Articles by Common Dreams

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WHAT DO EMPIRES DO?
Prof. Michael Parenti – Common Dreams, 14 Feb 2010

When I wrote my book Against Empire in 1995, as might be expected, some of my U.S. compatriots thought it was wrong of me to call the United States an empire. It was widely believed that U.S. rulers did not pursue empire; they intervened abroad only out of self-defense or for humanitarian rescue operations or […]

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ISRAEL AND EGYPT CONTINUE TO SQUEEZE THE LIFEBLOOD OUT OF THE PEOPLE OF GAZA
Ann Wright – Common Dreams, 18 Jan 2010

Israeli Airstrikes and Tank Shelling and Egyptian Underground Walls and Maritime Blockade Two weeks ago, almost 2,000 internationals came to Egypt and Gaza in a massive show of civil society support for the people of Gaza.  1,362 persons representing 44 countries in the Gaza Freedom March and over 500 persons with the Viva Palestina Convoy […]

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