Nov 02, 2015 theres a great new book out, bring the war home. Michael parenti political archive maintained by michael parenti. Counterpunch po box 228 petrolia, ca 95558 telephone 1707 6293683. In the assassination of julius caesar, michael parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance. He who challenges caesar and fails will face certain death, and death is not an attractive prospect to the politicians who. Patriot act abuse more evidence of bush league duplicity a recent ny times article by eric lichtblau says a recent justice department report documents many cases of the usa patriot act, supposedly the nations bulwark against terrorism, being used for purposes that have nothing to do with terrorists or terrorism. A peoples history of rome, by michael parenti, was written with the intention of breaking that history of bias. European, asian markets plunge as recession fears spread.
In doing so, he presents a provocative, trenchantly researched narrative of popular resistance against a powerful elite. This book presents the primary results, tables, and figures, and most important, an historical sketch of the major cases of democidethose in which 1,000,000 or more people were killed by a regime. Ive read the assassination of julius caesar and it is absolutely fascinating. Michael parenti is an author with two videos in the cspan video library.
Michael parentis the assassination of julius caesar a. May 07, 2005 great post sub i agree 100% keep up the good work the pentagon being attacked is another red flag as well as silversteins purchase and reinsurance just weeks prior to 911 the pools of molten steel that took 5 weeks to cool and the curiosity of bin laden passing up the chance to attack indian point not once but twice are also great examples of proof discrediting the official story. Patriot act ii is a carbon copy of the powers that hitler and julius caesar gave themselves. List of booknotes interviews first aired in 2003 wikipedia. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of caesar, parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider roman society.
Shes done the research and notes, brilliantly, that after every war there is a big surge in vigilanteism and kkktype movements, survivalism and all that happy crappy. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Aug 26, 2016 i credit parenti with giving me a sort of rosetta stone to the assassinations of the 1960s. The assassination of julius caesar march 8, 2008 march 8, 2008 michael parenti the assassination of julius caesar. Suetonius, not surprisingly, gives us a detailed account of those events. A passionate analysis of rogue economics from an economist with extensive experience working i. In the assassination of julius caesar, michael parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. Michael parentis book, the assassination of julius caesar. After high school he worked for a number of years then returned to school, eventually earning a b. Amy goodmans interview of michael parenti, author and political analyst, caught my attention. Michael parentis book the assassination of julius caesar. Booknotes interview with parenti on the assassination of julius caesar, september 7, 2003. He tells a working people version of romes history, talking about the populari faction and ultimately caesar s struggle against the senators who were the ruling class, taking the side of caesar instead of cicero, and showing that even in ancient history we see how popular leaders are put as dictators, ruthless and. Blaine says he was never interviewed by any author of any book cspan, yet.
Towers of deception by keith knight dont tread on anyone. During the booknotes chat with howard zinn, someone compares mr. Publicly, attorney general john ashcroft and senior justice department. The face of imperialism, and the assassination of julius caesar. But gdisliking caesar h and gtaking effective action to disable caesar h are quite different. My degree is in classical greekhows that for practical. A peoples history of ancient rome, published by the new. A celebration of johns life was held at the national press club on may 31.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. There is a lot about roman history that pg does not know. Michael parenti civil liberties in the 21st century. In the following, reference is made to what was, in 2012, the beginning of his next project, the museum of hidden history, established as a 501c3 nonprofit registered in washington d.
Reality understood in historiographic terms as the highest probability of truth attainable by. Tillius cimber, who had taken the lead, came up close, pretending to ask a question. Patriot act abuse more evidence of bush league duplicity. I credit parenti with giving me a sort of rosetta stone to the assassinations of the 1960s. The election fraud beginners guide posted in on july 20th, 2006 this page can also be accessed as. Jul 28, 2003 july 28, 2003 the assassination of julius caesar. And caesar is a term that was used by the german nobility to so they picked up on it. A peoples history of ancient rome, might be read most profitably in conjunction with goldsworthys new biography, caesar. The assassination of julius caesar by parenti, michael ebook.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Mediafile host barrie zwicker raised a number of questions and eyebrows in a series of controversial commentaries suggesting the official narrative for the events of sept. Eastern time each sunday night, and was the longestrunning author interview program in u. In 2003 the new press published parentis the assassination of julius caesar. The format of the show is a onehour, oneonone interview with a nonfiction author. Reality understood in historiographic terms as the highest probability of truth attainable by the analysis of documentary evidence. His newest book the assassination of julius caesar. Patriot act ii creates an expanded definition for domestic terrorism, and it allows any terrorism act to result in the death penalty, allows federal access to your bank, educational, and financial records, and makes. Michael parenti has a way of pointing out power relationships as well as anyone, and he does it exceedingly proficiently in this book. A peoples history of ancient rome michael parenti download bok. Parenti talked about his book, the assassination of julius caesar. Michael parenti is the author of sixteen books including history as mystery, the terrorism trap, democracy for the few, against empire, dirty truths, blackshirts. A draft us senate resolution describing saudi policy in the middle east as a wrecking ball and crown prince mohammed bin salman as complicit in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi, if adopted and implemented, potentially could change the dynamics of the regions politics and create an initial exit from almost a decade of mayhem, conflict and bloodshed. Despite the inclusion of six classic recipes, bitter greens is not an ethnic cookbook but a roman banquet of political satire, cultural criticism, and culinary memoir.
