Half the Answer #52: Modern Gangsters of Capitalism and the Imperial Boomerang

Trent and Caitlin talk with journalist and author Jonathan Katz about the gangsters of capitalism, the imperial boomerang, and the moral injuries inflicted when officers, agents, and soldiers engage in the inhumane and depraved acts that are demanded of them.

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Resources:

Jonathan's book https://jonathanmkatz.com/gangsters

https://theracket.news

https://www.tiktok.com/@katzonearth?lang=en

https://www.instagram.com/katzonearth/?hl=en

imperial boomerang https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/4383-the-imperial-boomerang-how-colonial-methods-of-repression-migrate-back-to-the-metropolis?srsltid=AfmBOorPodSS76ia1ZcpE5D7F77PSU84p0owKWfM2ukUp0s1E10FaYmr

the wrongest war https://theracket.news/p/the-wrongest-war

moral injury https://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/treat/cooccurring/moral_injury.asp

LA agents drive away with toddler https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-11-04/ice-border-patrol-dodger-stadium-parking-lot

US-Mexico restriction https://www.cbsnews.com/news/warning-signs-mexico-beach-us-department-of-defense-property/

Controlled Pod Into Terrain https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNrA2-FWoOnpgOS-ywSQlow

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