Interview 1137 – James Perloff on The Truth About the Spanish-American War

[audio mp3="http://www.corbettreport.com/mp3/2016-02-10%20James%20Perloff.mp3"][/audio]Although it gets short shrift in the history textbooks, in many ways the modern American empire can find its origins in the Spanish-American War. Today we talk to James Perloff of JamesPerloff.com about his article on the war, "Trial Run for Interventionism," and how the bankers used their media and political connections to launch the war and introduce foreign interventionism to the American psyche.