Signs of Morbidity and Defining the Problem of America

A profound and concise analysis of the state of the U.S. Empire and its global hegemony as well as detailing the failures of the political class to articulate rational solutions to crises. Professor Vijay Prashad explains the current devolution of the empire citing the work of Giovanni Arrighi.

This is an excerpt from "Days of Revolt with Chris Hedges", episode: The Militarism of U.S. Diplomacy featuring Vijay Prashad.

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