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Jeff Cohen – Break Up the Media Monopolies
20 Mar, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Concentration of any industry is dangerous but media concentration is particularly dangerous because of the vast influence media exert in shaping public opinion. Years ago, legendary journalist and media critic Ben Bagdikian warned of the dangers posed by media monopolies. Those warnings have been borne out. A handful of mega corporations from Comcast to Disney dominate the media. As Bagdikian...
20 Mar, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Concentration of any industry is dangerous but media concentration is particularly dangerous because of the vast influence media exert in shaping public opinion. Years ago, legendary journalist and media critic Ben Bagdikian warned of the dangers posed by media monopolies. Those warnings have been borne out. A handful of mega corporations from Comcast to Disney dominate the media. As Bagdikian...
Richard Wolff – The United States of Denial
13 Mar, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
States can’t easily accept unpleasant realities like their power is waning. America is no different. In geopolitics, China is an ascending power and challenging U.S. hegemony. Unlike in the past, China can’t be easily pushed around. Its top diplomat says Washington “is in no position to make demands of China.” Economically, China’s GDP is projected to pass the U.S. in...
13 Mar, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
States can’t easily accept unpleasant realities like their power is waning. America is no different. In geopolitics, China is an ascending power and challenging U.S. hegemony. Unlike in the past, China can’t be easily pushed around. Its top diplomat says Washington “is in no position to make demands of China.” Economically, China’s GDP is projected to pass the U.S. in...
Medea Benjamin - The Selling of the Ukraine War
06 Mar, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
February 24 marks the first-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s action is a clear violation of international law. But it was not unprovoked. The NATO military alliance has expanded its bases right up to Russia’s borders. The U.S. and its NATO allies are sending more and more arms to Ukraine. Last week it was Patriot missiles. This...
06 Mar, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
February 24 marks the first-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s action is a clear violation of international law. But it was not unprovoked. The NATO military alliance has expanded its bases right up to Russia’s borders. The U.S. and its NATO allies are sending more and more arms to Ukraine. Last week it was Patriot missiles. This...
Manning Marable - By Any Means Necessary: Malcolm X
27 Feb, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The singular voice of Malcolm X speaks today to more people than ever before. He endures as a powerful and inspirational figure. It's not hard to understand why. With his mesmerizing oratorical style and cadence, it was Malcolm who redefined the discourse on race. He moved the discussion from notions of "prejudice" and "discrimination" to racism. It was Malcolm who...
27 Feb, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The singular voice of Malcolm X speaks today to more people than ever before. He endures as a powerful and inspirational figure. It's not hard to understand why. With his mesmerizing oratorical style and cadence, it was Malcolm who redefined the discourse on race. He moved the discussion from notions of "prejudice" and "discrimination" to racism. It was Malcolm who...
Juan González - The Young Lords
20 Feb, 2023 | 0:56:59 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Puerto Rico. The U.S. seized the Caribbean island from Spain in 1898. Officially it is “a locally self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States.” Since 1917 those born in Puerto Rico have U.S. citizenship, but they can’t vote in federal elections. Today, more Puerto Ricans live in the U.S. than on the island. The Young Lords was a U.S.-based Puerto Rican...
20 Feb, 2023 | 0:56:59 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Puerto Rico. The U.S. seized the Caribbean island from Spain in 1898. Officially it is “a locally self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States.” Since 1917 those born in Puerto Rico have U.S. citizenship, but they can’t vote in federal elections. Today, more Puerto Ricans live in the U.S. than on the island. The Young Lords was a U.S.-based Puerto Rican...
Robin D. G. Kelley - The Black Radical Tradition
13 Feb, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Historian and author Cedric Robinson defined the Black radical tradition as “the continuing development of a collective consciousness informed by the historical struggles for liberation.” The Black radical tradition is a rich and vibrant tapestry woven by the efforts of many Black people who raised their voices demanding freedom and equality denied to them by racial capitalism. They broke through...
13 Feb, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Historian and author Cedric Robinson defined the Black radical tradition as “the continuing development of a collective consciousness informed by the historical struggles for liberation.” The Black radical tradition is a rich and vibrant tapestry woven by the efforts of many Black people who raised their voices demanding freedom and equality denied to them by racial capitalism. They broke through...
Medea Benjamin - The Selling of the Ukraine War
06 Feb, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
February 24 marks the first-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s action is a clear violation of international law. But it was not unprovoked. The NATO military alliance has expanded its bases right up to Russia’s borders. The U.S. and its NATO allies are sending more and more arms to Ukraine. Last week it was Patriot missiles. This...
