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Q & A with Trade Unionists
Noam Chomsky
The State of U.S. Politics
Molly Ivins
Molly Ivins, nationally syndicated columnist, is one of the funniest and incisive commentators on the political scene. In this rip-roaring survey from left to right and top to bottom, she demonstrates the wit and wisdom that have made her one of America’s most popular pundits. Ivins restores hope in politics with a sense of humor […]
An Evening of Literature & Politics
Ariel Dorfman
Ariel Dorfman reads from Last Waltz in Santiago, Widows, The Last Song of Manuel Sendero, and My House is on Fire. Always in the background is Chile, a land of “short memories and long knives.” Recorded at City Center, with a brilliant introduction by Christopher Hitchens.
It Takes An Acorn
David Barsamian
David Barsamian travels the country raising the rabble to organize independent community radio stations. On an October barnstorming through Oregon, David delivered this talk to benefit KXCR, Florence.
A Musical Portrait, Part 1 and Part 2
Souren Baronian
2 CDS This program features clarinet virtuoso Souren Baronian performing various classic Middle Eastern pieces such as “Istemem Babajim,” “Min Elek Hob,””Azziza” “Yarus,” and “Gheylee Yebooee.” He was a founding member of the Nor Ikes band. Later in his career, he created Taksim, a group dedicated to fusing jazz with Middle Eastern music. His autobiography […]
The UN: Fifty Years of U.S. Domination & Deceit
Noam Chomsky
The Media: And Then There Were Six
Ben Bagdikian
2 CDs The first edition of Bagdikian’s classic The Media Monopoly identified 50 corporations that controlled the media. In subsequent editions, the number went from 29 to 23 to 14 to 10. In the newly-released sixth edition, there are now 6 corporations that dominate TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies and the Internet. Their power, wealth and […]
The Newt World Order
Saul Landau
The ascendancy of Newt Gingrich and the ideology he represents is at center stage. The GOP and its Contract with America are reshaping the country. The media talk about a revolution and the sweeping mandate for the right-wing agenda. What mandate? 61% of eligible voters didn’t even turn out in the November ’94 elections. Of […]
Welfare, Scapegoating & Human Rights
Loretta Ross
This program is a provocative analysis that answers the question of why welfare reform is a national obsession and why so many middle-class people who are only a paycheck away from poverty participate in dismantling the very safety net they might need. According to international law and the UN, human rights and welfare are closely […]
The Poetry of Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Ghalib
This program features some of the most famous poems by Urdu’s greatest poet Mirza Ghalib. He was born in Agra in 1797 and died in Delhi in 1869. His birth name was Asadullah Khan. Mirza is a title indicating high rank or nobility. In his early poems, he used the pen name Asad, which means […]
Crime & Punishment 3-Pack
Michelle Alexander, Angela Davis, James Forman
Includes:
- Race & Caste in the U.S.
- Abolition Democracy
- Crime and Punishment in Black America
The Gulf War and the Media
Alexander Cockburn

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