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The Question of Palestine
Edward Said
In this clear and concise lecture, Edward Said outlines the historical dimension of the “Question of Palestine” and its human component. He focusses on why Palestinian concerns have been ignored or belittled and how collectively Palestinians have been reduced to “terrorists.” Prof. Said is impassioned and his arguments are lucid and cogent. A valuable and […]
Myths, Empire and the Middle East
Richard Becker
The great historian Howard Zinn always reminded us of the importance of knowing history, not the imagined and fabricated past but what actually happened. Without that knowledge we are putty in the hands of manipulators and prevaricators. Powerful states have incentives to invent history and they have varied instruments at their disposal to achieve their […]
Liquid Assets: Water for the Highest Bidder
Maude Barlow, Vandana Shiva, Tony Clarke
Water is essential to all life forms on this planet. It is a very finite and precious substance. As the human population explodes and ecosystems are destroyed, water sources are being contaminated and used beyond their capacities to be replenished. At current rates, the demand for fresh water will exceed supplies by over 50% in […]
Gaza, Israel & the United States
Nader Hashemi
Official U.S. policy in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is one of being the great enabler for Israel. A new study from the Cost of War Project at Brown University finds that the Biden and Trump regimes in the last two years have given Israel $21.7 billion in military aid. In addition, Washington extends crucial diplomatic and […]
A 100th Birthday Garland for Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Political activist Abbie Hoffman, speaking at the Jack Kerouac Festival in 1982, said that the social movements of the 1960s would not have happened without the cultural revolution of the 1950s. Poet Allen Ginsberg was the spokesman for the Beat Generation literary movement, and a powerful voice for civil rights, free speech, and the peace […]
Iraq: The Forever War
Noam Chomsky
Imperial powers have historically cooked up great reasons to sell their wars to their people. The standard litany for aggression is self-defense, freedom, liberty and democracy. The attack on Iraq was not a mistake. It was a crime. And criminals should be brought to justice. But we don’t have anyone in the political system that […]
Edward Said and Resisting Imperialism
Noam Chomsky
Recorded at Princeton University.
Debunking Conspiracy Theories
Chip Berlet
Theories are unproven assertions. If empirical evidence is presented then the theory moves to fact. In another realm, allegations are not subject to rigorous examination. There is a strain of thought that embraces beliefs ranging from UFOs in Roswell to who killed JFK to black helicopters. These theories take on an almost theological conviction. If […]
Malcolm X and the Struggle for Black Liberation
William Sales
Malcolm X is one of the towering figures in the struggle for black liberation. He has been identified as an articulator of the rage of black youth and a symbol of pride and defiance. But he was much more than that. Malcolm X was a major thinker and theoretician of black liberation. In the year […]
TECHNOLOGY 3-Pack
Bruce Schneier, Robert McChesney, Shoshana Zuboff
Includes:
- Capitalism in the Age of Digital Technology
- The Internet, Privacy & Power
- Surveillance Capitalism
Intervention
Noam Chomsky
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 […]
Climate Change: Tipping Point
Bill McKibben
Glaciers are retreating at a rapid rate. Within just a few years there will be no more snows on Kilimanjaro. Glaciers in the Andes, the Rockies, and the Himalayas are all shrinking. The polar ice shelves are fracturing. Sea level is rising. The permafrost is melting. Millions of people worldwide are at risk. A major […]

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