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“America in the Time of Empire” | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. Published on Monday, November 26, 2007 by Truthdig.com. America in the Time of Empire. All great empires and nations decay from within. By the time they hobble off the world. Stage, overrun by the hordes at the gates or vanishing quietly into the pages of history. Books, what made them successful and powerful no longer has relevance. This rot takes. Lust for power and few willing to confront it. Has amasse...

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Unions – St. Petersburg Times | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. Unions – St. Petersburg Times. Glad for legacy of labor. By ROBYN BLUMNER,Times columnist. Published December 2, 2007. Too few Americans have any idea why they are decently treated by employers who then turn around and exploit workers overseas. Americans just assume it’s a birthright. It’s not. First, union members vote at an aggressive rate. Even as the percentage of union members drops, one in four voters belongs to a household with a u...

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Naomi Wolf – 10 steps | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. Naomi Wolf – 10 steps. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Fascist America, in 10 easy steps. From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all. Tuesday April 24, 2007. 1 Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy. 2 Create a gulag. This process took place in fasc...

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The Letter | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. Someone sent me this thoughtful, sad, well-written and ultimately dispiriting commentary by the American journalist Chris Hedges. 8221; Or the next steps? How do we think out of the box? How do we avoid cynicism and despondency as we ask these questions and think of better questions? In a spot just on the verge of moving but not quite, to think about where we are and where we can go. So what I have done is this: I started a blog called The Rim.

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Shock Doctrine – Naomi Klein | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. Shock Doctrine – Naomi Klein. Ehren Fordyce turned me on to Naomi Klein’s book “The Shock Doctrine.” I feel like it has been one of the most important books that I have read in years and may be largely responsible for me beginning the blog in the first place. Here’s a link to her web page, some reviews, and the 6 minute film that Alfonso Cuarón made with her about the book. Http:/ www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine. From your own site.

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James Cone – Race in America | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. James Cone – Race in America. I heard this interview with the theologian, author and professor James Cone, aired on the Bill Moyer’s Journal on November 23, 2007. It struck me as a type of corrective to the Hedges article – an emotional counterpoint. Here are links to the full interview and transcript and below I’m including a part of the transcript that I think answers in some way the despondency of Hedges article. JAMES CONE: Yes, right.

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. This is a place on the blog about things people can and are DOING RIGHT NOW in the world. Things that YOU can do. A place to connect, put on your shoes and go out into the world. Feel free to give each other a heads up here about things going on. When and where and how. This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 at 4:03 pm and is filed under Actions. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. From your own site.

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December | 2007 | The Rim

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Conversation at the Edge. 8220;America in the Time of Empire”. Naomi Wolf – 10 steps. December 14, 2007. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Fascist America, in 10 easy steps. From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And, argues Naomi Wolf, George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all. Tuesday April 24, 2007. 1 Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy. 2 Create a gulag. This process...