2016 Left Forum Opening Plenary
Tariq Ali, author of The Extreme Centre, Medea Benjamin, author of Drone Warfare, and Chris Hedges, author of Wages of Rebellion, talked about capitalism and militarism. The panel was modera…
1,317 viewsTariq Ali, author of The Extreme Centre, Medea Benjamin, author of Drone Warfare, and Chris Hedges, author of Wages of Rebellion, talked about capitalism and militarism. The panel was modera…
1,317 viewsFilmmakers Oliver Stone and Tariq Ali presented their thoughts on the politics of history and what they consider to be hidden aspects of American history in this continuation of the ongoing …
2,409 viewsTariq Ali takes a critical look at Barack Obama’s presidency. He argues that President Obama has continued, without much change, George W. Bush’s war on terrorism and has repeatedly capitula…
1,919 viewsTariq Ali talked about his book The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power (Scribner; September 16, 2008). In his book, he talks about the relationship between the U.S. and Paki…
618 viewsTariq Ali talked about his book Pirates of the Caribbean: Axis of Hope, published by Verso. In his remarks he talked about the rise of Latin American leaders Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales and …
487 viewsTariq Ali talks about his books Speaking of Empire and Resistance: Conversations with Tariq Ali, published by New Press and Street-Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the Sixties, publishe…
288 viewsTariq Ali talked about his book, Bush in Babylon: The Recolonisation of Iraq, published by Verso Books. He discussed the war in Iraq and the policies of the Bush administration. He argued t…
355 viewsOver a million anti-war demonstrators gathered in London’s Hyde Park to protest British and American involvement in any military action in Iraq. Some speakers were not identified onscre…
901 viewsActivists representing various groups met on the Ellipse in Washington, DC to voice their support for a Palestinian state, criticize the Bush administration for its support of Prime Minister…
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