Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals

Henry Kissinger died last week after 100 years of death and destruction. More than most, he embodied the foreign policy establishment. Kissinger was an architect of liberal post-war foreign policy and perpetrator of many wars, coups and body counts. He advised every president from JFK to Joe Biden. While many liberals reviled him, he mentored many policy makers in Democratic administrations including Hillary Clinton and current Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. In our latest episode, we talk about Kissinger's life and legacy. We talk about Vietnam and Chile and how the liberal world order still functions today as it did in the 60s and 70s when Kissinger was at his peak. We also talked about the continuing bloodshed in Ukraine, more evidence that the U.S. and others scuttled peace talks in the past, and Biden's obsession with wars abroad rather than taking care of problems inside the U.S. We also get into the radical history of the week with a couple examples of anti-Kissingers (including Abby Hoffman and Mario Savio). We close with tribute to the Pogues' late front man Shane MacGowan. --------------------------- Outro- "The Body of an American" by the Pogues Links// + Rolling Stone: Henry Kissinger, War Criminal, Dead at 100 (https://bit.ly/3uObUFm) +NY Times: Henry Kissinger, Who Shaped U.S. Cold War History, Dies at 100(https://bit.ly/3GwwBYZ) G&R describing the crimes of Henry Kissinger//  + G&R: The 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War (https://bit.ly/49XZhaN) + G&R: Chile's 9/11 50 Years Later (https://bit.ly/412GaZ6) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott

Far-right libertarian and dictatorship apologist Javier Milei has been elected president of Argentina, defeating centrist Peronist Sergio Massa. Milei won 56% of the vote, carrying 19 out of 23 provinces. He has been seen on the campaign trail brandishing a chainsaw, which he says he plans to take to the Argentine state. He has vowed to shut down Argentina’s central bank, replace the nation’s currency with the U.S. dollar and crack down on women’s and LGBTQ people’s rights. Both Milei and his vice presidential candidate, Victoria Villarruel, have also denied that Argentine military forces killed and forcibly disappeared an estimated 30,000 people with the support of the United States between 1976 and 1983. In our latest, we talk with Dr. Rodrigo Acuña (@rodrigoac7) about Milei, the election and the wider implications for Argentina, South America and the world. Bio// Rodrigo Acuña works as an independent journalist on Latin America and for the NSW Department of Education. He is the host of Alborada’s Indestructible Podcast. He has been writing on Latin American politics for close to twenty years. -------------------------------------------- Outro- "Solo Le Pido a Dios" by Leon Gieco and David Byrne Links// + Rodrigo’s website: http://rodrigoacuna.com + Argentina’s Chainsaw Massacre Election: (https://bit.ly/3sOhK9f) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

It's been 60 years since JFK was assassinated and a major industry has developed to write about it, question the official story of Lee Harvey Oswald, and most importantly to revise the historical record of John Kennedy to make him seem heroic, a dove who'd seen the errors of American power and the Cold War. Because of this, the Kennedy Conspiracy Clique argues, the so-called Deep State had him killed because he was going soft on Vietnam, Cuba, the USSR, etc. But these JFK Partisans don't base their work on a careful examination of the actual historical record--the archives, collections, documents and other sources of what was happening *at the time.* They rely on anecdotes and byzantine connections that remind one of QAnon. Yet, this version has gotten significant acclaim and media attention, especially on the Left. It is misguided and dangerous. It's making a hero out of someone who put the needs of the military-industrial complex and the empire above all else, and somehow claim that he was an anti-imperialist. JFK was no hero and surely no dove . . . he was a hard-core militarist, a typical Cold War liberal. He was a supporter of Joe McCarthy, he dragged his feet on Civil Rights in order to placate southern Democrats, and he especially waged war on Vietnam, Cuba and many other areas to assert American power. He brought the world to the brink with his recklessness during the Missile Crisis. We've covered this topic extensively over the years so if you want to learn more about the flaws and holes in the apologetics for JFK, check out https://afflictthecomfortable.org/2023/11/22/jfk-60-years-of-myths-and-disinformation/ ------------------------------------- Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody Links// + Afflict the Comfortable: JFK . . . 60 Years of Myths and Disinformation (https://bit.ly/3QMvSaO) +G&R: The Cuban Missile Crisis at 60: Was JFK Really A Hero? (https://bit.ly/3PONVwJ) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

