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The Price of NAACP Compromise was Too High – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/6)
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The Price of NAACP Compromise was Too High – Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 1/6)

This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced on August 18, 2014. Mr. Horne, author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776, says it was a turning point in the history of black America when the NAACP succumbed to the pressures of the Cold War – the effects of which are still felt today.

Vietnam Blood Bath to Prove America Had “Balls” – Christian Appy on RAI (3/5)
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Vietnam Blood Bath to Prove America Had “Balls” – Christian Appy on RAI (3/5)

This interview was originally published May 29, 2015. On Reality Asserts Itself, Mr. Appy says that presidents Kennedy and Johnson pursued the Vietnam war largely to prove the U.S., and themselves personally, had the “courage” to wage war.

Nuclear Attack on Japan was Opposed by American Military Leadership – Alperovitz on RAI (pt 2/5)
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Nuclear Attack on Japan was Opposed by American Military Leadership – Alperovitz on RAI (pt 2/5)

This interview was originally released on January 24, 2014. Mr. Alperovitz tells Paul Jay that President Truman used the A-bomb to make a “diplomatic” point to the Soviet Union, not out of military necessity.

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