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TVO - Big Ideas, September 26, 2009: A Crisis in Leadership (with Naomi Klein)

Category: News & Current Affairs
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TVO - Big Ideas, September 26, 2009: A Crisis in Leadership Intellectual heavyweights John Ralston Saul, Naomi Klein, Margaret MacMillan and Adam Gopnik discuss 'A Crisis in Leadership' at the Globe and Mail Open House Festival. The panelists reflect on what constitutes a good leader and why some leaders fail while others thrive. Journalist Carol Off is the moderator. For more information on this episode, including information on the guests and various other resources and links, visit the episode webpage ----- Note: This is an iPod video podcast that is available for free download from the website. Quality is good. Audio podcast (mp3 format) is also available for free download. Type: m4v file Size: 177MB Runtime: 00:54:50 Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 320x240 Audio: AAC 32000Hz mono 48Kbps Download this episode using the attached torrent file or download it directly using this link: http://feeds.tvo.org/~r/tvobigideasVideo/~5/Ui6FzonOCW0/BI_Full_20090926_834128_LeadershipCrisis_320x240_404k.m4v You can also watch a flash video of this lecture through your web-browser here: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?BI_Full_20090926_834128_LeadershipCrisis ----- This program was taped in May of this year, and Naomi Klein is the best thing about it. Viewing this a couple of months later after it was taped, Naomi Klein's comments in this discussion and her wariness about The Hope-and-Change Messiah, Obama turn out to have been incredibly prescient now that has become quite apparent that "The Obama, who won an election by treating America to a year-long self-help seminar and then made off with the registration fees", to quote IOZ, or to be less glib, now that American liberals are "confronted with the titanic failure of the Obama administration to live up to a single one of his progressive supporters' more or less fervent dreams". Not only does Naomi Klein correctly identify the main problem as structural rather than a question of "leadership" but she also correctly identifies the need for the existence of a strong left consisting of social movements and organizations to apply pressure on the Democrats and on Obama to force the Democrats to actually enact progressive policies. Otherwise, as the events of the last few months have demonstrated, the Democrats do what they and other political parties always do by default, i.e., side with capital, wealth and power. Unfortunately, because because most intellectuals and media elites are themselves an elite class who are beneficiaries of the system as it exists, none of the the so-called "intellectual heavyweights" on the panel, with the slight exception of perhaps John Ralston Saul, are particularly interested in or even ideologically capable of understanding Naomi Klein's substantial critiques about structural problems of that said system, such as the ability of elites with wealth and power to corrupt and rig the political and economic system to benefit themselves at the expense of everyone else. Intellectuals move around the same circles of power with other political, corporate and media elites, and so they view the world through the very elitest, ideological blinders that Klein is trying to critique and shatter. She deserves credit for putting up a good fight though. And this bears repeating: she was right. Resources and links to related material 1) TVO - Big Ideas, May 16, 2009: John Ralston Saul on what defines Canada as a nation 2) Building on Naomi Klein's points in this discussion, read this excellent piece to understand how the American political system really works, to understand American political history and the long, sordid history of the Democratic party and its long track-record of betrayals of the left, and to understand how crucial bottom-up grass-roots activism, existence of third parties and pressure from a strong left were in bringing about civilizing, social progress like civil rights and in forcing the Democratic party to push through progressive policies like the New Deal and the Civil Rights Act 3) Dennis Perrin - That Thing With Feathers 4) Sam Smith - Can We Talk About The Real Obama Now? 5) Chris Floyd - Beyond Here Lies Nothing: Surging Further Into the Abyss 6) Chris Hedges - The Idiots Who Rule America Chris Hedges - Nader Was Right: Liberals Are Going Nowhere With Obama 7) Digby - Making Him Do It ----- TVO - Big Ideas TELEVISION FOR PASSIONATE THINKERS [quote]I had never seen your program before, in fact I had never even heard of it. I was fortunate enough to tune in today ... Nothing is quite as nourishing as food for thought. -Brian, Big Ideas viewer[/quote] [quote]I have been off and on social assistance for several years. When I watch your show, I really am in university (a place I badly miss) and I don't feel so poor. -Gillian, Big Ideas viewer[/quote] [quote]... Were it not for Big Ideas to bring this to our attention we would be clueless. You are doing important work and those of us that are fortunate enough to catch your program, greatly appreciate your efforts. -Gary, Big Ideas viewer[/quote] BIG IDEAS, now in its eighth season, has an increasingly loyal following, exemplified by viewers such as Brian, Gillian and Gary. The program started in a late, late-night time slot with - among other offerings - the literary lectures by Robert Adams. It is now an established part of our weekend schedule, airing at 4pm on Saturday, with a repeat broadcast on Sunday, also at 4:00 pm. As TVO's educational mandate grew, so did the concept for BIG IDEAS, explains producer Wodek Szemberg: "We have recognized from the passionate viewer response that there was a real niche for this kind of unapologetically intellectual programming." BIG IDEAS podcasts are among the most popular TVO web offerings. "BIG IDEAS is a showcase of ideas that shape our public debates. At their best the lectures featured on the program expose us to the differing ways of defining what matters and how that affects our understanding of the world as it is and as it is likely to be," adds Szemberg. "Each age has a set of questions by which it defines itself. If, 50 years from now, someone came across a list of BIG IDEAS shows, they would have a pretty good idea of what people thought about and debated in the early 2000s." By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. Engaging, articulate speakers stand behind lecterns across the province addressing audiences - a stark, on-air aesthetic running counter to fast edits and whizzy sound effects. The simple, bold concept, a victory of substance over style, has found an appreciative following. The success of this public television offering is testimony to our viewers need for nothing but intelligent discussion with perhaps a dash of personality and humour. At a time when much television programming induces in many viewers feelings of guilt, BIG IDEAS is as guilt-free television experience as it is possible to imagine. BIG IDEAS offers a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... The program has introduced Ontario viewers to the impressive brainpower of people like Niall Ferguson on American empire, Daniel Libeskind on architecture, Robert Fisk on the Middle East, George Steiner on the demise of literacy, Camille Paglia on aesthetic education, Tariq Ramadan on being a Western Muslim, Noam Chomsky on U.S. politics, Leon Kass on dying, Janice Stein on accountability and governance. The public face of the program is Andrew Moodie, who assumed the hosting duties for BIG IDEAS on January 7, 2006. You may recognize him as one of the three jurors who helped us to come up with the 10 finalists in 2005's Best Lecturer Competition, or you may know him as a gifted actor and playwright. TVO's Big Ideas website: http://www.tvo.org/TVOsites/WebObjects/TvoMicrosite.woa?bigideas
Seeders: 7
Leeches: 2