Last week, the San Francisco Bay Area was the center of the political and media world as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) convened CEO summit and heads of state summit to divvy up the global economy for the billionaire class. This included a high profile meeting between Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping. In response, a movement of movements (consisting of antiwar, labor, human rights and climate activists, etc.) rose up in protest and direct action to the APEC summit. Through the week, we saw unified actions against dictators, billionaires and war mongering American leaders. This overlapped with escalating actions in the Bay Area around Gaza. Scott organized and joined the protests against APEC and this week talks again with Will Wiltschko about the week of action. Bio// Will is the director of the California Trade Justice Coalition (@catradejustice). ---------------------------- Outro- "We the Movement" by Rebel Diaz Links// + https://www.bayclimateaction.com + https://linktr.ee/no2apec Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

In our latest, we talk with Prof. Greg Shupak (@gregshupak) about the media's coverage of Israel's bloody assault in Gaza. He's one of the best-informed and important scholars of the media and Israel, and he here discussed the way the media treats Israel-Palestine issues, how it perpetuates Israel's stories and lies, how journalists are being targeted by the IDF in Gaza, and how we can fight back. bio// Greg Shupak teaches Media Studies at the University of Guelph in Toronto. He's the author of "The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel & the Media." His fiction has appeared in a wide range of literary journals and he regularly writes analysis of politics and media for a variety of outlets including Electronic Intifada, In These Times, Jacobin, Literary Review of Canada, Middle East Eye, TeleSUR, This Magazine, and Warscapes. --------------------------------------------------- Outro- "Lives in the Balance" by Jackson Browne Links// ** The Wrong Story: Palestine, Israel & the Media (https://bit.ly/3usXyK8) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

In Green & Red's latest "Scrappy Sunday," we talk about how American moved so far to the right so fast . . . . starting with the 1960s, when Nixon ran a hard-hitting campaign against liberalism, through Carter, who embraced neo-liberalism and abandoned the core of Democratic ideology, through the total buy-in of corporatist policies with Clinton and Obama, the Democratic Party has moved steadily to the right, and in most cases when their position on key issues like abortion rights and gun violence, had majority support. At the end of the day, we can attack the GOP all we want--and there are plenty of bigoted, racist, and sociopathic Republicans to attack, but the failure to offer any alternative or resistance to the GOP and adoption of corporate and conservative ideas is what's sent us off the rails and into the abyss. ------------------------------------------ "Bad Moon Rising" by CCR Links// +G&R: Jimmy Carter is a Liberal Saint Now, Was a War Criminal Then… (https://bit.ly/3ROC3NR) +G&R: Noam Chomsky on Why the Democrats Suck (https://bit.ly/3FLpf3p) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

In Los Angeles, the second largest school district in the United States, 98% of teachers voted to authorize a strike. Filmmakers Yoni Golijov and Yael Bridge shadowed L.A. teachers for five months as they organize and strike, providing a unique first-hand account of collective democracy and labor action, and shedding light on the nationwide teacher strike upswell. Their film "When We Fight" documents one of the largest educator strikes in modern U.S. history in real-time, highlighting the stories and leadership of some of the women who led it, from union leaders to classroom teachers. In our latest, we talk with Yoni and Yael, as well as LA teacher and labor leader Arlene Inouye about the 2019 and 2023 strikes, how they organized, the impacts they had on education and politics and how it fits in with the "Hot Labor Summer" we've been seeing this year. Bio// Yoni Golijov is a nonfiction filmmaker; his producing work has been nominated for the Academy Award and the BAFTA and has won an Independent Spirit Award. Yael Bridge is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Her first feature, The Big Scary "S" Word, explores the history and resurgence of socialism in the United States. Arlene Inouye was the chair of the bargaining committee in 2019 and the last contract, 2023, and was integral to leading the strike that the film documents and the incredible solidarity strike that UTLA took this year with their SEIU school co-workers. ------------------------------------------------ Outro- "There is Power in a Union." by Utah Phillips Links// +"When We Fight": https://www.whenwefightmovie.com/ + New Day Films: "When We Fight" (https://bit.ly/3FFT6dJ) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

