“most discussions of George W. Bush’s foreign policy focus on the supposed innovation of a small group of neoconservative intellectuals in asserting the right to unilateral preemptive military action both to defend national security and to advance American ideals. But… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“They were “galvanized iron bake ovens,” said Carl LaRue, commenting on Fordlandia’s foibles years later. “It is incredible that anyone should build a house… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“In Chile, everything from "kindergarten to cemeteries and community swimming pools were put out for bid." Between 1985 and 1992, over two thousand government… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“IT WOULD BE tempting to read the story of Fordlandia and Belterra as a parable of arrogance,” — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“Another visitor described them as “midget hells, where one lies awake and sweats the first half of the night, and frequently between midnight and… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“All told, U.S. allies in Central America during Reagan's two terms killed over 300,000 people, tortured hundreds of thousands, and drove millions into exile.” — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“Unlike European empires, ours was supposed to entail a concert of equal, sovereign democratic American republics, with shared interests and values, led but not… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“But the most profound irony is currently on display at the very site of Ford’s most ambitious attempt to realize his pastoralist vision. In… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“preserving the essence, in fact the breath—when it opened, his museum displayed Thomas Edison’s last exhalation, captured by his son in a test tube… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“In December 1981, the American-trained Atlacatl Battalion began its systemic execution of over 750 civilians in the Salvadoran village of El Mozote, including hundreds… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“after centuries of observation scientists are still not exactly sure why the Amazon—unlike other forests, where leaves turn brown during the dry season—grows green… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“most discussions of George W. Bush’s foreign policy focus on the supposed innovation of a small group of neoconservative intellectuals in asserting the right… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
“Ford’s opinion that cows were the crudest, most inefficient machines in the world is not unjustified considering the amount of land and energy it… — Greg Grandin Copy Share Image
