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Chomsky on Palestine and the region in the Obama era: the emerging framework

31-Oct-09

The Imperial College Political Philosophy Society, in association with Palestine societies at UCL, SOAS, Goldsmiths, LSE, Imperial and Kings, proudly present one of the greatest political philosophers of all time: MIT Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky, for what could be his last trip to London.

Video: World Slump: The Financial Crisis and Emerging Class Struggles in the Global South By Patrick Bond Part 2

03-Jul-09

The political period that has opened up since the financial turbulence of 2007 began to grip the world market has led to both a crisis of neoliberalism and an attempt to reconstruct it. The overaccumulation of capital in key sectors in the U.S. and Europe, particularly in real estate markets, auto production and financial services, has led to an economic contraction that has spread across global capitalism. The ‘global south’ has experienced some of the worst impacts of neoliberalism and of the world slump. This discusson explores the impact of the financial crisis in the global south, particularly with respect to cases in Africa and the Middle East, and emerging class struggles.

Video: World Slump: The Financial Crisis and Emerging Class Struggles in the Global South By Adam Hanieh Part 1

03-Jul-09

The political period that has opened up since the financial turbulence of 2007 began to grip the world market has led to both a crisis of neoliberalism and an attempt to reconstruct it. The overaccumulation of capital in key sectors in the U.S. and Europe, particularly in real estate markets, auto production and financial services, has led to an economic contraction that has spread across global capitalism. The ‘global south’ has experienced some of the worst impacts of neoliberalism and of the world slump. This discusson explores the impact of the financial crisis in the global south, particularly with respect to cases in Africa and the Middle East, and emerging class struggles.

The Real News Network – Deciphering Obama’s message to the Middle East

22-Jan-09

22 January, 2009
From Baghdad, Leila Fadel joins Gareth Porter to discuss Obama’s inaugural message for Middle East ears

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It takes a flight to UK to read the other version of the newspaper and examine the ethics of media By Iqbal Tamimi

21-Sep-08

British media is not the saint I used to believe carried the truth in every single word. I found out lots of bias, most of the time the content is treated as a business only, a machine that has to yield the biggest revenue possible, regardless of how balanced or fair it might be. Most newspapers are hens that lay golden eggs for the shareholders, never mind if they were edible for history or not.