Having “free” and “fair” multi-party elections is the United States’ main claim to democracy. But just how democratic is US capitalism?
Thomas Rose
The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, & the truth about Global Corruption
By John Perkins
Dutton Books, 2007
384 pages, $55 (hb)
By John Perkins
Dutton Books, 2007
384 pages, $55 (hb)
As the Iraq war approaches its fifth anniversary on March 20th, it is important to remember why the war was started. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 the US has looked to find new ways to justify its military interventions in order to increase economic prosperity and further expand its empire.