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The God of Small Things
Arundhati Roy
This historic interview of Roy by David Barsamian was done in the backseat of a car en route from Amherst, MA to Logan airport in Boston. 2 CDs
2015 Harvard Trade Union Program
Noam Chomsky
The annual question and answer session does not disappoint. This is Chomsky at his best. In response to a question, “Is the middle class doomed?” he says, “The middle class, meaning the working class, has taken it on the chin during this neo-liberal period. But those are policy decisions which can be reversed. Furthermore, the […]
Inside Armenia
Anna Shahnazaryan
Land-locked Armenia has had a long history but as a nation state it is rather new. Armenia declared its independence from the USSR in 1991. Left with a legacy of 70 years of Soviet rule, corruption is rampant. The adoption of neoliberalism by elites, as in other countries, has produced massive inequality. Oligarchs dominate the […]
Israel, Iran & the US: Treacherous Alliance
Trita Parsi
You know the old saw, politics makes strange bedfellows. How about this one? Israel, Iran and the U.S. Yep, hard to believe but true. For many years the three acted in close cooperation. It’s a story that’s barely known. And for good reason. It is inconvenient. It’s like being reminded that the U.S. supported Saddam […]
Advertising and the End of the World
Sut Jhally
It’s no accident that the rise of modern advertising coincides with the rise of mass production. As capitalism became better and better at making more and more stuff, it required new methods that would convince people to keep buying. Today’s hyper-consumerism is driven by ever more sophisticated advertising and public relations techniques. The specific product […]
I Have a Drone
David Barsamian
AR Director David Barsamian takes us around the world of U.S imperialism and rapacious capitalism. His vehicle: a discussion of the Obama Administration’s use of drone strikes. He places the drone program in a historical context of U.S. “rules of engagement.” Barsamian opens with a send up of King’s I Have A Dream speech, and closes in full-throated song based on “Home […]
Chaos, Chance & Choice
Brian Klaas
As a kid, did you ever play “What If”? Like, what if the Kennedys, Dr. King and Malcolm X weren’t gunned down in the 1960s? Like, what if the votes in Florida were counted and Al Gore won the 2000 election? What if the U.S. did not support the jihadis in Afghanistan? What if the […]
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Vandana Shiva
Multinational corporations are transforming global agriculture. Using the WTO as a wedge, they seek to patent seeds and life forms. Citizens from all over the world are questioning the impact of industrial agriculture and biotechnology on small farmers, the environment, and the quality and safety of food. Perhaps nowhere is resistance to the practices of […]
Understanding Ourselves
Noam Chomsky
Recorded at Johns Hopkins University this is another extraordinary Chomsky talk in which he blends his knowledge of history and philosophy and the development of modern propaganda. The problem faced by such democracies as the U.S. is to manage and control a population which had some degree of political freedom. The elite solution? Techniques of […]
Chris Hedges 3-Pack
Chris Hedges
Includes:
- Truth Is the First Casualty of War
- Q&A on American Sadism
- American Sadism
Overcoming Obstacles
Howard Zinn
In a time of war, imperialism and official lying it’s hard to be optimistic. The monopolistic media function as a weapon of mass distraction. They say, Don’t fret about affairs of state. Turn to the sports pages or worry about clothes or whether Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will be happy. Public apathy about serious […]
Creation & Culture
Noam Chomsky

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