Muhawesh:
The U.S. empire gives all its predecessors a run for their money, especially in terms of human and resource exploitation. But is resistance building that could bring the U.S. empire to its knees, MintPress Editor-in-Chief Mnar Muhawesh asks Abby Martin, host of “The Empire Files.”
MINNEAPOLIS
— Throughout history, some of the world’s most influential empires have also
been the most brutal. In turn, their legacy has turned “empire” into a very
dirty word, indeed.
The
Roman, British, Ottoman, Spanish and Soviet empires come to mind readily. And
in school, we learn about the glories of these civilizations, their cultural
triumphs and their contributions to the world we live in today. But what’s
often left out is the devastating truth that empires are built on the atrocious
foundations of sex and migrant slavery, military expansion, land and resource
theft, genocide and overall intimidation.
And
while history is littered with the atrocities of empires built and toppled,
“empire” is certainly not a thing of the past. In fact, today, not only is the
United States an empire in every sense of the word, it’s the biggest empire the
world has ever seen.
While
the look of empire may have changed, empire remains fundamentally the
same. Here to talk to me more about how
the U.S. empire operates is Abby Martin, the host of the new show that’s taking
on the horrific policies of the empire at home and abroad.
The Rise of History’s Biggest Empire: Empire File 001. By Abby Martin. Video. The Empire Files. teleSur, September 4, 2015. YouTube.
