Noam Chomsky - Human Rights: Realities & Opportunities ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-04 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll. Chomsky spoke on "Human Rights" at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota on April 15, 1997.Published by itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Resisting Far Right Extremism ThePublicMindDenver 2018-08-14 | Community radio station, KGNU, interviews anti-racist activist Christian Picciolini. Picciolini was a leader of a Neo-Nazi gang in Chicago in the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Christian and his white supremacist colleagues wreaked havoc in the Windy Cindy, rhetorically and even physically attacking Jews and people of color with regularity. He eventually left the Neo-Nazi movement, and went on to be a co-founder of the anti-extremist group Life After Hate, lifeafterhate.org/. He is the author of "White American Youth: My Descent into America's Most Violent Hate Movement--and How I Got Out."For more information on Picciolini’s work, see christianpicciolini.comTo tune into community radio station KGNU, kgnu.orgPublished by: it can be pictures, Boulder, CO.
Bil’in and the Non-Violent Resistance with Iyad Burnat ThePublicMindDenver 2017-04-03 | Iyad Burnat is the leader of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Annexation Wall and Settlements, which uses creative non-violent demonstrations to protest Israel’s theft of their village lands in the West Bank. Come hear Iyad tell about their work and his new book on non-violent resistance. Recorded on: – Monday, March 27, 7-9 pm, at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E Alameda, Denver. Published by it can be pictures, itcanbepictures.com For additional information and advocacy resources on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: Friends of Sabeel-Colorado: www.sabeelcolorado.orgFriends of Sabeel North America: www.fosna.orgUS Campaign for Palestinian Rights: http://uscpr.org
Sandra Johansson talks about Peace in Colombia at Mercury Cafe, Denver ThePublicMindDenver 2016-11-24 | Sandra Johansson discusses Peace in Colombia initiative at Mercury Cafe in Denver. October 30th, 2016.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky on U.S. Foreign Policy in Central America ThePublicMindDenver 2016-09-02 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on "U.S. Foreign Policy in Central America" in Berkeley, CA on May 14, 1984. Published by The Public Mind Denver and it can be pictures, Boulder, CO.
Noam Chomsky Q&A on U.S. Foreign Policy in Central America ThePublicMindDenver 2016-09-02 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on "U.S. Foreign Policy in Central America" in Berkeley, CA on May 14, 1984. Published by The Public Mind Denver and it can be pictures, Boulder, CO.
Charlie Clements Water & Other Human Rights Under Siege ThePublicMindDenver 2016-06-25 | Charlie Clements is an American physician and human rights activist. He currently serves as the executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. From 2003 to 2010, Dr. Clements served as president of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, and before that he was the president of Physicians for Human Rights. Dr. Clements wrote "Witness to War", which was published in 1983 and became the subject of a 1985 Academy Award winning short documentary of the same name.Published by : it can be pictures, itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Jennifer Harbury U.S. Involvement in Torture: Legal, Historical & Security Issues ThePublicMindDenver 2016-06-25 | ennifer Harbury is an American lawyer, author, and human rights activist. She has been instrumental in forcing the revelation of the complicity of the United States CIA in human rights abuses, particularly in Guatemala and other countries of Central America during the 1980s and 1990s. Initially she was trying to discover the fate of her husband Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, a Mayan guerrilla leader who was "disappeared" in March 1992.The death of her husband at the hands of the army in 1993 was revealed, together with CIA complicity in Guatemala Army human rights abuses. As a result of her efforts, Congress forced the end to a CIA program. In 1998 President Bill Clinton ordered the declassification of decades of documents related to US activities in Guatemala and other Central American countries, and apologized for US contributions to human rights abuses there while on an official visit to Guatemala.This talk was given at the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Encuentro on November 13, 2004. Published by it can be pictures, itcanbepictures.com, Boulder,CO
Michael Parenti Creating a Sustainable Economy ThePublicMindDenver 2016-06-24 | Michael Parenti is an American political scientist, historian, and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at American and international universities and has been a guest lecturer before campus and community audiences.This talk was given at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in Long Beach.Recorded by Ralph Cole on June 24, 2004.Published by : it can be pictures, itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Thomas Frank Whats the Matter With Kansas? ThePublicMindDenver 2016-06-24 | Thomas Frank is a political analyst, historian, journalist and columnist for Harper's Magazine, and he co-founded and edited The Baffler. He has written several books, most recently, "Listen, Liberal." He spoke on "What's the Matter With Kansas?" at Skylight Books on June 20, 2004. Published by: it can be pictures, itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Noam Chomsky The Occupation of Palestine: A Short History ThePublicMindDenver 2016-06-24 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on "The Occupation of Palestine" in Boston on December 10, 2003.Recorded by Martin VoelkerPublished by: it can be pictures, itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Noga Kadman - Erased from Space and Consciousness ThePublicMindDenver 2016-04-13 | Noga Kadman's book, Erased from Space and Consciousness, was published by the Indiana University Press in August 2015. It explores various ways in which the Palestinian villages depopulated in 1948 are being erased from and marginalized in the awareness and collective memory of Israelis. Village sites are named and mapped. Some are now within tourist sites, and some now are the sites of Jewish communities.
