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Food Justice
Vandana Shiva
The global financial debacle has drowned out coverage of the rise in food prices. There are billion-dollar bailouts for banks while the poor go hungry. A billion people around the world face food insecurity. The crisis has arisen from a mix of speculation and deregulation, promotion of inputs such as fertilizers and pesticides, the diversion […]
AI & the Crisis of Capitalism
John Cassidy
AI, artificial intelligence, is rapidly expanding along with its promises and dangers. On the promises side, tech bros like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, thanks to AI, “We will see diseases get cured at an unprecedented rate.” AI critics such as Geoffrey Hinton, a Nobel Prize winner who has been called the “Godfather of AI,” warns of the technology’s […]
War or Peace in the Middle East
Rami Khouri
The ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians is in its first phase. Some captives have been released with more to follow. Aid trucks are delivering desperately needed food, water and medicine to the besieged Palestinians. What the future will bring is uncertain. The situation is fragile. What is certain is the Palestinians have endured disproportionate […]
Selected Speeches
Malcolm X
Malcolm X gave African Americans a sense of dignity and pride. He ignited interest in African history and tradition. He promoted Islam and its egalitarian credo as a vehicle for Black liberation. In this recording hear one of the 20th century’s most charismatic and dynamic speakers in four presentations: Learning from Black History; Beyond Integration; […]
Creeping Fascism
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs This is one of those “must haves.” In this detailed and heavily documented talk, Chomsky illustrates how imperial U.S. foreign policy, the national security apparatus and a state capitalist economic system limits democracy and contributes to a kind of creeping fascism. Abroad, the U.S. is opposed to any form of independent nationalism whether […]
Kashmir: Telling the Story
Khurram Parvez
I interviewed Khurram Parvez in Srinagar, Kashmir in February 2011. When I returned to India that September to follow up on reporting on the mass graves in Kashmir, I was denied entry by the Indian government. I’ve been banned from India ever since. Sadly, this interview is still relevant. Since August 2019 the Hindu nationalist […]
Resistance and the Arts
Amiri Baraka
From Allen Ginsberg to Kurt Vonnegut and from Bob Dylan to Michael Franti, artists have been on the cutting edge. The arts play a pivotal role in society. The great historian Howard Zinn said: “Whenever I become discouraged I lift my spirits by remembering: The artists are on our side! I mean those poets and […]
Vietnam Then, Palestine Now
Robert Buzzanco
Separated by decades, the U.S. war in Vietnam and the Israeli war in Gaza are very different. Vietnam had support from China and the Soviet Union. The Palestinians have no allies. The sheer scale of the U.S. assault on not only Vietnam but Cambodia and Laos as well immeasurably dwarfs the death toll Israel is […]
Roots of the Gulf Crisis
Eqbal Ahmad
Eqbal Ahmad examines the origins of the current Gulf crisis. He presents an indigenous perspective that provides valuable insights into Saddam Hussein’s actions, the politics of oil, the role of the U.S. media, Israel and the Palestinian issue. Ahmad is a passionate and incisive speaker. His analysis is virtually excluded from mainstream media coverage. As […]
Imperial Democracy
Arundhati Roy
Hey! Step right up. Want some democracy? We got a great new brand right here on the shelf ready to go. Seal-wrapped straight from the factory. And we’ll get it to you through the barrel of a gun. Shipping and handling are on us. U.S. imperialism, like its predecessors, is based on the moral right […]
Critique of Kissinger
Noam Chomsky
Recorded at Georgetown University. Additional speakers- Morton Halperin: A Nixon National Security Council staff member and Kissinger aide who resigned over the invasion of Cambodia. Tran Van Dihn: A South Vietnamese diplomat. He served at the Embassy of Vietnam in Washington, DC 1961-63. He taught at Temple University. He died in 2011. Fred Branfman: Co-director […]
At West Point
Noam Chomsky
A rare opportunity to hear Chomsky talking to the cadets at West Point on “just war theory.” Chomsky takes down Michael Walzer who proclaims that Afghanistan and Serbia are examples of the “triumph of just war theory.” Also coming under critical scrutiny is Jean Bethke Elshtain, author of Just War Against Terror. Chomsky reviews the […]

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