Saturday, January 17, 3 pm, doors open at 2:30 pm

Magic Lantern Theatre and later Community Building, 25 and 35 West Main Avenue, Spokane, Washington

Sunday, January 18, 7 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm

Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 South Main Street, Moscow, Idaho

Documentary

Join dozens of regional peace, justice, and climate activist organizations for the Idaho and Washington state premiere screenings and discussions of Earth’s Greatest Enemy, the second feature film produced by director Abby Martin of The Empire Files [1-3].  This groundbreaking, anti-imperialist documentary exposes the environmental costs and minimal accountability of history’s biggest empire and the world’s largest polluter: the United States military that spews carbon, contaminates water, and scars landscapes around the planet.  Exempt from international climate agreements, the U.S. military stands as the single-greatest institutional consumer of fossil fuels and one of the most devastating forces to ecosystems worldwide.  Combining investigative journalism, striking visuals, and urgent stories from impacted communities, this film traces the links between war, empire, and ecological destruction, and reveals hidden truths rarely scrutinized in mainstream debates and reports.  Drawing on powerful testimonies from veterans, scientists, and frontline communities, Earth’s Greatest Enemy uncovers how military operations poison environments, accelerate global warming, and sacrifice the future for endless expansion.  From Alaska’s melting glaciers to contaminated, nationwide bases and toxic battlefields abroad, the documentary delivers a provocative and unflinching examination of the untouchable Pentagon and its outsized role in the climate crisis.

Discussions with Director

After both screenings, director Abby Martin will appear for question and answer sessions, challenging audiences to rethink the planetary consequences of a global empire and to change their perceptions of American militarism and environmentalism.  This independent journalist, filmmaker, and activist will participate in person in Spokane and via Zoom in Moscow.  Her passionate commitment to challenging mainstream media narratives, advocating for social justice, opposing imperialism, and holding the powerful to account has driven Abby’s multifaceted career.  Whether at the helms of Breaking the Set or The Empire Files, on the board of the Media Freedom Foundation, or co-creating hard-hitting documentaries such as Project Censored, the Movie; 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film; The Choice is Ours; and Gaza Fights for Freedom, she has defied the status quo in her pursuit of stories that the powerful do not want the public to learn.  Abby Martin and her co-director husband Mike Prysner have invested years of fundraising, research, and dogged investigation into the creation of their latest film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy.

Gatherings with Hosts

Following the Spokane screening and discussion, local organizations are sponsoring a free Solidarity Social Gathering at the adjacent Community Building, with food provided by Jerusalem Food Truck and Palestine Cola, educational outreach tables hosted by participating groups, and donations welcomed by the Inland Northwest Coalition for the Liberation of Palestine (INWCLP), to cover director travel, screening, and gathering expenses.

Several organizations are holding these events in Spokane, led by INWCLP and Party for Socialism and Liberation, with support from Veterans for Peace Chapter 35, 350 Spokane, Jewish Voice for Peace Spokane, Dorothy Day Labor Forum, Communist Party USA Eastern Washington, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), Extinction Rebellion (XR) Palouse, Spokane Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Do Better Gonzaga, and Better Health Together.  Moscow groups presenting the film and conversation include XR Palouse, WIRT, KRFP Radio Free Moscow 90.3 FM, Palouse DSA, Sunrise Palouse, Palouse for Palestine, Moscow Contemporary, and Peace Vigil.

Tickets & Information

For Spokane seat reservations, visit the Eventbrite site or inquire about available tickets with event hosts or at the Magic Lantern Theatre [4].  Moscow sponsors are offering free admission and encouraging contributions toward event costs [5].  Through The Empire Files film website, please watch the documentary trailer and support Abby’s extensive, international, director’s tour of listed locations [1].  All tax-deductible donations to her 501(c)(3) non-profit receive receipts and ensure that more audiences see this new film about U.S. military pollution, an essential organizing tool that builds awareness and bridges grassroots, climate, and anti-militarism movements.  Like WIRT, continuing our ongoing mission and dedicated work confronting the fossil fuels causes of climate chaos, email theempirefiles@gmail.com to host a screening in your community.

[1] Earth’s Greatest Enemy: A Film by Abby Martin, 2025 The Empire Files

[2] Earth’s Greatest Enemy – Spokane Premiere with Abby Martin Q&A, December 23, 2025 Inland Northwest Coalition for the Liberation of Palestine

[3] Earth’s Greatest Enemy – Idaho Premiere with Abby Martin, January 13, 2026 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

[4] Earth’s Greatest Enemy – Spokane Premiere with Abby Martin Q&A, 2025 The Empire Files/Eventbrite

[5] XR Palouse: Earth’s Greatest Enemy, 2025 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre