The important thing is not just to identify specific historical events—as might a quiz show contestant—but to think intelligently and critically abou… - Michael Parenti

Putting an end to the population explosion will not of itself save the ecosphere, but not ending it will add greatly to the dangers the planet faces. The environment can sustain a quality of life for just so many people.

Throughout its history, the CIA has resorted to every conceivable crime and machination to make the world safe for the Fortune 500, using false propaganda, economic warfare, bribery, rigged elections, sabotage, demolition, theft, collusion with organized crime, narcotics trafficking, death squads, terror bombings, torture, massacres, and wars of attrition.

History has many unanswered questions, but it is no mystery as such—except for those who make it so.