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An Evening With Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
2 CDs A wide-ranging and often humorous talk. Recorded at the University of Colorado.
14th Annual State of the World Address
David Barsamian
Each September, as part of the So, You’re a Poet reading series, AR Director David Barsamian delivers a State of the World Address at one of his favorite haunts in Boulder – The Laughing Goat Coffee House. In this free ranging 55-minute talk, David time travels around the world and brings it all back home […]
Oil, Power, and Empire
Larry Everest
Throughout history, wars have been started for many reasons: wealth, power, politics, religion and love, to name a few. Recent conflicts are no exception, with oil being the paramour in the battle and occupation of Iraq. But does it make sense to wage war to control a commodity that is finite? With oil supplies predicted […]
Imperialism & the New World Order
George Galloway
It was Bush the Elder who proudly proclaimed “a New World Order” after the First Gulf War. Some at the time expressed skepticism saying it was the old world order dressed up in new clothes. It was imperialism in the guise of globalization. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. was the sole […]
Pearl Harbor
Noam Chomsky
Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at MIT.
Why Bosnia Matters
Christopher Hitchens
Recorded at Carleton University.
Gagging Democracy India-Style
P. Sainath
India, the world’s most populous country, is ruled by Narendra Modi who is the head of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the BJP. He first became prime minister in 2014 and has been reelected twice since though in 2024 with much lower margins. Before coming to power in Delhi he was chief minister of the state […]
The Myth of the Liberal Media
Jeff Cohen
One of the central tenets of contemporary political discourse is that the media are liberal. Well-paid pundits from wealthy conservative foundations and think tanks produce a steady drumbeat alleging liberal bias. What’s curious about this view is that there’s virtually no evidence to support it. The media are owned by a few large corporations. They […]
Chomsky in Pakistan
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky interviewed in Islamabad by Pervez Hoodbhoy, one of Pakistan’s top scientists/activists (see AR’s Pakistan, Islam & the US) . Among the topics covered are The “NYTimes” and Bertrand Russell; objectivity; what the US response to 9/11 should have been; India-Pakistan relations; and what form should international integration take.
Afghanistan, Pakistan & Iran
Ahmed Rashid, Ervand Abrahamian
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran have extensive historical and cultural links. Peoples, languages, music, and food spill over borders. The U.S. is deeply involved in all three nations. It has occupied Afghanistan since October, 2001. It’s pulled Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s military dictator and former patron of jihadi groups, into its orbit. In Iran, U.S. saber-rattling raises […]
Controlling the Public Mind
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs. Recorded at the Unitarian Community Church.
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs One of the all time great Chomsky talks. He discusses the Salman Rushdie case and the mega merger between Time and Warner. He connects the two by relating an incident he had with a Warner publishing subsidiary. He and Edward Herman had written a book, Counter-Revolutionary Violence. The first print run was in the thousands. […]

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