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Michael Parenti

An internationally known award-winning author and lecturer, he is one of the US’s leading progressive political analysts. Michael Parenti’s recent books include: Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader, Democracy for the Few, The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People’s History of Ancient Rome, Superpatriotism, The Culture Struggle and God and His Demons.

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Reflections on Ukraine and Regime Change

by Michael Parenti

27 April 2014

The current tug of war between Washington and Moscow has made us lose sight of the circumstances surrounding the regime change in Kiev and the consequences thereof. Beyond the invectives slung from each side of the US/Russian divide, the fact remains that the new Ukrainian government came (...)

What Do Empires Do?

by Michael Parenti

23 April 2010

While the definition of empire when referring to the United States is no longer anathema for the U.S. public, it’s use has been sanitized and drained of its full substance. Empire is mentioned as a synonym of power and prestige, as of something to be proud of, but rarely is public opinion (...)