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Arnold Schwarzenegger in Iraq

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Empire, Chalmers Johnson, Nouri Al-Maliki, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brit Hume, California Politics, Fox News, Governor Schwarzenegger, Kevin Phillips, William Greider, Military Spending, Iraq War, Baghdad, New York Times, Schwarzenegger, Health Care, Baghdad Trade Fair, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Brit Hume of FOX News once compared Iraq's murder rate to California's to downplay the level of American casualties because the two places are similar...

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It's the Balance of Power, Stupid!

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Netanyahu, Geo-Politics, Winston Churchill, Empire, Ahmadinejad, Afghanistan, Recognition Lag, Balance of Power, President Obama, Iran, Iraq, NeoCon Foreign Policy, Karzai, President George W. Bush, British Empire, Obama Foreign Policy, World News
Leon T. Hadar

The U.S.' clout may be slipping in the global arena. And yet no one wants to admit it. A failure to do so led to the end of the British Empire, and could mean the same for the U.S.

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More Fear-Mongering Claptrap from Max Boot

Malou Innocent | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

Read More: Empire, Colonialism, Imperialism, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, World News
Malou Innocent

Instead of increasing troops, America should scale back its military presence. Rather than trying to protect Afghan villages from the Taliban, the United States should concentrate on al Qaeda cells in Pakistan.

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Warfare Over Health Care

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Iraq War, Warfare, Health Care Debate, F-22 Jet Fighter, Senate Finance Committee, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama, Military Spending, Imperialism, Pentagon Budget, Empire, Health Care, War in Iraq, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

Senators are wrestling with saving a penny here and a penny there when they're aimed at bolstering people's health, but they believe the sky is the limit so long as the money is being funneled into foreign occupations.

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Three Good Reasons to Liquidate Our Empire

Chalmers Johnson | Posted 08.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Empire, US Military, Military, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Foreign Affairs, Imperialism, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Chalmers Johnson

Few empires of the past voluntarily gave up their dominions in order to remain independent, self-governing polities. If we do not learn from their examples, our decline and fall is foreordained.

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How Much Does the U.S. Empire Cost?

John Feffer | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, Ghana, Empire, Africom, Obama, Africa, World News
John Feffer

Obama's product -- America -- has taken a beating in the marketplace over the last eight years or so. The president has to do some serious rebranding.

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You Can be Great at Soccer or Globally Dominant -- You Can't be Both

Zachary Karabell | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

Read More: Empire, Global Economy, Soccer, Economic Crisis, Argentina, Fifa-Confederations-Cup, United States, China, Sports, Brzail, World News
Zachary Karabell

The United States lost to Brazil in the final of the FIFA Confederations cup. All I can say is, thank God.

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Eminent Liberal Theologian on American Empire: Can Obama Pull Off a Game-Changer in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan?

Evan Derkacz | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Empire, Obama Afghanistan, Iraq Surge, Liberals, Afghanistan Surge, Afghanistan, Liberalism, Theology, Liberal Theology, Iran, Iraq, War in Iraq, Afghanistan War, World News
Evan Derkacz

Today's feature on Religion Dispatches was written by the most eminent interpreter of the American liberal theological tradition today, Gary Dorrien. ...

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Obama Looses the Manhunters

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Empire, General Mcchrystal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Af-Pak, Stanley McChrystal, Iran, Afpak, Iraq, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics News
Tom Engelhardt

Obama's key foreign policy figures are traditional players in the national security state and pre-Bush-style Washington guardians of American power, thinking globally in familiar ways.

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The Ghosts of Empire Are Returning to Haunt Britain - and the US

Johann Hari | Posted 06.28.2009 | World

Read More: Empire, Kenya, England, Great Britain, Mau Mau Rebellion, Kenyan Suppression, Mau-Mau-Uprising, Torture, World News
Johann Hari

There will be no press campaigns or celebrity endorsements for the survivors of the Kenyan suppression when they issue a reparations claim in London. They will be met with a bemused shrug.

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Is President Obama Serious About a New Relationship with the Americas?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: Obama NAFTA, Empire, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Obama Summit of the Americas, Summit of the Americas, Latin America Policy, Superpower, President Obama, Evo Morales, Nestor Kirchner, Cuban Doctors, Daniel Ortega, Mexico Drug Wars, Cuba, World News
Sarah van Gelder

Will Obama rebuild our relationship with the south on a foundation of respect for democracy? Or will it be more of the same superpower policies cloaked in collaborative and intelligent rhetoric?

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Six Years into the Iraq War: Can We Still Be a Superpower?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: Iraqi Refugees, Iraq War, Empire, Economic Stimulus Package, Military, Stimulus Package, Superpower, Sixth Anniversary of Iraq War, Climate Change, Media, Iraq Rejects U.S. Military Bases, YES! Magazine, Weapons, Military Budget, Iraq, World News
Sarah van Gelder

But if we are clear, now, about the failure of the neoconservative agenda of global dominance, the question remains: How should the U.S. relate to the rest of the world?

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Steven Spielberg To Guest Edit Film Magazine Empire

Guardian | Oliver Luft | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Steven Spielberg Empire Magazine, Empire, Steven Spielberg, Steven Spielberg Empire, Empire Magazine, Media News

Film director Steven Spielberg is set to guest edit the 20th anniversary issue of film magazine, Empire. Publisher Bauer Media announced today that...

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Obama Wins, but Republicans Self-Destructed

Joe Lauria | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Empire, John McCain, Afghanistan, Iraq, Election Reaction, Republican Party, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Joe Lauria

Hubris on Wall Street and in Baghdad felled the imperious Republican Party. They had a vise-like grip on power and thankfully blew it. Obama happened to be a damned good candidate too.

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Obama Shares Bush's Goals in Foreign Policy

Hossein Derakhshan | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Empire, Biden, National Endowment for Democracy, Chomsky, Iran, Obama, Ned, Democracy, Ahmadinejad, Bush, Foreign Policy, Ukraine, Politics News
Hossein Derakhshan

While Obama objects to military intervention, he is, like Bush, a big supporter of the kind of activity that NED is doing -- and interestingly enough, more avidly than Bush.

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Clipped Roman Coins and Shrunken Coke Cans

Max Keiser | Posted 08.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Roman Coins, Starbucks, Empire, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Loss of Empire, Inflation, Rome, Economy, Business News
Max Keiser

The Romans had a gold-backed currency that they physically needed to shrink to engineer empire-killing inflation. In America, the government, not having a gold-backed currency, just prints more worthless paper.

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Empire or Democracy: Are We Ready for the Fall?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Empire, Morality, Democracy, War in Iraq, Economy, Fascism, Military Industrial Complex, Rome, Environment, Immigration, Diplomacy, Credit Crunch, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

As resources are drained, the principles inherent in a democratic republic will be compromised by what is needed to sustain a militaristic empire like the US.

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