While the Rest of Us Die
While the Rest of Us Die: Secrets of America’s Shadow Government
From the Cold War to COVID, While the Rest of Us Die is an exploration of the history of the United States government’s doomsday plans, called the Continuity of Government (COG). The series explores various national security spending on hidden underground cities, a secret air force, and several layered structural plans to suspend various democratic systems in order to serve the interests of the elite class–all without the knowledge of the public. It’s origins stretch back to the 1950s with the prospect of nuclear strikes during the Cold War, but have secretly and significantly expanded in the proceeding decades. The series features interviews with political figures that have been involved with some aspects of the systems, including former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure, Protection and Counter-terrorism Richard Clarke, and national security experts Malcolm Nance, Elizabeth Goitein and Paul Rieckhoff. The series was inspired by the 2017 book by Garrett M. Graff, Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself While the Rest of Us Die.
