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Jim Turpin : The Myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’
Image from The America Issue. Inset image below from Reuters and The American. Let me count the ways: The myth of ‘American Exceptionalism’ By Jim Turpin | The Rag Blog | July 6, 2012 “The position of the Americans is therefore … Continue reading
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Tagged American Exceptionalism, American Society, Imperialism, Jim Turpin, U.S. Military
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FILM / Ron Jacobs : Scott Noble’s ‘The Power Principle’
Scott Noble’s ‘The Power Principle’(American Empire: The Feature Film) A remarkably detailed, clearheaded, and engrossing study of how the United States power elites created the mess we find ourselves in. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | June 13, … Continue reading
Harry Targ : The Ideology of U.S. Hegemony in the Hemisphere
Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge articulated what was to become the new ideology of American empire. Image from the Library of Congress.The ideological dimension:U.S. Hegemony in the Western Hemisphere In relations with Latin America, and particularly Cuba, policy has been built … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy, Western Hemisphere, World History
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Jay D. Jurie : Are We Colonized? A Response to Chris Hedges
Activist/journalist Chris Hedges speaks at Occupy Washington, DC, Freedom Plaza, Jan. 9, 2011. Photo by Scott Galindez / Occupy Washington, DC.‘Colonized by Corporations’:A Response to Chris Hedges Hedges says that corporations play the same role in the U.S. today that … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Hedges, Colonialism, Imperialism, Jay D. Jurie, Journalists, Occupy Movement, Political Philosophy
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Harry Targ : NATO: From Fighting Socialism to Global Empire
The Big Three at Yalta, February 1545: Winston Churchill, prime minister of the United Kingdom; Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of the United States; and Joseph Stalin, Premier of the Soviet Union. Image from U.S. Department of Defense / Wikimedia Commons.NATO:From … Continue reading
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Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Looking Back at Kent State and Jackson State
President Richard Nixon, pointing to a Cambodian map, announces the entry of American soldiers into Cambodia, on April 30, 1970.Kent State and Jackson State:Looking back / leaning forward Richard Nixon and the political class had denounced students as thugs and … Continue reading
Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers : Why We Oppose NATO
Graphic from Left Turn :: Virage a Gauche.Why we oppose NATO! The new NATO is a secretive and costly instrument of war and aggression. It makes its own rules and confirms its own authority. By Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardine Dohrn, Bill Ayers, Imperialism, NATO, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : ‘Truth, Lies and Afghanistan’
Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis. Image from Eideard.‘Truth, Lies and Afghanistan’:Lt. Colonel Davis reveals futilityand folly of our war in Afghanistan By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | April 16, 2012 How quickly Americans lose interest in war when … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Endless War, Imperialism, Lamar W. Hankins, Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, Military, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Harry Targ : U.S. Imperialism and Our ‘Special Relationship’ With Iran
An artist’s take on U.S. imperialism. Cartoon from Iran Review.Targets of U.S. imperialismand the danger of war with Iran Given the troubled history of U.S./Iranian relations spanning at least 60 years, the current threats of war expressed by both Israel … Continue reading
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BOOKS / Robert Jensen : Belén Fernández Dresses Down Thomas Friedman
The emperor’s messenger has no clothes:Belén Fernández dresses down Thomas Friedman By Robert Jensen / Truthout / January 28, 2012 [The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work, by Belén Fernández (Verso, 2011); 240 pp., $16.95. Published by Verso in its … Continue reading
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Tagged Belén Fernández, Books, Imperialism, Journalists, Robert Jensen, Thomas Friedman
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Ian Buruma : Is the U.S. in a ‘Dangerous State of Funk’?
Graphic from Progressive America Rising.Is the U.S. in a ‘Dangerous State of Funk’? Much political rhetoric, and a spate of new books, would have us believe that the U.S. is in a dangerous state of funk. By Ian Buruma / … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Obama Presidency, Pax Americana, U.S. Foreign Policy
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