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Violence and Militarism
Barbara Ehrenreich
In this powerful and persuasive presentation, Barbara Ehrenreich connects the deep strains of violence and militarism that are embedded in our culture. Domestic violence has its counterpart in international affairs. U.S. foreign policy, Ehrenreich contends, has much in common with the LAPD. Women, people of color and the poor are the main victims of Bush’s […]
Neruda & Modern Latin American Literature
Jorge Edwards
Pablo Neruda of Chile, 1904-1973, won the Nobel Prize in 1971. Jorge Edwards, a Chilean writer, discusses Neruda’s vast literary output. Edwards, who knew Neruda, describes how his work evolved from early romantic poetry to, after the Spanish Civil War, radical and political. Edwards has great insight into Neruda and the nuances and textures of […]
Hormonal Havoc: Your Body and the Chemical Experiment
Dianne Dumanoski
The chemical revolution to improve life has been in full swing since World War II. The unforeseen result has been global contamination, which has altered the chemical make-up of life itself. Compounds that mimic hormones are disrupting reproductive and developmental processes. Male sperm counts have dropped as much as fifty percent in recent decades, while […]
Women, Welfare and Poverty
Diane Dujon
Many Americans live one pink slip or one medical diagnosis from financial ruin. Once, hitting bottom meant welfare, but now, with the gutting of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), many face a free-fall. To shift the national debate from how to eliminate welfare to how to eliminate poverty, Diane Dujon thinks we must […]
Reclaiming Democracy
Ronnie Dugger
Democracy as theory is celebrated and triumphant. Yet democracy as practice is anemic. Citizen participation is low. Voting continues to decline. Corporations wield tremendous economic and political power. Ordinary people are relegated to the sidelines. The two political parties have some differences but Clinton and others before him have basically turned the Democrats into Republican-lite. […]
Talking Heads: Radio & TV
Susan Douglas
Talk shows on radio and TV have become a kind of electronic surrogate for the town common. But what of the content? Susan Douglas says that it’s more than just guys and right-wing blondes shouting at one another. Underneath the rhetoric are layers of misogyny, homophobia, race and class bias. The backlash against feminism has […]
Talk Radio: Letting Boys Be Boys
Susan Douglas
Male dominated talk radio is central to the backlash against the feminist movement. The gains of women in the workplace threaten the traditional right wing. Limbaugh, Stern and their imitators fill the airwaves with their defense of male privilege. They yearn for the halcyon days of old where women were wombs and busy little bees […]
Media Representations of Women
Susan Douglas
Images of women are produced in Madison Avenue advertising agencies and then refracted through the prism of media. Feel-good lines like, “You’ve come a long way baby,” and “Never underestimate the power of a woman,” mask the mixed messages which heighten feelings of inadequacy and undermine self-esteem. Young girls are particularly vulnerable and are specifically […]
Satirical Verses
Edward Dorn
Satire has long been a favorite device of artists seeking to subvert by making fun of those in power, be it church, state, king or landlord. If they are especially good at it, they can be banished, like cartoonist Thomas Nast, or novelist Salman Rushdie. But poetry has never wielded enough influence to bring down […]
Masks & Realities
Ariel Dorfman
Why has Chile, a country with a small population, produced so many world class writers, musicians and poets? Ariel Dorfman explains: “It’s a place where the best and the worst things can happen. It’s a land of great mysteries, of many contrasts.” He then goes on to give his personal background and inspirations that have […]
The Politics of the Christian Right
Sara Diamond
The Christian Right is a growing social force. It has built an extensive network of media and cultural institutions and has moved—in a major way—into politics. In some states, it dominates the Republican Party. As part of a grassroots campaign, the Christian Right has targeted electoral races ranging from school boards to Congress. It has […]
Corporation Nation
Charles Derber
Corporations have steadily amassed economic and political power in the U.S. The unchecked growth of corporate power has had a huge impact on the public interest. Charles Derber brilliantly diagnosis the problem and proposes a cure. Fans of Richard Grossman’s analysis will appreciate this one.

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