Articles by Terrence McNally

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There Are More Slaves Today Than at Any Time in Human History
Terrence McNally - AlterNet, 19 Jan 2015

It is an industry that produces huge profits and countless wasted lives. To those who say we’re not really making progress, many might point to the fact that at least we’ve eliminated slavery. But sadly that is not the truth.

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America’s Empire and Endless Wars Are Destroying the World, and Ruining Our Great Country
Terrence McNally and Andrew Bacevich - AlterNet, 13 Sep 2010

Andrew Bacevich speaks with a fairly unique mix of experience, authority, passion and wisdom in questioning our nation’s priorities: specifically our willingness to place so much of our national identity, wealth, attention, moral practice, and finally the life and blood of many thousands of our citizens and millions of those of other countries in the hands of our military. A professor of history and international relations at Boston University, Bacevich served twenty-three years in the U.S. Army, retiring with the rank of colonel. He lost his son in Iraq. A graduate of the U. S. Military Academy, he received his Ph. D. in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University. He is the author of several books, including The New American Militarism; The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism; and his newest, Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War.

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