On AlterNet: imperialism

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How Did Obama Become Our Most Imperial President?

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. April 29, 2012.

If Obama is the president of next to nothing on the domestic policy front, he has the powers previously associated with the gods when it comes to war-making abroad.

How America's Sick Drug War Brought Death and Terror to Colombia

Dan Kovalik, Huffington Post. February 19, 2012.

The murder and "disappearance" of vast numbers of Colombians is part and parcel of the U.S.'s policy to "drain the sea [the civilian population] to kill the fish [the insurgents]."

Why Ron Paul Challenges Liberals to Come Up with Real Solutions on Finance and War

Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism . January 8, 2012.

Ron Paul’s stance should be seen as a challenge to better create a coherent structural critique of the American political order.

The Incoherent Imperialist: Deconstructing Tom Friedman's Work

Sandra Siagian, Inter Press Service. December 9, 2011.

A new book debunks Friedman's hawkish, neo-liberal views, accusing him of overt racism, factual errors and skewed judgments.

"Why the Hell Do We Have Forces in Germany?" How Our Vast Empire Saps Our Strength

Andrew Feldman, Foreign Policy in Focus. August 30, 2010.

Our empire does not enhance our power, it squanders it and leaves us bankrupt.

10 Things That Feminism Could Do Better

Nina Power, AlterNet. July 9, 2010.

Feminism should realign itself with social justice and avoid reducing all questions of women's lives to issues of sexuality and sexual behavior.

Michael Jackson's Death Was Sensationalized by the Same Corporate Media That Drove Him Insane

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. July 16, 2009.

The hubbub around Michael Jackson's death was orchestrated by the same corporate forces that drove him insane.

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?

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.

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.

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.

A Critical Look at the Forced Spread of Democracy

Tony Smith, MIT Center for International Studies. May 15, 2008.

American imperialism in the name of democracy promotion is counterproductive.

America Kicks Ass (nsfw)

Jim Gilliam, Brave New Films. May 1, 2008.

Def Poetry comedian on American imperialism

Dear Latin America: You Don't Mind if We Just Park this Aircraft Carrier Offshore, Do You?

BoRev, BoRev. April 27, 2008.

Eat your heart out, James Monroe ...

It's U.S. Supported Colombia's Uribe Who Sounds like the Latin American Dictator

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 26, 2008.

With a remarkable interview with Ecuador's Raphael Correa. You won't read anything like it in your local paper.

Women in Islam: Damsels in Distress?

Soumaya Ghannoushi, Comment Is Free. December 18, 2007.

The west should stop using the liberation of Muslim women to justify its strategy of global dominance.