..a talk by the author Frances Moore Lappe. Ms. Lappe is the co-founder of the organization 'Food First' ( Institute for Food and Development Policy) and of the Center for Living Democracy.

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Anuradha Mittal, Interim executive Director of Food First, speaks on the subject of "Food Sovereignty and the new Face of Global Agriculture" at Macalester College, St Paul Mn February 26 2004

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From Global Capitalism to Economic Justice Our Guest was Dr.Arjun Makhijani, President, institute for Energy and Environmental Research

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You are watching and listening to Michael Albert, social activist, author and co-founder of Z Magazine, speak on the problems of the progressive social movement and what it can do better. He was at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, on May 23, 2007, sponsored by Women Against Military Madness, Mayday Books, and Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace.

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Apartheid South Africa and Israel Today: The Parallels with PROFESSOR FARID ESACK Prof. Esack is a South African Muslim theologian, currently a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School. He has taught at several universities, including Union Theological Seminary in New York.

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VetSpeak: Voices of Minnesota Veterans. Two videos containing 7-10- minute interviews with 10 persons who served actively in the military or had conscientious objector status and served in nonviolent ways, and those who refused to serve, from World War II to the Iraq War. Their stories exemplify the reasons men and women choose to serve or not serve and what happens to ideas about war and conscience in the course of active service.

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VetSpeak: Voices of Minnesota Veterans. Two videos containing 7-10- minute interviews with 10 persons who served actively in the military or had conscientious objector status and served in nonviolent ways, and those who refused to serve, from World War II to the Iraq War. Their stories exemplify the reasons men and women choose to serve or not serve and what happens to ideas about war and conscience in the course of active service.

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"Privatizing Our Water--Will the Air Be Next?" Nancy Price, Alliance for Democracy; Marie Mason, Sweetwater Alliance (Detroit); and Darcie Rowe, Minnesota Water Alliance, discuss water privatization in general; water privatization in Detroit and what has happened to those who cannot pay the hugely increased water bill; Nestle (Perrier) buying up a community's spring water to bottle Ice Mountain water; and how the scene gets set in states (Minnesota) for privatization of municipal water systems. Taped October 2003.

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It looks at the war in Iraq and the effect on the Iraqi people. The amount of refugees, dead wounded. LOoks at unemployment, depeted uranium, infectious disease, drinking water and other parts of the Iraqi infrastructure pre war and since the war began.

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"From Silent Spring to Silent Night," a talk by Prof. Tyrone Hayes, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, given at Humphrey Institute in Minneapolis on March 23, 2007. Dr. Hayes is an authority on the effects of the pesticide atrazine on frogs, and is not popular with chemical companies for his views and proven research.

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Indictment of Bush and other officials. A book review with author Elizabeth de la Vega former Federal Prosecutor. Ms de la Vega uses in her book the same standards as she would have used in preparing any fraud case in federal court ( such as Enron)

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Begining of series onthe consequences of being Christians

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Interview with DJ Drew Hendricks of Free Radio Olympia at its hidden location. Topics include: corporate media versus community media, democracy, investigative and political journalism, loccal news coverage, and music diversity why does the FCC require a license to operate a radio station and what is pirat radio?

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Patti Goldman of Earthjustice discusses the impact of international trade agreements on democracy david Korten speaking to global empire Antonia Juhasz discussing the occupation of Iraq as part of an agenda for worl domination and control of resources

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Snohomish County Privatizes the Heart of Democracy BlackBoxVoting.org uncovers massive voting system insecurity

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Snohomish County Privatizes the Heart of Democracy BlackBoxVoting.org uncovers massive voting system insecurity

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Through 2004 VoterGate's filmmakers traveled the country examining how well electronic voting is working. This film explores questions like: how do we know our votes are counted? are electronic machines secure? how do the flaws impact democracy?

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A report from the trenches; fighting corporate dominance&creating local ddemocracy. mayer lawyer and constitutional scholar, discusses several underlying causes for the corporate dominance that corrupts our political system and offers several do-able, yet effective, suggestions for reform

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Interview focused with Thomas linzey, environmental and democratic attorney of the Community Environmental legal Defense Fund. learn how rural pennsylvania residents: challenge corporate dominance of local actions assert their rights of self determination

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Interview of maverick lawyer and constitutional scholar carl Mayer about his career batteling corporate abuses. the discussion includes: mayer's work for New York attorney General Elliot Spitzer the suprem Court's treatment of corporations as persons Nike's demand for constitutional right to lie in discussing its products and more

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