Matthew Hoh: Afghanistan and the End of an Unjust War + Teach Truth Days of Action

Sam Goldman interviews Matthew Hoh, former Marine and State Department official who served in and then was the first to resign over the unjust war in Afghanistan all the way back in 2009. Then, we're sharing an interview with educator Tamara Anderson about the upcoming Teach Truth Days of Action, a project of the Zinn Education Project happening August 27 - 29. Follow Matthew Hoh at matthewhoh.com and on Twitter at @MatthewPHoh. Follow Tamara on Twitter at @andersontamara. Get involved with the Teach Truth Days of Action at https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/aug-27-29-teach-truth-days-action/. For the numbers cited by Sam about the war in Afghanistan see the April 2021 Costs of War report from Brown University. Send  your comments about the Refuse Fascism podcast to to [email protected] or @SamBGoldman. Or leave a voicemail at 917-426-7582 or on https://anchor.fm/refuse-fascism/message. Connect with the movement at RefuseFascism.org and support: Venmo: @Refuse-Fascism Cashapp: @RefuseFascism paypal.me/refusefascism donate.refusefascism.org Music for this episode: Penny the Snitch by Ikebe Shakedown.