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Corporate Media & U.S. Empire
Abby Martin
Renowned Indian writer Arundhati Roy once assured an American audience that the United States might enjoy a collective sigh of relief when it finally gives up on being an empire. But empires die hard. In response to eroding economic predominance, military spending in the U.S. has skyrocketed. Simultaneously, as if in response to legal matters that encircle […]
Choosing the News: Who Sets the Agenda
Howard Zinn, Bill Schaap, Joanne Ball, Alexander Cockburn, Karl Mayer, William Styron, Terry Shaw, Wilbert Tatum
Working Class Movies
Haskell Wexler, John Sayles, Kristi Jacobson, David Barsamian
Haskell Wexler recounts his experiences starting in 1946 as a filmmaker and cinematographer. “As the Cold War developed unions were decimated, all the unions that were active in favor of their workers were denuded off their militancy by calling them Reds. I jumped at the opportunity to work on John Sayles’ Matewan. To this day I […]
U.S. Nuclear War Policy
Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg
How many times have we come close to destroying the world? You don’t want to know. In this discussion, Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg review the disturbing historical record. They talk about the phony bomber and missile gaps that were used to justify more military spending. Today dangers are increasing. So much so that the […]
Palestine: After the Last Sky
Ramzy Baroud
Mahmoud Darwish, the national poet of Palestine in a famous couplet asks, “Where should we go after the last frontiers, where should the birds fly after the last sky?” For many displaced Palestinians Darwish speaks to their dilemma. Where should they go? The role of the U.S. in the conflict is enormous. It is heavily […]
Is War Ever Justifiable?
David Swanson, Pete Kilner
In 1970, at the height of the U.S. wars in Indochina Edwin Starr came out with his classic song: “War.” In it he asks, “War, what is good for?” And he answers: “Absolutely nothing.” Well, for the giant weapons manufacturing corporations, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics and all the rest, war pays […]
The Real Black Panther
Bobby Seale
Black Panther is a blockbuster superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character. But back in the 1960s the Black Panther Party represented an African-American political and social welfare organization. Why the name? As Huey Newton, one of its leaders said, because the black panther doesn’t strike first, “but if the aggressor strikes first, then he’ll attack.” It was formed to […]
2000 Years of Chinese Poetry
Bill Doub
As part of AR’s World Poetry Series, this program covers classical and modern Chinese poetry from 700 BC to the present. David and Bill discuss the differences between ancient and contemporary Chinese language, the relationship between Chinese poetry and music, recent discoveries of authentic ancient poetry texts, and the influences of both Buddhism and 20th-century […]
Barsamian/Kronos Quartet in Concert
David Barsamian
David Barsamian gave a spoken word performance accompanied by the Kronos Quartet in concert. “Beyond Zero: 1914 – 1918″ presented a musical meditation marking the centennial of “the war to end all wars.” He continues an innovative political/musical collaboration with Kronos begun in 2006 that has featured Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali and others in venues from […]
The Poetry of Rumi
Rumi
2 CDs An overview of the life and work of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, 13th century Persian poet, jurist and theologian. This inspirational program includes poetry in verse and song as well as biographical commentary.
The Poetry of Palestine’s National Poet
Mahmoud Darwish
This program features some of Darwish’s finest poems, including “Promises,” “The Roses and the Dictionary,” “My Mother” and “Passport.” You will hear the poems in Arabic followed by English translation. Musical renditions are by famed oud master Marcel Khalife. With the participation of Mohamed Abu Zahra. Part of David Barsamian’s World Poetry Series.
Ravi Shankar: A Musical Portrait
Ravi Shankar
2 CDs This is a special Ganges to the Nile program on Ravi Shankar, India’s great sitarist and composer. Ganges to the Nile was hosted and produced by David Barsamian on KGNU from 1978-85. This 2-CD set explores the wide range and versatility of maestro Shankar. A veritable musical bridge linking East and West, he was […]
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