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	Spencer Selby Poetry In The Continental Review Poet and visual artist Spencer Selby reads his poetry over a large selection of visual pieces in June 2007 for The Continental Review (www.thecontinentalreview.com) Poet and visual artist Spencer Selby was born in 1947 in Iowa City, Iowa, and studied political science and psychology at The University of Iowa. In the mid-1980s he started SINK Press in San Francisco, and coordinated The Canessa Park Reading Series in North Beach from 1987-93. His poetry collections include Instar, Barricade, House of Before, Sound Off, No Island, The Big R and Task. He also has three books of visual work: Stigma, Malleable Cast and Problem Pictures. His art has appeared in group shows and he was co-editor of the visual poetry magazine Score. His most recent collection, Twist of Address, is his first in some years. It is out from Shearsman Books (http://www.shearsman.com/pages/books/catalog/2007/selby.html)
	HORIZON New Hampshire Primary Review www.azpbs.org/horizon Horizon Host Ted Simons talks to Rodolfo Espino, political science professor at Arizona State University. They discuss the New Hampshire primary results for Arizona Senator John McCain and the other presidential candidates. Find out more. Visit http://www.azpbs.org/horizon
	Are Voters More Divided than Ever? - Morris Fiorina Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/29/The_2008_Elections_Review_and_Preview Stanford University Political Science Professor Morris Fiorina argues that American voters are not as rigidly partisan as is widely believed, using opinions on the hot-button issue of abortion as an example. ----- David Brady, Morris Fiorina, and Daron Shaw discuss The 2008 Elections: Review and Preview This event was part of the Hoover Institution's Spring Retreat 2008. Morris P. Fiorina is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Formerly he was the Frank Thompson Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he taught from 1982-1998. From 1972-1982 he taught at the California Institute of Technology. Professor Fiorina's research focuses on legislative and electoral processes with particular emphasis on the ways in which political institutions and procedures facilitate or distort the representation of citizen preferences. He has just published Culture War: The Myth of a Polarized America with Samuel J. Abrams and Jeremy C. Pope (Pearson Longman, 2004).
	The REAL Dalai Lama Just do some intensive research yourself: Michael Parenti is an American political scientist, historian, and author. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University. His works have been translated into at least eighteen languages. His book, "The Assassination of Julius Caesar, A People's History of Ancient Rome", was selected as a Book of the Year for 2004 by Online Review of Books and Current Affairs. "He (the Dalai Lama) headed a social system that was exploitative, terribly terribly unequal, and terribly brutal." "You had a privileged priest class, living in utter luxury and opulence, and you had a mass of serfs living in utter misery." "His holiness would tell you that he must return to power for the good of his people. In this case "good" may translate to his people living in squaller and his government condoning slavery." "As this State Department internal memo reveals, the Dalai Lama at one time took $180,000 a year from the CIA for his living expenses. and $1.5 million a year from the spy agency to finance Tibetan guerrilla operations against the Chinese, which included, running a covert guerrilla training center in Colorado."
	The World Market for Coal: What's going on the C of "RE less than C"? Google Tech Talks August 7, 2008 ABSTRACT The success of Google's "RE less than C" initiative hinges on coal (C). This talk will review major developments in the coal industry worldwide and explain why coal will be very difficult to unseat in the emerging markets where growth in consumption is most rapid. In the industrialized world the situation is different, and the recent explosion in the cost of building and operating new coal-fired power plants means that in some settings renewable energy (RE) already cheaper than coal. Yet the coal industry has never been so competitive as it is today, and it is possible that coal could remain a dominant energy source even in a carbon-constrained world. So far, however, actual investment in the new technologies needed to make coal competitive has been about two orders of magnitude less than needed. Speaker: David Victor David Victor is Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. The Program, launched in September 2001, focuses on power sector reform, the emerging global market for natural gas, energy services for the world's poor, the practical challenges in managing climate change, and the role of state-controlled oil and gas companies in the world's hydrocarbon markets. Much of the Program's research concentrates in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa. He teaches energy law, regulation and political economy at Stanford Law School. Previously, Dr. Victor directed the Science and Technology program at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, where he remains Adjunct Senior Fellow. He directed the Council's task force on energy co-chaired by Jim Schlesinger and John Deutch and is senior adviser to the task force on climate change chaired by governors George Pataki and Tom Vilsack. He also leads a study group that is examining ways to improve management of the nation's $50b strategic oil reserve. In the past, his research at the Council his research focused on the sources of technological innovation and the impact of innovation on economic growth. His research also examined global forest policy, global warming, and genetic engineering of food crops. His Ph.D. is from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Political Science and International Relations), his B.A. from Harvard University (History and Science). His publications include: Natural Gas and Geopolitics (Cambridge University Press, July 2006), The Collapse of the Kyoto Protocol and the Struggle to Slow Global Warming (Princeton University Press, April 2001; second edition July 2004); Climate Change: Debating America's Policy Options (New York: Council on Foreign Relations); Technological Innovation and Economic Performance (Princeton University Press, January 2002, co-edited with Benn Steil and Richard Nelson); and an edited book of case studies on the implementation of international environmental agreements (MIT Press, 1998). He is author of more than 100 essays and articles in scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers, such as Climatic Change, The Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Nature, The New York Times, Science, and Scientific American, and The Washington Post.
