YouTube has a series of videos whose introduction I show below, Criminality of US empire and deep state with historian Aaron Good.

Multipolarista host Ben Norton speaks with historian Aaron Good about his book “American Exception: Empire and the Deep State,” detailing the breakdown of democracy, the criminality that lies at the heart of US government policy, and the corporate interests driving it.

This series drives home the part of this process that I had not fully come to grips with in my prior readings from Michael Hudson, Fadhel Kaboub, and the rest of the MMT crowd. Much of it was there in those sources, but I didn’t recognize the full weight of what they were saying.

Aaron Good has the website American Exception.

Starting on October 6, I will add links here to the episodes as I watch them. There are a couple that I watched before today.

Origins of the US empire and deep state (with historian Aaron Good). Jul 18, 2022

A discussion of the origins of the US empire and deep state, why US foreign policy remain unchanged across administrations, and why democracy has declined with the rise of the US global dominance.

This is PART 1 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

History of the US empire and deep state pre-WWII (with historian Aaron Good). Aug 1, 2022

A discussion of deep politics and the history of the US empire up until World War Two.

This is PART 2 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

Birth of the US national security state (with historian Aaron Good). August 11, 2022

A discussion of the creation of Washington’s national security state and the rise of US exceptionism.

This is PART 3 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.

October 7, 2022

What is imperialism? Exploring theories of hegemony (with historian Aaron Good). Aug 19, 2022

A discussion of different theoretical concepts of imperialism and hegemony and how they relate to the United States empire.

This is PART 4 of the Empire and the Deep State series Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton is co-hosting with historian Aaron Good and producer Seamus McGuinness of the American Exception podcast.