Mr. Jim Harney is the Sacco and Vanzetti Social Justice Award winner of 2008.You can visit his website www.posibilidad.org and find numerous essays on interesting topics.

In this episode of "What We Should Know", his essay "Financialization and Inequality" is discussed. The financilization of our economy has extremely adverse effects on the entire financial structure of the nation. Harney explains the interrelationships between an economy dominated by financial elites who manipulate markets through leverage, derivatives, and hedge funds.

Virginia Pratt , aa home foreclosure prevention specialist in Boston, interviews Leana Williams about how she prevented her home being foreclosed. The story is of interest for anyoneworking to prevent foreclosures , because it offers a practical approach of employing the courts. Virginia and Leane exchange ideas in how the process worked. As a mother of three Leane was highly motivated to maintain her home and a place for her family to live.

Virginia Pratt and John Miller discuss the housing crisis from two positions. Virgina works with families caught in the forclosure process itself. Professor Miller gives us the perspective of how the housing bubble became a housing crisis. The discussion is down to earth and insightful. Perhaps you would post comment after viewing it.
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Professor Dr.Joel Kovel, distinguished Professor of Barth College, takes the listener through the historical and culture=political aspects of Zionism. The interview, brilliantly executed, employs the dialectical method to uncover the deeper nature of Zionism ,the racism of modern Israel. Sheriff Fam and Dr. Kovel show how ideology clouds insight by imposing a distorted preconception of benevolence over the brutalization of the entire Palestinian people. It demasks how the rationalization of such brutality is manufactured by a modern political clique in whose interest it functions.
The WZBC (90.3 FM) interview was part of a regular weekly 4 hour "Truth and Justice Radio" program Sunday's from 6 to 10 am and was first broadcast 20 January 2008.
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David Levy of U. Mass. Boston explains how the Cap and Trade System to limit green-house gasses, works. His effort to promote this in Massachusetts have been a success. He explains the dangers of failure as well, in this entertaining and informative video.

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The Socialist Alternative has developed a program which it sets in contrast to the speculative and predatory economy of capitalism. The main concepts of socialism are outlined in this video by Brian Kouloris. Let us know how you enjoy the program.

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