	Charlie Rose: October 5, 2001 First, a conversation via Pakistan with Ahmed Rashid, correspondent for the "Daily Telegraph" and "Far Eastern Economic Review", about the Taliban. Then, a conversation with Junior Senator from New York Hillary Clinton about New York City in the wake of 9/11, the recovery efforts and her stance on healthcare. Finally, a conversation with four Arab intellectuals about their perspective on the events of September 11th. Guests include: Kanan Makiya, professor at Brandeis University, Malik Mufti, professor of political science at Tufts University, Rend Rahim Francke of the Iraq Foundation and Fawaz Gerges, professor at Sarah Lawrence College.
	Blood and Religion: Unmasking Zionism. Part 1 Manchester, England. 8th February 2007. Journalist Jonathan Cook speaks at a Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally about his new book: "Blood and Religion: Unmasking the Zionist and Democratic State." Jonathon Cook is a hugely respected commentator on the nature of Israeli society, a fierce critic of Zionism and champion of Palestinian rights. He is widely published as a journalist, having contributed to the Guardian, the Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, the International Herald Tribune, al-Ahram Weekly, Al-Jazeera and the Electronic Intifada. His new book, "Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Zionist State" (Pluto Press) is a subtle and well-researched analysis of contemporary Israeli policies with respect to Israeli Palestinians and those living in the Occupied Territories. Cook argues the single most important dynamic behind current Israeli policies - the so-called "disengagement" from Gaza, its monstrous "security wall, changes to Israeli nationality law, and its "unilateralist" redrawing of the Green Line - is demography. The Israeli political class is terrified of the moment when the region's Palestinians become a majority, threatening the ethnic, religious and political character of the Zionist state. Yet, Cook maintains Israel's increasingly desperate and repressive "solutions" to the "demographic problem" are turning the state into an international pariah as the paralells with South African apartheid become clearer. And they will sow the seeds of another intifada. Some reviews of Jonathon's book: "Timely and important...by far the most penetrating and comprehensive [book] on the subject to date. . . . This work should be required reading." --Nur Masalha, Director of Holy Land Studies, St. Mary's College, University of Surrey, and author of The Politics of Denial. "An original and powerful book." --Ilan Pappe, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Haifa University , and author of A Modern History of Palestine. "Very impressive...Some of his findings will astound even the knowledgeable reader." --Salim Tamari, Director, Institute of Jerusalem Studies. This clip is available in other video formats at: http://www.archive.org/details/jonathon_cook_8feb2007
	Assessing the Post-Reform System Choosing the President in 2008: The Evolving Process and its Effects Assessing the Post-Reform System Panel Chair: Kathryn Abrams, Herma Kill Kay Distinguished Professor of Law, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley Speakers: Byron York, White House Correspondent, National Review John Zaller, Professor of Political Science, UCLA Christopher Edley, Jr., William H. Orrick, Jr. Professor of Law; Dean, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley Ken Khachigian, Senior Partner, Hatch & Parent; National Senior Advisor to Senator Fred Thompson 2008, Bob Dole 1996 and Senator John McCain 2000 Campaigns Topics of panels at this conference will include the campaign finance system, the impact of early primaries in creating a "front-loaded" nominating process, a retrospective on the outcome of the primaries, and an evaluation of presidential elections generally, including the need for potential reforms. http://igs.berkeley.edu/events/president2008/
	Does the Bush Administration Politicize Science? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=662 Author and technology journalist Seth Shulman accuses the Bush Administration of politicizing science research by requiring political "litmus tests" of scientists applying for work on government panels. ----- Seth Shulman talks about "Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration." Shulman, an award-winning journalist and science writer, amply documents the main instances of the Bush administration's misrepresenting or suppressing research in the areas of stem-cell research, AIDS prevention, environmental protection, and global warming. This book grew out of a report commissioned by the Union of Concerned Scientists on the political manipulation of scientific information. - Politics & Prose Bookstore Seth Shulman is an award-winning journalist and author. His books include "Owning the Future," a look at fights over intellectual property in the knowledge-based economy, and "The Threat at Home: Confronting the Toxic Legacy of the U.S. Military." He writes a monthly column on intellectual property for Technology Review magazine. A former Knight Science Fellow at MIT, his writing has appeared in many publications, including, The Atlantic, Discover, Nature, Parade, The Progressive, and Smithsonian.
