CounterPunch

Making Old-Style Imperialism Great Again

A few years ago, I came across an old book at an estate sale. Its title caught my eye: “Our New Possessions.” Its cover featured the Statue of Liberty against stylized stars and stripes. What were ...
Yahoo

Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US imperialism of dominating other nations by force, after decades of nuclear deterrence

Imperialist rhetoric is becoming a mark of President Donald Trump’s second term. From asserting that the U.S. will “take over” the Gaza Strip, Greenland and the Panama Canal to apparently siding with ...
Time

The New (Old) Russian Imperialism

One Soviet-era joke went like this: the worker Ivanov “borrows” a set of spare parts from the stroller factory to make a buggy for his kid. After hours of work he turns in frustration to his wife. “It ...
The Middletown Press

Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US imperialism of dominating other nations by force, after decades of nuclear deterrence

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Imperialism is when a nation extends its power through territorial acquisition, ...
Times Union

Trump’s threats on Greenland, Gaza, Ukraine and Panama revive old-school US imperialism of dominating other nations by force, after decades of nuclear deterrence

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Monica Duffy Toft, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) Imperialist rhetoric is ...