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Published on Sep 26, 2015

Observing the Frontier Conference:
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Is the Pope a Man of the Left?

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Published on Sep 26, 2015

Paul Jay talks to Medea Benjamin and Vijay Prashad who say the Pope is a powerful voice of the South

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The Great Unraveling

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Published on Sep 12, 2015

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges joins us for an evening in Toronto to speak about “The Great Unraveling.”

Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy Movement. In his newest book, Wages of Rebellion, Chris Hedges investigates what social and psychological factors cause revolution, rebellion, and resistance. Drawing on an ambitious overview of prominent philosophers, historians and literary figures, he shows not only the harbingers of a coming crisis but also the nascent seeds of rebellion. Hedges’ message is clear: popular uprisings in the United States and around the world are inevitable in the face of mounting environmental destruction and grotesque wealth polarization.

Recorded in Toronto, 3 September 2015.

Part 2:Q & A:

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Earth 2025 : POPULATION EXPLOSION – AFTERMATH

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Published on Jan 15, 2014

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The Making Of Global Capitalism: The Political Economy Of American Empire: Sam Gindin, Leo Panitch

http://www.amazon.com/Making-Global-Capitalism-Political-American/dp/1781681368/ref=ecoethicsA/

The all-encompassing embrace of world capitalism at the beginning of the twenty-first century was generally attributed to the superiority of competitive markets. Globalization had appeared to be the natural outcome of this unstoppable process. But today, with global markets roiling and increasingly reliant on state intervention to stay afloat, it has become clear that markets and states aren’t straightforwardly opposing forces.

In this groundbreaking work, Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin demonstrate the intimate relationship between modern capitalism and the American state. The Making of Global Capitalism identifies the centrality of the social conflicts that occur within states rather than between them. These emerging fault lines hold out the possibility of new political movements that might transcend global markets.

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Verso (October 8, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1781681368
• ISBN-13: 978-1781681367

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Days of Revolt: The Making of Global Capitalism

TheRealNews

Published on Sep 8, 2015

In this episode of teleSUR’s Days of Revolt, host Chris Hedges sits down with author and professor Leo Panitch to discuss how global imperialism and capitalism are upheld by economic and cultural forces, and debate the roles of ignorance, myth, and malevolence in the perpetuation of systems of inequality.

Days of Revolt: We’re All Greeks Now

TheRealNews

Published on Sep 15, 2015

n this episode of teleSUR’s Days of Revolt, Chris Hedges continues his conversation on global neoliberalism with Leo Panitch, where they examine the possibilities for revolutionary change in Greece in the face of imposed austerity and political suppression.

watch more at http://www.telesurtv.net/english/inde…

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Days of Revolt: We’re All Greeks Now

TheRealNews

Published on Sep 15, 2015

n this episode of teleSUR’s Days of Revolt, Chris Hedges continues his conversation on global neoliberalism with Leo Panitch, where they examine the possibilities for revolutionary change in Greece in the face of imposed austerity and political suppression.

watch more at http://www.telesurtv.net/english/inde…

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Can a Picture Take Down Capitalism?

Occupy.com

Published on Sep 26, 2015

“The ultimate cause of refugees,” according to Slavov Zijeck, is today’s global capitalism itself and its geopolitical games, and if we do not transform it radically, immigrants from Greece and other European countries will soon join African refugees. When I was young, such an organized attempt to regulate commons was called Communism. Maybe we should reinvent it. Maybe, this is, in the long term, our only solution.”

I don’t think that Communism should replace capitalism when it crumbles, and yes – it is crumbling; the term Communism has too much negative baggage. But the system we have now will continue to deliver more and more Aylan’s until we can bring it down and replace it. We have decades of geopolitical engineering by the American Empire to overcome.

Is our collective imagination up to task?

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Counting the Cost – Can the world end poverty in 15 years?

Al Jazeera English

Published on Sep 26, 2015

Fifteen years ago, leaders from across the world gathered at the United Nations in the biggest anti-poverty campaign in history.Pledging to “spare no effort to free men, women and children from the abject and dehumanising conditions of extreme poverty,” the UN tabled eight ambitious goals to be completed by September 2015.They sought to cut of the number of people living in extreme poverty by half; bring primary education to all; promote gender equality; reduce child mortality; improve maternal health; reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases; promote environmental sustainability; and help develop better working relationships between governments and NGOs.The target of reducing extreme poverty, those living on less than $1.25 a day, was met five years ahead of schedule; and more than a billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty. But with 800 million still living below that level today, the UN is proposing 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – which call for an end to poverty in all its forms everywhere.The goals are expected to cost between $3.5 trillion and $5 trillion a year, and each UN member is expected to achieve them by 2030.Nikhil Seth, the director for Sustainable Development at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, joins Counting the Cost to discuss the UN’s plans for the next fifteen years.Diamonds aren’t foreverA symbol of everlasting love, diamonds have dominated the market for fine jewellery, particularly engagement rings, with the ‘bling’ seen as a requisite token to signify a marriage proposal. But with stock market routs, currency depreciation and a slowing demand from China; the luxury item has not been immune from the economic slump.The $80 billion dollar industry has faced a tough 2015, with diamond prices tumbling by around 15 percent.De Beers, the biggest diamond producer and seller of rough diamonds, has been forced to lower prices and cut production.Stephen Lussier, the CEO of De Beers Forevermark diamond company joins the programme to discuss how the industry attempts to bounce back.

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California air regulators restore fuel-emission cuts

PBS NewsHour

Published on Sep 26, 2015

California’s Air Resources Board on Friday approved updates to a key climate change rule that requires oil producers to cut carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020. California is the only the second state to impose such a standard. Ian Lovett of The New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Los Angeles.

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