New World Notes - Obey and Keep Calm (Part 2 of 2)

This week on New World Notes: radio program #288, September 10, 2013, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m., host Kenneth Dowst excerpts the soundtrack of a film by Temujin Doran.

First a few words about our government's Syria war-fever--a fever that (to the annoyance of our nominal "leaders") the U.S. public decidedly does not share. Then we'll read a new, short essay by Indian journalist Chidanand Rajghatta, "Why America Cannot Live Without Wars." (This essay first appeared in the Times of India and has been edited and condensed for radio.)

And then on to Temujin Doran's new film, Obey: How the Rise of Mass Propaganda Killed Populism. It's about the military, political, and economic crimes of the Corporate State. It features readings from from Chris Hedges' 2010 book, Death of the Liberal Class.

In this week's installment, Hedges paints a bleak view of the near future. He celebrates the rebel, urges people to rebel--and explains several reasons why the rebellion must be nonviolent.

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Series overview: Political and social commentary in a variety of genres. Exploring the gap between what we want--and what they're trying to make us settle for.

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Recent shows include:

• #287 - Obey and Keep Calm, Part 1
• #286 - The Costs of Empire, Part 2
• #285 - The Costs of Empire, Part 1
• #284 - Surveillance Then and Now
• #283 - Dog Day Afternoon at the Movies
• #282 - More Things Fall Apart