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On AlterNet: empire

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "empire"

6 Signs That the American Empire Is Coming to an Early End

6 Signs That the American Empire Is Coming to an Early End

Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com. October 27, 2009.
The day of America's global pre-eminence is over. We must face the new global realities.

Bill Moyers: How Can the U.S. Be an Empire and a Democracy at the Same Time?

Bill Moyers: How Can the U.S. Be an Empire and a Democracy at the Same Time?

Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. October 20, 2009.
An interview with Mark Danner, whose new book, Stripping Bare the Body, explores the strange notion of a democratic empire and the wars it wages.

G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero

G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. August 29, 2009.
Joe is back yet again with his new movie and assorted products -- but the world he inhabits this time is completely sponged of our current predicaments abroad.

Obama, Ignoring Local Outrage, Set to Expand U.S. Military Presence in Colombia

Obama, Ignoring Local Outrage, Set to Expand U.S. Military Presence in Colombia

Moira Birss, AlterNet. August 22, 2009.
Obama continues to defend the expansion of U.S. military operations in Latin America, but against what threat?

Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire and 10 Ways to Do It

Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire and 10 Ways to Do It

Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. July 31, 2009.
The failure to begin to deal with our bloated military establishment will condemn the U.S. to a devastating trio of consequences.

How Constant War Became the American Way of Life

How Constant War Became the American Way of Life

David Bromwich, Tomdispatch.com. July 22, 2009.
Younger generations of Americans are now being taught to expect no end of war -- and no end of wars. It wasn't always like that.

Commencement Speech to Graduates of the Bush Years: Empire Continues in the Obama Era

Commencement Speech to Graduates of the Bush Years: Empire Continues in the Obama Era

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. June 12, 2009.
Empire. It's the word no one in Washington can say. Its absence from the conversation is at the heart of what makes our empire so hard to define.

Washington's Imperial Attitude: We Talk About Countries Like We Own Them

Washington's Imperial Attitude: We Talk About Countries Like We Own Them

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. May 9, 2009.
It's the norm for U.S. civilian and military leaders to talk about what other countries "must do" -- but it's a radical and dangerous mindset.

Piracy and Empire

Piracy and Empire

John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. April 27, 2009.
With the world's maritime chokepoints at risk, pirates are emerging as the latest non-state threat: the terrorists of the seas.

Neocon Fantasies of Empire Crushed: the New Global Reality

Neocon Fantasies of Empire Crushed: the New Global Reality

Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. April 21, 2009.
Two disastrous wars and the economic meltdown have shaken America's superpower status. What can Obama do to help shape a sustainable global order?

Let's Talk About Empire

Let's Talk About Empire

Foreign Policy in FocusMarch 27, 2009.
Will President Barack Obama draw down the American empire in order to meet the multiple challenges the country faces?

The Imperialist Propaganda of Hitchens and Friends

The Imperialist Propaganda of Hitchens and Friends

Richard Seymour, Verso. February 9, 2009.
So-called 'liberal' advocates of empire played a crucial role in selling Bush's disastrous wars.

It's Not Going to Be OK

It's Not Going to Be OK

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. February 4, 2009.
The economic crisis could plunge the U.S. into a long period of social instability. Our democracy is in peril; the threat of totalitarianism is real.

Now I Understand Why They Hate Us

Now I Understand Why They Hate Us

David Hilfiker, AlterNet. January 12, 2009.
How a middle-class white guy came to accept the evil embedded in American political and military might.

Cheney's Shocking Admissions on How Close He Came to Nearly Destroying the Country

Cheney's Shocking Admissions on How Close He Came to Nearly Destroying the Country

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 24, 2008.
In a series of departing interviews, Cheney challenges anyone to repudiate the imperial presidency constructed in the Bush era.

That Was No Small War in Georgia -- It Was the Beginning of the End of the American Empire

That Was No Small War in Georgia -- It Was the Beginning of the End of the American Empire

Mark Ames, Radar. December 13, 2008.
The war in Georgia will be remembered as the place where the American Empire fell on its face.

How to Manage an Empire in Decline

How to Manage an Empire in Decline

Aziz Huq, Asia Times. October 23, 2008.
How will the United States deal with the uncertainty surrounding its present declining fortunes?

The American Empire's $650 Billion Bailout Already Passed Congress

The American Empire's $650 Billion Bailout Already Passed Congress

Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. September 29, 2008.
If we don't cut back our ever-increasing military spending in a major way, the bankruptcy of the United States is inevitable.

The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America

The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America

Robert Scheer, Twelve. June 27, 2008.
The huge "defense" spending going on in our name is irrational and costly, but there are powerful vested interests that want to keep it that way.

America's Dreams of Empire Have Been Dashed in Iraq

America's Dreams of Empire Have Been Dashed in Iraq

Michael Schwartz, Tomdispatch.com. May 27, 2008.
Because of the Iraqis, the glorious sounding Global War on Terror has been transformed into an endless, hopeless actual war

America Loves Peace? Odd, Since We're Always at War

America Loves Peace? Odd, Since We're Always at War

David Michael Green, AlterNet. February 28, 2008.
We've been in conflict for about half the period between World War II and the present but consider ourselves a "peace-loving" nation.

Is Washington Undermining Democracy in Bolivia?

Is Washington Undermining Democracy in Bolivia?

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 16, 2008.
Bolivian officials say Washington is trying to destabilize and even topple their democratic government.

The End of the 'American Century' Is Here

The End of the 'American Century' Is Here

Conn Hallinan, Foreign Policy in Focus. January 30, 2008.
The neocons' project to create a "benign" global empire is dead, a victim of their own hubris.

Tom Hanks' Charlie Wilson Movie: An Imperialist Comedy

Tom Hanks' Charlie Wilson Movie: An Imperialist Comedy

Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com. January 8, 2008.
Charlie Wilson's War is a truly dangerous piece of pro-war propaganda from Hollywood.

2007: Top Ten Tales of War and Empire

2007: Top Ten Tales of War and Empire

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. December 28, 2007.
Which ones did you miss?