E188 - US Sanctions as Economic Warfare w/ Jeff Stein

American Prestige

Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison

History, Politics, News

4.8 • 705 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Danny and Derek speak with Jeff Stein, White House economics reporter for The Washington Post, about his series on US sanctions for the Post, "The Money War". They talk about the function of economic sanctions for the US and how that's changed over time, broader cases like Iran to targeted ones like Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, how sanctions can "disconnect" war from the public, the humanitarian impact, and more. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast! Also check out Jeff's podcast on John Brown, American Carnage. And be sure to take a look at Jeff's work in "The Money War": Part I: How 4 U.S. presidents unleashed economic warfare across the globe Part II: Sanctions crushed Syria's elite. So they built a zombie economy fueled by drugs. Part III: Trump White House was warned sanctions on Venezuela could fuel migration Part IV: Washington targeted 'corrupt' mines. Workers paid the greatest price. Part V: A new Washington influence industry is making millions from sanctions Part VI: How a Russian oligarch's $90 million megayacht landed in US custody Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to American Prestige. To listen ad-free, you can subscribe at Americanprostagepod.com. Find the link in our show notes.
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0:35.4	Head to vanta.com slash Spotify to the program. Jeff Stein. Jeff is the White House economics reporter for the Washington Post,
1:12.4	and more importantly for our purposes, he is one of the people behind the excellent sanctions
1:18.7	series that the Post has been producing over the last several months, going all the way back to the
1:23.6	first piece in July, I believe, how four U.S. presidents unleashed economic warfare
1:28.7	across the globe, and we are going to talk about sanctions today. Jeff, thanks so much for
1:33.0	coming on the program. Love what you guys do. Thanks so much for having me. Been listening to you guys.
1:38.8	I think Derek, since you were doing your early Chapo appearances. Oh, the early Chapo days.
1:44.6	You're real old head, huh?
1:47.3	I had forgotten until you tweeted them some free marketing advice, but Jeff is one of the
1:52.7	foremost world aficionados on Taco Bell.
1:55.6	So if you have any questions about living moss or making a run for the border, please.
2:00.2	I actually just watched a documentary about Del Taco and Taco Bell the fight yesterday.
2:06.5	Documentary might be stretching it. It was a YouTube video.
2:08.9	But apparently Del Taco, I always wondered where the Dell came from.
2:12.6	It was originally Casa Del Taco.
2:14.7	And then I guess they got rid of the Casa.
2:16.9	And it was actually founded by a Taco Bell employee. Very interesting. Taco Bell, though, has destroyed Del Taco in the franchise wars. That's why a demolition, man, it is the only... We should be doing an episode on TechMex.
2:29.6	Yeah, Jeff, we invited you to talk about Taco Bell. I was going to say, we're going to get into some of the negative parts of the American Empire,
2:35.8	so I think it's good to start with one of the positive aspects.
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