United States — Foreign relations — History.
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Democracy, dissent, and disobedience in american society / Howard Zinn.
United States social historian and author of A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn speaks about the history of American ‘centrist’ politics. Both parties, he argues, battle for the same segment of popular support, with new leaders being selected in a pragmatic attempt to solve specific crisis within the country. Zinn traces various…
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Myths governing the Spanish-American war and the rise of U.S. imperialism / Michael Parenti ; produced by Blair Zarubick.
Professor Michael Parenti examines the transition of the United States from a nation concerned with North America, to one with global imperial interrests. The 1898 Spanish-American war began the process, wresting Cuba and the Philippines from Spanish hands. The new movement came with increased pressure by United States businessmen for new markets, particularly those of…