There was a booknotes chat, to promote the assassination of julius caesar. Video of the ob talk by jack ross, on the socialist party of america, book tv, april 9, 2015. Intro more info audio video downloads in print movies take action. Jul 09, 2011 2008 michael parenti the assassination of julius caesar. Nuclear winter and peace by fidel castro ruz 20100922. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5.
For many years parenti taught political and social science at various institutions of higher learning. John judge died on april 15, 2014 due to complications from a stroke. The book critiqued previous theories of caesars murder. Five or six years ago, i saw him on cspan talking about his book the assassination of julius caesar. See also ifaqeers official blog 0 comments there is a need to emphasize and be conscious about the difference between being antizionist and being antisemitic. He is the author of numerous books including the classic democracy for the few. Michael parenti on bewildering biography of lee harvey oswald. Its a nonfiction retelling of the late roman republic, climbing to its titular climax at one of the most famous killings in history. Oct 31, 2016 michael parenti was born and raised in an italianamerican working class family in new york city.
The book critiqued previous theories of caesar s murder. Andrew scott cooper talk on new book at ford gerald r. Michael parenti land of idols, political mythology in. Set primarily in the empire state and arranged like the courses of a traditional italian meal, anthony di renzo s wideranging essays meditate on italian food at the noon of american imperialism and the twilight of ethnicity. The first chapter is the summary and conclusion of this work on democide, and.
His works have been translated into at least 18 languages. In the assassination of julius caesar, michael parenti recounts this period, spanning the years 100 to 33 bc, from the perspective of the roman people. Eventually he devoted himself fulltime to writing, public speaking, and political activism. Booknotes interview with parenti on the assassination of julius caesar, september 7, 2003, cspan in 2003 the new press published parentis the assassination of julius caesar. It seems as though the death of julius caesar marks the end of an ara. Dollar drops, gold soars following federal reserve meeting by barry grey 20100922. Michael john parenti is an american political scientist and cultural critic who. What would you ask new pecora hearings to investigate. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Michael parentis recent books include the assassination of julius caesar new press, superpatriotism city lights, and the culture struggle seven stories press. Topic frequency ceasar 23, julius ceasar 7, italy 7, new york 4, greece 4, spain 3, brutus 2, gaul 2, george bush 2, bill clinton 2, julius caesar 2, michael parenti 2, rome 2, cicero 2, france 2, doosh 2, california 2, iraq 2, england 2, claudius 2. Why on the subject of the assassination of julius caesar. A peoples history of ancient rome has been nominated for the pulitzer prize. Michael parenti voting in the usa how the vote was won and lost.
Even skeptics like myself will find much in barrie zwickers book to ponder, enjoy, and, yes, even embrace. Michael parenti the assassination of julius caesar duration. You old canuck, youd enjoy michael parentis book the assassination of julius caesar. Video of the 3hour show in depth, with lawrence wright. As soon as caesar took his seat the conspirators crowded around him as if to pay their respects. Video of the book discussion with michael parenti, on the assassination of julius caesar, book tv, july 28, 2003. Michael parentis book the assassination of julius caesar explores and demystifies many facets of roman society and presents the reality of southernitalian american ancient history. The white power movement and paramilitary america by kathleen belew.
Global research centre for research on globalization. This article will attempt to shine a different light on the reasons behind mass immigration and multiculturalism. This website is an ongoing document of the cultural derive wanderings of a humanities professor and a series of ongoing archives for retracing my steps when needed. Mar 28, 2018 arguing against the presumption that the u.