Why We Fight – Update on the Empire
Three recent interrelated pieces on US Empire vs Republic worth a look. The first is Democracy Now’s interview with Chalmers Johnson, in which this scholar and CIA analyst argues in … Continue reading
A tale of two cities: Baghdad
It was the best of times (for war profiteers), it was the worst of times …. Inside the Green Zone, the caricatures of American consumptive popular culture are on display … Continue reading
Authentic hope
Some very thoughtful words from Rebecca Solnit on our current condition in her excellent book, Hope in the Dark, p. 24: “Bush invited his constituency to be blind to the … Continue reading
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