Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Power of Zero

Human Rights and Global Citizenship: Luis Valdez and the Power of Zero from Feb. 2, 2009.

Internationally acclaimed playwright, filmmaker and activist Luis Valdez discusses the problems of citizenship in the U.S. and the blending of cultures in the dynamic California social landscape. This is 89 minutes.
Source: Human Rights and Global Citizenship: Luis Valdez




Scott Horton Interviews Scott Horton on March 3rd, 2009

The Other Scott Horton, international human rights lawyer and contributing editor at Harper's magazine, discusses the assertion of executive supremacy over the first and fourth amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Scott Horton





Download the Entire Program 97.6 MB

Play Program 106.7 minutes


Great Speeches and Interviews' Past Programs

Friday, September 25, 2009

Interviews of historian Howard Zinn and independent journalist Dahr Jamail

From October 26, 2008, Bob McChesney interviews Howard Zinn

Zinn is an acclaimed historian and political scientist, and has been active in Civil Rights and anti-war movements in the United States for many years.
Source: Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States








From February 13th, 2009, Scott Horton Interviews Dahr Jamail

Dahr Jamail discusses the improved security in Baghdad that comes from a police state fortified with concrete blast walls.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Dahr Jamail




Download the Entire Program 97.6 MB

Play Program 106.7 minutes


Great Speeches and Interviews' Past Programs

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Hear Matt Miller on how to overcome "dead ideas"

From Feb. 11, 2009, Matt Miller spoke of problems and offered solutions for the American Health Care System.

Miller outlined how to overcome "dead ideas" to help our nation and its people. Matthew Miller is an American journalist, and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and a monthly columnist for Fortune, regular contributor to The New York Times Magazine and The Atlantic Monthly.
Source: The Commonwealth Club of California hosts Matt Miller




Scott Horton Interviewed Michael Hastings on April 21st, 2009

Michael Hastings discusses the skepticism among some high-ranking military officers about the U.S. mission in Afghanistan and the inevitability of diplomatic negotiations with the Taliban.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Michael Hastings



Download the Entire Program 97.6 MB

Play Program 106.7 minutes


Great Speeches and Interviews' Past Programs

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Chris Hedges and James Bamford explain U.S. foreign actions

From May 17, 2009, Bob McChesney interviews Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges spent nearly two decades as a foreign correspondent in Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the Balkans. He is the author of several books, including "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning."
Source: Chris Hedges, columnist for Truthdig

Scott Horton Interviews James Bamford on April 18th, 2009

James Bamford discusses the National Security Agency's excessive domestic spying and the Israeli government-connected companies involved in U.S. intelligence gathering.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews James Bamford





Download the Entire Program 97.6 MB

Play Program 106.7 minutes


Great Speeches and Interviews' Past Programs

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Investigating our Economic Calamity

From May 03, 2009, Bob McChesney interviews Danny Schechter

Danny Schechter is a television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic who writes and lectures about the media. He directed "Plunder: The Crime Of Our Time", a documentary film that explores Wall Street crimes.
Source: Danny Schechter, the News Dissector on Media Matters with Bob McChesney

Scott Horton Interviews Guy Lawson on April 6th, 2009

Guy Lawson, author of the Rolling Stone article "The Making of a Narco State,"(PDF) he discusses Mexico's increasingly violent and destabilizing drug war.
Source: Scott Horton Interviews Guy Lawson





Download the Entire Program 97.6 MB

Play Program 106.7 minutes


Great Speeches and Interviews' Past Programs