Chronicles of a Dying Empire

Poignant and powerful prose

- Shahid Buttar

Cindy ran for Congress to give San Francisco a voice for peace in Congress. She helped pave the way for my own campaigns a decade later.

- Shahid Buttar

Ken's an investigative reporter who left the Intercept as the organization lost its independence. His work examining the corruption of the national security state is always insightful and continues the work of renowned investigators Seymour Hersh and Glenn Greenwald.

- Shahid Buttar

Semler's work offers an invaluable resource to critics of the war machine.

- Shahid Buttar

No one has done more to expose U.S. human rights abuses and Pentagon lies than Seymour Hersh. He is a thorn like none other in the side of the empire.

- Shahid Buttar

I've known Hawah for decades. From our first meeting (on the steps of the Supreme Court alongside students who we'd each mobilized from opposite sides of the country) to our most recent (when he coached me into a yoga pose that I'd never thought myself capable of reaching), he's always been a ray of light. I love him like the little brother I never had and continue to find wisdom in his voice.

- Shahid Buttar

From 2010-2015, I led one of the organizations whose 2015 merger formed DRAD. I continue to serve on the organization's Board of Directors.

- Shahid Buttar

Sam covers Washington with a depth and insight rivaled by few other voices

- Shahid Buttar

Chris is a prolific journalist whose independence shames the rest of his profession

- Shahid Buttar

Jeff is a human rights advocate who helps document a history overlooked by journalists and historians alike

- Shahid Buttar

I met my neighbor, friend, and colleague Chris on a mountain. His writing continues to extend the horizon beyond my own sight.

- Shahid Buttar

Media literacy matters, and is unfortunately in short supply. Few writers help disaggregate seemingly monolithic media better than Patricia Brooks.

- Shahid Buttar