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It may come as a surprise to some academics, but there is a marked relationship between economic power and political power.
Democracy for the Few (2010)
Much written history is an ideologically safe commodity.
History as Mystery (1999)
Revolutions are not push button affairs; rather, they evolve only if there exists a reservoir of hope and grievance that can be galvanized into popular action.
Dirty truths (1996)
To say that schools fail to produce an informed, critically minded, democratic citizenry is to overlook the fact that schools were never intended for that purpose.
History as Mystery (1999)
An imperialism without imperialists, a design of conquest devoid of human agency or forethought, such a notion applies neither to Rome nor to any other empire in history.
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome (2003)
Russia became a juicy chunk of the Third World, with immense reserves of cheap labor, a vast treasure of natural resources, and industrial assets to be sold off at giveaway prices.
Dirty truths (1996)
The rich have grown richer, but their tax rate has declined. The poor have grown poorer, but their taxes have increased.
Democracy for the Few (2010)
Every ruling class has wanted only this: all the rewards and none of the burdens. The operational code is: we have a lot; we can get more; we want it all.
Dirty truths (1996)
Actually, the New Deal's central dedication was to business recovery rather than social reform.
Democracy for the Few (2010)
Superior firepower, not superior culture, has brought the Europeans and Euro-North Americans to positions of global supremacy.
Contrary Notions (2007)
The efficacy of a label is that it propagates an evocative but undefined image lacking a specific content that can be held up to the test of evidence.
Contrary Notions (2007)
Whether a leader is acting with admirable “firmness” or “aggressive rigidity” in a situation will often depend on the political values and views of the observer.
History as Mystery (1999)
To complain about how the media are dominated by liberals, Limbaugh has an hour a day on network television, an hour on cable, and a radio show syndicated by over 600 stations.
Dirty truths (1996)
Union busting has become a major industry with more than a thousand consulting firms teaching companies how to prevent workers from organizing and how to get rid of existing unions.
Dirty truths (1996)
It is never explained why God could not have freely granted us redemption and salvation, assuming we were deemed worthy of it, without contriving to have some of us brutalize and murder his son.
God and His Demons (2010)
The Federalists also used bribes, intimidation, and fraud against opponents of the Constitution.
Democracy for the Few (2010)
This established familiarity and unanimity of bias is frequently treated as “objectivity”.
History as Mystery (1999)
American socialism cannot be modeled on the former Soviet Union, China, Cuba, or other countries with different historical, economic, and cultural developments.
Democracy for the Few (2010)
In every class society that's ever existed, the ruling element does not rule nakedly. They always adorn their rule with myths, themes and symbols to justify their position at the apex of the social pyramid.
The conceptual distinction between state and government allows us to understand why taking office in government seldom guarantees full access to the instruments of state power.
Contrary Notions (2007)