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State Spying & Other Matters
Noam Chomsky
Chomsky puts the Edward Snowden revelations in the context of historical government spying. “If technology,” he says, “or other means of control and domination are available, then power systems are going to use them.” Chomsky relates the continuities between Bush and Obama in foreign and domestic policies. He examines Obama’s assault on civil liberties and […]
Reagan’s Wars in Central America
John Dinges
When Reagan became president the focus of U.S. foreign policy immediately shifted to Central America. Along with Haig, Kirkpatrick and other courtiers, the bogeyman of “Soviet influence” and the specter of “another Cuba” in the region was repeatedly invoked. The bogus dominoes of Southeast Asia had moved to the small, poor countries of Guatemala, Nicaragua, […]
Radical Intellectuals
Noam Chomsky
In this revealing personal account Chomsky relates formative childhood experiences. He wrote his first political essay at the age of 10. He recalls, “I’m just old enough to remember Hitler’s speeches on the radio. I didn’t understand the words but I couldn’t help but grasp the menacing tone and the cheering mobs. The first political […]
A Call to Action
Robert Jensen
“In times of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act,” said Orwell. There are a lot of truth tellers in these times: Bill McKibben, David Suzuki, Sandra Steingraber, Noam Chomsky and Maude Barlow. Of course their views are marginalized or omitted altogether from the dominant media. Warning signal after warning signal goes unheeded. […]
Malkauns
Debu Chaudhuri
What happens when a father and son, both sitar masters, collaborate in a jugalbandi, a duet? A powerhouse performance of Malkauns, the classic late night raga. Malkauns is an aadi raga, one of the original five ragas from which all other ragas derive. Its pentatonic scale make it particularly challenging for sitarists. The more than 50-minute recording of […]
Kaunsi Kanhra
Debu Chaudhuri
This recording features a majestic rendering of the late night raga Kaunsi Kanhra. A combination of Darbari and Malkauns raga, Sitar maestro Chaudhuri has a particular affinity for this raga and his performance is marked with great sensitivity. The meditative alaap, opening of the raga, almost 30 minutes, is followed by two compositions in teental, a 16-beat time cycle. […]
Israel, the U.S. & Mideast Policy
David Barsamian
U.S. policy in the Middle East has been predicated on control of oil and the maintenance of client states. Israel has been a crucial ally acting as a local gendarme. Threatening Iran with military attack has been a favorite playing card for both Washington and Tel Aviv. The threat of war is a clear violation […]
Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Noam Chomsky
2 CDs Noam Chomsky, Howard Gardner, and Bruno della Chiesa discuss noted Brazilian educator Paolo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed on the 45th anniversary of the publication of one of the most important books of the 20th century. Recorded at Harvard.
India: David vs. Goliath
Sanjay Kak
The Biblical story needs no recounting. In parts of India today various Davids confront the goliath of the Indian state and large corporations. The people fighting back are poor, rural and marginalized. Many are Adivasi, indigenous. Some of the resistance groups, called Maoist or Naxalite, believe in armed struggle. Others are using Gandhian tactics of […]
The Surveillance State
Glenn Greenwald
The June 2013 revelations of massive government spying should not really come as a surprise. Since 9/11 there has been a steady drift to more and more state power, secrecy and totalitarianism all in the name of national security. Snooping, prying, eavesdropping, call it what you want the government is doing it on a scale […]
Portrait of Ghalib
Begum Akhtar, Muhammad Rafi
Mirza Asadullah Khan Baig known by his pen name Ghalib was Urdu’s finest poet and master of the ghazal, love poem. He was born in Agra in 1797 and died in Delhi in 1869. His range, imagery, and command of language are stunning. Today his poems are recited by South Asians everywhere. This recording was […]
In Pakistan
Begum Akhtar
When Begum Akhtar traveled to Pakistan in 1971 she made one of her greatest recordings. Hear her sing these classic ghazals written by the legendary Urdu poets Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) and Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984). Bas ke dushwaar hai (Ghalib) Ah ko chaye ek umer (Ghalib) Chasm-e-maigoon zara (Faiz) Sham-e-firaq ab na pooch (Faiz) Phir […]

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