Why and how to wage peace and justice
A discussion of the ideals of non-violence in the face of current world dynamics. The first speaker addresses how peace and justice can be waged in the face of 21st century security challenges. These security challenges include military and strate...
Rashid Khalidi: prospects for peace in Palestine
A presentation covering the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Questions that are addressed include: Can peace be justly achieved between the Arabs and Israelis? What role must the two parties play? What is the United States’ role in the conflict? ...
Doug Henwood: inequality and the roots of the economic crisis
Author, publisher, and radio personality Doug Henwood investigates the origins of the financial crisis and broad sickness in the real economy as the inevitable fruit of an elite strategy that took shape as the 1970's turned into the 1980's: cutting ...
Chris Hedges
In this lecture “Empire of Illusion,” author and Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign reporter Chris Hedges addresses the futility and horror of war. The lecture is based on a famous speech denouncing the Vietnam War by the Rev. Martin Luther King del...