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The Poetry of Juan Ramón Jiménez
Juan Ramon Jimenez
Features Jiménez poetry read in Spanish–including a reading by the poet himself–as well as in English translation. Prof. Yvonne Guillon Barrett of the University of Colorado provides commentary on his life and work. Produced and hosted by David Barsamian as part of his Pyrenees to the Andes Series on the poetry of Spain and Latin […]
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Sender Garlin
From the time she mounted a soapbox at the age of 15, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a fiery advocate of social justice and the rights of working people. She was a charismatic speaker and journalist. As editor of The Labor Defender in 1930s she worked with Sender Garlin. She was the author of I Speak My Own Piece and the Alderson […]
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.
Left Alive!
Alexander Cockburn
Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU on May 7, 1995, followed by a 30-minute talk.
Pakistani Bombshells
Pervez Hoodbhoy
For more than half of its existence, since its formation in 1947, Pakistan has been ruled by the military. A poet lamented, “Now each day is fair and balmy, Everywhere you look: the army.” The country hasn’t done much better with civilian leaders. Almost all of them have been notoriously corrupt. Today, another general, Pervez […]
The Creation of Hope in Public Education
Herbert Kohl
Public education is a political issue. Schools and curricula are ideological targets. Funding is a football. Schools decline and parents worry. Conservatives promote voucher programs as an alternative. Defenders of public education say vouchers will undermine the traditional vision of democratic schooling for all and will lead to more inequality, stratification and segregation. Recorded at […]
The Politics of Discord
Edward Said
The Greenbelt Movement of Kenya
Wangari Maathai
The Greenbelt Movement of Kenya is an indigenous, grassroots environmental campaign with tree planting as its basic activity. Although its objectives are many and varied, the tree has been used as a focal point around which other environmental issues are discussed and brought to the attention of the public and decision makers. Interview by David […]
Palestine: It’s Time to Tell the Truth
Barbara Lubin
Barbara Lubin addresses the ongoing Palestine-Israel issue. She talks about the origins of the conflict going back to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. She discusses the Holocaust and the guilt felt by Europe and the U.S. She says, “The European Christian community was looking for a way to deal with the ‘Jewish problem.’” The focus was […]
The Rise of the Religious Right
Chip Berlet
The Religious Right is a growing political force. Its members are committed to transforming the social and cultural landscape. They are highly organized and motivated. In a system dominated by the command of money, the Religious Right has plenty of power. Its adherents hold top positions at city, county and state levels. A significant part […]
Economic Inequality: The Growing Divide
Chuck Collins
The old saying goes: The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. Numerous studies and reports document a sharp escalation in the gap in income. The average worker’s hourly wages were higher in 1973. Meanwhile, executive compensation has soared. As the conservative Forbes magazine notes, “Billionaires have become a dime a dozen.” Chuck Collins […]
The Vietnam War: Atrocities and Coverups
Anthony Herbert
Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.
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