Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Alex Grab on Israel, Palestine, and Iran

Published on September 25, 2008 in Israel/Palestine and Podcasts. 2 Comments

Professor Alex Grab of the University of Maine Department of History gave an informative talk Thursday September 18 in the Memorial Union on the Orono campus, “Going to War: Israel, Palestine and Iran.” The talk was the second featured in the Fall 2008 Thursday Controversy Series.

All those [Israeli] policies are the main obstacle, especially the settlements, are the main obstacle … to any agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. …

A large number of Israelis feel insecure in light of this sort of position by the president [of Iran] and the fact that Iran is trying to develop nuclear power. … So the question is, Is Israel going to attack in the next few months … Is the United States going to attack Iran?

 
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Doug Allen on Gandhi and Socialism

Published on September 25, 2008 in Podcasts. Closed Tags: , , , .

This new, excellent talk is the kick-off program for the Fall 2008 Socialist and Marxist Studies Series at the University of Maine. It features University of Maine Professor of Philosophy Doug Allen on “Mahatma Gandhi and Socialism,” extending Doug’s remarks on Gandhi presented in January 2008.

Note: This podcast contains mp3 audio only. Video is available. Please inquire by sending email to info at peacecast dot us for details and cost to obtain the video on dvd.

 
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