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The Myth of 'The Clash of Civilzations'

                 

Edward Said Lecture:  In 1993 Harvard Professor Samuel P. Huntington wrote an essay titled "The Clash of Civilizations?" and later he expanded into a book with the same title, but without the question mark.  Edward Said, late Columbia professor rips Huntington's thesis to shreds.

Noam Chomsky: The Militarization of Science and Space

               
 

http://web.mit.edu/justice/ At :39 The Rev. Amy McCreath, Coordinator of the Technology and Culture Forum introduces Chomsky. http://web.mit.edu/tac/ Chomsky begins at 6:17. Q&A begins at 1:17:09.

Le Cirque de Calder (1961)

                 

"Le Cirque as made in 1961 by Carlos Vilardebó, and it's been shown widely around the world--and in the lobby of the Whitney Museum--ever since. Since the Circus's actual figures are now too fragile to leave the Whitney, the film usually serves as a proxy, providing a window into this crucial, early body of Calder's work." Directed by Carlos Vilardebó, 1961. Via http://www.ubu.com/film/calder.html

Not I

                 

(1973) "Starring and Introduced by Billie Whitelaw." "Not I is a short one-woman play by Samuel Beckett. Not I takes place in a pitch black space illuminated only by a single beam of light. This light illuminates an actress's mouth. The mouth utters a monologue of fragmented, jumbled sentences which gradually coelesces into a narrative about a woman who has suffered an unpleasant experience. The title comes from the character's repeated insistence that the events she describes did not happen to her." Via http://www.ubu.com/film/beckett.html

Society of the Spectacle

                             

Guy Debord, 1973

Santa Clauss Defeats The Martians

           

"Santa Claus saves Christmas for the Children of the World!" Also known as "Santa Claus Defeats the Aliens". "The Martians kidnap Santa because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents." Directed by Nicholas Webster, written by Paul L. Jacobson (story) and Glenville Mareth, 1964. One of the worst films ever made, however it can be very funny if you have enough sense of humour. It's in public domain and available at Archive.org and Public Domain Torrents

The Century Of Self

by Adam Curtis:  parts one, two, three and four (link to media)

How to stop World War III

                 

Webster Tarpley in New York on January 15, 2006. The 9/11 issue - How to stop World War III. Everybody should read his latest book called 9-11 Synthetic Terror, Made in USA (http://www.waronfreedom.org/newrels.html).  This was an amazing presentation and should be fed to everyone on the planet 24/7.

Inside a "Terror Cell"

How the "War on Terror" industry justifies its existence by turning innocent people into "terrorists".  excerpt from The Power Of Nightmares, by Adam Curtis

Yoko Ono

FOUR, 1967  (.mpg file)

David Lynch on 9-11

Post-Modern Prophecy: Urgent Myths for Urgent Times

               
 

A dialogue between authors Daniel Pinchbeck and Douglas Rushkoff. (4 Parts) Douglas Rushkoff's titles include Cyberia, Media Virus, Nothing Sacred: The Truth about Judaism, Coercion (winner of the Marshall Mcluhan Award), and Get Back in the Box. The first collection of his Bible-based comic book, Testament, came out this year from DC/Vertigo. http://www.rushkoff.com Daniel Pinchbeck is the author of "Breaking Open the Head" (Broadway Books), and "2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl" (Tarcher/Penguin). His articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Wired, The Village Voice, Arthur, and many other publications. http://www.breakingopenthehead.com

                 

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Nova: Lost King Of The Maya

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911 and American Empire

               
 

Video from kpfa.org sponsored event, "9/11 & American Empire - Intellectuals Speak Out" Purchase DVD here: http://911tv.org/ Make a contribution to kpfa.org here; http://www.kpfa.org/pledge/

JFK and 9/11 - Insights Gained From Studying Both

               
 

In this wide-ranging talk, researcher Peter Dale Scott points out similarities that arise when you look at the assassination of JFK and the events of 9/11. Recorded at the 2006 "Coalition on Political Assassinations" (COPA) Regional Meeting in Dallas, Texas, November 18, 2006. For more information on COPA write to:   copa (at) starpower.net To obtain a DVD of the entire COPA conference, including this talk, contact: http://justicevision.org   ralph (at) justicevision.org    (213) 747-6345 For more information on Peter Dale Scott, visit his website http://peterdalescott.net

