This is the July 15, 2026, show posted here ahead of time.
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Foreign Bases: Understanding the Backbone of Military Empires
The Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (Division 48 of the American Psychological Association) hosted this webinar — “Foreign Bases: Understanding the Backbone of Military Empires” — on July 8, 2026. Our speaker was David Swanson, author, activist, journalist, radio host, and executive director of World BEYOND War.
The webinar illuminated the role and prevalence of military bases on foreign lands, an obvious instrument of militarism. The presentation also included information
Talk World Radio: Gabriel Aguirre Reporting from Venezuela
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From National Independence to Global Interdependence
As Americans and people of other former colonies recognize, there’s a great deal to be said for national independence.
But, at times, we might also wonder: is it sufficient?
Until recently in human history, imperialism was widespread. In 1939, Britain’s Empire and Commonwealth alone had direct or de facto political and economic control of 25 percent of the world’s population and 30 percent of its land mass.
Deeming Nationalism Infantile Isn’t “Hating America”
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 2, 2026
Wow, U.S. social media is suffering a pandemic of nationalism just in time for a celebration of a declaration of the crimes and abuses of King George, a laundry list of horrors that pale beside the accomplishments of any recent U.S. president — the quaint abuses of his royal highness of the blue piss who in reality was more
Talk World Radio: Is Opposing Genocide a Crime in the UK?
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Talk World Radio: U.S. Military Spending Is About Double What They Tell Us
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Antiwar Dissent & Free Speech Special w/ Medea Benjamin, Chip Gibbons, David Swanson & Angela Keaton
By Parallax Views, June 18, 2026
LISTEN HERE: https://t.co/Ch1cvrESQK
— J.G. Michael (@ViewsParallax) June 18, 2026
On this special edition of Parallax Views, J.G. and a slew of top-notch guests delve into the antiwar movement and the attacks, past and present, on antiwar voices and dissidents.
Iran Deserves Better
When Iran moved toward a decent democratic government, the UK, U.S., and oil barons destroyed it and put in place a horrendously brutal dictatorship. When Iranians overthrew that dictatorship, religious lunatics seized power and treated the people of Iran so cruelly for so long that many of them longed for that dictatorship — or the CIA-owned son thereof — and still do. When Iraq attacked Iran, the U.S. provided targeting assistance and chemical weapons. Then the U.S. labeled Iran an evil
Talk World Radio: What Could Hawaii Be Without the U.S. Military?
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