Americas Teacher (Moore & Klein Interview)

Category: News & Current Affairs
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September 17, in the midst of the publicity blitz for his cinematic takedown of the capitalist order, Moore talked with Nation columnist Naomi Klein by phone about the film, the roots of our economic crisis and the promise and peril of the present political moment. You can't avoid the anger boiling over at some point when you have one in eight mortgages in delinquency or foreclosure, where there's a foreclosure filing once every 7.5 seconds and the unemployment rate keeps growing. That will have its own tipping point
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Naomi Klein: Democracy Now 2009 09 14

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Naomi Klein: Democracy Now 2009 09 14 439 mb/ 59:05 mins/mp4 [IMG]http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/7650/naomiklein.jpg[/IMG] 1. Naomi Klein interview: No Celebration of Occupation: 1,500 Artists and Writers Sign Letter Protesting Toronto Film Festival Decision to Spotlight Tel Aviv A protest at the Toronto International Film Festival has taken center stage after a group of artists and writers signed a letter of protest against the festival’s decision to spotlight the city of Tel Aviv. Activists say the TIFF spotlight plays into Israel’s attempt to improve its global image in the wake of the assault on the Gaza Strip and the ongoing occupation of Palestinian land. Over 1,500 people have signed the letter, called “The Toronto Declaration: No Celebration of Occupation,” including Jane Fonda, Viggo Mortensen, Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte. We speak with journalist and author Naomi Klein, who helped draft the letter. 2. Naomi Klein on "Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the 'Post-Racial' Presidency" We speak with journalist Naomi Klein about her latest article for Harper’s Magazine, “Minority Death Match: Jews, Blacks and the ‘Post-Racial’ Presidency.” The piece examines the World Conference Against Racism that was held in Geneva this past April, a follow-up to the first racism conference in Durban, South Africa in 2001. There was a major boycott with the Obama administration refusing to attend, claiming the conference would unfairly target Israel. Critics say the controversy over Israel could have been an excuse to avoid dealing with the conference’s key issues, including addressing the legacy of slavery Interviews start at 10:00mins Online :http://www.democracynow.org/2009/9/14/no_celebration_of_occupation_1_500 Support www.DemocracyNow.org with website purchases and/or donations. View, listen, download: The Peace and Freedom Report weekdays at the website. Other shunster posts at:http://www.bt-chat.com/browse.php?category=11
Seeders: 68
Leeches: 15

Naomi Klein - A Canadian Perspective on US Media

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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Naomi Klein author of "No Logo" and producer of "The Take", an award winning documentary, addresses the US media. Interviewed by David Barsamian at the 2005 Media Conference in St. Louis.
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Leeches: 1

