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Ford: For Blacks, Economic ‘Reversal’ Began in 2000

Audio, October, 02 2008 Glen Ford
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Black America has experienced a "Reversal of Fortune" since roughly the time George Bush entered the White House. What African Americans need is "a strategy for Black full employment," rather than a generalized policy that "masks racial disparities."

Sainath: "Inequality: The Global Economy and Local Realities"

Audio, September, 20 2008 P. Sainath
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A talk on global inequality with an emphasis on development economics in India to a crowd at UT-Austin.

Roy: Kashmir Interview

Audio, September, 17 2008 Arundhati Roy
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Author and activist Arundhati Roy has visited Kashmir several times in the past two months. She says she has never seen anything like the non-violent mass movement that is filling the streets of Srinagar.

Kagarlitsky: Georgia & Russia

Audio, August, 27 2008 Boris Kagarlitsky
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Russia still has military checkpoints set up deep in Georgian territory, despite pledging to pull all forces out of Georgian territory in a ceasefire signed at the weekend. Russian President Dimitri Medvedev said earlier this week that all Russian...

Jensen: The old future’s gone: Progressive strategy amid cascading crises

Audio, August, 16 2008 Robert Jensen
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We’re in trouble, on all fronts, and the trouble is wider and deeper than most of us have been willing to acknowledge. We should struggle to build a road on which we can walk through those troubles -- if such a road is possible -- but I doubt it’s...

Hugus: Czechs press for referendum on "the son of star wars": 67% of Czechs are against hosting US base

Audio, June, 25 2008 Elise Hugus
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The Czech government was in negotiations with Pentagon officials for years-- but only after the 2007 elections did citizens find out a US radar missile base is planned for their country. Dubbed the "son of star wars," this base is part of the so-c...

Achcar: American, Israeli and Iranian Strategies in the Middle East Conflict

Audio, June, 24 2008 Gilbert Achcar
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During this conversation, Achcar and Warschawski discussed the current situation in Lebanon, Iran’s involvement in Iraq and its relations with Syria and the Hezbollah, US foreign policy in the region in the context of the upcoming presidential ele...

O'Ceallaigh: Towards Economic and Environmental Justice

Audio, June, 12 2008 Liam O'Ceallaigh
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Interview on global warming, the war in Iraq, capitalist economics, and clean, green, and just alternatives

Goodman: The “Golden Voice of the Great Southwest”: Legendary Folk Musician, Activist Utah Phillips, 1935-2008

Audio, May, 28 2008 Amy Goodman
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Utah in his own words.

Hochschild: Cracks in the Edifice

Audio, April, 22 2008 Adam Hochschild
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Left Forum opening plenary talks by Adam Hochschild and Naomi Klein.

Chatterjee: South Asian Private Contractors

Audio, April, 19 2008 Pratap Chatterjee
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Private contractors from South Asia who are servicing the Iraq occupation...

Trigona: From Sweat shop to Co-op

Audio, April, 18 2008 Marie Trigona
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For some, it may come as a surprise that Buenos Aires's fashion industry relies on slave labor. Even with Argentina's miraculous economic revival, the practice of using undocumented immigrants as slave laborers in sweat shops continues. An estimat...

Robbins: Address to National Association of Broadcasters

Audio, April, 18 2008 Tim Robbins
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A humorous and serious address on broadcasting today...

Hahnel: TINA Be Damned: Alternatives to Corporate Capitalism

Audio, April, 07 2008 Robin Hahnel
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Alternatives to corporate capitalism, different economic visions, and Venezuela’s social economy...

Podur: Ecology & Climate Change

Audio, April, 05 2008 Justin Podur
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A talk about the science of climate change and its political implications.

Dixon: The Beginning of Apartheid's End – the 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Cuito Cuanavale

Audio, March, 31 2008 Bruce Dixon
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The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale in Angola...

Duncan: Worlds Apart: The Role of Politics, Class, and Culture in Shaping Opportunity in Poor Rural Communities

Audio, March, 30 2008 Cynthia mil Duncan
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Poor rural communities...

Ford: Obamarama: Is it a Movement? Or is it Marketing? And What Should We Be Doing?

Audio, March, 11 2008 Glen Ford
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When you visit barackobama.com on the web, the button in the lower left corner says “join the movement”. The Obama campaign frankly claims to be the direct successor to and the current incarnation of the movement for justice and human rights which...

Jensen: Writing Dissent

Audio, March, 08 2008 Robert Jensen
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This interview focuses on how activists can bring dissenting views into the dominant media institutions, the place of institutional analysis in writing, and how activists should approach journalists and editors, and more...

Chomsky: Noam Chomsky: Why is Iraq Missing from 2008 Presidential Race?

Audio, February, 27 2008 Noam Chomsky
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In a major address, Noam Chomsky says there has been little change in the conventional debate over a US invasion abroad: from Vietnam to Iraq, the two main political parties and political pundits differ only on the tactics of US goals, which are a...

Palast: Oily Lies in Alaska

Audio, February, 25 2008 Greg Palast
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Interview about Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, and it's corporate causes.

Kornbluh: Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuban President

Audio, February, 20 2008 Peter Kornbluh
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Fidel Castro has announced he is resigning as Cuban president, ending forty-nine years in power...

Pinto: East Timor Braces for Potential Crisis Following Assassination Attempt on President Jose Ramos-Horta

Audio, February, 16 2008 Constancio Pinto
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Timorese U.S. envoy Constancio Pinto and veteran journalist Allan Nairn talk about the latest crisis in East Timor on Democracy Now!

Palast: Fear Of Chavez Is Fear Of Democracy

Audio, February, 06 2008 Greg Palast
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The Family Bush can fix Florida. They can fix Ohio. But it’s just driving them crazy that they can’t fix the vote in Venezuela.

Jhally: Media Matters Interview

Audio, February, 03 2008 Sut Jhally
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Media & Education....

Jamail: The Iraq Surge

Audio, February, 02 2008 Dahr Jamail
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The Iraq surge...