{"id":204566,"date":"2026-01-14T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=204566"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:59:00","slug":"empire-in-decline-historian-alfred-mccoy-on-u-s-aggression-in-venezuela-iran-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=204566","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Empire in Decline&#8221;: Historian Alfred McCoy on U.S. Aggression in Venezuela, Iran &#038; Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As President Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more, renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is \u201can empire in decline,\u201d following a predictable pattern of militarism abroad and political instability at home as it loses power and influence on the world stage. \u201cAmerican politics become increasingly contorted and irrational,\u201d says McCoy&#8230;<br \/><a 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