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Kalyani Bilawal
Debu Chaudhuri
This romantic raga is a creation of sitar maestro Debu Chaudhuri. It is a combination of Kalyan and Bilawal ragas. He begins with a brief alap followed by slow and fast compositions in teental of 16 beats. After Kalyani Bilawal, the maestro plays folk music from Rajasthan, Punjab and Bengal as well as a dhun […]
Urdu Poetry
Shamim Kamal
Learn about the origins of one of the world’s richest languages and its incredibly rich poetic tradition. Hear some of the most famous Urdu poems written by Sauda, Mir, Momin, Zafar, Zauq and Ghalib. Hear the original Urdu with translation and then the poems, ghazals sung by Begum Akhtar, Mehdi Hassan, Mahendra Kapoor and Mohammad […]
Resistance in the Age of Trump
David Barsamian
Today in a country where magical thinking is heard at the highest levels of government, facts are up for grabs. You have your narrative. I have mine. Recall Trump aide Kellyanne Conway’s now infamous “alternative facts” comment. Are we sliding toward a dystopian future? Not necessarily. Informed and organized people, unafraid and willing to challenge […]
Iran: History & Politics
Laura Secor
Iran, a country of 80 million people, strategically straddles West and South Asia. Iran dramatically left the U.S. orbit in 1979 when the Shah was overthrown and the Islamic Republic was established. The “loss” of Iran was a major blow to Washington’s policy of dominating the Middle East and controlling its oil. Pretty much, ever […]
Yaman & Bageshri
Debu Chaudhuri
Yaman, an evening melody is one of the most popular of all ragas and a Debu Chaudhuri specialty. In this recording, the sitar maestro renders a delicate and detailed musical tapestry. After the alap, where the contours of raga are explored, he plays slow and fast compositions. The second performance in this recording is raga […]
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Sender Garlin
From the time she mounted a soapbox at the age of 15, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was a fiery advocate of social justice and the rights of working people. She was a charismatic speaker and journalist. As editor of The Labor Defender in 1930s she worked with Sender Garlin. She was the author of I Speak My Own Piece and the Alderson […]
Real Terror Network, Disinformation: Plot to Kill the Pope, Demonstration Elections
Edward Herman
Interviewed by David Barsamian.
Manipulation of News
Martin Lee, Norman Solomon
Unhappy with the corporate media? You’ve good reason to be. Martin Lee says, the “U.S. media serve to take people on detours away from finding out where power really resides.” Another major media problem, Lee adds, is the over reliance on official Washington sources. Norman Solomon warns of the danger of the Fourth Estate becoming […]
The U.S. versus the Third World
Noam Chomsky
Questions & Answers teleconference with Staff, Students, and Community
Noam Chomsky
Afghanistan: Two Interviews
Louis Dupree
Because of the refugee crisis precipitated by the Soviet invasion, Louis Dupree says, “Afghanistan will never be the same again.” He calls it “migratory genocide.” Afghan expert and Louis’ partner Nancy Hatch Dupree, joins the discussion. She talks about Afghan women and the role they play in society. She says, “A central theme of Afghan […]
Sugar: How Sweet It Isn’t
Gary Taubes
Sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making some people very sick. There is growing evidence that sugar triggers chronic diseases such as diabetes that are likely to kill us, or at least hasten our deaths. In the U.S. and Canada about 30% of the population […]

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