Dr. Marah J. Hardt speaks about her new book Sex in the Sea ThePublicMindDenver 2016-03-04 | Sex in the Sea uniquely connects the timeless topic of sex with the timely issue of sustainable oceans. Through overfishing, climate change, and ocean pollution we are disrupting the creative procreation that drives the wild abundance of life in the ocean. With wit and scientific rigor, Marah Hardt introduces us to the researchers and innovators who study the sex lives of ocean life and offer solutions that promote, rather than prevent, successful sex in the sea.The talk was recorded at Boulder Book Store on February 23, 2016. Published by itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Iraq Veterans Against the War: Climate Change ThePublicMindDenver 2016-02-28 | Recently, IVAW members Shawna Foster & Derek Matthews went to Paris to work with frontline communities in speaking out against the Paris Accord. Shawna Fosters speaks about that experience and the relationship between War and Climate Change
Anthony Grimes- A Black Vision of Palestinian ThePublicMindDenver 2016-02-28 | Anthony Grimes http://www.anthonygrimes.com relays insights from his visit to Palenstine and draws connections between the events of Ferguson Missouri and the Gaza experience. vimeo.com/111441194
Solidarity with Ayotzinapa: A conversation with Ismael Netzahuatl ThePublicMindDenver 2016-02-10 | Ismael Netzahuatl of Colorado Sin Fronteras led a discussion on theabduction of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' Collegewho went missing in Guerrero, Mexico on September 26, 2014.Netzahuatl spoke at the Denver Justice and Peace Committeeon January 21, 2016. http://denjustpeace.orgPublished by Boulder Video Productions - ItCanBePictures.com; it can be pictures, Boulder, CO.
Barbara Coombs Lee on the Right to Die ThePublicMindDenver 2016-01-30 | Barbara Coombs Lee is an American activist and president of Compassion & Choices, a national non-profit organization dedicated to expanding and protecting the rights of the terminally ill. She practiced as a nurse and physician assistant for 25 years before becoming an attorney and devoting her professional life to individual choice and empowerment in health care. She spoke in Denver to the Colorado chapter of Compassion and Choices prior to a lobbying effort on January 28, 2016.compassionandchoices.org
Dan Diaz on the Right to Die ThePublicMindDenver 2016-01-30 | In 2014, Dan Diaz's wife, Brittany Maynard, became the face of the right-to-die debate. She was diagnosed with brain cancer at 29, then moved with her husband from California to Oregon. "How dare the government make decisions or limit options for terminally-ill people like me?" Brittany said in a video posted to YouTube before her death. Just weeks before she ended her life, Diaz made his wife a promise. He promised her to fight so nobody else has to go through what she went through and to try and pass legislation. Diaz gave up his job to work with the right-to-die advocacy group Compassion and Choices. He spoke in Denver to the Colorado chapter of Compassion and Choices prior to a lobbying effort on January 28, 2016.compassionandchoices.org
Naomi Klein: The Revolutionary Potential of Climate Change ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-23 | Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses and criticism of corporate globalization and of corporate capitalism. She is best known for No Logo, a book that went on to become an international bestseller; The Take, a documentary film about Argentina’s occupied factories; and The Shock Doctrine, a bestselling critical analysis of the history of neoliberal economics. Her latest book is This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate, a New York Times non-fiction bestseller.Klein spoke at the Land Institute's "Prairie Festival" in 2011.landinstitute.org
Elena Klaver Performs at DJPC Annual Awards Night 2015 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-21 | Denver Justice & Peace Committee (DJPC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting human rights, economic andenvironmental justice, and lasting peace in Latin America through education, solidarity projects, and nonviolent activism.http://denjustpeace.org
Lynn Holland Receives DJPC Member of the Year Award 2015 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-21 | Denver Justice & Peace Committee (DJPC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting human rights, economic andenvironmental justice, and lasting peace in Latin America through education, solidarity projects, and nonviolent activism.http://denjustpeace.org
