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Blogs Liberty and Power Chalmers Johnson, Military Keynesianism, and Obama

Feb 7, 2009

Chalmers Johnson, Military Keynesianism, and Obama

by Liberty and Power

In this audio of an interview with Scott Horton, Chalmers Johnson discussion the intersection between military Keynesianism and empire. It was Johnson who first popularized the term"blowback." He also deplores Obama's"insane" policy in Afghanistan.