Michael Parenti Political Archive, Michael Parenti is an internationally known author and lecturer. He is one of the nation's leading progressive political analysts. Parenti's writings cover a wide range of subjects: U.S. politics, culture, ideology, political economy, imperialism, fascism, communism, democratic socialism, free-market orthodoxies, conservative judicial activism, religion, ancient history, modern history, historiography, repression in academia, news and entertainment media, technology, environmentalism, sexism, ra.