Recorded Talks

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THE JFK ASSASSINATION AND THE GANGSTER NATURE OF THE STATE
When Oliver Stone’s movie JFK opened in December 1991 a huge PR campaign was mobilized against the film. Even progressives spoke out. Noam Chomsky wrote in support of the Warren Commission's findings – in contrast Michael Parenti gave one of his highly acclaimed talks criticizing the lone assassin theory. The bitter questions that haunted defenders and critics alike was whether government agencies of a democratic country would do such a thing as assassinate an elected President.
In this talk Michael Parenti turns to that question first – he examines, in part one, what he calls “the gangster nature of the state.” In part two he goes over details of the assassination and critiques The Nation, The Progressive, Chomsky and Cockburn. He spoke in Berkeley, CA, on the 30th anniversary of the JFK assassination.
This is one of many "standing ovations" talks by Parenti. The master for this program was lost and this appears to be the only copy of the original recording.

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THEOCRACY VS. DEMOCRACY - THE POLITICAL USES OF RELIGION
The full program is 29 minutes long (no Part Two)
Michael Parenti says that democracy can't survive under religious rule – whatever that religion may be. Parenti's warning in this archival recording is as timely and urgently expressed as it was when this speech was first given during the second term of the Reagan administration. This talk is also very funny. Parenti explains how God may be considered as a "founding father" and why Woody Allen calls him an underachiever. It is easy to extend this timeless analysis to the present circumstances.
With roots in a working class Italian district of New York and a Ph.D. in political science from Yale Michael Parenti has become an internationally known writer and lecturer. He is the author of twenty books.

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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
Remastered in Dec. 05, Recorded in 2000. 56 min.
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REAL HISTORY

A four part (2 hours) lecture series 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? Whom did they exclude and whom 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
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? Why was the US government concerned about Spanish repression of the rights of Cubans while the repression of African Americans within the US was ignored? Why did the US attack the Philippines when it was Cuba they supposedly wanted to rescue? Why did the US give verbal support to the Cuban liberation movements against Spain while selling weapons to Spain to fight the popular 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 pseudo-revolutionary movement that serves the same old power structure and promises to solve the ills of the many while really 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 to death.
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New - Reissued on DVD’s

Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Media Ideological distortion in the news (1970s ) No exact date, shows a young Michael code: MP0002DVD – 104 min. To order: $18.00	The Victimization of Women Male terrorism & the political economy of gender oppression. code: MP023DVD, 98 min. To order: $18.00
Monopoly Culture and Academic Freedom The class basis of our cultural, educational & legal institutions. code: MP0003DVD – 72 min. To order: $18.00	The Struggle for History Manipulating the past to control the present. To order click here: MP0o26DVD – 86 min. To order: $18.00
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: $18.00	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: $18.00
Democracy and US Intervention Marxist VS liberal analysis of political life & The myth of “national security.” code: MP005DVD – 47 min. To order: $18.00	The Hidden Ideology of the Media (also on CD) Exposes the corporate domination & conservative bias in the news code: MP024DVD – 69 min. To order: $18.00
Rambo and the Swarthy Hordes Political images and the entertainment media, Including imperialist and racist themes. code: MP0009DVD, 61 min. To order: $18.00	The Assassination of Caesar (also on CD) A Republic Against Caesar – Class power & conspiracy in ancient Rome code: MP034DVD, 77 min. To order: $18.00
Human Nature and Politics A critique of conservative concepts of human nature. code: MP011DVD, 104 min. To order: $18.00	The US War on Yugoslavia (also on CD) Why U.S. leaders are demonizing and destroying yet another country. code: MP027DVD, 85 min. To order: $18.00
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: $18.00	Reflections on the Overthrow of Communism Internal and external causes, and the brutal free market. code: MP033DVD, 98 min. To order: $18.00

Additional Lectures - About 1 Hour Each
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CD’s

Topic

Description

Struggles in the Land of Idols

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The Political Uses of Religion

Speech to the American Atheist Convention
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Superpatriotism and the Importance of Being Number One

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How I Became an Activist

With humor, insight, and personal accounts, Michael Parenti relates how he became a dedicated activist for social justice.

Dirty Truths

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How I Became an Activist

With humor, insight, and personal accounts, Michael Parenti relates how he became a dedicated activist for social justice.

The Hidden Ideology of the Media

Informational and ideological distortion in the news.

The US War on Yugoslavia

How US leaders encouraged ethnic enmities, wreaked death and destruction upon the Serbs, and broke a prosperous country into a cluster of small weak right-wing Republics.

Marxism and the Crisis in Eastern Europe (Part I of II)

The overthrow of Communism and the subsequent disastrous impoverishment and breakdown of human services effected by “free market capitalism.”

Marxism and the Crisis in Eastern Europe (Part II of II)
Question & Answer

The overthrow of Communism and the subsequent disastrous impoverishment and breakdown of human services effected by “free market capitalism.”

Racism and the Ideology of Slavery

How racism develops from tribalism, slavery and imperialism, and the functions it serves.

Terrorism and Globalization

How transnational corporate globalization and US state-sponsored terrorism oppress Third World peoples and cause terrorist retaliations.

Globalization and Imperialism

The history of imperialism and the forced maldevelopment of the Third World.

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.

Fascism, The False Revolution

How fascism past and present protects the wealthy few while launching a mass appeal.

The Struggle for Democracy

Democracy is an invention by the people of history to defend themselves against the powers of privilege and wealth. It has an economic as well as political dimension.

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CDs Produced by Brian Barry

Tapes
Topic	Description
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 currently 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 in 1995) (Each tape is one hour long 12 lectures, 29 minutes each Total running time: 6 hours Broadcast-quality cassette copies are $40 for the complete set of 6 tapes.)
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.
A Republic Against 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.

Two Talks per Tape
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. & How the criminal Justice system accommodates the affluent and influential, while coming down hard on the poor.
Justice for Sale

Welfare for the Wealthy	How corporate America feeds out of the public trough while preaching virtues of self-reliance to the rest of us. & How our massive defense establishment drains our budget and defiles the environment.
The US Military Empire at Home and Abroad

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. & How the FBI, CIA, and other agencies suppress dissident points of view and endanger democracy.
The National Security State

The Myth of the Liberal Press	How conservatives dominate media ownership and commentary, and why they complain about “liberal bias” in the media. & Who makes the decisions and occupies the positions of power in the US: plutocrats, lobbyists, or labor?
Who Governs?

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. & The pretexts used by the US policy establishment to justify military interventions abroad, and the real reasons for such actions.
Made in Our Own Image

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. & A look at the false political alternatives posed today by political leaders, and practical suggestions for fundamental changes in policies and priorities.
Real Alternatives
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Recorded Talks

Additional Lectures - About 1 Hour Each Available for Purchase at TUC Radio

Additional Lectures - About 1 Hour Each
Available for Purchase at TUC Radio