Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson is the author of more than a dozen books, including Revolutionary Change (Stanford), Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (Holt/Owl) and, most recently, The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (Metropolitan).

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  • Voting the Fate of the Nation

    October 8, 2008

    This can be a transformative election. Will economic meltdown, race or regional loyalty be the trump card?

  • We Have the Bailout Money--We're Spending It on War

    September 29, 2008

    If we don't reduce military spending now, the bankruptcy of the United States is inevitable. We don't have much time left.

  • Chalmers Johnson: America's Going Bankrupt

    January 23, 2008

    From Tom Dispatch: The current economic crisis is caused by policies that tax the richest Americans at strikingly low levels and spend huge sums on defense projects that have no bearing on national security.

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