2 CDs A tour de force. Chomsky traces American attacks on the rest of the world focusing on the post-1945 era. He begins his talk with the memorable lines: “The most recent U.S. intervention (Grenada) was yesterday, at least as of this morning.” On Israel, Chomsky says, “American liberals supported the militarization and ultimate destruction […]

Enron is the Houston-based energy corporation that has had the biggest meltdown in U.S. history. Its takeover of part of India’s energy sector created a scandal. Allegations of improprieties abound. India, with its burgeoning population of 1 billion, is an epicenter of opposition to U.S.-led globalization. When it comes to international commerce the U.S. plays […]

Native peoples are at a crossroads. They possess the experience of sustainabilty based on years of observation and tradition. Yet they find their culture stereotyped and demeaned. Because indigenous peoples have the resources, lands and waters demanded by urban areas thousands of miles away, they are targeted by industrialism’s impulse to dominate nature.