Dispatches: Spinning Terror

                 

With Britain facing the greatest terrorist threat in our history, the nation trusts the government to devise policies to protect the nation. Dispatches reporter Peter Oborne reveals that our trust may be misplaced. He presents the case that the government has reacted to the London bombings by rushing through anti-terror policies motivated by the desire to ward off tabloid criticism, gain electoral advantage and make the government look strong.

Suspect Nation

               
 

Since Tony Blair's New Labour government came to power in 1997, the UK civil liberties landscape has changed dramatically. ASBOs were introduced by Section 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and first used in 1999. The right to remain silent is no longer universal. Our right to privacy, free from interception of communications has been severely curtailed. The ability to travel without surveillance (or those details of our journeys being retained) has disappeared. Indeed, as Henry Porter (the Observer journalist famous for his recent email clash with Tony Blair over the paring down of civil liberties) reveals in this unsettling film, our movements are being watched, and recorded, more than ever before.

Join the Resistance: Fall in Love

               
 

Directed by the 2003 City of Atlanta Emerging Award Recipient, Franklin Lopez. Narrated by Indigo Girl Amy Ray, this critically acclaimed short is inspired by the book ''Days of War, Nights of Love'' ''Chapter L is for Love'' by the Crimethinc Ex-Workers Collective (www.crimethinc.com). This film narrates this chapter and visually tells a story. The story is about two couples. One who followed the path that will most likely please society and the other too passionate about life to care what anyone thinks. (copyleft no rights reserved)

Noam Chomsky debates William F. Buckley (1969)

                 

Noam Chomsky, a libertarian socialist, and William F. Buckley, a conservative, debate foreign policy.  The Greek Civil War, American supported terror, The Vietnam War, and other Cold War issues are addressed.

Society of the Spectacle (La Société du spectacle)

                 

The 1973 film by French Situationist Guy Debord, based on the 1967 book of the same title, shows the dominating oppression of modernization of both the private and public spheres of everyday life by economic forces.  The hegemonic mass media operates as a propaganda machine in both communist and capitalist nations and creates commodity fetishism in the minds of the masses.

Steal This Movie!

               
 

Steal This Movie (2000) is an American biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. It was directed by Robert Greenwald and the screenplay was written by Bruce Graham. It is based on a number of books including To america with Love: Letters From the Underground by Anita and Abbie Hoffman and Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel by Marty Jezer. The film follows Abbie Hoffman's (Vincent D'Onofrio) relationship with his second wife Anita (Janeane Garofalo) and their awakening and subsequent conversion to an activist life. The title of the film is a play on Hoffman's 1970 counter-culture guidebook titled Steal This Book.

Herbert's Hippopotamus: Marcuse and Revolution in Paradise

                 

This documentary examines the turbulent life in California of political philosopher Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979), author of One-Dimensional Man, Reason and Revolution and Eros and Civilization, among other books, professor of philosophy at the University of California San Diego, and a visionary and influential force for the student movement worldwide during the Sixties and Seventies. Blending archival footage, interviews, re- created scenes and voice-over narration, the video profiles not only the life of Marcuse but also the history of student protest and social activism. The video features interviews with Marcuse's student Angela Davis, former UCSD Chancellor William McGill, colleagues Fredric Jameson and Reinhard Lettau, and rare footage of Marcuse and former California Governor Ronald Reagan. Directed by Paul Alexander Juutilainen

Douglas Rushkoff

                 

Douglas Rushkoff  talks about media and the press, about the birth and possibilities of the Internet: what's gone wrong and what could go beautifully right, about counter culture and the "us and them"-mentality.

Global Dimming

                 

This is a documentary that deals with a climatic phenomenon that has been seriously underestimated and how this should forc us to recognise that global warming is a far greater threath than has previously been assumed. It's from the BBC so it's very good, clear and to the point. A must see for anyone wondering about the state of the Earth.