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Labor in a Globalized Economy
Frances Fox Piven
The pundits say globalization is the wave of the future. If you’re against it, says Tom Friedman of The New York Times, then you are part of a “Noah’s ark of flat earth advocates.” Workers are the cogs in the global economy. Yet when it comes to the media, labor is an afterthought. Programs like […]
Iraq: Beyond the Green Zone
Dahr Jamail
The Green Zone is a special highly privileged area in Baghdad. It is heavily fortified and surround by high blast-resistant walls. It has everything most Iraqis lack: a steady supply of clean drinking water, sanitation and sewage services, lots of gas and most important electricity. The U.S. is now building its largest embassy in the […]
Iraq: Refuting the Bush Allegations
As'ad AbuKhalil
Since his “axis of evil” speech, President Bush has had Iraq in his gunsights. It now seems that war is inevitable. The drumbeats are almost deafening. The most powerful nation in history will lead the charge against a country of 22 million people. Iraq, ancient Mesopotamia, one of the cradles of civilization, the land between […]
Journalism & the Media Monopoly
Ben Bagdikian
When the first edition of The Media Monopoly came out in 1983, critics called Ben Bagdikian’s warnings about the growth of corporate control of media “alarmist.” Since then, corporate ownership of media has dramatically increased. The fifth edition of Bagdikian’s classic book was published in 1997. Interview by David Barsamian
India’s Great Sitar Player
Vilayat Khan
This program features the legendary sitar maestro Vilayat Khan in some of his finest performances. In addition to background information on his life you will hear a discussion on raga and sitar. Ustad (maestro) Vilayat Khan performs the following ragas: Shankara (with Nizamuddin Khan on tabla; Jaijaivanti (with Samta Prasad on tabla; Miyan ki Malhar (with Imrat Khan on surbahar and […]
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 […]
Araxie Barsamian Reads Three Armenian Stories
Araxie Barsamian
David’s mother tells three delightful stories in Armenian.
Media Treatment of Arabs and Islam
David Barsamian, Erwin Knoll, Saul Landau
2 CDs Panel discussion featuring David Barsamian, Erwin Knoll and Saul Landau. Moderated by James Abourezk, former Senator from South Dakota and founder of ADC, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.
Women, Politics and Religion in the Arab World
Nawal El Saadawi
International Women’s Week Keynote Address. Recorded at the University of Colorado.
The Latino United States + The Courage of Immigrants
Ray Suarez, Sonia Nazario
Includes:
- The Latino United States
- The Courage of Immigrants
Fiction vs Nonfiction
Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen walks us through his adventures in non-fiction: from early writing for The New Yorker, and the daring act of writing Far Tortuga, through the investigative work on the case of Leonard Peltier resulting in the book In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. Recorded at the Novel in the Americas Conference held at the University of Colorado.
Media Monopolies: Corporate Merger Mania
Jeff Cohen
Many of you have played Monopoly. Well, it’s not just a board game. Monopoly is a big part of the business world. New and ever-larger media mergers and takeovers are becoming almost routine. Each new deal seemingly dwarfs the previous one. Fewer and fewer corporations dominate more and more media. But does the public benefit […]

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