Jingoistic Military Fetishization Is As American As Bald Eagle McNuggets
“Putin’s America,” tweeted Anand Giridharadas, a pundit who was genetically engineered in a Monsanto laboratory to appeal to NPR listeners on every possible level. Giridharadas used these [...]
US Independence Won By Nonviolent Resistance Before The War
By Benjamin Naimark-Rowse, www.politicalviolenceataglance.org -
By Benjamin Naimark-Rowse for Political Violence at a Glance. There is much more to the story of the campaign for independence of the United States than the 56 people who signed the Declaration [...]
Fourth of July Like You’ve Never Seen It Before!
By Mike Ferner for War Is A Crime. A historically critical article about the American Revolution would typically discuss how the democratic promises of the Declaration were left hanging at war’s [...]
The Founding Myth Of The United States Of America
By Benjamin Naimark-Rowse, www.politicalviolenceataglance.org -
By Benjamin Naimark-Rowse for Political Violence @ A Glance. John Adams wrote that, “A history of military operations…is not a history of the American Revolution.” American Revolutionaries led [...]
Newsletter: Real History Of Revolution
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By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.popularresistance.org -
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers. Official holidays in the United States tend to reinforce false historical narratives. The Fourth of July is one of those holidays and what the official story [...]
Declaration Of Independence In The 21st Century
While much of America marks July 4th with fireworks, barbeques and family gatherings, people should also take a moment to pause and consider the state of the very freedoms, liberties and rights [...]
Preconditions For An Actually Democratic Society
As the Fourth of July is celebrated across the US – in the glow of unprecedented economic polarization, a ballooning prison population, and a barrage of dire climatological studies, among other [...]
Be A Patriot: Stop Another US Military Intervention
By Medea Benjamin, www.codepink.org -
This July 4, the fireworks won’t just be in celebration of Independence Day. There will undoubtedly be fireworks in cities throughout the Middle East, as the region, engulfed in violence, further [...]
The Untold History Of Independence Day
The United States of America is an expression that Tom Payne invented and used to apply to what had been 13 colonies in revolt against Great Britain. So we're talking about an era before the U.S. [...]
Ten Myths About The Fourth of July
1. On July 4, 1776, the United States declared itself an independent nation. This is almost true, but the timing is a tad off. According to the historical record, we should be celebrating [...]