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Neoliberalism: An Accounting
Noam Chomsky
Neoliberalism is an odd term when you think about it. It is hardly new and it is not particularly liberal. It has been a great economic success story-for the 1%. The detritus of neoliberalism litters the landscape from smashed unions to shredded safety nets, and deregulation of everything from airlines to banking to telecommunications. And […]
2030: The End of U.S. Empire
Alfred McCoy
It’s most likely historians will mark the War on Terror, declared by George W. Bush in 2001, as when the U.S. went into precipitous decline. The rapid military expansion into multiple countries was a classic imperial overreach. The era of the U.S. as the sole superpower is drawing to a close. China is challenging U.S. […]
War or Peace in Korea
Eric Sirotkin
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. What can you say? They are lightweights fighting in the heavyweight division while the fate of possibly millions are at risk. Two heads of state trading taunts and insults back and forth like kids in a schoolyard. Trump declared that talking with North Korea is a “waste of time” and […]
JFK Assassination & the Gangster State
Michael Parenti
The murder of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 is the most discussed, scrutinized and written about assassination in history. The official narrative is that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Dallas and that there was “no evidence of any conspiracy, domestic or foreign.” That was the conclusion of the Warren Commission in […]
In Defense of Civil Liberties
Glenn Greenwald
The definition of civil liberties is straightforward. They are rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution allowing individuals to be free to speak, think, assemble, organize, worship, or petition without government or even private interference or restraints. Idaho Senator Frank Church back in the 1970s warned the country about the dangers inherent in […]
The Iran Deal
Trita Parsi
The self-styled deal maker is a deal-breaker when it comes to the historic agreement limiting Iranian uranium enrichment in return for the lifting of sanctions. Trump refused to certify Iranian compliance and passed the ball to Congress which now must decide. But the UN monitoring agency has determined that Tehran is adhering to the conditions […]
Santa Maria de Iquique
Quilapayun
This special program explores the bloody 1907 massacre of mine workers in northern Chile. It was an important event in Chilean and Latin American labor history. For decades after there was no official acknowledgment. Finally, in 2007 the government conducted a public commemoration of the centenary, including a day of national mourning. This people’s cantata […]
Literature From the World of Islam
David Barsamian
As a result of wars and conflicts, we need a deeper understanding and appreciation of other peoples and their civilizations, especially their artistic, moral and spiritual achievements. Nowhere is this more true perhaps than in the world of Islam, a geographical expanse from Morocco to Indonesia. It is far more than belly dancers, caravans, flying […]
Building Resilience in a Post-Carbon Society
Richard Heinberg
David Suzuki, the renowned Canadian environmental activist, author and broadcaster, says, “If you fly over a forest and look down, you’ll see every green tree and plant reaching to the heavens to absorb the ultimate energy source: sunlight. What a contrast when you look down on a city or town with its naked roofs, asphalt […]
Genocide, Law and Money
Christopher Simpson
In genocides, “The impact of law and money is much greater than people realize,” argues Simpson. He discusses the genocides of the Armenians and the Jews. Economic gain, Simpson says, “creates a constituency for genocide,” among the general non-ideological population. Corporate looting and property seizures are key components of mass murder campaigns.
Building Independent Media: Strategies for Change
Michael Parenti, Amy Goodman
2 CDs Recorded at the University of Vermont.
Orwell, Huxley & the New Authoritarianism
Henry Giroux
George Orwell and Aldous Huxley are two of the great figures of the 20th century. Their novels, 1984 and Brave New World focus on authoritarianism. Both draw grim pictures of totalitarian rule but in each book the dictatorship to effect control deploys different techniques. For Orwell it’s straight out force. His dark image is brutal […]

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