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Israel, the U.S. & Mideast Policy
David Barsamian
U.S. policy in the Middle East has been predicated on control of oil and the maintenance of client states. Israel has been a crucial ally acting as a local gendarme. Threatening Iran with military attack has been a favorite playing card for both Washington and Tel Aviv. The threat of war is a clear violation […]
2021 Chomsky Interviews 3-pack
Noam Chomsky
Includes:
- Tipping Points: Environmental & Political
- The U.S. Rules the World
- Consequences of Capitalism
Q&A with Citizens Opposed to Fracking
Thomas Linzey
In this question and answer session, environmental attorney Thomas Linzey speaks with citizens of Fort Collins and surrounding Colorado communities who oppose hydraulic fracturing. He says social change happens through confrontation and movement building, which means doing more than just appealing polluters’ permits. The goal, says Linzey, is enacting and implementing environmental law. A “seat […]
Gig Economics
Juliet Schor
At first blush, it seems like a dream job and a great way to make money. You always wanted to be your own boss. You’re free and independent. You work where and when you want. It could be a side job giving you that extra income you need. The gig economy has exploded in recent […]
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 […]
State Repression of the Black Panthers
Kathleen Cleaver
Of all the radical organizations in the 1960s, none struck as much fear in the establishment as the Black Panther Party. Militant blacks off the plantation system of subordination were too much for the white power structure. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover called the Panthers “the greatest threat to the internal security of the United […]
U.S. Nuclear War Policy
Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg
How many times have we come close to destroying the world? You don’t want to know. In this discussion, Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg review the disturbing historical record. They talk about the phony bomber and missile gaps that were used to justify more military spending. Today dangers are increasing. So much so that the […]
2020 Chomsky Interviews 3-pack
Noam Chomsky
Includes:
- Class Struggle or Get It in the Neck
- The President, The Pandemic & the Election
- The Politics of the Pandemic
Government Repression of the American Indian Movement
Ward Churchill
The reality of what occurred on the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation in the 1970s is not reflected in most contemporary histories of the United States. Scores of indigenous people were killed and many more were wounded. Ward Churchill, an activist with the American Indian Movement, draws lessons and inspiration from the events at Pine Ridge […]
Gunned Down: Kids Getting Killed
Gary Younge
After the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in December 2012, impending firearm control legislation led to panic buying of guns throughout the country. In 2016, the prospect of Hillary as president led to another rush to buy. Smith and Wesson stock prices soared. Remington Arms Company boosted production. Walmart gun sales went up. Incidents of […]
Resentment Politics
Richard Seymour
There is a class in this country that reeks of obscene wealth. From mansions in Beverly Hills and the Hamptons, they fly around in their private jets and sail the seas in their luxury yachts. Left behind are countless millions who are subjected to austerity programs and lectures about hard work. The rise, not just […]
The CIA & LSD: Acid Dreams
Martin Lee
During the Cold War in the early 1950s, the CIA experimented and developed LSD as a mind control espionage weapon. It launched a massive covert program in which countless innocent civilians were used as guinea pigs. Though the CIA was intent on keeping the drug for its own purposes, it could not prevent it from […]

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