To: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET Subject: --text follows this line-- put audiovid parenti activ-l ============================================== P e o p l e ' s V i d e o P r e s e n t s a u d i o and v i d e o r e c o r d i n g s of ============================================== T a l k s b y M i c h a e l P a r e n t i [From an ad. in The Nation, December, 1990] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --> [Send the 1-line message GET AUDIOVID PARENTI ACTIV-L to ] [LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET for a copy of this file. ] --> [Send GET ACTIV-L ARCHIVE ACTIV-L to above address for a ] [listing with brief descriptions of other files available] [For a copy of Michael Parenti's article, _Is Nicaragua More] [Democratic than the United States?_, use GET as above with ] [FAIRNESS NICA-USA ; Michael Parenti is among the speakers ] [available through SpeakOut!; for Speakout!'s brochure, use ] [GET with SPEAKOUT BROCHURE ; try also SPEAKOUT BIOS ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T O O R D E R . . . ======================== Tapes by Michael Parenti ======================== Audio Tapes $4, (lecture No. 14, $8) Video Tapes -- VHS only, $12 Prices are non-profit and include postage. Make checks payable and mail to: People's Video, P.O. Box 99514, Seattle, WA 98199 ======================== Books by Michael Parenti ======================== Inventing Reality ($16.95), Democracy for the Few ($15.95), Power and the Powerless ($15.95), The Sword and the Dollar ($16.95), add $2 for postage. Make checks payable and mail to: International book Book, 1406 Obispo Ave., #7, Long beach, CA 90804 ################################################################## =============================================== T a l k s b y M i c h a e l P a r e n t i =============================================== Author of * Inventing Reality: The Politics of the Mass Media * Power and the Powerless * Democracy for the Few (5th Edition) * The Sword and the Dollar: Imperialism, Revolution and the Arms Race * Make-believe Media: The Politics of Entertainment (forthcoming) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 2 INVENTING REALITY. Monopoly ownership of the media, news distortions and ideological control. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 3 MONOPOLY CULTURE AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM. The class basis of our "independent" cultural, legal and educational institutions. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 4 THE POLITICAL USES OF RELIGION. How the Right uses religion to manipulate people, how televangelists use politics; contains kind words about liberation theology. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 5 DEMOCRACY AND U.S. INTERVENTION. Differences between a Marxist and liberal analysis of political life; the myth of "national security" and its hostility to democratic accountability. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 6 SUPERPATRIOTISM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING NUMBER ONE (audio only) "Superpatriotism" as an expression of militarism, used to manipulate public support and suppress dissent. Contrasted to real patriotism. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 7 THE SWORD AND THE DOLLAR. The history of imperialism and the forced maldevelopment of the Third World. ================================================================== _ N _ E _ W _ NO. 9 RAMBO AND THE SWARTHY HORDES. Talk given in Hollywood on the political images of the entertainment media. Treats actual movies that propagate imperialistic themes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 10 DEMOCRACY AND POPULAR STRUGGLE. The dynamic interplay of political and economic democracy. Particular attention given to labor struggles, race, and women's rights. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 11 MARXISM AND THE CRISIS OF EASTERN EUROPE (audio only) The continued relevance of Marxism in regard to capitalism and imperialism. The collapse of Communism as an outgrowth of external attacks and internal faults. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 12 HUMAN NATURE AND POLITICS. Political dimensions of "What is human nature?" A critique of the conservative concepts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 13 IMPERIALISM, THE ARMS RACE AND THE BUSH HYPOCRISY. A critique of Bush's foreign and domestic policies including the invasion of Panama. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 14 REAL HISTORY (audio only) Five talks attacking false historic views: (1) The Real "Founding Fathers" (2) Against Psychohistory (3) The Real Causes of World War II (4) Fascism and Nazism: Who Benefited? (5) American Empire and the Spanish-American War. (two audios sold as a set) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NO. 15 IMPERIALISM, DRUGS AND SOCIAL CONTROL. The link between US intervention and the use of drugs as a source of counterinsurgency income abroad and social control at home. No. 16 (audio only) Part I: HIDDEN FORMS OF CENSORSHIP IN AMERICA How censorship affects media news, political research, Hollywood films, and television. Part II: INTERVIEW WITH KGNU BOULDER. Discusses Middle East crisis, Eastern Europe, an various other subjects. (one audio tape) ############################################################### # Harel Barzilai for Activists Mailing List (AML) # ################################################################ { For more info about ACTIV-L or PeaceNet's brochure send } { inquiries to harel@dartmouth.edu / mathrich@umcvmb.bitnet } To join AML, just send the 1-line message "SUB ACTIV-L " to: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.BITNET; you should receive a confirmation message within 2 days. Alternate address: LISTSERV@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU Qs/problems: Rich Winkel, MATHRICH@UMCVMB.["MISSOURI.EDU" or "BITNET"]