Category Archives: rise and fall of empires
The Reform is a Tall Order in China
The Reform is a Tall Order in China Post Categories: China Joe Zhang | Monday, November 24, 2014, 10:21 Beijing Despite suggestions the private sector is gaining ground on the mainland, state-owned firms are more dominant than ever, with the … Continue reading
The Islamic State (ISIS), The Boogeymen of Our Times: Justifying US Hegemony and the (So-called) ‘Humanitarian Warfare’
The Islamic State (ISIS), The Boogeymen of Our Times: Justifying US Hegemony and the (so-called) “Humanitarian Warfare” Post Categories: Canada Steven Chovanec | Monday, November 24, 2014, 14:43 Beijing When faced with the prospect of analyzing the current rise of … Continue reading
Some of William Domhoff’s Work on Power Networks in America
Contents • Power and Power Indicators • The Social Upper Class • The Corporate Community • How Government Policy Is Shaped From Outside Government • The Power Elite • The Power Elite and Government • Why Business Leaders Feel Powerless • The Weaknesses of the Working Class • Community … Continue reading
Are ‘We The People’ Useful Idiots in the Digital Age?
Are ‘We the People’ Useful Idiots in the Digital Age? By John W. Whitehead Back in the heyday of the old Soviet Union, a phrase evolved to describe gullible western intellectuals who came to visit Russia and failed to notice … Continue reading
The War in Western Kurdistan and Northern Syria: The Role of the US and Turkey in the Battle of Kobani (I and II)
The War in Western Kurdistan and Northern Syria: The Role of the US and Turkey in the Battle of Kobani Post Categories: Afghanistan Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya | Wednesday, November 12, 2014, 13:34 Beijing A war is being fought for control … Continue reading
Failure is Success: How American Intelligence Works in the 21st Century
AMERICAN EMPIRE PROJECT WEB SITE Visit the AEP Web Site September 30, 2014 Failure Is Success How American Intelligence Works in the Twenty-First Century By Tom Engelhardt What are the odds? You put about $68 billion annually into a maze of 17 major intelligence … Continue reading
Imperial Conquest: America’s ‘Long War’ Against Humanity
Imperial Conquest: America’s “Long War” Against Humanity Alexandra Valiente / January 29, 2014 By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, January 29, 2014 http://libya360.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/imperial-conquest-americas-long-war-against-humanity/ The following text was presented at the Rosa Luxemburg Conference, Berlin, January 11, 2014. The event was organized by the … Continue reading