61 years ago this month, in October 1962, Americans anxiously heard news for almost two weeks straight about the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, less than 100 miles away from the U.S. Nuclear War was possible, to some imminent.In this encore episode from 2022, we offer a brief history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and, more importantly, a remembrance and reconsideration of the events of October and JFK actions throughout the crisis. JFK has been praised for his firm resolve, courage, and strength in handling the crisis but the reality is that he was provocative and almost caused a war against Russia. In this episode we'll start by giving a background on JFK's aggression toward Cuba, then we'll offer a brief narrative of the crisis, and finally we'll discuss how Kennedy continued his subversion against Castro's government after the Missile Crisis.JFK was not heroic. His recklessness and need for credibility almost caused a nuclear exchange. The media doesn't tell you this story. Green and Red does . . .----------------------------------Outro- "We'll Meet Again" By Vera LynnLinks//The best resource for the Missile Crisis is the National Security Archive, at https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/. It's recently put out a series of briefing books with documents on the crisis.Follow Green and Red//**G&R Linktree: https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast**https://greenandredpodcast.org/Support the Green and Red Podcast//+Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast**Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandRThis is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

In the latest, Scott talks with Will Wiltschko, director of the California Trade Justice Coalition (@catradejustice) about the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco. They discuss the history of free trade, resistance to corporate globalization and the large diverse coalition coming together to protest the APEC meetings. They also talk about the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), currently being negotiated by the APEC nations, and its impact on workers, communities and the climate crisis. Bio// Will is a graduate of UCLA with a B.A. and an M.A. in Political Science. At UCLA, studied and engaged with the theory and philosophy behind nonviolence. Will also was a staffer on Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Presidential campaign, where he was the lead field organizer in Southwest Virginia. Prior to serving as director of the California Trade Justice Coalition, Will was the Lead Organizer and was in charge of the Coalition’s efforts to defeat the TPP. --------------------------- Outro- "Ya Basta” by Evan Greer and Anne Feeney Links// + https://www.bayclimateaction.com + https://linktr.ee/no2apec Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.

As we watch the Middle East blow up with brutal attacks by Hamas on Israel and a murderous ethnic cleansing campaign by Israel on Gaza, the conflict in Syria, Turkey and Kurdistan has been getting less attention. In the autonomous region of Northeastern Syria known as Rojava, Kurdish Peoples' Militias have fought ISIS, Assad's authoritarian regime and Turkey brutal military. In our latest, we talk with journalist and member of the Emergency Committee for Rojava (@defendrojava) , Arthur Pye (@PyesOnThePrize) about the conflict in Rojava. We discuss the structures of the autonomous horizontally organized revolution in Rojava. The conflicts it's faced and how geo-politics in the region play a role. Arthur Pye is a writer and organizer based in the Pacific Northwest. He is a member of the Emergency Committee for Rojava, and recently returned from North-East Syria, where he lived for one year conducting research and interviews about the Rojava revolution. ------------------------------------------------------------ Outro- "Azadiye Kurdistan" by Awaze Çiya Links// + Emergency Committee for Rojava: defendrojava.org + To get involved please email: info@defendrojava.org + Further reading: defendrojava.org/rojava Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠ +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/ Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠ This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.