From: jc markatos Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 11:31 PM Subject: A Chomsky Feast!! And an opportunity to give to community lending libraries For those of you familiar with the remarkable public- interest-oriented programs broadcast weekly by Alternative Radio producer David Barsamian and his associates, the following list will be no surprise. Surprise or not, many of these discussions and others available from the AR catalog www.alternativeradio.org go a long way to counteract the corporate mentality projected by most broadcast sources, and can be contributed by savvy donors to community lending libraries, friends, etc. --Jerry ---------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 16:22 From: alternative radio Subject: Chomsky at Z M I and elsewhere Dear A.R. Listener: Noam Chomsky has had a furious speaking schedule this year. Where Noam goes, so goes AR. This month David Barsamian did extensive recording at the Z Media Institute. We thought you might want to know what's available on tape from America's leading dissident intellectual. Noam Chomsky - ZMI 2000 (Four Tapes - $40) Recorded on June 12 at Z Media Institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Morning & Afternoon Seminar and Evening Lecture - Informal give and take with students on a wide variety of topics including: Ben Bagdikian & the Media Monopoly, media case studies on Korea, My Lai and the Middle East, why the '60s are reviled, the PR industry, education, tenure, NPR. a detailed account of current trends in global capitalism, world trade and international relations. #NCHO161d The Cape Cod Interview ($13) Barsamian asks Chomsky about language including latest developments, new Orwellisms, how to offer and deal with criticism, making tactical alliances with adversaries, the Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, reforms, competition, the 1953 CIA Iran coup, and decoding state documents. One Tape #NCHO162 Noam Chomsky - Liberating the Mind from Orthodoxies (3 tapes, $37) Chomsky and Barsamian span the globe in a stunning three-hour tour de force interview covering U.S. propaganda and its influence on the Nazis, war crimes and tribunals, Kosovo, East Timor, India and Pakistan, Colombia, Israel and more. A must for all Chomsky fans. #NCHO157c Noam Chomsky - Taking Control of Our Lives (two tapes, $26) Chomsky posits that the right of sovereignty is fundamental to the task of taking control of our lives, and describes what populations are up against as "an array of mega-corporations often linked to one another by strategic alliances administering a global economy, which is in fact a kind of corporate mercantilism tending toward oligopoly in most sectors, heavily reliant on state power to socialize risk and cost, and to subdue recalcitrant elements." As this lecture was a benefit for Inter- Hemispheric Research Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the discussion is rich with examples from Latin America, e.g., the role of US foreign policy, the illegitimacy of national debt accrued as a result of capital flight and affluent Latin Americans shunning their social responsibility in their refusal to pay taxes. #NCHO156b Noam Chomsky - Language & Continuity (Two tapes, $26) Chomsky revolutionized the field of linguistics. He posed the existence of a language acquisition device, a kind of "black box," that is universal to all humans. Chomsky says, "Languages are really identical although they look differnt." This lecture is for a general audience. It is a survey of recent developments in language and cognition and the philosophical implications for human nature and creativity. A clear and cogent statement from the pioneer. #NCHO158b U.S. Colombia Policy ($13) The US is dramatically escalating the drug war in Colombia. The billion dollar plus increase in aid will go mostly to the security forces who are implicated in cocaine trafficking. The militarization of a domestic conflict will only further destabalize the country and the region. #NCHO160 The Right of Return (Two tapes, $26) Recorded at the Right of Return conference at Boston University in April 2000. Noam Chomsky, Ilan Pappe and Robert Fisk take on different aspects of the explosive issue of the Palestinian quest to return to their homes. Chomsky has long been involved in the Israeli-Palestinian question. Pappe is one of Israel's leading radical voices and part of the new Historian's movement which is decoding many of the Zionist myths. Fisk, the Beirut-based correspondent for "The Independent," is noted for his candor and straight ahead writing style. #NCHO159b IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE RECORDINGS, CALL TOLL-FREE 1-800-444-1977, or email us your order.