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Against Empire
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By
Michael Parenti
ISBN: 0-87286-298-4
Paperback BOOK, 210 pages
$12.95
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Richly
informed and written in
an engaging style, Against Empire exposes the ruthless agenda and
hidden costs of the U.S. Empire today. Documenting the pretexts and
lies used to justify violent intervention and maldevelopment abroad,
Parenti shows how the conversion to a global economy is a victory of
finance capital over democracy.
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History
as Mystery
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By
Michael Parenti
0-87286-357-3
Paperback BOOK, 296 pages
$14.95
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In a
lively challenge to mainstream history, Michael Parenti does battle
with a number of mass-marketed historical myths. He shows how history's
victors distort and
suppress the documentary record in order to perpetuate their power and
privilege. And he demonstrates how historians are influenced
by the professional and class environment in which they work.
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Superpatriotism
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By
Michael Parenti
ISBN 0-87286-433-2
Paperback BOOK, 120 pages
$11.95
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Superpatriots, writes Michael Parenti, are
those people who place national pride and American supremacy above
every other public consideration, those who follow leaders
uncritically, especially in their war policies abroad. Superpatriotism
is the nationalistic hype propagated by officialdom, the media, and
various flag-waving groups.
How
hype, fear, and mindless flag-waving are supplanting informed debate,
commitment to democracy, and real patriotism.
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REAL HISTORY
A four part (2 hours) lecture series on audio CD or tape
This is possibly the most popular of all archival speeches
Part
one/four
THE
MYTH OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS
As the United States government claims to spread democracy around the
world and is deeply involved in ghost writing constitutions for other
countries, the spotlight falls back on this country. Is the current US
system a democracy, - has it ever been one?
In The Myth of the Founding Fathers Michael Parenti takes us back
to the early days of the republic. Who were the founding fathers, what
were their goals in writing the US constitution? Who did they exclude
and who did they favor? What was their attitude towards slavery? How
many of them actually wanted to create a monarchy? And who – in the
end – ratified the constitution after it was written?
Part
two/four
THE
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR AND THE RISE OF US IMPERIALISM
US foreign policy of our time is clearly interventionist. From the
1950s to today, from Korea, Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan and
countless smaller wars in between the country has moved away from the
sentiment once expressed by George Washington: “Beware of foreign
entanglements“
When did all this begin? Michael Parenti uses the
history of the Spanish American War to answer several very intriguing
questions. Who first expressed the desire to annex the island of Cuba –
and when? The early African American emancipation movement inside the
US was critical of US plans to attack Cuba. Why, their leaders asked,
was the US government concerned about Spanish repression
of the rights of Cubans while the repression of African Americans
within
the US was ignored. Some said the Negro needs freedom just as much
as the Cubans. Why did the US attack the Philippines when it was Cuba
that they wanted to take over? Why did the US give verbal support to
the Cuban liberation movements against Spain while selling weapons
to Spain to fight the poplar movement?
The Spanish American War was an important turning
point in the transition of the US to an imperial power and many
of the forces at work are eerily contemporary.
Part
three/four
THE
FUNCTIONS OF FASCISM
Parenti says that fascism is a new order and consciousness that served
the same old power structure and promised to solve the ills of the many
while protecting the interests of the few. He answers in detail who
financed the Fascist parties and what services the fascists rendered in
return. Many of the measures enacted by fascists were frighteningly
similar to those enacted today: They include the privatization of state
owned enterprises, reduction of corporate taxes and inheritance taxes,
defeat of unions, and the
suspension of civil liberties.
Part four/four
THE
REAL CAUSES OF WORLD WAR II
Who inside Germany was resisting the rise of Hitler and why were they
not supported by Britain and France? Why did the Western Allies allow
Hitler to take over Austria and Czechoslovakia? Why did Britain and
France refuse to enter an anti fascist alliance with the Soviet Union?
Why did Britain and France do nothing while Hitler conquered Denmark
and Norway even though they had finally
already declared war against Germany in 1939. The West, says Parenti,
saw Hitler as a bulwark against communism and the Soviet Union and
were hoping that the two countries would bleed each other white.
Michael Parenti is among our leading progressive political analysts. He
received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 1962
and has taught at colleges in the US and abroad. The focus of his
lectures is American democracy, US foreign policy, and the invented
reality of the media.
