US Wars and Military Action

A person waves a South African flag during the DA’s final rally in Benoni on May 26, 2024, ahead of the South African elections scheduled for May 29, 2024.

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On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jun 7, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A Haiti Gang Offensive, the Sudan Crisis, and Gaza

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On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the world.

Mar 8, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Gaza City Massacre, Darfur Aid Crisis, and Sweden Joining NATO

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On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Mar 1, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

A crane lifts the wrecked car that has been targeted to kill the senior commander Abu Baqir al-Saadi of Popular Mobilization Forces (Al-Hashd al-Shaabi) in the eastern area of Al-Mashtal in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 7, 2024.

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On this news episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Feb 9, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 30, 2024, saying he had decided on a response to a deadly drone strike on US forces in Jordan but did not seek a wider war in the Middle East.

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On this episode of American Prestige, discussing this week's headlines from around the world.

Feb 2, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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On this episode of the American Prestige podcast, a discussion on the confluence of history, US foreign policy, and capitalism in video games.

Jan 30, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Richard Nixon, left, meets with Henry Kissinger to discuss negotiations following the Paris Peace Accords, Washington, D.C., June 11, 1973.

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On this episode of American Prestige, an exploration of Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon’s joint pursuit of war in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and ’70s.

Jan 9, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Israeli soldier at border near Gaza

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On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, a conversation about Israel, Hamas, and the Palestinians.

Oct 19, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, Plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969

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On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we review the bad news–and the good news–about American women. We’ll also talk about the Vietnam Moratorium protests.

Mar 23, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Biden Afghanistan speech

Will the Afghanistan Withdrawal Hurt Biden? Will the Afghanistan Withdrawal Hurt Biden?

John Nichols doesn’t think so. Plus Adam Shatz on William Gardner Smith’s Parisian years.

Sep 2, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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