Alfred McCoy: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power

Alfred McCoy: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power
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Ed Mays
Published on Oct 31, 2017
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Prize-winning historian Alfred W. McCoy first came to prominence with his 1972 book, “The Politics of Heroin in South East Asia”.  His latest book “In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power”, explores America's rise as a world power--from the 1890s through the Cold War--and its bid to extend its hegemony deep into the twenty-first century through a fusion of cyberwar, space warfare, trade pacts, and military alliances and analyzes the marquee instruments of US hegemony--torture, client elites, psychological torture, and worldwide surveillance.  McCoy exposes a military and economic battle for global domination fought in the shadows, largely unknown to those outside the highest rungs of power.
Professor McCoy was in Seattle when he gave this rousing talk.
Thanks to Elliott Bay Books
Recorded 10/25/17
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Kerry Pay-Mann
Kerry Pay-Mann
2 months ago
As a historian self taught I was concluding what this historian will be .
Correct. America will fall as Rome did
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 shushan shushan
shushan shushan
2 months ago
Man, I pray that I see America fall in my life time.
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 tdreamgmail
tdreamgmail
2 months ago
49:30 Brutal - sorry Brits
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Ken
Ken
2 months ago
What he says is true just most people in the west do not want to hear it
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 out99990
out99990
2 months ago
"70 years of relative peace and prosperity"? WTF have you been smoking lately?
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 Peter Knopfler
Peter Knopfler
2 months ago
Remember USA has boots on the ground in 172 countries over 1000 military bases  world wide. Remember USA always first to kill,  Nukes, Napalm, Agent  Orange, Cluster munitions, Depleted uranium, MOAB  bomb  and first to kill with drones killing in 8 Muslim countries flooding Europe with refugees. Thanks USA. USA military says  "full spectrum domination, we own the world, Land, waters, Air, cyber and outer space. Yes Hitler´s dream come true is America. YES EMPIRE OF Killers. Born killing Native Indians,this has gone global.
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 pcald01
pcald01
2 months ago (edited)
People keep trying to predict and keep hoping for the demise of the USA. Ever since I was a small child I have always heard this and now 40 years later, they are still singing the same old song. The US role in this world is diminishing, I agree, but I think it’s more due to other nations becoming self aware and participating in the world’s economy(and decisions of US policy makers, of course).
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