{"id":3843,"date":"2014-09-02T07:13:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T11:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extraenvironmentalist.com\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2017-05-11T09:10:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:10:19","slug":"episode-81-falling-empires","status":"publish","type":"xen_episodes","link":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/xe\/episodes\/episode-81-falling-empires\/","title":{"rendered":"[ Episode #81 \/\/ Falling Empires ]"},"content":{"rendered":"

With its empire in decline, the\u00a0United States is no\u00a0longer\u00a0the world's dominant superpower. Stuck in the idea of international control, it\u00a0continues to maintain military reach at the expense of long-term economic health. Will the people of the US empire be able to regain democratic control over their communities as the political system fails?<\/p>\n

John Michael Greer<\/a>\u00a0returns in\u00a0Extraenvironmentalist #81<\/strong>\u00a0to talk about his new book Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America<\/a> which covers democracy in the United States during the 21st century. We ask John about the anacyclosis\u00a0of past empires may indicate what could be in store for the transformation of the US empire. Then, Chris Martenson<\/a> joins us to discuss his work in communicating difficult\u00a0information to people who don't want to believe it. <\/p>\n

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\/\/ Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America<\/a> by John Michael Greer<\/p>\n

\/\/ Links and News Items<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us for our live broadcasts and video from the 4th International Degrowth Conference in Leipzig Germany from September 2nd through 6th<\/a>
\nVideo interview with Chris Martenson<\/a><\/p>\n

\/\/ Extended Clips (in order of appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Break] - 32m<\/p>\n

Chris Hedges - Cults at the end of empire<\/a>
\nObama on American Exceptionalism<\/a>
\nUS Empire\u00a0putting geopolitics over economics<\/a><\/p>\n

[End]<\/p>\n

Terence McKenna on being an extraenvironmentalist<\/a><\/p>\n

\/\/ Music (in order of appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gadget - Dotted Out<\/a>
\nLucius - Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears for Fears Cover)
\n<\/a>Sade - When am I going to make a living (Poolside Edit)<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0<\/em>Et Musique Pour Tous<\/a>
\nJames Ray - I've got my mind set on you (Senior Citizens Mix)<\/a>
\nElder Island - Garden<\/a>
\nLemaitre - Wait (Jerry Folk Remix)<\/a><\/p>\n

\/\/ Production Credits and Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our correspondent and editor Kevin\u00a0via<\/em>\u00a0Sustainable Guidance Youtube Channel
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Episode #81 was supported by donations from the following generous<\/em> listeners:
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Jonathan in New York
\nMichael in Texas
\nVincent in Pennsylvania
\nNancy in Colorado
\nKen in British Columbia
\nDaniel in Texas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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