Oil Crisis, Food Crisis, and Revolution | Iran War Casualties | Bombing Ecuador | Cuba Blockade | Far-Right Death Threats | Ep. 294

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the Iran War, the Cuba blockade, and the potential for global crises and far-right violence.

While America's war in Iran slides into higher casualties and greater costs, most of the world remains distracted from America's illegal blockade of Cuba--an act of war. Why the oil crisis is going to fuel a food crisis, which is going to sow revolutionary conditions around the world. How imperialism does and doesn't help explain the US bombing a dairy farm in Ecuador. Pete Hegseth's pastor praying for the death of Texas senate candidate James Talarico signals a wave of far right violence that will confront the victories of left populist democrats in 2026 and 2028. Tracking the latest in the Iran war reveals just how much we're experiencing epistemic collapse--did Iran even fire missiles at Diego Garcia? And who pays for war?

People in this episode

Host: Van Jackson

Topics covered

• Iran War
• Cuba Blockade
• Food Crisis
• Oil Crisis
• Far-Right Violence
• Imperialism
• Epistemic Collapse

Keywords

• Iran
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• food crisis
• oil crisis
• far-right violence
• imperialism
• revolution

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Cuba, Ecuador, Texas

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