Fourth of July Musings: The Curse of Exceptionalism and the Perils of Patriotism
"...empire-building has always been the path of this vocally republican nation. Like racism and slavery, empire evolved rather than ended."
Chris Hedges | Unspeakable
Chris Hedges on the most taboo topics in America, with David Talbot.
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Hedges: And it comes down to something as visceral as being a father. I have four children. So I may fail. But I at least want my children to look back and say they tried. We are squandering the future of the succeeding generations, and we have a moral imperative of revolt.
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Jim Hightower | US Populist Movement Is on the Rise
WHAT IT [POPULISM] IS: For some 238 years, it has been the chief political impulse in America's body politick — determinedly democratic, vigilantly resistant to the oppressive power of corporations and Wall Street, committed to grassroots percolate-up economics, and firmly rooted in my old daddy's concept of "Everybodyness," recognizing that we're all in this together. More
Jim Hightower | US Populist Movement Is on the Rise
WHAT IT [POPULISM] IS: For some 238 years, it has been the chief political impulse in America's body politick — determinedly democratic, vigilantly resistant to the oppressive power of corporations and Wall Street, committed to grassroots percolate-up economics, and firmly rooted in my old daddy's concept of "Everybodyness," recognizing that we're all in this together. More
Chris Hedges: Thomas Paine, Our Contemporary
Paine knew that the British monarchy, which wielded the global imperial power that America wields today, was blinded by its hubris and military prowess. It had lost the ability to listen and as a result had lost the ability to make rational choices. By Chris Hedges truthdig.com  May 25, 2014   Portrait of Thomas Paine by Auguste Millière (1880). More
John Pilger> You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It?
You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It? By John Pilger   April 26, 2012   opednews.com You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. Turn on your computer and the US Department of Homeland More
John Pilger> You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It?
You Are All Suspects Now. What Are You Going To Do About It? By John Pilger   April 26, 2012   opednews.com You are all potential terrorists. It matters not that you live in Britain, the United States, Australia or the Middle East. Citizenship is effectively abolished. Turn on your computer and the US Department of Homeland More