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Corporate Autocracy, Fascism, Trump & the Election
Ralph Nader
Corporate power is more concentrated than ever before. The rich are significantly richer. And the poor? Well, they know their place. There’s an odor of fascism in the air. FDR once warned, “The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes […]
Whistleblowers
Ray McGovern
What is one to do when confronted by blatant criminal actions and illegalities? Look the other way? Punch out at 5 and go home? That’s not what Edward Snowden did. His disclosures have informed and educated the people of the United States and the world about secret surveillance and massive data-gathering that the NSA and […]
Peak Water
Maude Barlow
In the last few years, the concept of peak oil has gained some traction. But peak water? Hardly at all. That most precious of all resources is in big trouble. We are running out of clean, drinkable water. Aquifers are being depleted at a rate that greatly exceeds their replenishment. Global warming is causing evaporation […]
Living Memory
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky discusses the rise of ISIS, how U.S. policies are “creating jihadis,” the film American Sniper, the Charlie Hebdo attack, free speech, and how memory is filtered to allow certain facts to be foregrounded while obscuring other vital information. “Living memory,” Chomsky says, “is the terrorism done against us, not what we do to others.” Interview […]
Malcolm X and the Politics of Race
Michael Eric Dyson
Malcolm X’s life represents an extraordinary evolution and transformation from street hustler and ex-con to an intellectual visionary with a race and class analysis. He went from being a narrow nationalist to incorporating a broad global perspective. He articulated a strong challenge to the system of power and privilege. Consequently, the FBI wiretapped Malcolm, read […]
Live From City Lights
Richard Wolff, David Barsamian
2 CDs David Barsamian and Richard Wolff present their book Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism at the historic City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. The book hit a nerve and is now in its 3rd printing. Prominent economist Richard Wolff and AR Director David Barsamian probe the root causes of the current economic crisis, its unjust social […]
Emma Goldman, Anarchism & War Resistance
Howard Zinn
Emma Goldman is largely an unknown figure today. She deserves wider recognition. She was born in Lithuania and died in 1940. She spent many years as an organizer in the United States. She was a major anarchist thinker and activist as well as a passionate advocate for women’s rights. Anarchism today is mostly viewed negatively. […]
Notes from the Psychedelic Underground
Michael Pollan
The legalization of marijuana across the U.S. and Canada is making headline news. The study of the medical uses of psilocybin (and other psychedelics) does not. Academic research of psilocybin found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, lysergic acid, and ecstasy is ongoing at major universities around the world. Peer-reviewed articles on the uses of LSD for alcoholism, […]
A World Without Borders
Howard Zinn
Frontiers divide people into nation states leading to an us and them dichotomy. A political elite dominates power and the lexical discourse. Flags become potent symbols of nationalism. Patriotism is used to create the illusion of a common interest that everyone shares. Political leaders exempt themselves from law and basic morality while all the time […]
Chomsky 87th Birthday Interview
Noam Chomsky
The latest in the historic series of Chomsky-Barsamian interviews. Alexander Cockburn used to quip that the two greatest disasters to befall the United States in the 20th century both happened to be on December 7th: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Noam Chomsky’s birth in Philadelphia. In this exclusive birthday interview, Chomsky reveals his […]
October 7th was Inevitable
Max Blumenthal
Gideon Levy, the noted Israeli journalist, says “Gaza is a cage, the biggest prison in the world.” 2.3 million Palestinians are locked in a small area. For years they have been under siege by Israel and now relentless bombing resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and massive destruction. If you’re trapped in a cage […]
Smoke, Fumes & Big Oil
Wenonah Hauter
2016 will be the hottest year on Earth since data keeping began 136 years ago. Donald Trump says climate change is a hoax created by the Chinese. He says he will gut the Environmental Protection Agency and pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate change agreement. We can get out of this death spiral. […]

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