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Drums Along the Potomac (Singles Classic)

Lewis H. Lapham

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Cherished illusions don't die as easily as Israeli or Palestinian children torn to pieces by a truck bomb, and in the aftermath of even so spectacular a calamity as the one visited upon New York and Washington on the morning of September 11, the majority of the television voices continued to say that what they had seen was "unbelievable." But why unbelievable? Do the merchants of the global economy not read their own sales promotions?

In this crucial piece--published two months after he watched the Twin Towers collapse a mile from his office--Lewis Lapham dissects the mainstream response to the 9/11 attacks and questions why, in light of decades of US foreign policy, American soil seemed so untouchable.

Drums Along the Potamac was originally published in Harper’s November, 2001.

Cover design by Adil Dara.

Language: English

Pages: 13

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: July 18, 2016

Drums Along the Potomac (Singles Classic)

Lewis H. Lapham

0/5 ( ratings)

Cherished illusions don't die as easily as Israeli or Palestinian children torn to pieces by a truck bomb, and in the aftermath of even so spectacular a calamity as the one visited upon New York and Washington on the morning of September 11, the majority of the television voices continued to say that what they had seen was "unbelievable." But why unbelievable? Do the merchants of the global economy not read their own sales promotions?

In this crucial piece--published two months after he watched the Twin Towers collapse a mile from his office--Lewis Lapham dissects the mainstream response to the 9/11 attacks and questions why, in light of decades of US foreign policy, American soil seemed so untouchable.

Drums Along the Potamac was originally published in Harper’s November, 2001.

Cover design by Adil Dara.

Language: English

Pages: 13

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: July 18, 2016

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