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The Ideology of the Entertainment Media
Michael Parenti
Some Hollywood movies are platforms for jingoistic militarism laced with racism. Take John Wayne in a Western, e.g., saying, “There’s humans and then there’s Comanches.” In a WWII movie, a GI says of the Japanese, “They’re not people. They live in the trees like apes.” Michael Parenti asks, “How can we speak of Hollywood films […]
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Greg Palast
After Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez allegedly resigned in April, 2002 The New York Times declared, “Democracy is no longer threatened by a would-be dictator.” The U.S. media, following the Bush Administration’s lead, praised the shift in power and sidestepped the fact that Venezuela’s democratically elected President was ousted by a military coup. Was this simply […]
Empire and Literature
Edward Said
Recorded at the University of Colorado.
Bailouts, Banks & Pyramids
Nomi Prins
We hear a lot about bulls and bears and the magic of the stock market. The magic is shared by a few. The richest 10 percent own 84 percent of all shares of stock. Remember the days when Republicans prided themselves on being fiscally responsible? Well, they’re long gone. The deficit and the debt are […]
Behind the War on Terror
Nafeez Mossadeq Ahmed
The Bush-led war party of vulcans drive the war on terror. These born-again nationalists have an agenda that was announced several years ago. They formed the Project for a New American Century. Read their key document “Rebuilding America’s Defenses.” It is a blueprint for America as Sparta and a formula for permanent war. It says what was required to achieve […]
The Human Face of Imperial Ambition
Noam Chomsky, Kathy Kelly
The National Security Strategy of the United States issued in September 2002 frankly states, “The events of September 11, 2001 fundamentally changed the context for relations between the U.S. and other main centers of global power, and opened vast, new opportunities.” And what are those opportunities for the people of Iraq? A U.S.-led invasion and […]
Race & Caste in the U.S. + Incarceration Nation
Michelle Alexander
Includes:
- Race & Caste in the U.S.
- Incarceration Nation
Questions & Answers with Freshman Honors Students
Noam Chomsky
Recorded at the University of Wyoming.
U.S. and Indonesia: Partners in Genocide
Noam Chomsky
Rollback: The Return of Predatory Capitalism
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs Interview.
Editing Reality
Alexander Cockburn
Alexander Cockburn presents a lucid and witty lecture on how the mainstream media edit reality. Using many examples, he demonstrates how news is designed, regulated and managed to exclude stories and information that are not ideologically serviceable. The unspoken elite consensus, Cockburn contends, largely determines how issues are framed and topics chosen. His thesis will […]
The Palestinian Narrative
Edward Said
2 CDs Edward Said says, “It is imperative to see the Palestinian narrative if we are to arrive at a state that can roughly be described as peace.” He then criticizes the media for “a series of twisted ideological fictions designed not only to disguise but to obliterate reality.” On Palestine, liberals are guilty of […]

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