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Capitalism vs. Reality – Michael Parenti
TND Lecture Spotlight: Michael Parenti
Is American capitalism now a form of empire that impacts the world in our name? Does capitalism represent our collective self-interest that benefits all, or does it more likely represent the interests of transnational corporations that then influence our political system?
In this lecture, Parenti will provide a critique of capitalism as the driving logic of empire, which motivates global exploitation and and growing inequality everywhere. While contemporary economics typically defends the benefits of free-market capitalism, Parenti argues that global capitalism is run by and for transnational corporations. He encourages all of us to think beyond dominant ideologies, and he directly argues for the critical necessity of engaged citizens who are committed to a cooperative (rather than competitive) idea of the good society.
Michael Parenti received his Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 1962. He has written well over 20 books, many of which have been translated into over 18 languages. He serves on the board for Project Censored, as well as on the editorial boards of New Political Science and Nature, Society and Thought. Parenti focuses on American politics and US foreign policy, and he directly indicts the US government as the central administrator of global capitalism today.
This lecture is funded by the Carrol C. Hall Endowment Fund. This fund aims to further educate young Americans on capitalism as an economic system and philosophy.
Source: University of Illinois Springfield
Audio: Click down pointing arrow to stream, right click and “save as” to download mp3 files.
| 1 | Talk | 00:59:55 | 128Kbps mp3 (56MB) Mono |
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| 2 | Q&A | 00:53:36 | 128Kbps mp3 (50MB) Mono |
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| Dr. Parenti provides a critique of capitalism as the driving logic of empire, which motivates global exploitation and growing inequality everywhere. While contemporary economics typically defends the benefits of free-market capitalism, Parenti argues that global capitalism is run by and for transnational corporations. While any good that exists within the Capitalist State is the result of hard won labor and democratic struggles against the owners of Capital.
“Parenti encourages attendees to think beyond dominant ideologies, and argues for the critical necessity of engaged citizens who are committed to a cooperative idea of the good society.” (program) Lecture was funded by the Carrol C. Hall Endowment Fund. The fund aims to further educate young Americans on capitalism as an economic system and philosophy. He is introduced by Dr. Richard Gilman-Opalsky who moderates the Q&A following the talk. |
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| Dr. Richard Gilman-Opalsky University of Illinois Springfield – Department of Political Science |
Questions during Q&A were off mic but were repeated by the moderator for Parenti and the recording.
The University of Illinois Springfield Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker Series presents a Carrol C. Hall Lecture on “Capitalism vs. Reality.”
Source: Dale Lehman/WZRD
Source: http://thenewsdoctors.com/capitalism-vs-reality-michael-parenti/
