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Imagining the Past/Remembering the Future
Antonio Skarmeta
Interview by David Barsamian. Recorded at KGNU.
Science of Coercion: Psychological Warfare
Christopher Simpson
During the Cold War, a battle raged for control of people’s minds. U.S. military, intelligence and propaganda agencies saw mass communication as an instrument of persuasion and domination. To achieve their goals, they enlisted top professors and universities. The legacy of that relationship between the government and the academy was profound, and it continues today. The academic studies provided an […]
Media Reporting on the Third World
Ken Silverstein
For many in the privileged North or the First World, the Third World consists of beaches, swaying palm trees, tropical weather and exotic women. It is a place to get a tan and maybe learn a few words of Spanish, Tagalog or Indonesian. Much of our information and many of our attitudes are shaped by […]
Brazil: Economic Miracle or Disaster?
Ken Silverstein
Going Local: Self-Reliant Communities
Michael Shuman
Some say that small business is a prerequisite to democracy in the Americas. But the current trend is to attract multinational corporations with tax abatements, reduced environmental standards and a plethora of goodies offered in an ever-escalating bidding war. The results: communities that are vulnerable to remote decisions and capital flight and an at-risk local […]
A Syrian View of the Middle East
Muhammed Aziz Shukri
Syria is a millennia old civilization with great traditions in music, poetry, architecture and art. Damascus, its capital, is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world. Syria sided with the U.S. in the 1991 war on Iraq. Yet Americans know virtually nothing about the country. When they do hear something in the media about Syria, it is usually negative […]
Sydney Peace Prize
Vandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva’s powerful Sydney Peace Prize lecture “must be one of the best human rights and earth rights speeches of the year,” says Eco Walk the Talk, environmental website with an Asia focus. Shiva says in her remarks, “When we think of wars in our times, our minds turn to Iraq and Afghanistan. But the […]
Earth Democracy
Vandana Shiva
Advocates of corporate driven globalization are like the missionaries of old. Convinced of their righteousness, they are full of good intentions to save the world. Instead of bibles they are waving so-called free trade agreements. The gospel they preach is, Open your markets. Let us in. A recent UN study unequivocally states that globalization is […]
Democracy & the Global Economy
Vandana Shiva
The media’s attention is on terrorism. Yet, in the background are other critical issues. Perhaps none so important as to what is happening to the global economy. The mantra of free trade and open markets has widened the gap between rich and poor nations. Level playing fields don’t seem very level to the have-nots. Democracy […]
Monocultures of the Mind
Vandana Shiva
Over centuries, communities all over the world have developed knowledge and skills to derive livelihoods from the bounties of nature’s diversity. Today, traditional agriculture is being undermined by external inputs and new rules of international trade. Globalization advocates render local knowledge invisible by declaring it non-existent or illegitimate. Monocultures of the mind generate models of […]
Globalization, Women and Agriculture
Vandana Shiva
Much of the Third World is being recolonized under the rubric of free trade. You can’t miss the KFCs, Pizza Huts and McDonald’s. But there is more to it than that. Multinationals like Monsanto and Cargill have penetrated the agricultural sector. They promise green revolutions and greater yields. As chemical inputs increase, monocultures replace biodiverse […]
Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply
Vandana Shiva
Multinational corporations are transforming global agriculture. Using the WTO as a wedge, they seek to patent seeds and life forms. Citizens from all over the world are questioning the impact of industrial agriculture and biotechnology on small farmers, the environment, and the quality and safety of food. Perhaps nowhere is resistance to the practices of […]

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