	Blood and Religion: Unmasking Zionism. Part 2 Manchester, England. 8th February 2007. Journalist Jonathan Cook speaks at a Manchester Palestine Solidarity Campaign event about his new book: "Blood and Religion: Unmasking the Zionist and Democratic State." Jonathon Cook is a hugely respected commentator on the nature of Israeli society, a fierce critic of Zionism and champion of Palestinian rights. He is widely published as a journalist, having contributed to the Guardian, the Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, the International Herald Tribune, al-Ahram Weekly, Al-Jazeera and the Electronic Intifada. His new book, "Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Zionist State" (Pluto Press) is a subtle and well-researched analysis of contemporary Israeli policies with respect to Israeli Palestinians and those living in the Occupied Territories. Cook argues the single most important dynamic behind current Israeli policies - the so-called "disengagement" from Gaza, its monstrous "security wall, changes to Israeli nationality law, and its "unilateralist" redrawing of the Green Line - is demography. The Israeli political class is terrified of the moment when the region's Palestinians become a majority, threatening the ethnic, religious and political character of the Zionist state. Yet, Cook maintains Israel's increasingly desperate and repressive "solutions" to the "demographic problem" are turning the state into an international pariah as the paralells with South African apartheid become clearer. And they will sow the seeds of another intifada. Some reviews of Jonathon's book: "Timely and important...by far the most penetrating and comprehensive [book] on the subject to date. . . . This work should be required reading." --Nur Masalha, Director of Holy Land Studies, St. Mary's College, University of Surrey, and author of The Politics of Denial. "An original and powerful book." --Ilan Pappe, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Haifa University , and author of A Modern History of Palestine. "Very impressive...Some of his findings will astound even the knowledgeable reader." --Salim Tamari, Director, Institute of Jerusalem Studies. This clip is available in other video formats at: http://www.archive.org/details/jonathon_cook_8feb2007
	You Know - Uru Uru, born in the eastern region of Nigeria is a native of Imo state. As an infant, her family moved to America where she was raised until age 7. Her family then returned to Nigeria. There she finished her elementary and secondary school education. Uru then returned to America as an adult to study political science and fine arts in university. She decided afterwards to pursue music full on. Determined to succeed, she taught herself how to play piano, write her own music and lyrics, and sing. This Nigerian singer has been penned to become "a chanteuse of formidable fame", according to a review by Billboard Magazine. This singer/songwriter may be living and performing in America, but not conforming. She knows where she's from. She speaks her language too. Yes, Uru speaks Igbo. In a time when some African youth may feel it's 'cool' to be more Western, Uru feels It's more 'cool to be African'. Thus her reason for turning down certain record deals. No way was Uru going to conform to the major label's profile of "cute black girl -- we gotta get her to do R & B" This girl has refused to be molded into something she's not. Instead she joined an independent label, California based Tantrum Records. At Tantrum Uru has the freedom to record her music, working with top producer / engineer Sjoko. Uru, short for Uruaku, in Igbo, means "essence of wealth." A wealth of talent and a wealth of spirit heard clearly in her music. When describing her creative process, she talks of melodies or words simply coming to her. Sometimes in song, sometimes in poetry, in no particular order and at no particular hour. Her lyrics are sometimes deliberately simple, but pay close attention and you will find them profound, laced with metaphors that provoke. With lines like: "I'll live inside your daydreams, I'll dance inside your heart, I'll play a symphony of strings until you come apart." Once you've entered Uru's world of music, you might just come apart. Significantly influenced by her constant travels across the globe, she possesses an innate understanding of the common chord that runs through all genres of music. Elements of Rock, Hip-Hop, Blues, African rhythms and timing are interwoven into her own distinct sound. As you listen to her work you will feel as though you are being taken on a special new journey. That Uru is a passionate human being is obvious throughout her music, whether she is singing in her distinctly soulful fashion or putting to use one of her many instrumental skills. But her passion is not solely musical. For example, her CD contains a "hidden" bonus track, a song called "Wrap Up". This song serves as a global HIV / AIDS awareness anthem. Uru is also passionate about involving her home community in her work; she offers fans the opportunity to buy her CD in a leather satchel, hand-made for her by craftsman in Nigeria. As you can tell, we are not talking about your ordinary, every day musician. Uru is much more than that: a truly unique talent that must be heard and seen to be believed.
