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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 […]
Targeting Iran
Noam Chomsky
Hypocrisy is criticizing others for behavior which one engages in as well, a double standard. Imperial powers of course take the cake when it comes to hypocrisy. Not content with its “mission accomplished” success in Iraq, the Bush administration is now aiming its guns at Iran. An original member of the “axis of evil,” Iran […]
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 […]
Earth Democracy
Vandana Shiva
Advocates of corporate driven globalization are like the missionaries of old. Convinced of their righteousness, they are full of good intentions to save the world. Instead of bibles they are waving so-called free trade agreements. The gospel they preach is, Open your markets. Let us in. A recent UN study unequivocally states that globalization is […]
Stories Hollywood Never Tells
Howard Zinn
Zinn, the people’s historian, provides numerous examples of hidden material for possible movie scripts. There are great stories out there waiting to be told. Zinn recounts some of them. Recorded at the 1999 Taos Talking Film Festival. Introduction/tribute by David Barsamian.
Terrorism & the Media
Reese Erlich
The use of the word terrorism by politicians and the corporate media is highly refined and selective. September 11 is the event that defines the term. Acts of violence by designated enemies are without exception categorized as terrorism. The perpetrators are labeled as terrorists. But when the U.S. carries out air attacks, invasions, coups, sabotage […]
Riffin’ on Music & Language
Amiri Baraka
The origins of key elements of African American culture, such as the blues and jazz, can be traced to traditional West African griot and djali musicians and performers. They were not just entertainers and storytellers but custodians of memory. They are the link in the trans-Atlantic chain leading to Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, […]
UN Press Conference
Noam Chomsky
At an event organized by the Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People at the UN, Chomsky takes various questions from international journalists. He discusses moral choices. They “cannot be divorced from the tactical judgments of the consequences of actions.” We must take into account, addressing the BDS movement, the “impact on the […]
Latin America: Stirrings in the Servants’ Quarters
Noam Chomsky
In his first full-length interview since Hugo Chavez’s UN speech which made his book Hegemony or Survival a bestseller, Noam Chomsky talks about developments in Latin America and challenges to U.S. hegemony. Since the Monroe Doctrine, the U.S. has viewed Latin America as an area it could easily dominate and control. With the elections of Chavez in […]
The Case of Sacco & Vanzetti
Howard Zinn
From Massachusetts to California, immigrants today are the target of government raids and deportations. A massive wall is being built between Mexico and the United States. Armed vigilantes, self-styled Minutemen, patrol the border. U.S. history has been marked by periodic outbursts of anti-immigrant racism fueled by jingoism. One notorious example was the case of the […]
Transgender Visibility
Laverne Cox
The LGBTQ, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community have made significant strides in recent years in achieving legal recognition and protection. But some of the gains are being rolled back. The Trump administration revoked federal guidelines specifying that transgender students have the right to use public school restrooms that match their gender identity. Resistance […]
Cambodia
Noam Chomsky
Not the best audio but the content is rich, particularly Chomsky’s exchange with Anthony Lewis of The New York Times.

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