Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 79
Egypt: From Revolution to Counter-Revolution
The World is Rising
Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 76
A Crisis of Empire
At the end of World War II, the United States had half the world’s wealth with only 5% of the world’s population, and stated explicitly that its objectives in foreign policy were designed to “maintain this disparity.” George C. Marshall, former Secretary of State, noted at the time that there was a “world revolution” among “the little people,” who were rising up against the centuries of domination by Western colonial powers.
Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 76
A Crisis of Empire
At the end of World War II, the United States had half the world’s wealth with only 5% of the world’s population, and stated explicitly that its objectives in foreign policy were designed to “maintain this disparity.” George C. Marshall, former Secretary of State, noted at the time that there was a “world revolution” among “the little people,” who were rising up against the centuries of domination by Western colonial powers.