 Michael
Parenti is an internationally known award-winning author and
lecturer. He is one of the nation’s leading progressive political
analysts. His highly informative and entertaining books and
talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America
and abroad.
“A
prolific author, a charismatic speaker, and a regular guest
on radio and television talk shows, Parenti communicates
his message in an accessible, provocative, and historically
informed style that is unrivaled among fellow progressive
activists and thinkers.”
— Aurora Online, January 2004
“Michael
Parenti is a towering prophetic voice in American life.
We need him now more than ever.” —
Cornel West
“Parenti offers a valuable rebuttal to the drumbeat . . . from the right.”
— New York Times Book Review
“A penetrating and persuasive writer with an astonishing array of
documentation to implement his attacks.” —
The Catholic Journalist
“Here
at home and throughout the world people are fighting
back against the forces of wealth, privilege, and militarism
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some because they have no choice, others because they would choose
no other course but the one that leads to peace and justice.”
— Michael
Parenti
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Recent
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Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
Here is a rich buffet of his deep but lucid writings on real history, political life, empire, wealth, class power, technology, culture, ideology, media, environment, gender, and ethnicity -- along with a few choice selections drawn from his own life experiences and political awakening.
August
2007 (Available Now) |
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Democracy For The Few, 8th Ed.
DEMOCRACY FOR THE FEW is a penetrating interpretation of the American political system. It focuses both on the formal institutions of government as well as the broad configurations of power, wealth, and class: how the political system is used and controlled, for whose benefit and at whose cost. A comprehensive and powerful opus for student and layperson alike.
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar
A People’s History of Ancient Rome
June 2003
Chosen “Book
of the Year” 2004 (nonfiction)
by Online Review of Books.
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NEW
The JFK Assassination:
Defending the Gangster State
An article originally published in Dirty Truths: Reflections on Politics, Media, Ideology, Conspiracy, Ethnic Life and Class Power, now available online in the ARTICLES section.
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Mother Teresa, John Paul II, and the Fast-Track Saints
"During his 26-year papacy, John Paul II elevated 483 individuals to sainthood, reportedly more saints than any previous pope. One personage he beatified but did not live long enough to canonize was Mother Teresa..."
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Welcome
to the Michael Parenti Political Archive. This is the official repository
for information about Dr. Parenti’s:
- Books,
with tables of contents and overviews, and for more recent books,
links to the full text of one or two chapters.
- A schedule
of upcoming speaking engagements.
- A brief
biography listing publications and lecture topics,
along with a picture of the author.
- The
texts of a selection of past and present articles on a varied range of issues.
- A
list of past talks by Michael Parenti, available on audio
and video CD’s, DVD’s & tapes at modest prices.
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