First, we look at the effects of Wikileaks on Latin America with Latin American specialist, Peter Kornbluh. Peter Kornbluh is Senior Analyst, National Security Archives and an author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountabilility. [ dur. 29 mins. ] Then on the Scholars’ Circle, what factors determine the outcome of presidential elections? [...]
Archive for August, 2012
admin - Aug - 29th
maria - Aug - 20th
[Kill the Messenger] – C-SPAN Video Library http://t.co/TyBrfjUB via @cspanvl
admin - Aug - 19th
Seg. 1: Michael Hiltzik author of, “The New Deal: A Modern History,” discusses the politics of the new deal, and what can we learn from the program that reshaped the country. [ dur. 29 mins. ] Seg. 2: Why do the super-rich continue to make gains while other Americans are losing ground in the “winner-take-all” [...]
admin - Aug - 11th
Seg. 1: How Google affects our knowledge, politics, privacy, and public projects. Joining us is Siva Vaidhyanathan, Professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia, and author of, “The Googlization of Everything (And Why We Should Worry).” Seg. 2: We explore eliminationalism and genocide in the 20th and 21st century with author [...]
admin - Aug - 6th
This week, in honor of the late Gore Vidal, we bring a 2008 interview we did at his Hollywood Hills home where he reflected on the state of politics and education. Then on the Scholars’ Circle, with one of the most negative presidential campaigns upon us, and with the Swiftboat Veterans and Willie Horton ads [...]
maria - Aug - 5th
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maria - Aug - 4th
Gore Vidal frm 2008 on scholars Circle/Insighters + what “going negative” means 4 election in a post-Citizens Unitd wrld. Sun noon KPFK