Ron Paul18.  (19m-24m) CIA Guns and Iran Contra – Marshall Thomas19.  (24m-25m) Fawn Hall and Why Iran20.  (25m-26m) Reagan Lies – Behind Iran Contra21.  (26m-28m) Barry Seal – In Search of American Drug Lords22.  (28m-30m) Barry Seal setup by Govt – Dave Emory 198723.  (30m-31m) Clinton Questioned – Mena Connection24.  (31m-33m) Time Magazine Cover up – Mena Connection25.  (33m-34m) Arkansas parts for Contra Weapons – Mena Connection26.  (34m-36m) Seal Photographic Memory – Dave Emory 198727.  (36m-37m) Drugs for Arms via DEA w/ John Kerry – Mena Connection28.  (36m-37m)Pirates – Behind Iran Contra29.  (37m-38m) TAI PAN OPIUM WARS and HONG KONG30.  (38m-40m) SEAL OSWALD DRUGS ARMS – Emory 503b31.  (40m-42m) CIA Opium Cold War – McCoy32.  (42m-43m) Doing something about drugs – Reagan33.  (43m-44m) Barry Flew Plane out of Dallas 11-22-63 – Dave Emory 503a34.  (43m-44m) Barry Seal's plane N-Numbers changed – similar to 9-11 Venice Airport – Mena35.  (44m-45m) SEAL MENA36.  (45m-46m) Crack Cocaine37.  (46m-47m) Aircraft Modifications – Mena38.  (47m-48m) Seal MLK airstrip building – Dave Emory 503b39.  (47m-48m) Secret Airstrip training – Mena40.  (48m-50m) Oliver North Barry Seal – Dave Emory 200541.  (50m-52m) continuity of Govt. Oliver North42.  (52m-52m) SEAL WORKED FOR BUSH – WHISTLEBLOWER DEAD- Emory 2005 f503a43.  (52m-53m) Nancy Reagan – No Moral Middle Ground44.  (53m-55m)Immortal Technique Peruvian Cocaine / Scarface45.  (55m-56m) Behind Iran Contra – Deny Covert Operation46.  (56m-59m) Peter Brewton – Origins of Iran Contra in S&L47.  (59m-1h) Abuse of Power Montage – Behind Iran Contra48.  (1h-1h2m) man on the street thinks it will continue – Behind Iran Contra49.  (1h2m-1h3m) July 2000 Opium Ban - McCoy50.  (1h3m-1h4m) Atta in Venice – Welcome to Terrorland51.  (1h4m-1h5m) SEAL BEN VENISTE – Dave Emory52.  (1h5m-1h6m) terrorists returned cars – Welcome to Terrorland53.  (1h6m-1h7m) Dekkers FBI Cargo Plane54.  (1h7m-1h10m) Magic Dutch Boy Theory – Welcome to Terrorland55.  (1h10m-1h12m) CIA agent Tosh Plumlee says National Security Coup de Tat has occurred56.  (1h12m-1h16m) CIA Agent says War is Eugenics and Drug War is fake – Robert Steele57.  (1h16m- 1h17m) The American People have the Right to Know – Dirty Secrets CIA Drugs58.  (1h17m-1h51m) Richard's Introductory Monologue www.Patreon.com/TragedyandHope www.Teespring.com/TragedyandHope M1 Garand vs M1903 bolt action springfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyv45tDy2rw 11:50s Hopsicker link: www.MadCowProd.com Dave Emory: www.SpitfireList.com 59.  (1h51m-3h) Iran Contra and the Deep State- Richard Grove with Tim Kelly on “Our Interesting Times”60.  (3h-4h47m) The Mafia, the CIA, and George Bush – Peter Brewton61.  (4h47m-5h39m) In Search of American Druglords – Daniel Hopsicker (JFK to Barry Seal)62.  (5h39m-6h20m) Barry Seal's Setup – Dave Emory 198763.  (6h20m-6h44m) The Dirty Secrets and History of the CIA, Drugs, Finance, and Contras by Robert Parry64.  (6h44m-7h35m) The CIA and the Death of Barry Seal – Dave Emory 200565.  (7h35m-8h44m) Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair66.  (8h44m-11h2m) The Mena Connection - Exposing the CIA, Bush, Clinton, and Iran Contra Drug Running67.  (11h2m-12h42m) Clinton Chronicles68.  (12h42m-13h36m) James Corbett's “Requiem for the Suicided: Vince Foster”69.  (13h36m-14h33m) Compromised: Drugs, Clinton, Bush and the CIA  -Terry Reed with Jeff Steinberg70.  (14h33m-16h13m) Secret Heartbeat of America – Daniel Hopsicker 1997 (80's Mena Druglord Connection)71.  (16h13m-16h37m) How Crack funded the CIA – Gary Webb Interview on Iran Contra72.  (16h37m-16h38m) Nancy Reagan – Crack Cocaine73.  (16h38m-17h5m) Prof. Alfred McCoy on the Opium Trade in Afghanistan74.  (17h5m-18h5m) Welcome to Terrorland: Mohammed Atta and the Venice Flying Circus – Daniel Hopsicker75.  (18h5m-18h6m) Nancy Reagan76.  (18h6m-18h11m)Peruvian Cocaine – Immortal Technique  Would You Like to Know More?Peace Revolution episode 089: The Art of Freedom / Keep Calm & Start ThinkingPeace Revolution episode 088: The U.N.-American Agenda / World Federalism & the United Nations GambitPeace Revolution episode 087: Privacy & Surveillance / The Future of Freedom vs. The Architecture of OppressionPeace Revolution episode 083: America and the Great Game / A Strategy of TensionPeace Revolution episode 082: The British Elephant in the American Living Room / The Empire Always Listens and Never ForgetsPeace Revolution episode 081: Self-Confidence vs. Social EngineeringSee Also:Peace Revolution episode 046: Liberty is Life / Practical Applications of RationalityPeace Revolution episode 047: Slavery is Death / Practical Applications of IrrationalityPeace Revolution episode 048: The Philosophy of Life / This is John Galt SpeakingPeace Revolution episode 027: DIAMONDS / The Jewel of Denial / Outgrowing Stockholm SyndromePeace Revolution episode 023: How to Free Your Mind / The Occulted (Hidden) Keys of Wisdom

This week on CounterSpin: The DEA made a high profile announcement of massive seizures of opium in Afghanistan, reminding us of the centrality of opium production to the country's economy. But most stories on the occupation and on Afghan ‘hearts and minds' include marginal mention of the narcotic. How would really understanding the role of opium shift our understanding of US policy in Afghanistan? We'll hear from historian Alfred McCoy, author of the classic The Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia, now updated as The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade.   Also on CounterSpin today, it's not hard to show that Fox News host and radio talker Glenn Beck is a bit wacky– he spends several hours every day demonstrating as much. But the paranoid theories he's espousing have real consequences. So where do they come from? Richard Kim from the Nation tried to track one of Beck's favorite conspiracies, and he'll join us to tell us how the White House's political strategy is based on an article published in the Nation 40 years ago. It all makes perfect sense The post Counterspin – April 2, 2010 appeared first on KPFA.

How will global warming change the world's systems of power? Alfred McCoy argues that American global hegemony will end around 2030, replaced by China as world leader, but Chinese hegemony will last only for about 20 years—and that by 2050, climate change will have brought environmental catastrophe to both countries, and the rest of the world, with consequences that are almost unimaginable. His new book is To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change.Also: Mutual aid and racial justice during the year of Covid: Kristina Wong explains how, in the darkest days of the pandemic, she started the Auntie Sewing Squad to make masks for the most vulnerable communities—and how she became, in her words, a sweatshop overlord. Her new co-edited book is The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice.Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy