United States — Economic policy.
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The Brave new world order / Holly Sklar ; recorded by Bob DeBolt.
Talk on the American dream and a “Brave New World Order.” The United States, argues Sklar, has used the Cold War to justify long term economic, military and political intervention in the Third World. Since 1945 there have been 130 wars throughout the Third World, and the United States controls 40% of the global arms…
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Conversion from a war economy : Seymour Melman / produced by David Barsamian.
A talk by Seymour Melman, in which he traces how and why the United States’ ability to be competitive in the world market has been eroded by its concentration upon a military economy since World War II. He argues that conversion is the only solution, and that evolving US-USSR relations make it imperative that this…
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Roots of U.S. intervention in Central America : Noam Chomsky / produced by David Barsamian.
Chomsky, a noted linguist, traces the systematic pattern of United States intervention in Central America which, he contends, has promoted and served twin goals: 1) making the region safe for United States investments, and 2) thwarting independent development of the region. The political, social and personal consequences of these policies have been disastrous for the…
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Technology, the American dream, and the left / produced by Karl Francis and Donald Drewecki.