Including speakers such as Helen Caldicott, Noam Chomsky, Winona LaDuke, Ward Churchill, Michael Parenti, Vandana Shiva, Howard Lyman, Ralph Nader, Maude Barlow, Alexander Cockburn, Kathy Kelly, and Andreas Toupadakis.
Professor Boyle was trained in the same Ph.D. program at Harvard that produced Henry Kissinger. However he chose to become a nationally respected expert on international law. He is tenured professor at the University of Illinois College of Law and a consultant to Amnesty International.
He has drafted six articles of impeachment of President George W. Bush, similar to those introduced by the late Representative Henry Gonzales against Bush senior at the beginning of the Gulf War. He added as an impeachable offense the efforts of the current administration to suspend constitutionally guaranteed rights, build a police state, and prepare to use the military against the American people. (I interviewed Professor Francis Boyle by phone on January 24, 2003). (45 minutes)
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In early 2005 Ralph Nader began a 10 city tour to stop the war and end the occupation of Iraq. Undaunted by the outcome of the 2004 election he presents a passionate critique not just of Bush but of the democratic party and launches a grassroots movement of a million committed activists that demands a complete pull out of troops and corporations from Iraq within a 6 month period. Nader acknowledges the work of <http://www.veteransforpeace.org>
Ralph Nader was recorded in Seattle in January of 2005
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Speaking on a PA system powered by solar energy, Ralph Nader gave a moving and intelligent speech on the development and ownership of current technologies and their impact on the earth. He refers to alternative technologies, how they could be used and why we do not have them, even though they could benefit us and the earth. (Aug. 2000)
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This is a fact filled speech with an in-depth analysis of corporate power and detailed suggestions for political action. Given in March of 2000 to an enthusiastic audience in San Francisco. Nader declared that he will really run for president in the 2000 elections and gave hope that the emerging Green Party would succeed in setting a clear anti-corporate agenda.
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Grossman is now known nationally for his work on the history of the consolidation of power by corporations. He recommends that we consider revoking that charter of corporations that operate in violation of the public interest. This recent (Oct. 98) talk lists some of the strategies. 50 minutes
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An overflow audience in a San Francisco bookstore was intrigued, shocked and well entertained by Hitchens eloquent indictment of Henry Kissinger. While the former Chilean dictator Pinochet is under house arrest and war crimes in other parts of the world come to trial, Henry Kissinger, a major player in the coup in Chile finally comes under scrutiny as well. If Kissinger is not actually put on trial for his role in these events, he will at least not die without knowing how history will remember him.
The charges raised by Hitchens begin with conspiracy to commit murder in the case of General Rene Schneider, who was the Commander in Chief of the Chilean Army. General Schneider opposed the impending coup against [ . . . ]
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Bernard Lietaer makes a case that today the most powerful institutions are the global financial markets and he has the professional experience to make his arguments compelling. He was, until 1994, a currency trader in the Cayman Islands. Among the 1800 funds world-wide, his fund rated first in performance. Before that he was one of the chief planners at the Central Bank of Belgium.
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Currency speculators trade over $1.8 trillion dollars each day across borders. This has contributed to the economic crisis in Europe, Asia, Russia and Brazil. The Tobin Tax was first designed by Yale [ . . . ]
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They call Hightower a visionary with a horse sense, a fearless populist who takes on the rich and powerful. The former Texas Agriculture Commissioner turned author, radio commentator, and very well loved public speaker. Hightower spoke in September 2000 at a benefit for the San Francisco Green party. Very Funny!
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In 1996 the San Jose Mercury News published an extraordinary piece of investigative reporting. Dark Alliance, written by Gary Webb, revisited the involvement of the CIA in the smuggling of drugs into the United States. The noted Nation columnist Alexander Cockburn comments on: Why did the national media denounce Gary Webb and force him out of his job? Did the CIA target the black community? October 1998, 50 minutes
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For one year Nation columnist and author Alexander Cockburn investigated Al Gore’s record with his co-author Jeffrey St. Clair. They looked up his lengthy voting record from the day he entered congress in 1976, interviewed people who knew him, and researched the history of his campaigns. In this lively speech filled with biting wit and humor, Cockburn takes up all major issues brought up by Gore supporters: the death penalty, abortion, and potential Supreme Court appointments. He argues that none of these would benefit from a Gore presidency. (July 2000)
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From the Patriot Act to Executive Orders that can be issued by the president and are not subject to review by Congress this two part program reviews the steps taken to limit freedom of speech and legal protection. Who knows that there are already in place Executive Orders allowing the government to seize and control the communications media, food resources and farms as well as all health and educational institutions? Attorney Lynne Stewart is accused of helping terrorist and threatened with 40 years in prison and out on $500,000 bail. (Recorded July 2002)
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Brutus, he poet, teacher, and former political prisoner in South Africa gives a moving account of the betrayal of the liberation movement by the current South African government. The country is taking a full turn toward neo-liberalism and the policies of the World Bank and IMF, institutions that Brutus is part of a campaign to confront and challenge.
Scott is a former Canadian diplomat and English Professor at UC Berkeley. Among his books are “The War Conspiracy” and “The Iran-Contra Connection”. He draws frightening parallels to the US war on Vietnam.
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On the evening before the Monica Lewinsky affair hit the headlines, former California governor Jerry Brown entertained a meeting of organic farmers with an intelligent and funny talk about the role of sex in politics. He also criticized his father for using crime to boost his ratings. Later Jerry Brown did the same in his bid for major of Oakland. 50 minutes
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Charles Kernaghan of the National Labor Committee is a dedicated, passionate advocate for thousands of children and young women who sew our clothes in sweatshops in Central America, China or Bangladesh. What are the working conditions and how can we make a difference? (45 minutes 1998)
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The National Labor Committee, directed by Charles Kernaghan, is a cross between a social justice think tank and a detective agency. Kernaghan has brought the issue of sweatshops, child labor, and corporate accountability into the public eye. He testified before Congress about a Honduran factory where 13 to 15-year olds were forced to work under abusive conditions sewing Kathy Lee Wal Mart pants for 31 cents an hour. 50 minutes
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