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Afghanistan: Beyond the Propaganda
Kathy Kelly
The pretext of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001 was the September 11 attacks. Washington announced it was pursuing Osama bin Laden. But very quickly the Bush administration changed its objective to include the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Kabul. That mission switch precipitated the longest war in U.S. history. Washington and […]
2014 Harvard Trade Union Program
Noam Chomsky
Since the early 1990s Noam Chomsky regularly lectures at the Harvard Trade Union Program. Annually it brings together union leaders and organizers from all over the world. He answers questions about such issues as the attack on working people and unions, education, the eco-crisis, etc. The session starts with his comments on the Mondragon cooperative […]
The Poetry of Yevtushenko
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
This program features Yevtushenko reciting his poetry (in Russian) as well as English translation, music and commentary. Recorded at the University of Colorado.
The Poetry of Rumi
Rumi
2 CDs An overview of the life and work of Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, 13th-century Persian poet, jurist and theologian. This inspirational program includes poetry in verse and song as well as biographical commentary. Recorded at KGNU.
An Evening With Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman
2 CDs A wide-ranging and often humorous talk. Recorded at the University of Colorado.
The Wall Street/White House Axis
Nomi Prins
When the financial history of this era is written it will scarcely be believed. Never have so many been ripped off by so few. There is an insidious alliance between Wall Street and the White House. It is a pernicious development in the annals of power. That partnership shapes and controls the economy. And should […]
The National Security Beast
Jeremy Scahill
The national security beast is a terrifying behemoth that extends its tentacles across the globe. Like a many-headed hydra it grows and grows. It has an insatiable appetite for weaponry. For example, in late 2013, the navy launched the Zumwalt, the largest destroyer ever built. It came in for a cool $3 billion. But that’s […]
The Other Side of Sports
Dave Zirin
Are sports simply a form of entertainment or is there some deeper meaning off the field we are not seeing? From ancient Greece to modern times, sports have always been a big attraction. But in the cable and digital age it is bigger and more lucrative than ever. Sports encompass the world. From soccer in […]
Outsourcing the War on Terror
Pratap Chatterjee
When the U.S. goes to war, private contractors salivate. When it comes to making money, there is no business like war business. Control or oversight? Not much. There is a feeding frenzy at the troughs of public money accompanied by the almost inevitable cost overruns, waste, fraud and theft. The corruption is fueled by the […]
Faithful Peacemaking in a War-Making State
Daniel Berrigan
Berrigan outlines a grammar of dissent and calls for an ethical housecleaning of the “Just War” theory. Just War is invoked to give a moral and juridical guise to a war one intends to wage for reasons different than stated. When this happens, “We are called to be conscientious objectors to war,” and “put the […]
The Heights of Macchu Picchu
Pablo Neruda
The Heights of Macchu Picchu (Alturas de Macchu Picchu) ranks with Neruda’s finest poems. Macchu Picchu, the Inca city high up in the Peruvian Andes is one of the most beautiful and astonishing archaeological sites in the world. Neruda went there and was inspired to write his epic poem. He breathes life into the ruins. […]
Brecht & HUAC
Sender Garlin
Bertolt Brecht of Germany is a major figure in 20th-century culture. He fled Hitler and settled in the U.S. at a time when the House UnAmerican Activities Committee was conducting political witch hunts. Anti-Communist hysteria gripped the U.S. Sender Garlin gives an overview of the political climate in the U.S. in the aftermath of WWII. […]

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