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BAD ENERGY - LIVE at Powell's Books w/ Josh Frank & Abby Martin Oct 15, 2026

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Live at Powell’s Books in Portland: CounterPunch’s Josh Frank joins Abby Martin to discuss his new book, "Bad Energy: The AI Hucksters, Rogue Lithium Extractors, and Wind Industrialists Who Are Selling Off Our Future."

Israel’s Systematic Sexualized & Gendered Violence on Palestinians | New Report w/ Abby Martin & Palestinian Feminist Collective Oct 01, 2026

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The Palestinian Feminist Collective present their new report "A Predatory State" which documents the institutionalized sexual and gendered violence against Palestinians, from the Nakba until today. This event was recorded on Saturday, September 26 at the Portland Playhouse. Read and download the report: https://predatorystate.org/ Follow the Palestinian Feminist Collective: https://palestinianfeministcollective... Panelists: Abby Martin, Ted Khoury (Moderator), Yazan Zahrah (PFC), Stéphanie Wahab (PFC)

ANTIFASCIST ARCHITECTURE - Empire Files LIVE at PSU Jul 07, 2026

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Mike speaks with the authors and illustrator of the new book ANTIFASCIST ARCHITECTURE in front of a live audience for the book launch event at Portland State University School of Architecture. BUY the book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/A/bo246016371.html Written by Andrew Santa Lucia and Daniel Jonas Roche Illustrated by Lane Rick

The Cult Came Home To Roost: Why Tulsi Gabbard Resigned Jun 23, 2026

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Mike Prysner takes Abby Martin through the explosive Washington Post article finally proving the level of control Gabbard received from cult leader Chris Butler through her entire career.

Earth's Greatest Enemy Gone Global w/ Abby & Mike May 13, 2026

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WATCH EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY NOW: Rent on VImeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/earthsgreatestenemy Unlimited access by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/earths-greatest-156376424?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Abby Martin and Mike Prysner talk about the early streaming release for Earth's Greatest Enemy and the insane reception to the film throughout Abby's global director's tour. NEW MERCH: https://empirefiles.store SCREEN THE FILM: https://earthsgreatestenemy.com SUPPORT EMPIRE FILES: https://empirefiles.tv/donate

Coked-Up Executioners in the Pentagon's Secret Army w/ Seth Harp Aug 07, 2025

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Seth Harp, author of the new book THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL joins Abby & Mike to discuss this explosive story about America's most elite troops killing each other, dealing drugs and more. ORDER the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730414/the-fort-bragg-cartel-by-seth-harp/ FOLLOW Seth at https://x.com/sethharpesq CHECK OUT our new website at https://empirefiles.tv/

Emergency Broadcast: US-Israeli War on Iran w/ Séamus Malekafzali Jun 13, 2025

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All we know about the US-Israeli war of aggression launched last night on the Iranian people, featuring Séamus Malekafzali. Read work by Séamus at https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/ and follow him at https://x.com/Seamus_Malek VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + ARTICLES + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://empirefiles.tv/

LIVE Interview From Gaza Flotilla as Threats Escalate Jun 06, 2025

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WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/OC1CfZut6o8?si=LZxuTopscPrJNYmU Abby Martin speaks with Thiago De Ávila, steering committee of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, as he sails to Gaza alongside Greta Thunberg and others, discussing the mission of building a humanitarian corridor and threats of another bombing attack by Israeli drones. FOLLOW Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition // https://x.com/GazaFFlotilla FOLLOW Thiago // / thiagoavilabrasil https://freedomflotilla.org/ VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + ARTICLES + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://linktr.ee/empirefiles

Israel’s Gaza Trap: Starve, Lure, Kill—Jeremy Scahill Exposes “Final Phase” of Genocide May 23, 2025

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WATCH the video of this interview: https://youtu.be/NDtwwSdur5I?si=y-RxBak_KvUqZR4T Abby Martin speaks with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about Israel's new offensive into Gaza that Netanyahu is calling the "final phase" of the genocide. FOLLOW Jeremy at https://x.com/jeremyscahill and his work at DropSite News: https://www.dropsitenews.com/ VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + ARTICLES + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://linktr.ee/empirefiles

Luigi Trial In Focus w/ Jordan Chariton May 19, 2025

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Abby and Mike talk to Jordan Chariton, journalist at Status Coup and author of "We the Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Coverup", about his on-the-ground coverage of the Luigi Mangione trials. SUBSCRIBE to Status Coup at https://www.youtube.com/statuscoup FOLLOW Jordan at https://x.com/JordanChariton EMPIRE FILES VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + ARTICLES +PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: linktr.ee/empirefiles

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