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Archive for February, 2008

Howard Zinn – Understanding People’s History and Patriotism

February 8, 2008

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Howard Zinn – Understanding People’s History and Patriotism
A moving speech by radical historian and author Howard Zinn, who discusses the hidden role of class in mainstream American history and news, and his own approach to understanding history. [...]

Tariq Ali: Poetry in Turbulent Times

February 8, 2008

Author, editor, scholar, and political activist Tariq Ali speaking at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA on Nov. 14, 2003
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Tariq Ali: Poetry in Turbulent Times
Tariq Ali: Q&A

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Stephen Kinzer: All The Shah’s Men – The CIA’s First Coup: Iran 1953

February 8, 2008

New York Times Correspondent Stephen Kinzer, speaking at The Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA, Sept. 2003
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All The Shah’s Men – The CIA’s First Coup: Iran 1953
A fascinating talk. Kinzer discusses the seminal impact of Mossadegh’s nationalization of [...]

Vandana Shiva – Real Wealth, Real Poverty: How Economic Globalization is Robbing the Poor of Wealth

February 8, 2008

Recorded at Scripps College in Claremont, CA on Dec. 2, 2003

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Summary: A wonderfully clear speech about how commodification destroys real wealth – robbing the poor of sustaining resources -and how intellectual property [...]

Tim Carr of Free Press on the 700 MHz auction and the future of wireless internet

February 4, 2008

Check out this important interview with Tim Carr of Free Press on KPFK’s great technology show, Digital Village.
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Carr talks about why the coming auction for the (700 MHz) spectrum that is currently [...]