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Showing videos filed under: Benjamin Barber
Benjamin Barber: McWorld in Flames; Who Takes Charge in Egypt?
February 3, 2011"The one predictable thing about revolutions is that they are unpredictable," notes Benjamin Barber, fellow at Demos and author of Consumed and Jihad vs. McWorld. Barber points out that as revolution rocks the Arab world, each country will find its own solution and destiny. The important thing to note, he says, is that autocratic regimes hollow out their states' civil society, leaving little infrastructure in place for citizens to use to govern themselves.Khaled Fahmy, Benjamin Barber, and Douglas Rushkoff
February 2, 2011"What we are seeing is nothing less than an Egyptian Tiananmen Square," says Khaled Fahmy of American University in Cairo. He watched today as bands of armed men descended on peaceful protesters in Cairo, heading for Tahrir Square. Some of the people, who Fahmy called "thugs" rode through crowds on horseback and camelback, trying to drive them back.Prosperity's Reach, Phyllis Bennis on Gaza, A Civil Rights Activist Inaugurates This!
January 22, 2009What will it take to expand the reach of our economy? GRITtv speaks to political scientists David Korten, Benjamin Barber, and Elizabeth Reynoso. Then, one mother's story about coming to DC for the Inauguration and the crisis in Gaza.The Congo and Humanitarian Intervention
November 12, 2008When should the United States intervene in foreign conflicts? And is humanitarian intervention a paradox? Today on GRITtv we review the worsening situation in the Congo and calls from Human Rights Watch to increase the number of UN peacekeepers already there. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as fighting between the rebels and the Congolese army continues.The Congo and Humanitarian Intervention, Being Arab in America, and Child Soldiers in the D.R.C.
November 11, 2008When should the United States intervene in foreign conflicts? And is humanitarian intervention a paradox? Today on GRITtv we review the worsening situation in the Congo and calls from Human Rights Watch to increase the number of UN peacekeepers already there. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as fighting between the rebels and the Congolese army continues.Should We Save Capitalism?
October 30, 2008Market fundamentalism has been at the heart of U.S. economic policy for the last three decades. From Ronald Reagan and trickle down economics to Bill Clinton and deregulation the Washington Consensus has ruled the day. Fewer rules, open markets, and free trade. The impact has been far reaching. We are witnessing the fall out now but the corruption, the rot may run much deeper.The End of Capitalism, Bob Holman on a Poetic Economy, and the U.S. Comes Full Circle in Afghanistan
October 29, 2008Market fundamentalism has been at the heart of U.S. economic policy for the last three decades. From Ronald Reagan and trickle down economics to Bill Clinton and deregulation the Washington Consensus has ruled the day. Fewer rules, open markets, and free trade. The impact has been far reaching. We are witnessing the fall out now but the corruption, the rot may run much deeper.
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