Code
MP001CD
SET of two CDs: $18.00
Code MP001tape SET of two cassettes:
$16.00
JUST
ADDED (Feb. 2007):
Five more CDs from the archives:
The JFK
Assassination
The gangster nature of the state
Recorded in Berkeley, CA, 54 min
code: MP025 , CD $10
To
order a CD click here: $10.00
Struggles
in the Land of Idols
Recorded in Berkeley, CA, 54 min
code: MP042 , CD $10
To
order a CD click here: $10.00
The
Political Uses of Religion
Speech to the American Atheist Convention
Recorded in Denver, CO, 48 min
code: MP004, CD $10
To
order a CD click here: $10.00
Superpatriotism
and the
Importance of Being Number One
KGNU Boulder, CO, 86 minutes
code: MP008 CD $10
To
order a CD click here: $10.00
Dirty
Truths
Recorded in Berkeley, CA, 09/25/02. 70 min
code: MP032 on CD only: $10
To order a CD click here: $10.00
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RE-ISSUE OF PARENTI'S
MOST FAMOUS VIDEOS ON DVD
If you have never seen Michael Parenti give a public lecture you are in
for a surprise. He is funny, engaging and full of intellectual
surprises.
These DVD's are copies of the videos in the collection that was once in
distribution by People's Video in Seattle.
Most of them are shot by amateurs and have that home-made touch. On the
other hand they were all shown on cable access
in many parts of the country. Use a DVD player built after 2005.
JUST ADDED (Feb. 2007):
Five more DVDs from the archives:
Executive Power and Democratic Needs
The national security gangster state in the Clinton era.
Recorded in Sebastopol, CA, June 1993, 84 min
code: MP026, DVD $16
To order: $16.00
The
Sword and the Dollar (updated)
The history of imperialism and the forced maldevelopemnt of
the Third World.
Recorded in Marin, CA, September 1993, 71 min
code: MP007, DVD $16
To order: $16.00
Democratic
Government VS the State
The dangers of executive power and state conspiracy.
Recorded in Long Beach, CA, September 1991.
96 min
code: MP019, DVD $16
To order: $16.00
The
Pretexts of U.S. Interventionism
Why the U.S. global empire persists in the post cold war era
and the lies that sustain it.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, May 1995 , 64 min
code: MP031, DVD $16
To order: $16.00
Voodoo
Economics and Class Warfare
How government for the rich produces oppressive taxes, a huge
debt and economic recession.
Recorded in Long Beach, CA, Feb. 1992
68 min code: MP020, DVD $16
To order: $16.00
Inventing Reality: The Politics of
the Media
Ideological distortion in the news. No exact date, shows a young
Michael Parenti from the 1970s.
code: MP0002DVD – 104 min. To order: $16.00
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The Victimization of Women
Male terrorism & the political economy of gender oppression.
code: MP023DVD - 98 min.
To order: $16.00
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Monopoly Culture and Academic Freedom
The class basis of our cultural, educational &
legal institutions.
code: MP0003DVD – 72 min. To order: $16.00
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The Struggle for History
Manipulating the past to control the present.
MP0027DVD – 86 min.
To order: $16.00
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The Political Uses of Religion
How the Right uses religion to manipulate people. Contains kinds words
about liberation theology.
code: MP004DVD – 48 min.
To order: $16.00
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Fascism: The False Revolution (also on CD)
How fascism past and present protects the wealthy few while launching a
mass appeal .
code: MP022DVD, 62 min.
To order: $16.00
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Democracy and US Intervention
Marxist VS liberal analysis of political life & the myth of
“national security.”
code: MP005DVD – 47 min.
To order: $16.00
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The Hidden Ideology of the Media (also on CD)
Exposes the corporate domination & conservative bias in the
news
code: MP024DVD – 69 min.
To order: $16.00
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Rambo and the Swarthy Hordes
Political images and the entertainment media; including imperialist and
racist themes.
code: MP0009DVD, 61 min.
To order: $16.00
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The Assassination of Caesar (also on CD)
A Republic Against Caesar – Class power &
conspiracy
in ancient Rome
code: MP034DVD, 77 min.
