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Democratic Values and Economic Inequality
Manning Marable
Just when you thought the huge gap between rich and poor could grow no wider, the latest numbers come in. The average CEO now makes 326 times the salary of the average worker. The U.S. has the worse income inequality among industrialized nations. The economic gurus can’t explain why the richest country in the world […]
Beyond Black & White: Rethinking Race
Manning Marable
A generation removed from the civil rights movement, the achievement of racial equality and social justice for African Americans seems more remote than ever. Life expectancy for black men is below retirement age. Median black income is 60% that of whites. At the same time, affirmative action, Black Studies programs and other gains of the […]
Race, Education & Multiculturalism
Manning Marable
The United States is rapidly changing. Within two decades the majority of the working class between the ages of 20 and 40 will be people of color. And by 2050 we will live in a country in which whites will be a minority of the total population. The color line will be fundamentally transformed. Education, […]
Class, Race, Personal History, etc.
Manning Marable
Interviewed by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.
Malcolm X: Beyond the Icon
Manning Marable
Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.
Building Multicultural Democracy: Breaking the Barriers of Race, Gender and Class
Manning Marable
The United States in the 21st century will be increasingly racially and culturally diverse. The standard worldview rooted in the white, male, Christian, European, tradition is going to change. Demographics, decency and common sense demand it.
Race, Class and Gender Domination
Manning Marable
A brilliant and inspired analysis of the connections between the struggle against racism and struggles against other forms of oppression and domination, particularly sexism. Professor Marable outlines strategies for democratic and progressive change. In a period of increasing racial tensions and incidents, this program is especially timely and important. Recorded at the University of Colorado […]
Cocaine Politics
Jonathan Marshall
Gary Webb’s series of articles in the San Jose Mercury News on the relationship between the CIA, the Contras, and crack reignited the issue of the Agency’s connections to drug trafficking, initially brought to light during the Vietnam War and then again by the Iran-Contra affair. Under the cover of national security and covert operations, […]
Dismantling the Cold War Economy
Ann Markusen
For almost five decades the United States spent trillions of dollars in waging the Cold War. It is now apparent that that effort has created serious structural problems and distortions. While U.S. industry can produce Stealth bombers, it can no longer manufacture cameras, VCRs, TVs and many other consumer items. Pentagon-driven priorities have drained and weakened the economy thus compromising […]
Native Sovereignty
Wilma Mankiller
Recorded at the University of Colorado.
Third World and the New World Order
Michael Manley
The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in what is trumpeted as a NewWorld Order. The Cold War has melted down. What does the end of theEast-West conflict mean for the Third World? The Third World refers to developing countries, many of them former colonies, which were not aligned with either of the superpower blocs.
The New Crusade: America’s War on Terrorism
Rahul Mahajan
A year after the 9/ 11th attacks the U.S. government is still not willing to examine the real source of global discontent. And why do they hate us, as many media figures have asked in hurt, confused tones? When you look beyond the mainstream U.S. media, journalists and intellectuals throughout the world point to the […]

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