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Kashmir in Crisis
Sanjay Kak
The stunningly beautiful land of Kashmir, nestled in the Himalayas, has seen much bloodshed and suffering. Over the decades the Indian state in attempts to stifle resistance to its rule in Kashmir has deployed hundreds of thousands of troops, imposed curfews, clampdowns and crackdowns. But nothing approaches the current situation. On August 5 the Hindu-nationalist […]
The Young Lords
Juan González
Puerto Rico. The U.S. seized the Caribbean island from Spain in 1898. Officially it is “a locally self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States.” Since 1917 those born in Puerto Rico have U.S. citizenship but they can’t vote in federal elections. Today, more Puerto Ricans live in the U.S. than on the island. The Young Lords […]
Politics and Language
Noam Chomsky
phone interview
Inside the CIA
John Stockwell
The CIA, formed in 1947, is the covert arm of U.S. foreign policy. Its $30 billion budget is secret. The CIA’s very first operations were to break up strikes and disrupt democratic elections in France and Italy. At about the same time, the Agency protected and hired a number of notorious high-ranking ex-Nazis. Construction of […]
Principles of Language Structure
Noam Chomsky
Selma 1965
Martin Luther King
Archival sound from one of the most important actions of the Civil Rights movement. Features a 30-minute speech by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr on “The Pharaohs Never Give Up Easily.” Many consider the Selma to Montgomery marches, marred by state and local police attacks, as political and emotional peaks of the movement. The day […]
Armenia, Artsakh & Azerbaijan
Bedross Der Matossian
Quickly lost in media coverage was the conflict between the Armenians of Nagorno Karabakh, Artsakh in Armenian, and Azerbaijan. It resulted in the ethnic cleansing of the overwhelmingly Armenian enclave. For many months, their land was under siege and blockade by Azerbaijan. Putin and his so-called peacekeepers did nothing. The international community was silent. On […]
Agitation: The Essence of Democracy
Jim Hightower
There is a tendency among some people to be let’s face it, lazy. We want things delivered instantly to our doorstep. That may work for pizza but that’s not the way social change happens. It’s instructive to heed the words of Frederick Douglass, the great 19th century African American freedom fighter, who said, “If there […]
The Global Water Crisis
Maude Barlow
Water, water, everywhere. It looks that way. More than 2/3s of the earth’s surface is water but of that, only a tiny percentage is suitable for drinking. Underground water supplies, such as aquifers, the most abundant source of fresh water, are being depleted. It is predicted that two-thirds of the world’s population will not have […]
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
Thomas Frank
Why are so many white working class Americans supporting the party that’s killing the estate tax, passed massive tax cuts for the rich, gutted workplace safety standards and represses unions? Republicans have succeeded in framing themselves as the party of the people and Democrats as the party of the elite. Democrats have passively accepted their […]
The Lessons of Vietnam
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs The U.S. war on Vietnam and Laos and Cambodia is shrouded in mythology. After the massive death and destruction, President Carter was asked about reparations and he said there would be none. Why? Because “the destruction was mutual.” In this detailed and brilliant lecture, Chomsky traces the tenets of U.S. imperialism. The rationale […]
Language & Interpretation: Philosophical Reflections
Noam Chomsky
3 CDs UCLA Lectures

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