BBC Four - The Shock Doctrine (Naomi Klein) Director Michael Winterbottom

Category: Documentary
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True Stories: The Shock Doctrine The Shock Doctrine is the latest documentary from acclaimed director Michael Winterbottom, co-directed by Mat Whitecross. Based on Naomi Klein's bestselling book, The Shock Doctrine argues that America's 'free market' policies have come to dominate the world through the exploitation of disaster-shocked people and countries. Both the film and the book argue that governments all over the world exploit natural disasters, economic crises and wars to push through radical free market policies. Klein calls this 'disaster capitalism' and in her view, disaster capitalism is as effective as psychiatric shock therapy at wiping our collective memory. The film concludes that the result is often catastrophic for ordinary people and hugely beneficial to big corporations. The documentary also adds to Klein's thesis - which was written before the recent market turmoil - and includes an analysis of how the financial world got into its current troubled state. P.S. Scuddymud - Naomi Klein has apparently disowned this film and had her name removed from the credits due to creative differences with Michael Winterbottom. Apparently she felt the film "would have benefited from more interviews and less narration". This makes sense given her journalistic background and it is also the way the book is written. Michael Winterbottom was perhaps more inclined to make a polemic. However, I'm still interested to see it since he is a great director (has anyone seen Code 46?) and his take on this important book should be stimulating. That being said, this is still a great documentary!! Thanks PBoy!!
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Leeches: 0

Real History

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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Ward ChurchillVandana ShivaArundhati RoyMichael ParentiJeremy ScahillHoward ZinnJohn Taylor GattoJohn TrudellBill McKibbenBill MoyersChalmers JohnsonChris Hedges Noam ChomskyRichard HeinbergRobert FiskRobert McChesneyScott RitterTariq AliP. SainathZia Mian911 InquiryAmy GoodmanAlan WattsAnthony ArnoveAlexander CockburnAzmi BisharaBertolt BrechtGreg PalastGary WebbHelen CaldicottDerick JensenColonel Fletcher ProutyCynthia McKinneyDavid Ray GriffinDowning Street MemoEdward SaidNaomi KleinMichael RuppertPNACWTORalph NaderRamsey ClarkNative NationsHome SchoolingHistory of FascismEnvironmental IssuesFood and water issuesNeo-conUnwelcome Guests.orgTUCRADIO.orgAlternativeRadio.org
Seeders: 11
Leeches: 9

Naomi Klein - Taking On The Empire - 02.05.09 - Godcanjudgeme

Category: Talks, Debates, Interviews
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Naomi Klein - Taking On The Empire - 02.05.09 - Godcanjudgeme ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Rothschild, Professor Stephen Zunes and Naomi Klein speak at the Centenary of "The Progressive" in Madison, Wisconsin, on 02.05.09. Topic "Taking On The Empire". ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Source : www.ontheearthproductions.com With thanks to Karen Rybold Chin and the team at On The Earth Productions. Converted to AVI, XVid, MP3 Size : 196 MB Duration : 00:43:30 Video Format: XviD Video Bitrate: 425 kbps Resolution: 528x400 Frame Rate: 25 fps Audio Format : MP3 Audio Bitrate : 192 kbps - vbr - stereo - english Sample Rate : 48000 Hz ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- Please Seed x1/ x2 ..Keep Torrents Alive.. ..Godcanjudgeme..
Seeders: 4
Leeches: 1

Democracy Now! Friday, May 15, 2009

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Health Industry Says Obama Overstated Pledge to Cut Costs Obama Questioned on Single Payer House Dems Propose Government-Run Health Plan House Passes $97B War Funding Bill Obama to Revive Military Comissions Pelosi Accuses CIA of Misleading Congress on Torture Insurance Firms to Receive Billions in Taxpayer Aid Foreclosure Notices Hit Record in April Chrysler, GM to Close Dealerships Nationwide Palestinians Mark 61st Anniversary of Al-Nakba Suu Kyi Faces Trial, Loss of Home Houston Spiritual Leader Freed on Bail NH Governor to Sign Gay Marriage Bill Chicago Window Factory Reopens with Occupying Workers Back on the Job Workers at Chicago’s Republic Windows and Doors factory occupied their plant in December after the plant’s owners gave workers just three days’ notice of the plant’s closure. They won a settlement, and now the factory has remained open under new management. We speak to Armando Robles, a maintenance worker at the factory and local union president. Fire the Boss: Naomi Klein & Avi Lewis on "The Worker Control Solution from Buenos Aires to Chicago" Shock Doctrine author Naomi Klein and Al Jazeera host Avi Lewis discuss the workers who are taking over their factories and plants rather than lose their jobs, some to owners who owe money to bailed-out banks. They also address the latest news in the nation’s global economic collapse amidst the White House and Democratic-led Congress’s rejection of single-payer healthcare. [includes rush transcript] Argentine Journalist Sergio Ciancaglini on "Sin Patron: Stories from Argentina's Worker-Run Factories" Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein documented the struggles of Argentine workers occupying their factories in the 2004 film The Take. We play an excerpt of the film and speak to Argentine journalist Sergio Ciancaglini, co-author of Sin Patrón: Stories from Argentina’s Worker-Run Factories.
Seeders: 95
Leeches: 35

