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Capitalism vs. the Climate
Naomi Klein
“Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course. Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources. If not checked, many of our current practices put at serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant and animal kingdoms, and may so […]
Nonviolence Works
Erica Chenoweth
No single event nor charismatic leader changes history. History changes when large groups organize around common goals. Events and leaders can help galvanize forces. But people power has a great track record. And, movements that rely on principles of nonviolence seem to succeed more often and create more lasting change than those engaged in armed […]
ISIS, the Kurds & Turkey
Noam Chomsky
ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, aka Islamic State, is now the latest threat to our security. Or so our leaders tell us and the media repeat. It has seized territory in Syria and Iraq. The U.S. has been meddling in the Middle East non-stop for decades. What has it produced? Wars, militias, […]
Decoding U.S. Propaganda
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs Who better to provide a glossary of propaganda than Noam Chomsky? He gives the actual definitions of such terms as crime, guilty, terror, international law and free elections. The media vacuum out background, context and history leaving people uninformed and bewildered, thus, easy prey to propaganda. But there have been some breakthroughs. For example […]
Barsamian/Kronos Quartet in Concert
David Barsamian
David Barsamian gave a spoken word performance accompanied by the Kronos Quartet in concert. “Beyond Zero: 1914 – 1918″ presented a musical meditation marking the centennial of “the war to end all wars.” He continues an innovative political/musical collaboration with Kronos begun in 2006 that has featured Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali and others in venues from […]
The Poetry of Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
The program begins with “Mack the Knife ” sung in German by Wolfgang Neuss, with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht. Hear “The Legend of the Dead Soldier” and other Brecht poems in German and English. With the participation of Hugo Schmidt, professor of German at the University of Colorado and co-editor of Poems by Bertolt Brecht; and […]
Counter-Poetics and Oppositional Action
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Amiri Baraka, Joanne Kyger, and Peter L. Wilson.
Allen Ginsberg and Friends
Allen Ginsberg
Live in Eugene
John Trudell
John Trudell believes that the progression of civilization has spawned a “mining of the spirit.” Society pollutes the minds of its people with technological toxic waste. The individual is alienated from the roots of “human belongingness.” Drawing from historical perspectives of “Earth DNA” he urges individual and collective responsibility. In this talk, Trudell interlaces poetry […]
Beirut: 1982
Amal Shamma
This KGNU Hemispheres program begins with a reading of Etel Adnan’s evocative poem, “The Beirut Hell Express.” Israel invaded Lebanon on June 6, 1982. Dr. Amal Shamma testifies that Israel cut off water, medicine and food to Beirut and for five days used her Barbir Hospital as a military post. Later, after the Israeli troops […]
Egypt & Women
Nawal El Saadawi
Feminism is often thought to be a western construct, however in this interview Nawal demonstrates how women in Egypt and other parts of the world, are, and have always been, struggling for their rights. Speaking from her experiences as an Egyptian writer and activist who has also spent time in US academia, she eloquently brings to light the unique […]
Contragate & the Mainstream Press
Molly Ivins, Peter Dale Scott
Molly Ivins, Peter Dale Scott and Adam Hochschild in a panel discussion on Contragate and the Mainstream Press. Moderated by David Barsamian. Recorded at the Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado.

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