Author: starryplough

We speak with radical researcher and historian Hugo Turner about Guatemala – and the conquest, coups, COIN and Dirty War imposed on that country by Imperialism. The topics Hugo covers are:  Describe Guatemala’s History before Arbenz  What were some of Arbenz’s reforms and how was he overthrown  Describe the 30 year long dirty war and […]

In Dublin on 22 August 2020, the fascist National Party employed a mob of violent criminals, drug dealers and soccer hooligans to assault with weapons a small unarmed group of anti-fascist/racist/homophobia protesters at a Yellow Vest “anti-mask” rally. The assault (with illegal weapons like knives, metal bars and batons) was carried out with the permission […]

We spoke with legendary research Doug Valentine about how he goes about investigating the world of covert operations and CIA intrigues. Distinguishing between disinfo, misinfo, limited hangouts, false flags and the truth is difficult in an environment where everything is deniable and nothing will be admitted. Researchers of these conspiracies can easily fall into traps […]

The Great Sugarloaf ( Ó Cualann) Challenge.Hike and Poc Fada against Internment and Extradition. In Solidarity with Georges Abdallah and Liam Campbell and all Revolutionary Political Hostages. September 19, 2020 at 1pm.Assemble at the Kilmacanogue 1916 Commemorative Garden.Co. Wicklow. Please show your support for the Free Georges Abdallah campaign and the Liam Campbell anti extradition […]

We had a chat recently with Russell “Texas” Bentley who is an American communist who has been living and fighting in the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine/Novirossia since 2014. Russell gave us a update on the situation in the region: the spirit of the people, the Ukrainian army and their fascist mercenaries, some international links […]

We spoke with Marxist analyst and former financial trader Tony Norfield about China vs US power contention and contradictions. Tony wrote about this in a recent article so we went over the topics covered: https://economicsofimperialism.blogspot.com/2020/07/china-us-power.html?m=1 The interview is here: We ask Tony a few other questions afterwards: Many thanks to Tony for this informative chat. […]

In Ireland today we have the spectacle of packs of wild eyed frothing middle aged mostly men screaming “Paedophile!!” at mostly women and mostly young people who want to protest against their bigoted views. How have we arrived at this situation?Who are the screamers? Why are they screaming “paedophile” at young people? Who are the […]

Widespread controversy has erupted in Ireland upon the Free State Frankenstein coalition shambling into office and being hit immediately with a scandal involving past pictures of the newly appointed Minister For Children associating with “activist” Peter Tatchell. Tatchell has a long history. A gay rights and supposed “humanitarian” campaigner since the 70s, it has been […]

People in Ireland know all too well how drugs can be used against us. John Potash wrote a book studying the many ways, over many decades, how drugs have been used to destroy countries, communities, revolutionaries, activists and musicians. We discussed this book Drugs As Weapons Against Us with John, touching on topics such as […]

We spoke with researcher Matt Rothwell about his ongoing podcast series The People’s History Of Ideas. This is a podcast detailing the history of the revolutionary ideology of Maoism as it developed in China and spread around the world. The podcast explains the material and context in great depth, helping us to understand the material […]

We spoke with anti-imperialist researcher Hugo Turner on a book and topic he has recently been looking into: ‘Thy Will Be Done’ – The Conquest of the Amazon : Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil. Hugo answered for us the following questions: How does corporate power shape government and academia? How has academia […]

We recently came across this fantastic investigative journalism by 14 mm about the case of French multinational Lafarge and their investments in Syria. This is a case of imperialism, global capitalism, worker exploitation, contra death squads, impunity of global elite and the ruined lives they leave behind. The investigation is here: https://14milimetros.com/the-voices-of-jalabiya-the-cement-of-terrorism/ We got in […]

We recently spoke with Maoist political organisation of Norway Tjen Folket (Serve The People) Media. They provided us with an overview of their history, a description of their mass work, and some of their analysis of imperialism and social-democracy in Norway. A chara, could you give us a brief history of your organisation? Firstly, I […]

We conducted this interview with a group who are ‘exposing the truth of the non-profit industrial complex, the consulting industry, media, unions, politicians and entitled progressives’. Non-profits, NGOs, social enterprises and foundations have been performing an aggressive hostile takeover of radical campaigns for decades. They are one of the largest industries in the world and […]