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<p>The author of &quot;Gangsters of Capitalism&quot; discusses Marine Corps General Smedley Butler, who manned the front lines of American imperialism but also blew the whistle on an alleged coup plot against FDR.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The author of &quot;Gangsters of Capitalism&quot; discusses Marine Corps General Smedley Butler, who manned the front lines of American imperialism but also blew the whistle on an alleged coup plot against FDR.&nbsp;</p>

A real-life 'plot against America' – and the unlikely man who foiled it

In the early 1930s, ex-Marine Smedley Butler helped foil a plot not unlike the march on the U.S. Capitol a year ago. The author of a new book about him, Jonathan M. Katz, tells Haaretz about this inspiring turnaround

Jonathan Katz on 'Gangsters of Capitalism,' war and Jan. 6

Smedley Butler, war hero and and antiwar thinker, is hardly a household name. Author Jonathan Katz hopes "Gangsters of Capitalism" will change that.