Khalil Bendib talk with Dr. Norman Finkelstein, the author of Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History, about his tenure case at DePaul University. Dr. Finklestein is scheduled to speak at King Middle School in Berkeley at 7 PM on Wednesday, February 13. http://www.mecaforpeace.org/article.php?id=284Two activists talk about the upcoming Stop … Continued
In this week’s program, Shahram Aghamir talks with leading Marxist thinker, critic and commentator, Professor Aijaz Ahmad, about the ongoing political crisis in Pakistan and its implications for the U.S. global strategy and its plans for West Asia, the region that is also known as the Middle East. His new book is entitled Afghanistan, Iraq … Continued
A conversation with Sohrab Behdad, Denison University economics professor and co-author of "Class and Labor in Iran : Did the Revolution Matter?".Later in the program, Iraqi poet and novelist, Sinan Antoon will read from his recently published book of poems, "Baghdad Blues".
In this week’s program, we will hear a talk by Bard College Professor of Social Studies Joel Kovel, the author of Overcoming Zionism: Creating a Single Democratic State in Israel/Palestine. In an assault on academic freedom by organizations mobilized to suppress criticism of Israel’s policies, Professor Kovel has been targeted for challenging the historical Zionist … Continued
In this week’s program, we will hear Professors Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer presenting their new book entitled The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy. Stephen Walt is Belfer Professor of International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. John Mearsheimer is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at … Continued
In this week’s program, Khalil Bendib speaks with Dr. Azzedine layachi about the bombings which afflicted the city of Algiers last week as well as the current state of Franco-Algerian relations. Dr. Azzedine Layachi is Associate Professor of Political Science at St. John’s University in New York. He is the author of Economic Crisis and … Continued
In this week’s program, we will have a conversation, Ali Rezaee and Dr. Afshin Matin Asghari about the most recent student demonstrations in Iran as well as the history of Student movement in that country. Later in the program, we will bring you the first of an interview about the history of modern Art in … Continued
