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American Folly: Iraq War at 20 (G&R 217)

American Folly: Iraq War at 20 (G&R 217)

FromGreen & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals


American Folly: Iraq War at 20 (G&R 217)

FromGreen & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Apr 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Scott and Bob got together to commemorate, actually reminisce, about the March 2003 US invasion of Iraq. We talked about the ramp-up to the war, especially from 9/11 onward, but spent a lot of time discussing our actions here in Houston, our roots in the anti-globalization movement, and how we pivoted to become the most important left group in Houston opposing the war and holding vigils in front of Halliburton, and later disrupting the company’s shareholders meeting.

It's a not-too-pleasant trip down the memory lane of the Iraq War but also a good lesson in organizing and local political activism.
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Outro- "No Fuckin' War" by the Dicks

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This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Scott.
Released:
Apr 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Welcome to our scrappy podcast. Bob Buzzanco and Scott Parkin co-host a regular podcast to discuss radical environmental and anti-capitalist politics with organizers, academics, artists and more. Bob Buzzanco is a professor of history at the University of Houston. He specializes in, writes about and talks on the Vietnam War era, foreign policy, Vietnam, radical social movements, economics, and other stuff. Scott Parkin is climate organizer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has organized campaigns against Wall Street banks, mountaintop removal coal mining and the Keystone XL pipeline.