The US Empire, while masquerading as a force for good in the world, has enslaved much of humanity in the name of progress. At home, while its business elites have in turn enslaved the poor and underclass, the American rhetoric of freedom and democracy for all resounds. In this controversial book, investigative journalist Matt Kennard takes us deep into the dark heart of American power. From the corporate state, the prison state and the state of our environment, to humanitarian intervention, the free trade fetish and the divide and rule of the working class, Empire Explained reveals how, no matter which side of the border we are on, we are all being conditioned to condone this modern form of slavery.