Rebeca Zuniga-Hamlin, DJPC director, at the DJPC Annual Awards Night 2015 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-21 | Denver Justice & Peace Committee (DJPC) is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting human rights, economic andenvironmental justice, and lasting peace in Latin America through education, solidarity projects, and nonviolent activism.http://denjustpeace.org
Aviva Chomsky at Denver Justice and Peace Committee Annual Awards Night ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-10 | Aviva Chomsky is an American teacher, historian, author and activist. She is a professor of History and the Coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at the Salem State University in Massachusetts. Her books include "Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal" and"A History of the Cuban Revolution." She is the eldest daughter of linguists Noam and Carol Chomsky. Aviva Chomsky worked for the United Farm Workers union back in 1976 and 1977. She credited this experience with sparking her "interest in the Spanish language, in migrant workers and immigration, in labor history, in social movements and labor organizing, in multinationals and their workers, in how global economic forces affect individuals, and how people collectively organize for social change".She spoke November 21, 2015, at the annual awards night of the Denver Justice and Peace Committee.http://denjustpeace.org
Noam Chomsky speaks about Universal Linguistics: Origins of Language ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-07 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on "Universal Linguistics" at Winona State University in Minnesota on March 20, 1998.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO, itcanbepictures,com
Noam Chomsky speakes about Market Democracy: Doctrine & Reality ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-07 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on "Market Democracy" at Winona State University in Minnesota on March 19, 1998 Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com.Films and Videos That Stick.
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 9 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 8 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 7 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 6 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks abut Cognitive Revolution - Part 5 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 4 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 3 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 2 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO, itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky speaks about Cognitive Revolution - Part 1 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Description:Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on the "Cognitive Revolution" at the University of Girona in Spain in November of 1992.Published by It Can Be Pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Noam Chomsky on Democracy and Human Rights ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Chomsky spoke on "Democracy and Human Rights" at the University of Minnesota on April 15, 1997.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Sanctions On Iraq - Talk by Denis Halliday & Phyllis Bennis ThePublicMindDenver 2015-12-06 | Denis Halliday was the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq from 1997 until 1998. After a 34-year career at the United Nations, where he had reached Assistant Secretary-General level, Halliday resigned in 1998 over the Iraq sanctions, characterizing them as "genocide"Phyllis Bennis is an American writer, activist, and political commentator. She directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.Halliday and Bennis spoke about the devastating effects of the sanctions on Iraq in Denver, Colorado on February 19, 1999.Published by it can be pictures, Boulder, CO. itcanbepictures.com
Rabbi Hanan & Khaled Abu Awaad speak at Augustan Lutheran Church ThePublicMindDenver 2015-11-11 | Painful Hope - Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger & Palestinian Peace Activist Khaled Abu Awaad speak about Palestinian-Israeli Grassroots Initiative for Understanding, Non-Violence, and Transformation in the Palestine region. This talk was recorded at Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver on October 18, 2015.
Free Markets ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-14 | Noam Chomsky "Free Markets?"The video description:Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.This talk was recorded by Doug Morris on December 5, 1997.Published by itcanbepictures,com, Boulder, CO
Noam Chomsky The Responsibility of Intellectuals ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-13 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.This talk was recorded in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 14, 1997.