06 Feb, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
February 24 marks the first-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow’s action is a clear violation of international law. But it was not unprovoked. The NATO military alliance has expanded its bases right up to Russia’s borders. The U.S. and its NATO allies are sending more and more arms to Ukraine. Last week it was Patriot missiles. This...
Angela Davis - Beginnings: Movements of Possibility
30 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
In times of crisis, one can simultaneously see danger and opportunity. Today there is nostalgia for an imagined past and a desire to recreate it. It’s a seductive tale. Things were better then. The country was unchallenged in the world. Jobs were plentiful. Minorities, women, gays, and immigrants knew their place. There was order in the land. But over many...
30 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
In times of crisis, one can simultaneously see danger and opportunity. Today there is nostalgia for an imagined past and a desire to recreate it. It’s a seductive tale. Things were better then. The country was unchallenged in the world. Jobs were plentiful. Minorities, women, gays, and immigrants knew their place. There was order in the land. But over many...
Liat Ben-Moshe - Deinstitutionalization
23 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
At eleven years old, Lois Curtis became an out-patient at Georgia Regional Hospital for her cognitive and developmental disabilities. She wound up being confined and sedated in mental institutions until she was 27 when Atlanta’s Legal Aid Society sued Georgia’s Human Services Commissioner George Olmstead. The case of Olmstead vs L.C. went all the way to the Supreme Court and...
23 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
At eleven years old, Lois Curtis became an out-patient at Georgia Regional Hospital for her cognitive and developmental disabilities. She wound up being confined and sedated in mental institutions until she was 27 when Atlanta’s Legal Aid Society sued Georgia’s Human Services Commissioner George Olmstead. The case of Olmstead vs L.C. went all the way to the Supreme Court and...
Timothy Snyder - The Ukraine War & the Future of Democracy
16 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an unambiguous violation of the UN Charter and international law. NATO’s expansion eastward up to Russia’s borders was seen by Moscow as an existential threat thus prompting its attack. The war continues with no end in sight. The Ukrainian foreign minister says, "Every war ends in a diplomatic way. Every war ends at the...
16 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an unambiguous violation of the UN Charter and international law. NATO’s expansion eastward up to Russia’s borders was seen by Moscow as an existential threat thus prompting its attack. The war continues with no end in sight. The Ukrainian foreign minister says, "Every war ends in a diplomatic way. Every war ends at the...
Jules Boykoff - Martin Luther King, Jr & the FBI
09 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The FBI has a long history of persecuting people for having the wrong political ideas. J. Edgar Hoover was the Bureau’s first director and he served in that post for almost 50 years. He ran the FBI as an unchallenged lord of the manor and his agents were serfs to do his bidding. Hoover had a particular animosity for and...
09 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The FBI has a long history of persecuting people for having the wrong political ideas. J. Edgar Hoover was the Bureau’s first director and he served in that post for almost 50 years. He ran the FBI as an unchallenged lord of the manor and his agents were serfs to do his bidding. Hoover had a particular animosity for and...
John Mearsheimer – Great Power Politics in the 21st Century
02 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Empires rise and fall from Greek and Roman times down to the British and the French to the present-day U.S. Some lasted for centuries others mere decades. There are always new powers that want to rule the roost. Military power is closely linked to economic well-being. But once the cash register starts emptying overall decline is not far behind. It's...
02 Jan, 2023 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Empires rise and fall from Greek and Roman times down to the British and the French to the present-day U.S. Some lasted for centuries others mere decades. There are always new powers that want to rule the roost. Military power is closely linked to economic well-being. But once the cash register starts emptying overall decline is not far behind. It's...
Rami Khouri - Arab Autocracies & U.S. Policy
26 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Autocracy: concentrated power in the hands of a few. The U.S. is linked to a network of Arab autocracies led by sultans, emirs, and military dictators who are called “allies” and “partners.” Politics and economics make for strange bedfellows. Perhaps none is stranger than the one with the feudal regime of Saudi Arabia. The Washington/Riyadh axis goes back to 1945...
26 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Autocracy: concentrated power in the hands of a few. The U.S. is linked to a network of Arab autocracies led by sultans, emirs, and military dictators who are called “allies” and “partners.” Politics and economics make for strange bedfellows. Perhaps none is stranger than the one with the feudal regime of Saudi Arabia. The Washington/Riyadh axis goes back to 1945...
