FAST FOOD WORLD: Vandana Shiva, Wendell Berry, Eric Schlosser and Michael Pollan

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3 out of every 5 Americans are now overweight. Children who eat fast food every day gain an extra 6 pounds every year. It now appears likely that - for the first time in American history - our children will actually have a shorter life span than their parents.

This program about fast food is not just about the fact that grease, sugar, and extra calories makes us fat and sick. It is about the giant industries behind fast food that change not only our bodies but the body of the earth and the lives of farmers who traditionally grew our foods.

An amazing coincidence - and effort too - brought together five eloquent writers and activists: The physicist and seed collector Vandana Shiva from India, the Kentucky farmer and poet Wendell Berry, Eric Schlosser who wrote: Fast Food Nation, the founder of the Slow Food movement Carlo Petrini from Italy and Michael Pollan, teacher and author of The Botany of Desire.

Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans 2009

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Originally created in the 19th century by black men who wished to pay homage to the American Indian tribes that had harboured their ancestors who escaped from slavery. Early on, there were violent rivalries between the tribes, but now the Mardi Gras Indians are a fixture at Carnival, best known for their incredibly detailed and intricately beaded-and-feathered costumes. Legendary krewes include the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Creole Wild West, and the Yellow Pocahontas.

Chalmers Johnson - The Last Days of the American Republic a Conversations with Hitory

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Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Chalmers Johnson for a discussion of his new book, Nemesis. In the interview, Johnson, an Emeritus Professor of the University of California, analyzes the impact of the American empire on democracy at home. Comparing the United States to Rome and Great Britain, he argues that a combination of military Keynesianism, the Bush administration's attempt to implement a unitary presidency, and the failed checks on executive ambition point to political

Slavoj Žižek - Why Only an Atheist Can Believe: Politics Between Fear and Trembling

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iek addresses the complicated relationship between belief, or what we take to be belief, and our desire to see all. The lecture is followed by a brief period of questions and answers.

Calvin College, Michigan. November 10, 2006

Bio:

ZiZek was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He received a D.A. in philosophy from the University of Ljubljana, then studied psychoanalysis at the University of Paris. In 1990 he was a presidential candidate for the "Liberal Democracy of Slovenia". Zizek is currently a professor in European Graduate School and a post-doctoral senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana. Zizek is the founder and president of the Society for Theoretical Psychoanalysis, Ljubljana.

The Myth & Meaning of Monopoly Capitalism - Lecture by Edward Griffin

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A refutation of the popular myth that portrays monopoly as an outgrowth of capitalism. Monopoly is not based on free-enterprise competition, but the escape from it. Monopolists like government regulation because it protects them from competition. The days when the government served the people are long since gone. 43 minute lecture by G. Edward Griffin.

Noam Chomsky - Refutes Claims About People Wanting Wage Slavery

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Noam Chomsky talks about alternatives to the current system of wage slavery that seems to some to be the only way to organize a society.

Noam Chomsky - Democracy and Media in the New World Order

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After prepared remarks concerning democracy and the media in the new world order, Mr. Chomsky answered questions from the audience. Mr. Chomsky is the author of books on linguistics, politics, political philosopy and foreign policy.