Richard Falk delivers the 11th Annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture. Since Edward Said’s death in 2003 a number of institutions around the world have sponsored talks by renowned academics in his honor. This lecture is by Richard Falk.  He says of Edward Said, that he “addresses the challenge of apparent defeat and the accompanying feelings of […]

Some say that small business is a prerequisite to democracy in the Americas. But the current trend is to attract multinational corporations with tax abatements, reduced environmental standards and a plethora of goodies offered in an ever-escalating bidding war. The results: communities that are vulnerable to remote decisions and capital flight and an at-risk local […]

Recorded at the World Affairs Conference at the University of Colorado.

2 CDs Robert McChesney talks about the corporatization of the newsroom, monopolies and mergers, NPR, PBS and Pacifica. McChesney also explains the exponential growth of trash media at the expense of investigative journalism. Interview by David Barsamian.