To order: $16.00
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Human Nature and Politics
A critique of conservative concepts of human nature.
code: MP011DVD, 104 min.
To order: $16.00
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The US War on Yugoslavia (also on CD)
Why U.S. leaders are demonizing and destroying yet another country.
code: MP037DVD, 85 min.
To order: $16.00
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Racism & the Ideology of Slavery (also on
CD)
How racism develops from tribalism, slavery
and imperialism, and the functions it serves.
code: MP012DVD, 86 min.
To order: $16.00
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Reflections on the Overthrow of Communism
Internal and external causes, and the brutal free market.
code: MP033DVD, 98 min.
To order: $16.00
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Remastered in
Dec. 05
GLOBALIZATION, THE NEW
IMPERIALISM
Parenti sets out to prove that wealth causes poverty. A rising tide
sinks many boats. Globalization accelerates that process within the
silent global coup of the WTO
Recorded in 2000. 56 min.
code MP038CD: To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti:
Wealth and Democracy in the Bush Age
Parenti says that wealth distribution is unequal in capitalism. The
ruling class aims to increase that portion
of the gross national income from investment and decrease the portion
that is earned through wages, salaries, fees and pensions.
Engineered by Ed Russell, recorded on April 8, 2005, Hampshire College,
Amherst.
LIVE recording, not a radio program
code MP035: To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: How
I Became an Activist
Recorded in Berkeley, CA June 6, 2003. Length 64 min
Produced by Brian Barry, re-mastered by Maria Gilardin
code: MP033 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: Globalization
and Imperialism
Recorded in Columbus, Ohio 11/10/01. Length 53 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP029 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: The
Pretexts of US Interventionism
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, May 1995. Length 65 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP031 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: The
Struggle for Democracy
Recorded in Berkeley, CA 10/23/92. Length 55 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP013 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: Racism
and the Ideology of Slavery
Recorded in Berkeley, CA 10/23/92. Length 68 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP012 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: Terrorism
and Globalization
Recorded in Santa Cruz, 09/25/02. Length 70 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP030 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: The
Hidden Ideology of the Media
Recorded in Burlington, VT, 04/09/97. Length 75 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP024 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: The
US War on Yugoslavia
Recorded in Seattle, WA 05/16/99. Length 54 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP037 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: Fascism:
The False Revolution
Recorded in Berkeley, CA 09/23/95. Length 55 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP022 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: Marxism and the
Crisis in Eastern Europe
( Part I of II) Speech
Recorded in Boulder, CO 04/04/90 Length 51 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP006 To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: Marxism
and the Crisis in Eastern Europe
( Part II of II) Question & Answer
Recorded in Boulder, CO 04/04/90 Length 51 min
Produced by Brian Barry
code: MP006QA To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti: The
Cost of Empire
The name "empire" was reserved for the Romans or the Russians. Though
not commonly called by that name, the US is the largest empire, with
global military and economic presence. Parenti explains that those who
reap the benefits are not those who
bear the extraordinary costs of maintaining the US Empire. 60 minutes
Produced by TUC Radio
code: A 120 To order a cassette copy click here: $8.00
Michael
Parenti: A
Republic Against Caesar/ The Assassination of Julius Caesar
Who was Julius Caesar, a dictator or a populist? And who really was
Brutus, who murdered him on the Ides of March? A young hero or a
participant in a deep seated conspiracy? This intriguing lecture by the
noted author, speaker, activist and scholar Michael Parenti provides
surprising new insights and parallels to today that are both shocking
and amusing. 60 minutes Produced by TUC Radio
code: A134 To order a copy click here: $8.00
code: MP034 To order a CD copy the 2003 version of the talk
click here: $10.00
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Democracy,
What Went Wrong?
A series of commentaries on the issues, institutions, and
political affairs of the day. Drawn from his research and presenting
the highlights of his work, the series responds to the limits that are
being placed on democratic self-determination. Parenti comments
on major institutions such as the military, the CIA, media,
corporations, universities, police, and the Supreme Court, offering
suggestions on how to regain influence and control.
