Stories by Christian Parenti

Christian Parenti is the author of "The Freedom: Shadows and Hallucinations in Occupied Iraq" (New Press) and a visiting fellow at CUNY's Center for Place, Culture and Politics. subscribe to Christian Parenti's feed

Why Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer to Global Warming

Posted on: Apr 4, 2012, Source: AlterNet

There is no "nuclear renaissance” and there won't be: it just doesn't make sense economically.

How the Soaring Price of Bread Will Shake the Foundations of the Global Economy

Posted on: Jul 22, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com

So much current conflict in the world is not the result of "resource conflicts" but can be more accurately described as bread-triggered upheavals.

Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and Violence

Posted on: Jul 12, 2011, Source: Nation Books

Christian Parenti's new book, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence, explores this dangerous intersection.

Does Obama's Road to Re-Election Run Through Kabul?

Posted on: Dec 10, 2009, Source: The Nation

The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward his next election.

Down Goes Another Bubble: A Conversation With Doug Henwood

Posted on: Jul 17, 2009, Source: The Brooklyn Rail

Henwood, who publishes The Left Business Observer, discusses the global economic crisis with Christian Parenti.

A Nuclear Energy Renaissance Wouldn't Solve Our Problems, But It Would Rip Us Off

Posted on: May 5, 2008, Source: The Nation

Talk of a nuclear renaissance is a dangerous distraction from the real changes we need to make to wean ourselves off oil.

Is Big Oil Going to Control Iraq’s Reserves?

Posted on: Mar 5, 2007, Source: The Nation

War and corruption have crippled Iraq's ability to export oil. But that's not stopping Big Oil's efforts to control and profit from what's left.

Afghan Poppies Bloom

Posted on: Jan 11, 2005, Source: The Nation

After three years of ignoring opium poppy cultivation in war-ravaged Afghanistan, the United States has suddenly changed course.

Fables of Reconstruction

Posted on: Aug 18, 2004, Source: The Nation

A journey down the Tigris River reveals a country in a woeful state of disrepair.

Autopsy of a Failed Occupation

Posted on: Apr 12, 2004, Source: AlterNet

The siege of Fallujah is Exhibit A of an arrogant and violent strategy that will inevitably lead to defeat.

Al Jazeera Goes to Jail

Posted on: Mar 17, 2004, Source: The Nation

The arrest and subsequent abuse of two of the Arab network's journalists is part of an escalating regional media war with the U.S. government.

Scenes From a Nasty, Brutish, Long War

Posted on: Feb 26, 2004, Source: The Nation

After seeing the fighting firsthand and spending time with both the resistance and the US military, one observer realizes that the conflict has settled into a lopsided and contradiction-fraught stalemate.

The Eyes Have It 

Posted on: Nov 10, 2003, Source: TomPaine.com

Cameras in the classroom are just the latest way that proliferating surveillance is stifling dissent.

The Progress of Disaster

Posted on: Sep 18, 2003, Source: In These Times

The war has left Iraq in escalating chaos. Fear and violence rule the streets as the US military struggles to make any progress.

U.S. Healthcare: The Free Choice to Suck

Posted on: Jun 26, 2003, Source: AlterNet

Not only are Americans paying more for worse medical care than those in other modern countries, our miracle drugs are almost entirely developed using tax dollars. Why?

Mapping Planet America

Posted on: Apr 6, 2003, Source: AlterNet

War on Iraq is not about fueling our SUV's as much as it is getting leverage over China and the EU to prevent "the rise of a great-power competitor," as the neocons say.

Why Not Wounded Knee?

Posted on: Aug 22, 2002, Source: AlterNet

To really understand the lavishly, federally funded memorial at Custer’s Little Big Horn, one has to witness the poverty and stark contrast of Wounded Knee.