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Trump’s New Brand of Imperialism

January 12, 2026·31 min·6-min readnarrativepolitics
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The episode examines the unprecedented nature of Donald Trump’s foreign policy, particularly the U.S. military invasion of Venezuela and seizure of President Nicolás Maduro, framed as a return to naked imperialism driven by oil interests. Historian Daniel Immerwahr argues this marks a sha

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Daniel Immerwahr

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Daniel Immerwahrby Daniel ImmerwahrDavid RemnickStephen MillerTrumpNicolás MaduroGeorge W. BushMarjorie Taylor Greene

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How to Hide an Empireby Daniel Immerwahr

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American HistoryAuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsUs Politics

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