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NAFTA: A Critical Reassessment
Elaine Bernard
NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was signed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico amid great fanfare. It was supposed to create jobs and prosperity in all three countries. The agreement was cited as proof that Mexico was about to attain First-World status. Look at Mexico today. Its economy is a shambles. The peso […]
Solidarity: An Injury To One Is An Injury To All
Elaine Bernard
Andrew Carnegie, nineteenth-century financier and steel magnet, once said, “The greatest discovery of my life is that the men who do the work never get rich.” Carnegie knew what he was talking about. He made a fortune off the toil of others. Working people are still getting the short end of the stick. While productivity […]
Creating a New Party: Learning from Canada
Elaine Bernard
In 1992 billionaire Ross Perot, running as an independent, received almost twenty percent of the presidential vote. Many Americans are clearly discontented with the traditional Republican and Democratic parties. Citizens, if they vote at all, often cast their ballots against rather than for candidates. Can a new party take root in the United States? Perhaps […]
The New Democratic Party and Progressive Change in Canada
Elaine Bernard
interview
The Rise of the Religious Right
Chip Berlet
The Religious Right is a growing political force. Its members are committed to transforming the social and cultural landscape. They are highly organized and motivated. In a system dominated by the command of money, the Religious Right has plenty of power. Its adherents hold top positions at city, county and state levels. A significant part […]
Conspiracy Theories: The Right Woos the Left
Chip Berlet
Oliver Stone’s film JFK sparked widespread popular interest in conspiracy theories ranging from who killed President Kennedy to the October Surprise to a plethora of banking scandals, not to mention CIA plots. Conspiracy theories abound on the right and the left. They deflect the public’s attention from perceiving and addressing genuine problems. Instead, convenient scapegoats […]
Oklahoma, Militias & Conspiracy Theories
Chip Berlet, Holly Sklar
The Oklahoma City bombing was the single most deadly act of terrorism in U.S. history. The media immediately blamed Muslims, Arabs and Islam. The revelation that the bombing was home-grown stunned the country. In the last decade there has been a growth in what are called militias. Many of their members believe in various conspiracy […]
Rivers That Were
Barbara Bernstein
2 CDs The Columbia River, flowing through the Pacific Northwest, is the fourth largest river in North America. The Colorado River, the major river in the desert Southwest, is a tiny stream compared to the Columbia, but it is probably the most litigated river in the world. Both these rivers once flowed with a force […]
The Malling of America
Barbara Bernstein
2 CDs Growth in the West is like the weather. Everybody talks about it, but nobody seems to know what to do about it. In Phoenix, Arizona where the dust from endless subdivision construction has become a major public health hazard, the city and county respond to this hazard by creating dust patrols and wetting […]
Carefully Taught: Clashing Values in the Classroom
Barbara Bernstein
2 CDs Public education is under attack. Classrooms and school boards are ideological battlegrounds in the so-called cultural war. This special two-part documentary explores the struggles taking shape over curriculum, funding and vouchers. The programs look at not only the problems facing public schools but also some of the exciting and innovative changes that have […]
From Afghanistan to Iraq: The Bush Wars
Medea Benjamin
In 2001, George W. Bush promised liberation and a better life for people in Afghanistan. In 2003, he pledged the same thing to the people of Iraq. It’s 2004 and both nations struggle with daily violence, poverty, extremely high unemployment rates, and a lack of basic health and safety infrastructure. The aftermath of these Bush […]
Nike, Reebok & the Global Sweatshop
Medea Benjamin
The sneakers and clothes you are wearing are probably made in the Third World. More and more U.S. manufacturers have closed their domestic plants and shifted their production overseas. Corporate managers claim these moves are necessitated by an increasingly competitive global business environment. How and under what conditions are these goods being made? Who does […]

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