Chalmers Johnson (1931–2010)

Help LibraryThing improve these recommendations by rating them below. As members add ratings, they move recommendations up and down, on and off the list. Be sure to rate the recommendation, not just the author recommended. All things being equal, more than three stars sends it up, less than three stars sends it down.

1. Chalmers Johnson

   Author of Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic, Peasant Nationalism and Communist Power: The Emergence of Revolutionary China, 1937-1945

2. Chris Hedges

   Author of War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America, What Every Person Should Know About War

3. Andrew J. Bacevich

   Author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War, Washington Rules: America’s Path to Permanent War

4. Kevin Phillips

   Author of American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush, Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich

5. Thomas Frank

   Author of What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy, The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule

6. Noam Chomsky

   Author of Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

7. Gore Vidal

   Author of Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace, Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia

8. William Blum

   Author of Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II-Updated Through 2003

9. Michael F. Scheuer

   Author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror

10. Glenn Greenwald

    Author of How Would a Patriot Act? Defending American Values from a President Run Amok, A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency, With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful

11. Amy Goodman

    Author of The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them

12. Ron Suskind

    Author of The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11, The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism

13. Stephen Kinzer

    Author of Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq

14. Edward S. Herman

    Author of Manufacturing Consent

15. Seymour M. Hersh

    Author of Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

16. James Risen

    Author of State Of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration

17. Paul Krugman

    Author of The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century

18. Craig Unger

    Author of House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

19. James Carroll

    Author of House of War

20. Richard A. Clarke

    Author of Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror