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Episodes cover a wide range of critical topics such as wealth inequality, environmental protection, housing crisis, and international relations, with specific discussions including the failure of superannuation tax reforms and the implications of the AUKUS agreement.
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If the United States government isn’t caring for its own military personnel, how could policymakers expect the US to come to Australia’s aid?
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss concerning reports about conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, the impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to USAID, and the speculation over whether Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will seek the Democratic presidential nomination.
This episode was recorded Friday 14 August.
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Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis
Host: Angus Blackman, Executive Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB
Show notes:
New Game, New Rules by Allan Behm, Australia Institute Press (August 2026)
International law is under attack. Australia can stand up for justice, After America (August 2026)
Shorter America This Week: She’s running; Primaries update; Vaccines (and eugenics) by Emma Shortis, The Point (August 2026)
Trump’s tragedy: the US becomes an autocracy and the presidency, a dictatorship by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (October 2025)
“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes by Nick Turse, The Intercept (August 2026)
USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying by Kristen Gelineau, AP News (August 2026)
The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids by Greg Sargent & Toby Buckle, The New Republic (July 2026)
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