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History of the Southeast Asia Drug Trade
Alfred McCoy
Drug Wars: Origins & Solutions
Alfred McCoy
Declarations of drug wars in the United States have become ritual incantations. Presidents go on television brandishing bags of drugs, putatively purchased a few blocks from the White House, and warn that narcotics are “the gravest threat facing the nation.” Congress appropriates money. Media specials are broadcast. The public is mobilized. A few dramatic arrests […]
The Politics of Drugs
Alfred McCoy
The Politics of Drugs. Interviewed by David Barsamian.
Storm Signals: The Caribbean
Kathy McAfee
Environmental Destruction & U.S. Policy
Jane McAlevey
Labor and Politics: A New Agenda
Tony Mazzocchi
For decades organized labor has been aligned to the Democratic Party. Union endorsements for their candidates were almost automatic. In the 1980s, Reagan succeeded in reaching a lot of union members. The proverbial tectonic plate was shifting. Union membership continues to shrink. Hourly wages were higher twenty-five years ago. Family income was higher ten years […]
Labor Party Advocates: A New Party
Tony Mazzocchi
The U.S. is alone among the industrialized nations without a labor-based party. Working people lack a political organization that represents and promotes their interests. Polls indicate widespread dissatisfaction and disillusionment with the existing political system. More and more Americans view the Democrats and Republicans as simply two factions of the same pro-business party. Labor Party […]
Africa: Myths & Realities
Ali Mazrui
While there are some popular and unthreatening images of Africa – smiling natives dancing and playing great music, safaris and exotic animals in a National Geographic wonderland – it is the negative picture which overwhelmingly dominates. The continent is virtually synonymous with destitution and misery. Ethiopia, Angola, the Sudan, Somalia and Rwanda are part of […]
Global Apartheid: Race & Religion in the New World Order
Ali Mazrui
Afrocentricity & Multiculturalism
Ali Mazrui
While there are some popular and unthreatening images of Africa, smiling natives dancing and playing great music, safaris and exotic animals in a National Geographic wonderland, it is the negative picture which overwhelmingly dominates. The continent is virtually synonymous with destitution and misery. Ethiopia, Angola, the Sudan, Somalia and Rwanda are part of the roll […]
Iraq War & Occupation: Consequences for the Middle East
Rania Masri
The U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq will have a profound impact on all Middle Eastern countries. Bush wants to install democracy in Iraq. It’s a new version of the old domino theory, that democracy will somehow replicate itself among the sheiks, amirs, and despots of the region. The introduction of a huge U.S. military […]
On Du Bois, King & Gramsci
Manning Marable
Manning Marable on the life, work, and legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois, Dr. King, and Antonio Gramsci. Interviewed by David Barsamian. Recorded at Columbia University.

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