LINKTV Democracy Now May 8, 2015
At vacation retreats in ancient mexico, aztec kings bathe while their armies sack and burn a remote town. Thousands of captives are marched to the capital where their hearts are offered to gods who sanctioned conquest. Every city and town in the empire pays tribute in exact amount and kind as specified by the aztecs or risks horrible consequences. In the forests and jungles of other realms, maya kings rule great cities with the force of their own personalities. They build temples and huge stone billboards to prop up royal dynasties that have little actual power. They perform gruesome rituals t...