Chris Hedges on the Work of Sheldon Wolin

When:
Time:

Tuesday 17 May 2011
7:00 pm

Where:

James A. Little Theater

1060 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges, who has written, “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug,&#… Read full bio.

About this Event

Here is an excerpt from Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism by Sheldon Wolin. Sheldon Wolin: Democracy Inc. (book cover)

While all empires aim at the exploitation of the peoples and territories they control, the United States is an empire of a novel kind. Unlike other empires it rarely rules directly or occupies foreign territory for long, although it may retain bases or “lily pads.” Its power is “projected” at irregular intervals over other societies rather than institutionalized in them. Its rule tends to be indirect, to take the form of “influence,” bribes, or “pressure.” Its principal concerns are military and economic (i.e., access to bases, markets, and oil). When policy-makers deem it necessary or expedient, domestic needs are subordinated to the requirements of global strategies and to the economic needs of Superpower’s corporate partners.

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