Am I the only one who’s ever noticed that the initials of the United States and the Soviet Union are mirror images: U.S./S.U.?
Thanks to common dreams.org and The Nation.
Tom Engelhardt: America’s Soviet Decline
April 10, 2012
As the Soviet Union neared its end, the government was pouring money into its military, waging a difficult war in Afghanistan, and sinking further into debt. Does that sound anything like the United States today? In this video, TomDispatch.com’s Tom Engelhardt, a Nation Institute Fellow, expands on themes from his new book, The United States of Fear, to draw parallels between the fall of the Soviet Union and the present-day United States. Click here to read Engelhardt’s latest essay from TomDispatch.com.
