Since the beginning of 2026, US forces have killed people in Caracas, Venezuela, on boat strikes in the Pacific, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

This is a new era, where US law enforcement kill people in plain sight and then blame it on the victims, accusing them of being agitators or terrorists — domestic or foreign — whether they are in fishing boats in the Caribbean and Pacific or protesting on the streets of Minneapolis.

Today's episode turns the lens back on the United States. Because the shadow of the United States itself is hanging dangerously over US cities and communities like never before.

This is episode 6 of Under the Shadow, Season 2.

Under the Shadow is an investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. Season 2 responds in real time to the Trump administration’s onslaught on Latin America.

Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.

This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.

Theme music by Michael Fox’s band, Monte Perdido. Monte Perdido's 2024 album Ofrenda is available on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, YouTube or wherever you listen to music. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Guests: 

• Nikhil Singh
• Alexander Avina
• Sarah Lazare
• Greg Wilpert

Script editing by Heather Gies. Hosted, written, produced, mixed and edited by Michael Fox.

Please consider supporting this podcast and Michael Fox’s reporting on his Patreon account: patreon.com/mfox. There, you can also see exclusive pictures, video, and interviews.

Resources: 

• Notes From The Palestine-Mexico Border | NACLA
• The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago | In These Times
• “You Could Be Arrested,” ICE Agent Confronts Minneapolis Resident as ICE Continues Arrest | AC1N
• From Minneapolis To Baltimore, Anti-Ice Protests Explode | TRNN
• U.S. Citizens Describe Surviving Violent Attacks by Immigration Agents | Democracy Now!
• De-ICEing The Big Easy (Documentary Report) | TRNN
• UNSEEN VIDEO: ICE Agents SURROUNDED by Furious Crowd After Stopping Man in Minneapolis | AC1G
• Trump Seizes Control of DC Police, Activates National Guard | TODAY
• Trump declares D.C. ‘Liberation Day’ as he orders National Guard takeover | ABC10
• Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
• "Homeland Empire" by Nikhil Singh | Equator

Under the Shadow, Season 1:

• You can check out the first season of Under the Shadow by clicking here
• The Beginning: Monroe and migration | Under the Shadow, Episode 1
• Panama. US Invasion. | Under the Shadow, Episode 13
• The legacy of Monroe | Under the Shadow, Bonus Episode 4 

Michael Fox’s recent reporting on the boat strikes and the ramp-up for war in Venezuela: 

• With the strike on a ‘drug-carrying boat,’ Trump returns to a dangerous US policy for Latin America
• Caribbean leaders call for unified Latin American resistance to US attacks
• Trump’s Monroe Doctrine 2.0 outlines imperial intentions for Latin America
• You can check out Michael’s recent episode of Stories of Resistance about the protests against US intervention in Venezuela.
• NACLA’s Curated Guide to the US Attack on Venezuela 
• Truthout’s ongoing reporting on War and Peace and the US invasion of Venezuela
• Visit TRNN for all of TRNN’s coverage on this and so much more

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