Book Excerpt: ‘Empire of Illusion’ by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig July 30, 2009 Read this brilliant and humorous chapter from Chris Hedges’ new book and marvel as the Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent makes sense of reality television. Adapted from “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle,” available from Nation Books, a member [...]

Three Good Reasons To Liquidate Our Empire By Chalmers Johnson

Dandelion Salad By Chalmers Johnson TomDispatch (Tom Engelhardt) July 30, 2009 And Ten Steps to Take to Do So However ambitious President Barack Obama’s domestic plans, one unacknowledged issue has the potential to destroy any reform efforts he might launch. Think of it as the 800-pound gorilla in the American living room: our longstanding reliance [...]

The Hell of War Comes Home: Newspaper Series Documents Murder, Suicide, Kidnappings by Iraq Vets

Dandelion Salad Democracy Now! www.democracynow.org July 30, 2009 The Hell of War Comes Home: Newspaper Series Documents Murder, Suicide, Kidnappings by Iraq Vets A startling two-part series published in the Gazette newspaper of Colorado Springs titled “Casualties of War” examines a part of war seldom discussed by the media or government officials: the difficulty of [...]

S. Ossetia under fire from Georgian territory

Dandelion Salad RussiaToday July 30, 2009 The South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali has come under fire. Two shells were reportedly fired from around five kilometers away near the Georgian town of Nikozi during the night. more about “S. Ossetia under fire from Georgian t…“, posted with vodpod see Georgia-Russia on Dandelion Salad

Manuel Zelaya Speaks from Nicaraguan Border on Who’s Behind the Coup

Dandelion Salad Democracy Now! www.democracynow.org July 30, 2009 EXCLUSIVE: Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Speaks from Nicaraguan Border on Who’s Behind the Coup, His Attempts to Return Home, the Role of the United States and More In a Democracy Now! national broadcast exclusive, ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya joins us from the Nicaragua-Honduras border for [...]