(Recorded and produced by Maria Gilardin for TUC Radio in 1995)
Each tape or CD is one hour long 12 lectures, 29 minutes each
Total running time: 6 hours
To order a the set of 6 tapes click here: $40.00
To order a the set of 6 CDs click here: $50.00
To order individual CDs in this series choose from the descriptions
below
RD 1:
The Two-Party Monopoly
How the electoral system is rigged to favor the major parties and
discourage the emergence of more diversified and inclusive political
views
and Justice for Sale How the criminal Justice system
accommodates the affluent and influential, while coming down hard on
the poor.
code: RD 1 To order a cassette copy click here: $8.00
code: RD 1CD To order a CD click here: $10.00
RD 2:
Welfare
for the Wealthy
How corporate America feeds out of the public trough while preaching
virtues
of self-reliance to the rest of us.
and The US Military Empire at Home and Abroad
How our massive defense establishment drains our budget and defiles the
environment.
code: RD 2 To order a copy click here: $8.00
code: RD 2CD To order a CD click here: $10.00
RD 3:
Lazy
Law and Social Control
The police and the law are dedicated less to fighting crime and more to
defending the socio-economic status quo.
and The National Security State How the FBI, CIA, and other
agencies suppress dissident points of view and endanger democracy.
code: RD 3 To order a copy click here: $8.00
code: RD 3CD To order a CD click here: $10.00
RD 4: The
Myth of the Liberal Press
How conservatives dominate media ownership and commentary, and why they
complain about "liberal bias" in the media.and Who Governs? Who
makes the decisions and occupies the positions of power in the US:
plutocrats, lobbyists, or labor?
code: RD 4 To order a copy click here: $8.00
code: RD 4CD To order a CD click here: $10.00
RD 5: The
Supremely Political Court
While portrayed as above the political fray, the Supreme Court has
always been up to its ears in politics - mostly of the conservative
variety.
and Made in Our Own Image The pretexts used by the US policy
establishment to justify military interventions abroad, and the real
reasons for such actions.
code: RD 5 To order a copy click here: $8.00
code: RD 5 To order a CD click here: $10.00
RD 6: The
Ivory Tower Myth
Far from independent citadels of learning, our universities are wedded
to the military- industrial complex and have a history of violating
their own professed standards of academic freedom.
and Real Alternatives A look at the false political alternatives
posed today by political leaders, and practical suggestions for
fundamental changes in policies and priorities.
code: RD 6 To order a copy click here: $8.00
code: RD 6CD To order a CD click here: $10.00
Michael
Parenti:
Z-Net COMMENTARIES
Written from late 2005 to to late 2006 and published in
Z-Net, these commentaries address the urgent issues of our time.
PART ONE
HOW THE FREE MARKET KILLED NEW ORLEANS and
RIGHT WING JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
How the Free Market Killed New Orleans
Parenti explains how the free market system was instrumental in the
destruction of New Orleans and the deaths of so many residents – and
ultimately in the total mismanagement of the rescue operations.
Right Wing Judicial Activism
In his commentary on Right Wing Judicial Activism Parenti proves how
right-wing judicial activists –
from the Civil War to now – have stretched the constitution in matters
of slavery, segregation, child labor, the
first amendment, and the awarding of the presidency to George W. Bush.
PART TWO
GOVERNMENT BY GIVEAWAY and
GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN VENEZUELA
Government by Giveaway
Parenti's commentary on Government by Giveaway was written in response
to the cuts by the Bush administration of $42 billion from the human
services budget. Parenti assembles a long list of government handouts
to Corporate America, including tax cuts for corporations and the
superrich, hidden and not so hidden subsidies to transnational
corporations, allowing big business to exploit the nation's oil, coal
and mineral reserves on public land for a pittance, tariff protections
and trade supports, loopholes for agribusiness and much more. In the
end it becomes obvious that, compared to corporate America, ordinary
working Americans get the least support while carrying the heaviest
financial burden.
Good Things are Happening in Venezuela
Parenti returned from Venezuela with an inspiring and long list of
“good things” that are happening there - from education, health care,
indigenous rights, worker and farming cooperatives, and resistance to
neo-liberal plans for privatization of the oil industry.
For a broadcast quality mp3
version of Part ONE click HERE
For a broadcast quality mp3
version of Part TWO click HERE
Code MP040CD To order a one hour CD click here: $10.00
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order a one hour tape click here: $10.00
Code MP040DVD To order a one hour film on DVD click here:
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