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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.
CIA Covert Actions & Drug Trafficking
Alfred McCoy
2 CDs Investigative journalist Gary Webb’s series in the San Jose Mercury News gave new life to the charge of CIA drug running. Rep. John Conyers, Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, convened a special seminar on Capitol Hill to focus on the issue. This panel of experts discusses the new revelations as well as […]
The Phenomena of Language
Noam Chomsky
The Chinese Economic System
Keyu Jin
China is a paradoxical global power. It’s run by the Communist Party and at the same time it has a huge private sector which includes the world’s largest number of billionaires. Its economy has been described as a mix of state capitalism and market socialism. Internationally its Belt & Road Initiative has spread its economic and […]
Hezbollah
Amal Saad-Ghorayeb
Hezbollah, party of God in Arabic, is a major component of Lebanon’s political and social life. The party, led by Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, represents the historically underrepresented Shia, the country’s largest group. Lebanon has a complex sectarian-based political structure, a legacy of French colonialism. Each of the country’s 18 religious sects is allocated seats in […]
An Evening with Zinn & Terkel
Howard Zinn, Studs Terkel
A fun, informative and inspirational program with two of America’s greatest raconteurs and keepers of the past. These enduring and endearing figures talk about breaking segregation in the South, individual and social change, hierarchy of values, media, propaganda, history and memory, etc. The introduction is by Alice Walker, noted poet and novelist, and former student […]

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