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Force, Fraud and Favors: Politics in America
Molly Ivins
The political landscape of the United States is dotted with incongruities and contradictions. Most citizens are dissatisfied with their representatives be they in the State House or the White House. You don’t need a Richter scale to measure the discontent. Journalist Molly Ivins has been monitoring the political pulse of the country for more than […]
Lockdown America: The Growth of the Police State
Christian Parenti
The 19th century robber baron Jay Gould once boasted that he could “hire half of the working class to shoot the other half.” With the rapid growth of the prison industry in the United States, that comment could be adapted for a future where half of the people are guarding the other half. Billions are […]
Iran: All Options on the Table
Scott Ritter
George W. Bush proclaimed, “The action and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.” That was part of executive order Bush issued extending the national emergency with respect to Iran. The leaders in Washington and those […]
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
June Jordan
June Jordan talks about some of the issues the media do not cover in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. For example, Israel receives billions in U.S. aid, while aid to all the countries of sub-Saharan Africa totals $700 million. She explains why the Palestinians have had such difficulty in making their case in the U.S. She thinks they […]
American History 3-Pack
Eric Foner, David Stannard, Adam Winkler
Includes:
- The Legacy of Reconstruction
- Native American Holocaust
- Corporate Constitutional Rights
The Poetry of Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Features two 1985 recordings of Ginsberg reading his poetry. The first is at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. The second is a field recording of Ginsberg reading his poem “Plutonian Ode” at the Rocky Flats Peace Camp, a protest encampment just outside the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production facility eight miles south of Boulder. The program […]
American Political Culture & Other Jokes
Molly Ivins
Differences between Democrats and Republicans are increasingly blurred. While tactics may vary, the two parties share assumptions and goals. Big money dominates politics. Who runs and who gets elected is more often than not determined by the size of their campaign treasure chests. Corporations and PACs, political action committees, make large contributions to candidates of […]
A Latino Response to Cultural Cleansing
Ruben Blades
Census figures are in. The Latino population in major U.S. cities has grown 43% in ten years. Los Angeles, Dallas and Chicago had the largest growth. Market researchers are fully aware of the Latino market, but when will the Latino presence be heard in the voices of policymakers? In California, 73% of the voters who […]
India: States of Resistance
Vandana Shiva
Washington and its echo chambers in the media like Thomas Friedman never cease to extol the virtues of so-called free trade. So-called because it is heavily dependent on taxpayer subsidies. While well-paying jobs disappear in the United States and wages are stagnant, citizens fork over billions of dollars to top corporations to export their products. […]
The Drug War, Colombia & U.S. Policy
Noam Chomsky
The Case for Vegetarianism
Howard Lyman
In August 1997, E. coli bacteria in hamburgers resulted in the largest meat recall in U.S. history. More than 25 million pounds of beef were pulled from the market. Major chains such as Burger King, Wal-Mart and Safeway halted sales of suspect patties. Despite this incident and others, meat-eating remains a central part of many […]
Science of Coercion: Psychological Warfare
Christopher Simpson
During the Cold War, a battle raged for control of people’s minds. U.S. military, intelligence and propaganda agencies saw mass communication as an instrument of persuasion and domination. To achieve their goals, they enlisted top professors and universities. The legacy of that relationship between the government and the academy was profound, and it continues today. The academic studies provided an […]

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