America As Empire

2007

Cafe Society

William Deresiewicz : Cultural Criticism & Analysis

Clive James's erudite new collection of essays celebrates the best of twentieth-century art, thought and politics.
Thelma and Louise Imperialism

Tom Engelhardt : Iraq

Are Bush and Cheney so wedded to their delusions that they might gun the car and head directly over the cliff in a confrontation with Iran?
The Illogic of Empire

Gary Younge : India

Iraq is America's colonial war. Arguments for maintaining colonial rule in India are almost identical to the justifications offered for the continuing presence of US troops in Iraq and escalation of the war.

Too Late for Empire

Jonathan Schell : History

Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn that power in the nuclear, postimperial age is diplomatic, not military.
From Imperialism to Empire

Michael Hardt : Colonialism

The crises faced by Bush signal not only the errors of his Administration but the end of imperialism itself--and the emergence of new, more dangerous forces.
Empire vs. Republic

: George W. Bush

Instead of Bush's imperial presidency, America needs the vision of Congressional progressives: rapid withdrawal from Iraq, universal healthcare, campaign reform and a shift to renewable energy.

1600 Pennsylvania Meets Madison Ave.

Robert Scheer : George W. Bush

As a political marketing device, Bush's address was brilliant.