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Ancient Meso-America
David Carrasco
3 CDs Ancient Meso-America 1st CD: Myths of Meso-America – Explores some of the myths which guided and inspired the Aztecs and their precursors the Mayans, Toltecs and Olmecs. 2nd CD: The Peoples & Cultures of Pre-Colombian America – Focuses on the peoples and cultures of the region and their sophisticated and complex urban centers. 3rd […]
Sanctions in Iraq: A Human Rights Catastrophe
Denis Halliday
The U.S. and its allies supported Saddam Hussein during the 1980s. He fell quickly out of favor with his 1990 invasion of Kuwait. The result was the Gulf War and the imposition of sanctions. The human cost of these sanctions has been staggering. Millions of Iraqis are without food, clean water and medicine. At least […]
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 […]
Media and Politics
Daniel Schorr
Egypt: Culture and History
Fred Denny
Pharaohs, the Sphinx, Cleopatra and the pyramids are the popular images Egypt evokes. Few countries have a more storied past. Called “The Gift of the Nile” it has played a pivotal role in the cultural, religious, economic and political life of the Middle East. This program explores aspects of the country’s long history from Coptic […]
Russian Studies Two-Pack
Stephen Cohen, Todd Chretien
Includes:
- Reheating the Cold War
- Red October: The Russian Revolution
Not One More Mother’s Child
Cindy Sheehan
It is a striking phenomenon in the United States that with all the privileges and advantages most citizens enjoy there is a sense of apathy and powerlessness. The refrains of, “What can I do? or “I’m just one person” are rather commonplace. With a largely depoliticized culture individuals are left to decide on whether to […]
Navigating the Media
Ben Bagdikian
In the wake of reports of plagiarism and story fabrications, public confidence in the media is at an all-time low. Mergers continue. Monopoly control is accelerating. More and more cities have only one paper. Newsroom budgets and staffs shrink. “Infotainment” replaces investigative journalism. Are the communication needs of a democratic society being best served under […]
Beyond Politics as Usual
Ralph Nader
Two out of three Americans say they are fed up with politics as usual as represented by the traditional parties. In 1996, Ralph Nader accepted the nomination of the Green Party to run for President. He gave one of the most memorable and dynamic acceptance speeches in memory. Recorded at UCLA.
Behind the Kitchen Door
Saru Jayaraman
How do restaurant workers live on some of the lowest wages in America? $2.13 an hour. And how do poor working conditions—discriminatory labor practices, exploitation, and unsanitary kitchens—affect the meals that arrive at our restaurant tables? The quality of the food depends not only on the sourcing of the ingredients but also from the attention […]
A Passage Through India
David Barsamian
KGNU’s Sam Fuqua interviews Hemisphere’s co-founder and Alternative Radio’s David Barsamian on his musical life and times in India where he studied with sitar maestro Debu Chaudhuri. Recorded at KGNU.
Intellectuals and Social Responsibility
Dennis Brutus
Interview by David Barsamian

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