Part 2 of a classic talk from 1999 by political scientist MICHAEL PARENTI.
Last week, Parenti showed that the purpose of imperialism is corporate profits. This week he shows that imperialism's current form is "multilateral free-trade agreements" such as NAFTA and GATT. These draconian, anti-democratic treaties give corporations the power to veto any national laws that might interfere with their profits.
Parenti's brilliant, passionate, and funny talk is as relevant today as it was in 1999.
Parentis talk, titled "Globalization: the New Imperialism," was delivered in Raleigh, NC, in November 1999. Audio courtesy of Sally Soriano and Peoples Video-Audio. I have condensed this weeks segment very slightly to fit our radio timeslot.
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You can find Part 1 (the first half of Parenti's speech) here: http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/75226 .
This installment of New World Notes is available also on The Internet Archive (www.archive.org).
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