Posts tagged cold war
How America’s fear of communism paved the way for a Chilean dictator.
How America’s fear of communism paved the way for a Chilean dictator.

Fear of communism led the United States to plan the overthrows of many leaders in Latin America. UnTextbooked producer Jessica Chiriboga interviews Alan McPherson on the story of Augusto Pinochet in Chile and about his book, Intimate Ties, Bitter Struggles: the United States and Latin America since 1945.

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Jessica ChiribogaJeff EmtmanChile, south america, allende, pinochet, kissenger, nixon, usa, foreign policy, intervention, coup, overthrow, cold war, cuba, kennedy, red scare, operation condor, orlando letelier, ronni karpen moffitt, latin america, history, podcast, d.c., santiago, assassination, car bomb, refugees, socialism, marxism, capitalism, alan mcpherson, intimate ties bitter struggles, fixed pie theory
Germany addressed its racist past. Can America do the same?
Germany addressed its racist past. Can America do the same?

Germany’s reckoning with their Nazi past could give America a roadmap for dealing with our long history of racism. UnTextbooked Producer Lap Nguyen interviews Susan Neiman, author of Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil.

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