Covid-19, Geopolitics, Philosophy & Ethics
Is US Support for Vaccine Patent Waiver Window Dressing?
The U.S. announced its support for patent waivers, but it will be a long, drawn-out process that will make little difference to the catastrophe in India and other poor countries. The U.S. failed to promise to export critical material needed for producing the virus in developing countries. Vijay Prashad and Ricardo Petrella on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Philosophy & Ethics, U.S. Politics, USA
Progressives Must Revitalize the Labor Movement – Noam Chomsky
Trump didn't win the working class, the Democrats lost it; it's urgent that progressive organizing focus on the working class and unions - human civilization depends on it. There should be a focus on union organizing at Amazon. Noam Chomsky on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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History, Military-Industrial Complex, Philosophy & Ethics
The Democratic Party and the War Machine – Vijay Prashad
The roots of the Democratic Party's foreign policy are found in WWII, the atomic bombing of Japan and militarization during the Cold War. Biden supported the Iraq War but fought for the nuclear agreement with Iran. What should we expect from his administration? Vijay Prashad joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news podcast.
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Economy & Work, Geopolitics, Philosophy & Ethics
Is Trump the Tip of a More Coherent Fascist Spear?
Is the level of political discourse a reflection of the rise of fascism in the United States? Will Biden set the stage for a more dangerous far-right demagogue? Adolph Reed and Leo Panitch say organizing a renewed labor movement is crucial for defeating the rise of fascism. On theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay
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Vijay Prashad: Cut the Umbilical Cord to the Democratic Party
Should progressives get involved in voting for Biden to defeat Trump? Vijay Prashad and Paul Jay debate what progressives should do in the Covid-19 moment and the leadup to the U.S. November elections. On theAnalysis.news podcast with Paul Jay (photo by Neal McQueen)
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
I Think I’m a Marxist – Leo Panitch on RAI Pt 2/4
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Leo Panitch says as he became politically active, he concluded that neither the bureaucratic socialism in the Soviet Union or Canadian social-democracy would democratize the economy or the state – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 8, 2018.
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
The Radical Ferment of Winnipeg’s Jewish Socialist Politics – Leo Panitch on RAI Pt 1/4
On Reality Asserts Itself, Prof. Leo Panitch talks about the political culture of his family, shaped in Winnipeg’s radical Jewish community before and after World War Two; Labor Zionists, Social Democrats, and Communists debated and organized within the Jewish working-class movement – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced March 5, 2018.
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Military-Industrial Complex, Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
Are There Just Wars – David Swanson on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 3/3
On RAI with Paul Jay, David Swanson says that nonviolent campaigns have been more successful than campaigns of violence. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 17, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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Military-Industrial Complex, Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
What Drives War – David Swanson on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 2/3
On RAI, Paul Jay and David Swanson discuss the culture and economics of war. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 16, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
Lies and War – David Swanson on Reality Asserts Itself Pt 1/3
On RAI with Paul Jay, David Swanson, author of “War is a Lie”, talks about becoming a full-time activist for peace. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced December 15, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself, World
International Law and The Responsibility to Protect – Vijay Prashad Pt 4/4
In the final segment of Paul Jay’s interview with Vijay Prashad on Reality Asserts Itself, the subject is the undermining of international law and military interventions in the name of human rights. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 11, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself, World
Bradley Manning, the Nuremberg Charter and Refusing to Collaborate with War Crimes – Prashad Pt 3/4
In this segment of Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the Chelsea Manning case in light of the 68th anniversary of signing the Nuremberg Charter which states it is illegal to follow orders to commit a war crime. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 9, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
Questioning the Underlying Structures of Property and Power is Off the Table – Vijay Prashad Pt 2/4
In part two of Reality Asserts Itself, Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the limits imposed on questioning the roots of inequality and how those who own the majority of property set the terms for everyone else. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 8, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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Philosophy & Ethics, Reality Asserts Itself
Marx and Tolstoy Helped Me See the Limits of Liberalism – Vijay Prashad Pt 1/4
Vijay Prashad talks about growing up in India and coming to the realization that liberalism could never eliminate poverty. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced August 2, 2013, with Paul Jay.
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