The Empire Files - Production & Contact Info

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62 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Abby Martin Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	27	Earth's Greatest Enemy (2025)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	3	Kings Row (1942)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Leave the World Behind (2023)
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Journeys with George (2002)
Jimmy Carter Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The American President (2000)
Colin Powell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Madam Secretary (2014)
Wesley Clark Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Of Course They Knew...
Noam Chomsky Self Self See fewer	1	Triangle of Sadness (2022)
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Ralph Nader Self Self See fewer	1	Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Chris Hedges Self Self See fewer	1	On Contact (2016)
Ramsey Clark Self - Former Attorney General Self - Former Attorney General See fewer	1	Castro's Spies (2020)
Lawrence Wilkerson Self Self See fewer	1	Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)
Roy Bourgeois Self - SOA Watch Founder (as Father Roy Bourgeois) Self - SOA Watch Founder (as Father Roy Bourgeois) See fewer	1	Father Roy: Inside the School of Assassins (1996)
Saskia Sassen Self - Sociologist, Co-chair of Committee on Global Thought, Columbia Univ. (as Prof. Saskia Sassen) Self - Sociologist, Co-chair of Committee on Global Thought, Columbia Univ. (as Prof. Saskia Sassen) See fewer	1	Soft Water Hard Stone (2017)
Max Blumenthal Self Self See fewer	1	Killing Gaza (2018)
Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz Self (as Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz) Self (as Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz) See fewer	1	Mankiller (2017)
Frederick Kagan Self (archive footage) (as Fred Kagan) Self (archive footage) (as Fred Kagan) See fewer	1	Mies varjossa (1994)
Donald Kagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Charlie Rose (1991)
Rania Khalek Self - Journalist, Electronic Intifada Self - Journalist, Electronic Intifada See fewer	1	Give Them an Argument with Ben Burgis (2020)
David Vine Self - Author, 'Base Nation' Self - Author, 'Base Nation' See fewer	1	The Coming War on China (2016)
Jared Ball Self - Professor of Communications at Morgan State University Self - Professor of Communications at Morgan State University See fewer	1	What Ever Happened to Hip Hop? (2009)
Ali Al Ahmed Self - Director of Gulf Affairs Institute (as Ali al-Ahmed) Self - Director of Gulf Affairs Institute (as Ali al-Ahmed) See fewer	1	Confessions of an Innocent Man (2007)
Roger Lane Self (archive footage) (as Brigadier General Roger Lane) Self (archive footage) (as Brigadier General Roger Lane) See fewer	1
Eddie Conway Self - Former Balck Panther, 44 yrs in Prison Self - Former Balck Panther, 44 yrs in Prison See fewer	1	The Real News Network (2007)
Dan Cohen Self - Investigative Journalist Self - Investigative Journalist See fewer	1	News 8 Morning Extra (2017)
Ben Griffin Self - Former Bristish SAS Self - Former Bristish SAS See fewer	1	3 Minute Wonder (2003)
Hendrik Voss Self - SOAW Nat'l Organizer Self - SOAW Nat'l Organizer See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Maria Luisa Self - Field Organizer, SOA Watch Self - Field Organizer, SOA Watch See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Dahlia Wasfi Self - Peace Activist Self - Peace Activist See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Brian Becker Self - Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) Self - Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Eugene Puryear Self - Author, 'Shackled and Jained' Self - Author, 'Shackled and Jained' See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Atossa Abrahamian Self - Author, 'The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen' Self - Author, 'The Cosmopolites: The Coming of the Global Citizen' See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Miriam Schwab Self - Blogger (archive footage) Self - Blogger (archive footage) See fewer	1
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The President Is Missing
George H.W. Bush Self (archive footage) (as George Bush) Self (archive footage) (as George Bush) See fewer	1	41 (II) (2012)
Cornel West Self (as Dr. Cornel West) Self (as Dr. Cornel West) See fewer	1	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Bernie Sanders Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999)
Clarence Thomas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words (2020)
Angela Davis Self - Author, Scholar and Activist (as Dr. Angela Davis) Self - Author, Scholar and Activist (as Dr. Angela Davis) See fewer	1	Untitled Angela Davis Project
John Kerry Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Cheers (1982)
Greg Palast Self - Investigative Journalist & Author Self - Investigative Journalist & Author See fewer	1	The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016)
Mumia Abu-Jamal Self (archive footage) (voice) Self (archive footage) (voice) See fewer	1	All Power to the People! (the Black Panther Party and Beyond) (1996)
Richard D. Wolff Self (as Richard Wolff) Self (as Richard Wolff) See fewer	1	Democracy at Work (2012)
Frank Rizzo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Amateur Night at City Hall: The Story of Frank L. Rizzo (1978)
Dennis Kucinich Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	GMO OMG (2013)
Ramona Africa Self Self See fewer	1	MOVE: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy (2024)
Todd Miller Self - Author, Border Patrol Nation Self - Author, Border Patrol Nation See fewer	1	The Palestine Laboratory (2025)
Pam Africa Self - Chairwoman, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (archive footage) Self - Chairwoman, International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal (archive footage) See fewer	1	Follow the Judge's Order: Release all the Files in Mumia's Case (2017)
Antonia Juhasz Self - Author, The Tyranny of Oil Self - Author, The Tyranny of Oil See fewer	1	Mars (2016)
Hugh Grant Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	CBS Mornings (2012)
Chelsea Halstead Self - The Colibri Center Self - The Colibri Center See fewer	1	Borderland (2014)
Kambale Musavuli Self - Friends of the Congo Self - Friends of the Congo See fewer	1	Cultures of Resistance (2010)
Deepa Kumar Self - Professor of Media Studies, Rutgers University Self - Professor of Media Studies, Rutgers University See fewer	1	Shadows of Liberty (2012)
Vijay Prashad Self Self See fewer	1	SBS World News (2002)
Maryada Valley Self - No More Deaths Self - No More Deaths See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Regan Wendell Self - People Helping People in the Border Zone Self - People Helping People in the Border Zone See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Chris Fleischman Self - No More Deaths Self - No More Deaths See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Margaret Stevens Self - Director, Urban Issues Institute Self - Director, Urban Issues Institute See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Pamela Whitney Williams Self - Pastor, Ark of Refuge Tabernacle Self - Pastor, Ark of Refuge Tabernacle See fewer	1	The Empire Files (2015)
Stephen Cohen Self (as Dr. Stephen Cohen) Self (as Dr. Stephen Cohen) See fewer	1	Cross My Heart (1987)
William Binney Self - NSA Self - NSA See fewer	1	Citizenfour (2014)