Empire Files
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. Follow: @EmpireFiles and @AbbyMartin Like: www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles

Episoder(210)

Episode 68 - Life Sentences for Charity Work - Free the Holy Land 5!

Episode 68 - Life Sentences for Charity Work - Free the Holy Land 5!

The Holy Land Foundation Five are Palestinian political prisoners sentenced up to upwards of 65 years in US prison for providing aid to refugees. Although no proof exists for the organization provid...

7 Des 201824min

Episode 67 - ‘In The Lobby’ to On The Committees—How Lobbyists Took Over Congress

Episode 67 - ‘In The Lobby’ to On The Committees—How Lobbyists Took Over Congress

There are 26 registered lobbyists for every elected representative on the hill, with experts suggesting the true amount is closer to 100,000. Yet transparency laws that people believe help combat thi...

29 Nov 201825min

Episode 66 - USA vs. DPRK: Ignoring History Paves Way to Disaster

Episode 66 - USA vs. DPRK: Ignoring History Paves Way to Disaster

On top of overtly genocidal threats, the Trump Administration has announced new terms: that they "will never accept a nuclear North Korea." But, the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea already has n...

29 Nov 201832min

Episode 64 - What the Russian Revolution Proved Possible

Episode 64 - What the Russian Revolution Proved Possible

Nov. 7, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the seizure of power by workers and peasants in the Russian Revolution, regarded as the most world-altering event in the history of civilization. To under...

19 Des 201727min

Episode 63 - Trump Expands Police-State Crackdown on the Left

Episode 63 - Trump Expands Police-State Crackdown on the Left

At Trump's inauguration, around 200 protesters and journalists were mass arrested and now face up to 70 years in prison on baseless charges. Many other legal assaults on civil liberties are in the wor...

19 Des 201725min

Episode 62 - Decentralized Disaster Relief Fills Void

Episode 62 - Decentralized Disaster Relief Fills Void

After uncovering total failure by the U.S. government to meet the needs of communities suffering in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Abby Martin meets the people who filled the void. Speaking with volu...

19 Des 201725min

Episode 61 - The Sacrifice Zones of Hurricane Harvey

Episode 61 - The Sacrifice Zones of Hurricane Harvey

In this second installment of special coverage Hurricane Harvey's aftermath, Abby Martin explores how the petrochemical industry dominates the city and why its low-income, Black and Latino areas are i...

19 Des 201726min

Episode 60 - After Hurricane Harvey, Abandoned Community Takes Charge

Episode 60 - After Hurricane Harvey, Abandoned Community Takes Charge

After a flurry of media attention, the devastation in Houston, Texas from Hurricane Harvey faded from public view. But after unprecedented floods and widespread destruction, the story is far from over...

19 Des 201722min

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