On AlterNet: decline

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Why the American Empire Was Destined to Collapse

Nomi Prins, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

Author and social critic Morris Berman says the fact that we're a nation of hustlers lies at the root of our decline.

Noam Chomsky: The Decline of American Empire (Part 2)

Noam Chomsky, TomDispatch.com. February 15, 2012.

The principles of imperial domination have undergone little change, but the capacity to implement them has markedly declined.

Study: Why Teen Pot Smoking Could be a Good Thing (And What We Can Learn From Teens Who Choose Weed Over Beer)

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. December 19, 2011.

Teens are smoking more weed, while cutting down on alcohol and cigarrettes cigarrettes, because they do not perceive marijuana to be as harmful as did generations past.

Are We Moving Towards Reform? For the First Time in 40 Years, U.S. Prison Population Declines

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. December 19, 2011.

America's experiment with mass incarceration may have peaked, exhausted by its huge costs, but change is coming very slowly.

Imperial Decline: How Does It Feel to Be Inside a Dying Empire?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. April 19, 2011.

Could this be what it’s like to watch, paralyzed, as a country on autopilot begins to come apart at the seams while still proclaiming itself “the greatest nation on Earth”?

Is the Ruination of America Possible?

Sam Harris, Huffington Post. January 5, 2011.

While the United States has suffered the worst recession in living memory, things have only gotten better for the wealthy.

Why the Decline of America Can Be a Good Thing for America

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. September 21, 2010.

First and foremost, decline means the troops are coming home and the warmongers won't be able to stop it.

This Country Just Can't Deal with Reality Any More

Robert Parry, Consortium News. September 16, 2010.

As Election Day 2010 approaches, the consequences of the nation’s three-decade-old decoupling from reality are becoming painfully obvious.

Is America's Problem That Things Aren't Collapsing Fast Enough?

Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine. April 25, 2010.

By not letting anything collapse, by not allowing sweet, beautiful failure to happen, the government is helping to drag out our economic problems.

The Many Ways Our Future is a Mess

Michael T. Klare, The Nation. December 2, 2008.

Even the government is now warning the US will face a world of greater dangers, more challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.

If America Declines, Don't Expect Anyone to Talk About It

Kevin Phillips, Viking Press. April 8, 2008.

Is our political system too far gone to even discuss the predicaments of the volatile dollar, run-amok debt and Middle East disasters?