America's Empire

Combining texts excerpted from Chalmers Johnson's Blowback Trilogy (HTML) with interactive maps and statistics (Flash), The American Empire examines the hidden costs and consequences of America's "lone superpower" status.

Whereas traditional empires maintained control over foreign territories via colonies, since World War II, the U.S. has developed a vast system of hundreds of military bases and huge economic incentives around the world to control its strategic interests.

The American Empire features interactive maps, charts, tables, historical comparisons and excerpts from actual military databases -- all compiled into an easy-to-navigate  visual narrative.

uploaded 05/07/08