NEW SECTION: Quotations
(also linked above)
 Michael
Parenti is an internationally known award-winning author and
lecturer. He is one of the nation’s leading progressive political
analysts. His highly informative and entertaining books and
talks have reached a wide range of audiences in North America
and abroad.
“A
prolific author, a charismatic speaker, and a regular guest
on radio and television talk shows, Parenti communicates
his message in an accessible, provocative, and historically
informed style that is unrivaled among fellow progressive
activists and thinkers.”
— Aurora Online, January 2004
“Michael
Parenti is a towering prophetic voice in American life.
We need him now more than ever.” —
Cornel West
“Here
at home and throughout the world people are fighting
back against the forces of wealth, privilege, and militarism
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some because they have no choice, others because they would choose
no other course but the one that leads to peace and justice.”
— Michael
Parenti
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Recent
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Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
Here is a rich buffet of his deep but lucid writings on real history, political life, empire, wealth, class power, technology, culture, ideology, media, environment, gender, and ethnicity -- along with a few choice selections drawn from his own life experiences and political awakening.
August
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Democracy For The Few, 8th Ed.
DEMOCRACY FOR THE FEW is a penetrating interpretation of the American political system. It focuses both on the formal institutions of government as well as the broad configurations of power, wealth, and class: how the political system is used and controlled, for whose benefit and at whose cost. A comprehensive and powerful opus for student and layperson alike.
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar
A People’s History of Ancient Rome
June 2003
Chosen “Book
of the Year” 2004 (nonfiction)
by Online Review of Books.
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NEW
Mother Teresa, John Paul II, and the Fast-Track Saints
A new article by Michael Parenti in the ARTICLES section.
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Welcome
to the Michael Parenti Political Archive. This is the official repository
for information about Dr. Parenti’s:
- Books,
with tables of contents and overviews, and for more recent books,
links to the full text of one or two chapters.
- A schedule
of upcoming speaking engagements.
- A brief
biography listing publications and lecture topics,
along with a picture of the author.
- The
texts of a selection of past and present articles on a varied range of issues.
- A
list of past talks by Michael Parenti, available on audio
and video CD’s, DVD’s & tapes at modest prices.
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