	USA Reality - Election - Voter Suppression. September 18, 2008 - Historic 2008 Election Could See Unprecedented Attempts to Bar African American Voters On the subject of voter suppression and race, we turn to Queens College political science professor and bestselling author Andrew Hacker. In the latest issue of the New York Review of Books, Hacker writes, Obstacles to getting blacks to vote have always been formidable, but this year there will be barriers—some new, some long-standing—that previous campaigns have not had to face. The state of Indiana, several years ago, decided, you know, theres such a thing as voter fraud—remember Tammany Hall, so—or people voting five different times, that kind of thing. So, therefore, what they said was, we need voter ID. And they decided everybody who came to vote had to show their drivers license with their photo on it, you know, like at the airport. Well, sounds OK, until you discover that not everybody is a driver. Well, going to the state of Indiana, which enacted this, I actually went. Believe it or not, heres your tax dollars at work. The Federal Highway Administration keeps a record of how many adult residents of every state has a drivers license. And, by the way, the court didnt even look at this. And I discovered that in Indiana, 14 percent of adult residents do not have drivers license. Thats one-in-seven. Now, this means they cant vote, unless you go to a Bureau of Motor Vehicles office, which in Indiana could be miles away, and fill out a long form to get a non-drivers license. Well, not many people are going to do that, and in particular, not that many black voters are. Many of them are older; theyre poorer. Here, we go to the state of Florida, which is the state youll always find when youre looking about voting problems. Under the Help America to Vote Act, very amiably titled statute, the states are now encouraged to rationalize the voting rolls. I prefer the term purge, a bit like laxative. What they do—did in Florida was they sent out a letter to everybody, not just home foreclosures, everyone on the voting rolls, to say, in effect, hey, is your letter going to be delivered? Why? A lot of people have died, left the state. One understands this. But a tremendous number came back, very disproportionately from minorities—black, Hispanic poorer people. Why? Because particularly in the cities, black families are more likely to move. And, by the way, if you move, you dont think to call the voting board and tell them, Ive got a new address. So, all of those people, when they showed up to vote, you look on the list, youre not here anymore, you know, and theyre going to have real problems. Its a bit like getting your credit rating restored. Alright. The Help America Vote Act was, in many ways, a response to Florida: no more dimpled chads, no more butterfly ballots. We understand that. But here we live in the twenty-first century, and theres this tendency to rationalize, you know, make the system rational. And they felt that voter rolls, registrations, were messy, cluttered with dead people, people who have moved around. Lets clean them up. And you say, hey, that sounds pretty good. Well, you get this question of mail thats returned. But then there was another thing that they did in Florida. They decided, because when you register, you have to give your Social Security number, they would check your registration Social Security number that you gave with, people say, Washington, or actually the headquarters of Social Security is in Baltimore. They checked in Baltimore, and Baltimore sent back printout: No, we dont have this person. In fact, 28 percent of the inquiries made to Social Security kicks back: We dont know this person. You know, this happens with immigrant workers, too. And one reason could be somebody got married, changed their name, got divorced, took back their name. In some families, you actually can have two different names. So—but if you didnt pass the Social Security test, off the rolls also in Florida. As everybody who follows this program knows, the United States has more people behind bars than any other country in the world proportionate to population. Russia used to be ahead of us. No longer. We have over two million people behind bars and even more on probation and parole. Now, obviously—and, by the way, black Americans constitute the largest single group behind prison. Six times as many black Americans, mainly young men, are incarcerated compared with whites, six times as many, and over twice as many compared with Hispanics. So, this is a huge group which cant even vote. Only in two states, Vermont and Maine, can you actually vote while youre in prison. By the way, Canada allows that. So does Israel. But only two states. The other states vary.