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Friday 10/12/2012
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Education :: Lecture
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Alternative Radios David Barsamian visits Missoula
7:00 PM  University of Montana
Description:
David Barsamian will speak at 2 events here in Missoula. On Thursday, October 11, he will speak briefly at the Students for Peace & Justice Film Series at 7 pm in the University Theater. The film, Lifting the Veil: Barack Obama and the Failure of Capitalist "Democracy" will be screened followed by discussion with Mr. Barsamian. He will also present a lecture on Friday, October 12, 7 pm at the Urey Underground Lecture Hall on the Um Campus. His talk will be based on his new book, Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism . It is open to the public and donations are accepted to cover expenses. Cosponsored by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center and the Students For Peace & Justice.
Today's economic crisis is capitalism's worst since the Depression. Millions have lost their jobs, homes and healthcare while those who work watch their pensions, benefits and job security decline. As more and more are impacted by the crisis, the system continues to make the very wealthy even richer. In eye-opening interviews with prominent economist Richard Wolff, David Barsamian probes the root causes of the current economic crisis, its unjust social consequences and what can and should be done to turn things around.
While others blame corrupt bankers and unregulated speculators or the government or even the poor who borrowed, the authors show that the causes of the crisis run much deeper. They reach back to the 1970s when the capitalist system itself shifted, ending the century-old pattern of rising wages for U.S. workers and thereby enabling the top 1% to become ultra-rich at the expense of the 99%. Since then, economic injustice has become chronic and further corrupted politics. The Occupy movement, by articulating deep indignation with the whole system, mobilizes huge numbers who seek basic change. Occupy the Economy not only clarifies and analyzes the crisis in U.S. capitalism today, it also points toward solutions that can shape a far better future for all.
Praise for Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism
by David Barsamian and Richard Wolff
"Richard Wolff and David Barsamian truly understand, at the deepest levels, both the need for political, social, and economic change in this nation, and the ways such change can happen. This is an essential read for everybody concerned with the future of the world, from academics to concerned citizens, it's also a brilliant and thoughtful manual that every activist must own."
"Thom Hartmann, internationally syndicated radio/TV host, and author of The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight
About David Barsamian:
David Barsamian is director of Alternative Radio and author of many interview books, including Targeting Iran. One of America's most tireless and wide-ranging journalists, he has altered the independent media landscape, both with his weekly radio program and with his books, with Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Tariq Ali, Edward Said, Eqbal Ahmad, and Arundhati Roy. His articles and interviews appear in The Progessive, The Sun, and other magazines and journals.
Link: http://jrpc.org
Age Group: All Ages
Venue: University of Montana
Address: Urey Lecture Hall
Phone: N/A
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