{"id":14437,"date":"2026-06-01T13:12:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/?p=14437"},"modified":"2026-06-01T13:12:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:12:23","slug":"amerikanische-imperium-niedergang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/en\/latest\/amerikanische-imperium-niedergang\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the American Empire Facing Decline?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>In this video, released exclusively in German on our channel, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges and journalist Aaron Mat\u00e9 discuss the growing crisis of the U.S.-led world order and whether the political and institutional structures of the American empire remain sustainable. Drawing on Gaza, Syria, Iran, AI-driven warfare and the role of media and technology, they examine the forces driving what many see as a deeper historical decline.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>This video was produced by the Chris Hedges Report and published on their YouTube channel on the 27th of May, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p>To read the transcript of the interview: <strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actvism.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Is-the-American-Empire-Facing-Decline_.docx.pdf\">Is the American Empire Facing Decline?<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" data-sal=\"slide-up\" data-sal-easing=\"ease-in-out\" data-sal-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"row justify-content-md-center pb-3\"><div class=\"cnt_col\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">We are transitioning away from YouTube. 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