Greatest Hits Archives — Page 98 of 160 — Alternative Radio

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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Energy, Environment and the Media
Daniel Schorr
Daniel Schorr looks at how the media are able and unable to direct public attention to energy and environmental issues. Schorr traces the changes that have occurred in media coverage of and public interest and concern in conservation, oil, pollution, etc. He also discusses the domestic political climate which like the global one has undergone […]
The Athletic-Industrial Complex
Dave Zirin
Sports play a central role in many societies, perhaps nowhere more so than in the United States. From Michael Vick to T. O., to Barry Bonds and A-Rod, athletes are under the microscope. They are multi-millionaire gladiators. Their every dropped ball, at-bat, comment, and gesture are grist for the sports talk mill. There are hours […]
Civil Rights Under Attack
Julian Bond
It’s less than 40 years since the end of legal segregation in the United States. But the hard won victories of the 1960’s civil rights movement are at risk today. From Jim Crow to John Ashcroft, the struggle continues. The Bush Administration, led by Attorney General Ashcroft, is wielding broad new powers under the Patriot […]
The Palestinian Future
Edward Said
September 13 marked the fifth anniversary of the Oslo Accords. Hardly anyone noticed. Peace still seems distant. Fifty years after Israel’s founding, the status of the Palestinians remains unclear. What is the Palestinian future? Recorded at Rice University.

x

Top