Michael Parenti The Culture Struggle ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-13 | Michael Parenti is an American political scientist, historian, and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at American and international universities and has been a guest lecturer before campus and community audiences.This talk was recorded September 30, 2006 in San Diego, CA by Ralph Cole.Published by itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Noam Chomsky Current Crises in the Middle East ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-13 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.This talk was recorded at M.I.T. by Ralph Cole on Septermber 21, 2006 Published by itcanbepictures.com, Boulder CO
Noam Chomsky Middle East Peace Process ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-13 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.This talk was recorded at M.I.T. by Ralph Cole
Noam Chomsky & Ngo Vinh Long Remembering Vietnam ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-13 | Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political commentator, social justice activist, and anarcho-syndicalist advocate. Sometimes described as the "father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy. He has spent most of his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is currently Professor Emeritus, and has authored over 100 books. He has been described as a prominent cultural figure, and was voted the "world's top public intellectual" in a 2005 poll.Ngo Vinh Long is a history professor at the University of Maine, where he has taught for over 25 years. He is also a research assistant at Duy Tan Universityin Da Nang City, Vietnam. This talk was recorded at M.I.T. on April 30, 2005 by Roger Leisner of 'Radio Free Maine.'Uploaded by itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Frances Moore Lappe on Living Democracy, Feeding Hope ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-13 | Frances Moore Lappe is the author of 18 books including the three-million copy Diet for a Small Planet. She is the co-founder of three national organizations that explore the roots of hunger, poverty and environmental crises, as well as solutions now emerging worldwide through what she calls Living Democracy. Her most recent book is EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want. This talk was recorded at the 2007 Earthworks Expo in Denver, Colorado. Uploaded by itcanbepictures.com, Boulder, CO
Claudia Paz y Paz Bailey - Struggles for Justice: From Guatemala to Ayotzinapa ThePublicMindDenver 2015-10-11 | As Guatemala´s fist female Attorney General, Dr. Paz y Paz Baileyprosecuted organized criminals and perpetrators of mass human rights abuses despite threats to her own safety. She was a 2013 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Wendell Berry Restoration and Conservation 2010 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-09-30 | Wendell Berry is a novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. His many books include "Our Only World" and "The Unsettling of America." Berry spoke at the Land Institute's "Prairie Festival" in 2010.landinstitute.org
Hamas: Separating Myth from Reality - Dr. Nader Hashemi ThePublicMindDenver 2015-09-21 | The US Foreign Terrorist Organizations List annually ranks the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at the top. Hamas’ political charter is frequently cited as an embodiment of its ideological rigidity and its steadfast refusal to recognize the right of Israel to exist as a nation state in the Middle East. The general mainstream view is that if Hamas didn’t exist, the prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians would be better.• Is this perception of Hamas correct?• What gaps and misunderstandings exist?• What does the factual and documentary record actually tell us about Hamas behavior, its use of violence and its evolution over time? • Can Hamas play a constructive role in bringing about a just resolution of the conflict in Israel/Palestine? Dr. Nader Hashemi is an Associate Professor at the Joseph Korbel School of International Studies and Director of the Center for Middle East Studies.
Unprocessed by Megan Kimble ThePublicMindDenver 2015-07-31 | Megan Kimble at the Boulder Book Store reading from her book, Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food. In the tradition of Michael Pollan’s bestselling In Defense of Food comes this remarkable chronicle, from a founding editor of Edible Baja Arizona, of a young woman’s year-long journey of eating only whole, unprocessed foods—intertwined with a journalistic exploration of what “unprocessed” really means, why it matters, and how to afford it.http://megankimble.com
Robert Kennedy, Jr. at Waterkeeper Alliance Annual Conference 2015 ThePublicMindDenver 2015-06-24 | Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is an American radio host, environmental activist, author and attorney specializing in environmental law. Kennedy is President of Waterkeeper Alliance (http://www.waterkeeper.org), a non-profit focused on grass-roots efforts to protect and enhance waterways worldwide.
