Episode 46: The Mendacity of George W. Bush

We review the catastrophes of President George W. Bush from the disputed 2000 election, Hurricane Katrina, mass surveillance, torture, secret prisons, extraordinary rendition, and bank bailouts. We need to ask ourselves when did modern authoritarianism take hold in America. 2016 or years earlier? Why did American culture fail to protect civil society? 

 

Music: "Dub Kong" by Caballo

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