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Unresolved Geographies, Embattled Landscapes
Edward Said
The standard imperial strategies of “divide and rule” and “partition and quit” have had disastrous consequences in Ireland, Palestine and India. The ravages of identity politics and skewed nationalist impulses have further contributed to turmoil and war. Independence for many post-colonial states has meant little more than replacing a foreign system of oppression with a […]
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 […]
U.S. Imperialism & the War with Spain
Howard Zinn
Imperialism is usually associated with voracious and belligerent European states like Britain, France, Spain and Portugal. They conquered and colonized much of the world. By the time the U.S. entered the international arena in the late 19th century, there wasn’t much left to grab but Spain was weak and vulnerable. The U.S. war with Spain […]
Language in a Psychological Setting
Noam Chomsky
America’s Race Problem
Malcolm X
Honduras: Coups, Crises & Caravans
Dana Frank
Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and has one of the world’s highest murder rates. More than half of its population of about ten million live in poverty and per capita income is one of the lowest in the region. Since the June 2009 coup overthrowing the government of President Manuel Zelaya […]
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 […]
On the Eve of the Gulf War
Noam Chomsky, Eqbal Ahmad
One of the rare recordings of these two intellectual titans recorded just a few days before the attack on Iraq. From the very beginning of the crisis precipitated by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Chomsky says, the U.S. prevented “any diplomatic initiative” including sanctions. Quoting Bush 1, “America stands where it always has, against aggression, against […]
The New Media Monopoly
Ben Bagdikian
In 1983 there were 50 corporations that controlled the media in the U.S. Today that number is down to 5. What does that portend for democracy and the information needs of the citizenry? The 1996 Telecommunications Act had a lot to do with the acceleration of monopolies. Its enthusiastic advocates promised more media diversity. The […]
Edward Said: An Oppositional Intellectual
Nubar Hovsepian
From on high, establishment intellectuals replicate dominant societal narratives, power structures, and established norms. And as long as they perform that task, they are honored, and celebrated and are invited to all the talk shows, and attend dinner parties of the rich and powerful, and get to play golf with them and they are, of […]
Language: Asking the Right Questions
Noam Chomsky
2 cds. Recorded at the University of North Carolina.
Can the System be Fixed?
Howard Zinn
The scale of corporate scandals is unprecedented in American history. Many workers have lost not only their jobs but also their savings, pensions and investments. Upper management, the so-called captains of industry, cashed in their stocks long before they tanked. Wall Street brokers, dependent on commissions, were selling investors stocks they were describing in internal […]

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