Can We End the American Empire Before It Ends Us?

All empires are, by definition, evil.

Why would anyone believe that an American empire would be any different?

AlterNet: Can We End the American Empire Before It Ends Us?

Brilliant historian and essayist Chalmers Johnson argues that unless we face up to the tremendous strain our empire is having on America, we will lose our democracy, and then it will not matter much what else we lose.