Episode 53 - Venezuela's Constituent Assembly: Dictatorship or Democracy?
On July 30th, Venezuelans elected a people's body called the "Constituent Assembly." The Empire Files was on-the-ground in the weeks prior. U.S. politicians, press and opposition in Venezuela called ...
19 Dec 201724min
Episode 52 - Inside Venezuela's Markets: Propaganda vs. Reality
Abby Martin talks to Venezuelans on the streets of Caracas and investigates the main claim that there's no free press, and that there is no food in the supermarkets. Using hidden cameras, she takes y...
19 Dec 201720min
Episode 51 - Abby Martin Meets the Venezuelan Opposition
Abby Martin goes on the deadly front lines of the anti government protests in Venezuela and follows the evolution of a typical guarimba—or opposition barricade. She explains what the targets from the...
19 Dec 201725min
Episode 50 - How Empires Gutted the Philippines: A Brief History
In this sequel to The Empire Files’ report on trafficked Filipina domestic workers, Damayan’s Linda Oalican provides a deeper context to the epidemic of human trafficking by guiding us through the his...
19 Dec 201722min
Episode 49 - Modern-Day Slave Trade by Human Rights Diplomats
Human trafficking is a hidden industry that brings in $150 billion in illegal profits every year. In the United States, tens of thousands are trafficked annually—the biggest clients being major hotel ...
19 Dec 201725min
Episode 48 - Privacy, Control & the Darknet – Alex Winter with Abby Martin
Out of the periphery of most online users, there’s a vast, hidden space used by people who want to remain anonymous, which filmmaker Alex Winter explores in his documentary Deep Web. The film focuses ...
19 Dec 201726min
Episode 47 - How the GOP Uses "Voter Fraud" to Steal Votes
With all the discussion of the contentious 2016 election, the most shocking fact is often ignored: that millions of people had their votes stolen through malicious, means. The Republican Party is curr...
19 Dec 201727min
Episode 46 - Israeli Military Rule Jails All Activism in Palestine
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank is an internationally-recognized human rights crime—but those being impacted are harshly punished for not only acts of resistance, but even mere advocacy for their...
19 Dec 201722min