The Corporation [XviD - Italian Mp3]

Category: Documentary
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THE CORPORATION Titolo originale:The Corporation Paese: Canada Anno: 2003 Durata: 145' Genere: Documentario Regia: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott Soggetto: Joel Bakan Sceneggiatura: Joel Bakan, Harold Crooks, Mark Achbar Produttore: Mark Achbar, Bart Simpson Cast:Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Michael Moore. Milton Friedman, Naomi Klein, Jeremy Rifkin, Vandana Shiva, Peter Drucker The Corporation è un documentario canadese del 2003, diretto da Mark Achbar e Jennifer Abbott e tratto dall'omonimo libro di Joel Bakan (pubblicato da Fandango Libri). È stato distribuito in Italia dalla Fandango distribuzione ed è commercializzato anche da Feltrinelli, nella collana Real Cinema. Il documentario analizza il potere che hanno le multinazionali (quelle che in America vengono chiamate corporations) nell'economia mondiale, dei loro profitti e dei danni che creano. MOVIE ANALYSIS [ Info sul file ] Nome: The Corporation[cd1].avi Data: 11/04/2009 10:20:14 Dimensione: 736,073,728 bytes (701.975 MB) [ Info generiche ] Durata: 01:12:17 (4337.28 s) Tipo di contenitore: AVI OpenDML Streams totali: 2 Tipo stream n. 0: video Tipo stream n. 1: audio Audio streams: 1 ISFT: Nandub v1.0rc2 JUNK: Nandub build 1852/release [ Dati rilevanti ] Risoluzione: 608 x 336 Larghezza: multipla di 32 Altezza: multipla di 16 [ Traccia video ] FourCC: xvid/XVID Risoluzione: 608 x 336 Frame aspect ratio: 38:21 = 1.809523 Pixel aspect ratio: 1:1 = 1 Display aspect ratio: 38:21 = 1.809523 Framerate: 25 fps Frames totali: 108432 Stream size: 656,565,966 bytes Bitrate: 1211.018824 kbps Qf: 0.237119 Key frames: 1130 (0; 48; 105; 128; 158; ... 108322) Null frames: 0 Min key int: 1 Max key int: 250 Key int medio: 95.957522 Ritardo: 0 ms [ Traccia audio ] Audio tag: 0x55 (MP3) Bitrate (contenitore): 133.272 kbps VBR Canali (contenitore): 2 Frequenza (contenitore): 48000 Hz Chunks: 180720 Stream size: 72,502,464 bytes Preload: 96 ms Max A/V diff: 96 ms Tipo: MPEG-1 Layer III Encoder: LAME3.90. (Made with BeSweet v1.5b25) Initial skip: 18,432 bytes Chunk-aligned: No Emphasis: none Mode: joint stereo Ritardo: 0 ms [ Info sulla codifica MPEG4 ] User data: XviD0037 QPel: No GMC: No Interlaced: No Aspect ratio: Square pixels Quant type: H.263 [ Profile compliancy ] Profilo da testare: MTK PAL 6000 Risoluzione: Ok Framerate: Ok
Seeders: 22
Leeches: 19

The Corporation

Category: Documentary
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TRAILER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa3wyaEe9vE From the website: WINNER OF 26 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS! 10 Audience Choice Awards including the 2004 Sundance Film Festival . Provoking, witty, stylish and sweepingly informative, THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time. Part film and part movement, The Corporation is transforming audiences and dazzling critics with its insightful and compelling analysis. Taking its status as a legal "person" to the logical conclusion, the film puts the corporation on the psychiatrist's couch to ask "What kind of person is it?" The Corporation includes interviews with 40 corporate insiders and critics - including Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Milton Friedman, Howard Zinn, Vandana Shiva and Michael Moore - plus true confessions, case studies and strategies for change. ------------- This is a high-compression XviD/Mp3 rip for people who are more concerned with fast download and/or smaller files than with getting the highest possible video and audio quality. That said, the video and audio are quite good for it's filesize. ------------ PLEASE SEED Please support the filmmakers: Donate! Get the DVD HERE
Seeders: 34
Leeches: 11