Social Issues

Michael Parenti is an award winning historian and author who has published some 250 articles and 18 books. Engaging, funny, and focused, Parenti is one of the most entertaining speakers on the political/histori cal circuit (which includes Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and Arundhati Roy). This 2 disc set (1 dvd and 1 audio cd) covers his on-target observations, based on historical facts, of the U.S.\'s tendencies towards creating a world empire in spite of- and often in opposition to- our democracy at home and democratic movements abroad. It also includes a fascinating intimate look at how he became politically aware and one of the most well-known academic troublemakers of the Vietnam era! The dvd collects two lectures on film- the fascinating \Empire\ and \How I Became An Activist for Social... Less