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Interview 1672 – James Corbett on The US vs John Lennon

Interview 1672 – James Corbett on The US vs John Lennon


via Glass Onion: Glass Onion welcomes James Corbett of corbettreport.com to discuss the 2006 documentary about John’s political activism and his fight against the Nixon administration to stay in the U.S. We also take some time to look at the political landscape of the time and the difference between then and now in terms of how much the public is shown about what is really happening in the world. Big thanks to Broc West for the video editing and slides.

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