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It Takes An Acorn
David Barsamian
David Barsamian travels the country raising the rabble to organize independent community radio stations. On an October barnstorming through Oregon, David delivered this talk to benefit KXCR, Florence.
The Radical Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer
Haley Pessin
Fannie Lou Hamer was a fighter for equality and justice who said, “If I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom.” Going against entrenched racism she was able to accomplish much in gaining voting rights for African Americans. She died in 1977 at the age of 59. Voting rights […]
Pushing Back the Corporate Food Regime
Eric Holt-Giménez
Food is the basis of life. We need it to live. It is as simple as that. The UN declares, “the right to adequate food is a long-standing international human right.” But the aim of 21st century capitalism is not primarily to promote our well-being and health, it is to control markets and maximize profits. […]
Rise Up and Resist
Chris Hedges
When is enough enough? In the face of evil what does it take for people to move from passivity to active resistance? Throughout history there have been instances of people defying tyranny. Fighting back no matter what the odds. An example comes from Nazi Germany, often considered the benchmark of evil. Opposition to the regime […]
Native American Holocaust
David Stannard
The barbarity of the onslaught on indigenous people by Euro-Americans settlers can scarcely be believed. Historian David Stannard states the indigenous peoples of North and South America had undergone the “worst human holocaust the world had ever witnessed, roaring across two continents non-stop for four centuries and consuming the lives of countless tens of millions […]
The Poetry of Cesar Vallejo
Cesar Vallejo
Cesar Vallejo (1892-1938) is Peru’s most important poet of the 20th century. He was of mestizo origin, a fact which greatly influenced his poetry. He wrote often of the plight of the poor. In this program you will hear some of his finest poems read in Spanish and English. One of his most famous poems […]
How Capitalism Works
Yanis Varoufakis
The latest phase of Capitalism, neoliberalism, has left a train wreck in its wake. It’s produced a new Gilded Age. The gap between theoretical Capitalism and its actual workings is jaw dropping. The chasm is a far cry from the courses in economics taught in colleges and universities. We are told the system relies on […]
What Movements Do
Frances Fox Piven
The ruling class is organized and well-funded. What can be done to confront and defeat concentrations of power? As a veteran activist once said, “Organized people can beat organized money.” There is a rich history of ordinary people getting together and doing extraordinary things. Take the disability rights movement. Who gave that a chance? Oh, […]
17th Annual State of the World Address
David Barsamian
David Barsamian’s Annual State of the World Address has been a regular event hosted by Thom Peters and the So, You’re a Poet Reading Series since September 11, 2001.
Citizen Action: It’s Easier Than We Think
Ralph Nader
Overcoming adversity alone is a tough row to hoe but when you act with others it’s not as difficult. There is nothing like solidarity. There’s unity and strength in numbers. Most movements have very modest beginnings. Take women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a handful of other women met in Seneca Falls in Upstate New […]
Raga Bisweshwari
Debu Chaudhuri
Raga Bisweshwari is a creation of maestro Chaudhuri. This late night raga begins with an alap, introduction to the raga, followed by masitkhani (slow) and razakhani (fast) gats, compositions in teental of sixteen beats. Then maestro Chaudhuri performs the popular evening raga, Desh. The performance concludes with a dhun, a light classical form, in raga […]
Raga Lalit
Debu Chaudhuri
Lalit is a beautiful early morning raga and a speciality of maestro Chaudhuri. In this recording he performs masitkhani (slow)and razakhani (fast) gats, compositions, in teen tal, 16 beats. Lalit is followed by raga Shahana Bahar, a late night melody. The gat is in ektal of 12 beats. Maestro Chaudhuri concludes with an evocative dhun, […]

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