On AlterNet: nationalism

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Why the American Flag Inspires Superiority Not Patriotism

Lee Drutman, Miller-McCune.com. December 19, 2008.

Research shows that seeing the flag doesn't make Americans feel more patriotic, but instead, more nationalistic and more superior to non-Americans.

Iraqi Nationalists Gaining Power Despite U.S. Efforts

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. October 22, 2007.

Iraqi nationalism is the only political force capable of uniting Sunni and Shiite Arabs and ending the sectarian civil war, but for the past four years the United States has systematically worked to suppress it.

A Love of America Turned Ugly [Photo Essay]

Nina Berman, AlterNet. October 11, 2007.

White House photographer Christopher Morris' reveals how American pride has blinded us to the reason others hate us.

On July 4, Put Away the Flags

Howard Zinn, Progressive Media Project. July 4, 2007.

Is not nationalism -- that devotion to a flag, an anthem, a boundary so fierce it engenders mass murder -- one of the great evils of our time?

Majority of Iraqi Lawmakers Now Reject Occupation

Raed Jarrar, Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 9, 2007.

More than half of the members of Iraq's parliament rejected for the first time on Tuesday the continuing occupation of their country. The U.S. media ignored the story.