Sarah Leah Whitson – Human Rights & Democracy in the Middle East
19 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The Middle East is in turmoil. The hope and promise of the Arab Spring are now a distant memory. The toppling of the decrepit Mubarak regime in Egypt was greeted by many Egyptians with joy. But that elation didn’t last long. Egypt is now run by General Sisi who has changed his uniform for an Armani suit. If you criticize...
19 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The Middle East is in turmoil. The hope and promise of the Arab Spring are now a distant memory. The toppling of the decrepit Mubarak regime in Egypt was greeted by many Egyptians with joy. But that elation didn’t last long. Egypt is now run by General Sisi who has changed his uniform for an Armani suit. If you criticize...
Noam Chomsky – Racing to the Precipice
12 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The warnings about the climate emergency are coming in fast and furious yet public awareness and political action remain at a low level. The latest report is from the World Meteorological Organization, a UN agency. Its director said, “The impacts of climate change” are "often felt through water—more intense and frequent droughts, more extreme flooding, more erratic seasonal rainfall and...
12 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The warnings about the climate emergency are coming in fast and furious yet public awareness and political action remain at a low level. The latest report is from the World Meteorological Organization, a UN agency. Its director said, “The impacts of climate change” are "often felt through water—more intense and frequent droughts, more extreme flooding, more erratic seasonal rainfall and...
Marie Ranjbar - Iran: Zan, Zendegi, Azadi / Woman, Life, Freedom
05 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Since mid-September, tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets across the country to protest the government's treatment of girls and women and in particular mandatory dress codes. These historic demonstrations center on women's socio-political rights and democratic governance in Iran. The government has brutally responded. Hundreds have been killed, including children. Many thousands have been arrested. Despite...
05 Dec, 2022 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Since mid-September, tens of thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets across the country to protest the government's treatment of girls and women and in particular mandatory dress codes. These historic demonstrations center on women's socio-political rights and democratic governance in Iran. The government has brutally responded. Hundreds have been killed, including children. Many thousands have been arrested. Despite...
Vijay Prashad - History Lessons (Part two of a special two-part program)
28 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Is history just a bunch of innocuous cold facts and dates? Or is it something more? What can we learn from the past? History is not neutral. It’s an ideological battleground. Witness the vitriolic attacks by establishment figures on those who want a reckoning of the enslavement of African Americans. They want to obfuscate that sordid history. Or take the...
28 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Is history just a bunch of innocuous cold facts and dates? Or is it something more? What can we learn from the past? History is not neutral. It’s an ideological battleground. Witness the vitriolic attacks by establishment figures on those who want a reckoning of the enslavement of African Americans. They want to obfuscate that sordid history. Or take the...
Vijay Prashad - History Lessons (Part one of a special two-part program)
21 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:02 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Is history just a bunch of innocuous cold facts and dates? Or is it something more? What can we learn from the past? History is not neutral. It’s an ideological battleground. Witness the vitriolic attacks by establishment figures on those who want a reckoning of the enslavement of African Americans. They want to obfuscate that sordid history. Or take the...
21 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:02 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
Is history just a bunch of innocuous cold facts and dates? Or is it something more? What can we learn from the past? History is not neutral. It’s an ideological battleground. Witness the vitriolic attacks by establishment figures on those who want a reckoning of the enslavement of African Americans. They want to obfuscate that sordid history. Or take the...
Chris Hedges – War: The Greatest Evil
14 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The rhetoric accompanying war is always saturated with noble sentiments and symbols. Flag, country, duty. We have enemies thus we need better weapons. The military-industrial complex grows and grows. The Pentagon has carte blanche. It asks for a new aircraft carrier, submarine or fighter jet. The answer from the White House and Congress is, “Sure. How many do you want?...
14 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:01 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
The rhetoric accompanying war is always saturated with noble sentiments and symbols. Flag, country, duty. We have enemies thus we need better weapons. The military-industrial complex grows and grows. The Pentagon has carte blanche. It asks for a new aircraft carrier, submarine or fighter jet. The answer from the White House and Congress is, “Sure. How many do you want?...
Juliet Schor – Gig Economics
07 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
At first blush, it seems like a dream job and a great way to make money. You always wanted to be your own boss. You’re free and independent. You work where and when you want. It could be a side job giving you that extra income you need. The gig economy has exploded in recent years. But it’s not all...
07 Nov, 2022 | 0:57:00 |
EN | Shawna Sprowls |
At first blush, it seems like a dream job and a great way to make money. You always wanted to be your own boss. You’re free and independent. You work where and when you want. It could be a side job giving you that extra income you need. The gig economy has exploded in recent years. But it’s not all...
