Article 5 examined how World War I transformed America - how financial entanglement, propaganda, and the suppression of dissent created what Randolph Bourne called “the health of the State.” Episode 5b applies that framework to the present: the permanent bombing campaign in Somalia that receives no media coverage; the $771 billion flowing to five defense contractors; the think tanks and media that manufacture consent; the Epstein files as a case study in narrative control; the deportation of students for peaceful protest; and the tripwires in Iran, Ukraine, and beyond that could produce the next catastrophe.
