Radio War Nerd EP 359 — Smedley Butler & American Empire, feat. Jonathan M. Katz

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Co-hosts Gary Brecher & Mark Ames

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Guest: Jonathan Katz, author & journalist Recorded: December 15, 2022 We talk to Jonathan Katz about US Marines Gen. Smedley Butler's journey from the US Empire's lead "racketeer" in small wars and coups from China to the Caribbean, to anti-militarist hero and whistleblower who took down the crypto-fascist Business Plot to overthrow FDR. Buy Jonathan M. Katz's book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, The Marines, and the Making and Breaking of the American Empire . Subscribe to Jonathan's newsletter The Racket . Total time: 1:33:05 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here

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