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Sanctions in Iraq: A Human Rights Catastrophe
Denis Halliday
The U.S. and its allies supported Saddam Hussein during the 1980s. He fell quickly out of favor with his 1990 invasion of Kuwait. The result was the Gulf War and the imposition of sanctions. The human cost of these sanctions has been staggering. Millions of Iraqis are without food, clean water and medicine. At least […]
Iraq: The Impact of Sanctions and U.S. Policy
Denis Halliday, Phyllis Bennis
When it comes to Iraq and sanctions, “moving the goal posts is the name of the game,” says Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis. Sanctions have resulted in hundreds of thousands deaths due to lack of proper nutrition, medicine and clean water. Bennis and Halliday discuss a range of topics, including the history of U.S.-Iraq relations, […]
Beyond Seattle: What Is To Be Done
Robin Hahnel
The World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle not only drew trade officials from 135 countries but also tens of thousands of protesters representing non-governmental organizations, labor unions, environmental groups, farmers and citizen activists. The demonstrators shook the streets and rocked the corporate suites. The WTO ministers couldn’t decide on anything, and the talks collapsed. Was […]
GATT: The Hidden Agenda
Herbert Gunther
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is the Geneva-based organization that sets international tariff and trade rules. It has been called “the economic teeth of the new world order.” Scant information is available and little attention is paid to the workings of GATT, yet its impact, particularly in agriculture, labor and the environment, […]
Educational Opportunity & Democracy
Lani Guinier
In feudal societies, education is the special preserve of the privileged. In democracies, it is considered a universal right and a ticket to success. What happens to democratic ideals when some students are dealt winning hands based not on the cards, but on other factors, like race, class and gender? Discussions of these issues are […]
Race: Creating a National Conversation
Lani Guinier
The O.J. Simpson trial and the Million Man March once again revealed not only the centrality of race, but its polarizing power. Public discourse is marked by recrimination and finger-pointing. Demagogic politicians and talk show hosts advance their agendas by playing what is called the “race card.” Crucial issues of equality and fairness are buried […]
Challenging Corporate Power
Richard Grossman
Once corporations got a foot in the door to power in the late 1890s, it took less than a century to buy the whole building and the ground it stands on. Corporate dominance of the public sphere and its growing presence in our private lives are increasingly viewed as simply the way things are–it’s just […]
Undoing Corporate Rule
Richard Grossman
It can be easy to forget that the American Revolution was fought to rid the colonies of absentee control by not only King George but also the corporations chartered by the crown, like the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Carolina Colony, the Virginia Colony, etc. The Revolution converted these corporations into constitutional states. Richard Grossman shows […]
Nukes in Space: Chernobyls in the Sky
Karl Grossman
Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.
Fortress America: The Military Industrial Complex
William Greider
The end of Cold War was supposed to usher in a peace dividend, a redirection in budget priorities from defense to the civilian sector. It hasn’t happened. The military busies itself with ever new missions from humanitarian intervention in Haiti to bombing Iraq to leading the attack on Yugoslavia. When it comes to military spending […]
The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism
William Greider
The global economic landscape is being radically transformed. Traditional boundaries disappear as huge transnational corporations move virtually at will in search of cheap labor and resources. One financier boasts, “Now capital has wings.” While things may be rosy for some corporations, there are signs of alarm. George Soros, the billionaire speculator, warns in Atlantic magazine […]
Famine in Somalia
Janet Green
Famine, one of the four horseman of the Apocalypse, is decimating Somalia. The graphic photos in the press and the TV footage barely convey the horror and tragedy. Harden journalists report of scenes of desperation they have never seen before. How and why the famine occur? What can be done about it? Lecture recorded at […]

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