The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
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AER 141: Gaza War Sit Rep Day 213 – the invasion of Rafah has begun
On the Anti-Empire Project Youtube Channel there are frequent situation reports or Sit Reps that are posted late at night. Not all of them are reposted here to this podcast, but we’re posting this one
World War Civ 39: War Takes to the Skies
From crashing test flights to close air support and strategic bombing on the breakneck innovation in aerial warfare over the course of WW1. An issue with some implications today, youll agree?
World War Civ 38: The War at Sea from 1916-1918
It could be argued that World War I was decided at sea. The British blockade; the Germans try unrestricted submarine warfare, and massive consequences follow. We talk about Jutland, Skaggerak, the Lui
World War Civ 37: Women in the Great War
Among the many changes wrought by WW1 was an irrevocable change in the status of women. Munitions girls, women running the Paris Metro and the buses in London, policewomen and auxilaries. We conclud
WW Civ 36: The Easter Rising in Ireland 1916
The conditions may not have been optimal but they didnt look to be getting better so the Irish Revolutionaries made their move in Easter 1916. A week of urban warfare followed the revolutionaries
Tankie Therapy on Day 163: Do we debate genocide?
We didnt have quorum for a tankie therapy session but we got together anyway Matteo and Alex joined for a discussion of several psychological warfare methods being used on us: normalizing crimes, t
World War Civ 35: Agony and Slaughter 1916
The battles of Verdun, the Somme, and the Brusilov Offensive. Epic, tragic military errors, horrors of trenches, battles that killed hundreds of thousands and changed the course of history.
AER 140: The Gaza Siege
The siege on Gaza and the role of the Palestinian Authority are critical context for the Israels assault on Gaza. On this episode we take a look at the history of the blockade and how Israel has ghet
World War Civ 34: The Armenian Genocide 1915-16
Genocides happen in broad daylight it is only afterwards that they are covered up. There are still fewer countries that recognize the Armenian Genocide than countries that do not. We read scholars t
AER 139: Pakistan Election Rigging Fails
Waqas Ahmad is back and we recap Pakistan politics since the 2022 coup against Imran Khan. After assassination attempts, vexatious lawsuits, thousands of arrests, torture, and the banning of Imran Kha