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The American Empire Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes in the Mideast

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. March 2, 2011.

As the sun peeks over the horizon of the Arab world, dusk is descending on America.

Lady Gaga: Pop Star for a Country and an Empire in Decline

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. July 26, 2010.

We have made monsters out of others in order to kill them without fear. Gaga makes herself a monster to try to show us ourselves.

Can Any Candidate Clean Up Bush's Massive Post 9/11 Mess?

Andrew J. Bacevich, TomDispatch.com. September 11, 2008.

The squandering of vast resources after 9/11 and our slide toward debt and dependency pose a greater threat to the U.S. than Osama bin Laden ever did.

As Obama Heads to Middle East and Europe, Let's Talk About U.S. Imperialism

Roberto Lovato, Of America. July 19, 2008.

As Obama prepares for his world tour, we must prepare to ask him the tough questions about imperialism and the U.S. global military machine.

Howard Zinn: The End of Empire?

Howard Zinn, TomDispatch.com. April 2, 2008.

Have justifications for empire begun to lose their hold on our minds?

Permanent Bases the World Over: Behold the American Empire

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. June 14, 2007.

In Iraq and beyond, America's empire of permanent bases grows at an alarming pace.

'Getting out of Iraq' is a lot more than just leaving Iraq

Jan Frel, May 14, 2007.

Jan Frel: We need to expand the discussion to dismantling the American empire.

Iraq: A Small War Guaranteed to Damage a Superpower

Patrick Cockburn, TomDispatch.com. May 11, 2007.

Iraq may have been a pushover in the invasion, but the price of occupation for America could exact a heavy toll on its empire.