Beyond the decentralist and secessionist communities, anyone interested in a deeper understanding of what makes the U.S. of Empire tick MUST read Peter Dale Scott’s new book The American Deep State: Wall Street, Big Oil, and the Attack on U.S. Democracy. A former Canadian diplomat and UC Berkeley professor emeritus, Scott is has written widely on the “deep state” for decades, and his new book is a comprehensive and accessible synthesis of the “Deep State” phenomenon within U.S. political life. We’ll share a more in-depth review here in the coming days. In the meantime, whet your appetite with this extensive interview given by Peter Dale Scott with our friends at Project Censored on KPFA radio in San Francisco, California a few weeks ago. Free Vermont, and long live the Untied States!