If the press cannot mold our every opinion, it can frame the perceptua — Michael Parenti

"The “global economy” is another name for imperialism, and imperialism is a transnational form of capitalism. The essence of capitalism is to turn nature into commodities and commodities into capital. The live green earth is transformed into dead, gold bricks, with luxury items for the few and toxic slag heaps for the many. The glittering mansion overlooks a vast sprawl of shanty towns, wherein a desperate, demoralized humanity is kept in line with drugs, televi­sion, and armed force."

"Colonel Blimp is dead and buried, replaced by men in business suits."

"It may come as a surprise to some academics, but there is a marked relationship between economic power and political power."

"Conservatives have nothing against incumbency when it is their people who are filling the slots."

"You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug."

"Union busting has become a major industry with more than a thousand consulting firms teaching companies how to prevent workers from organizing and how to get rid of existing unions."