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Chomsky, Wolff and Arizona's Racism: Progressive Picks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (t r u t h o u t)
Wed May 30 20:08:51 2012
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Precious Knowledge: Arizona's Battle Over Ethnic Studies (https://members.truth-out.org/bgift85-gift/choose-type-donation) [DVD] By Ari Luis Palos and Eren Isabel McGinnis: If you're wondering why the Arizona legislature has appeared to turn into a Tea Party version of the Ku Klux Klan, the documentary "Precious Knowledge: Arizona's Battle Over Ethnic Studies" provides invaluable insight. In "Precious Knowledge," this battle for the nation's future plays out in the state's ban of Mexican-American studies, specifically in Tucson. Although Mexican-American young people comprise the vast majority of public school students in Tucson, a couple of opportunistic politicians decided that teaching Mexican-American heritage and culture was threatening the white power structure and banned a curriculum that had nearly doubled graduation rates among Latinos.
Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism (https://members.truth-out.org/bgift84-gift/choose-type-donation) [Paperback] By Richard Wolff, in conversation with David Barsamian: "Richard Wolff and David Barsamian truly understand, at the deepest levels, both the need for political, social, and economic change in this nation, and the ways such change can happen. This is an essential read for everybody concerned with the future of the world, from academics to concerned citizens; it's also a brilliant and thoughtful manual that every activist must own."
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Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus (https://members.truth-out.org/bgift83-gift/choose-type-donation) [DVD] Directed by Holly Mosher: Muhammad Yunus didn't invent the notion of providing steps for cultivating economic growth among the abject poor and conducting business for the social good. But it is a concept that needed a leader, and Yunus has become that person. Filmed over several years in rural Bangladesh, "Bonsai People" celebrates Yunus's extraordinary humanitarian work, which started when he simply lent $27 to 42 people out of his own pocket. As the founder of Grameen Bank, Yunus pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking program that provides poor people - mainly women - with small loans they use to launch businesses and lift their families out of poverty.
And if you haven't already seen it, we strongly recommend Noam Chomsky's recently released book:
Noam Chomsky: Occupy [Paperback] (https://members.truth-out.org/bgift82-gift/choose-type-donation) According to independent publisher Zuccotti Park Press, "In Occupy, Chomsky comments on the cornerstone issues, questions and demands that have been driving ordinary Americans into the streets. How did we get to this point? How have the wealthiest 1% waged class war against everyone else for the past 30 years? How can we get money out of politics? What would a genuinely democratic election look like? How can we redefine basic concepts like 'growth' to increase equality and quality of life for all?"
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<p>You can play a role in working toward economic justice by choosing where=
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<p>For more than a year, Truthout has been offering Progressive Picks of th=
e Week: independent books and DVDs that we believe deserve special attentio=
n. Many of them are ignored by the mainstream media, but all of them are ma=
king important contributions to the advancement of the common good.</p>
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<p>By donating to Truthout - and receiving these specially selected gifts -=
you're helping to build the foundation for a better society. You're also m=
aking the choice to support progressive writers and documentary filmmakers,=
as well as the 100 percent independent, corporate-free journalism of Truth=
out and BuzzFlash.</p>
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<p>It's easy. Just take a look at our latest offerings:</p>
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<p><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DlxB=
kgPPj4of5UDprUoGAFFup1DgoBH55"><font color=3D"#cc0000"><strong>Precious Kno=
wledge: Arizona's Battle Over Ethnic Studies</strong></font></a> [DVD] By A=
ri Luis Palos and Eren Isabel McGinnis: If you're wondering why the Arizon=
a legislature has appeared to turn into a Tea Party version of the Ku Klux =
Klan, the documentary "Precious Knowledge: Arizona's Battle Over Ethnic Stu=
dies" provides invaluable insight. In "Precious Knowledge," this battle for=
the nation's future plays out in the state's ban of Mexican-American studi=
es, specifically in Tucson. Although Mexican-American young people comprise=
the vast majority of public school students in Tucson, a couple of opportu=
nistic politicians decided that teaching Mexican-American heritage and cult=
ure was threatening the white power structure and banned a curriculum that =
had nearly doubled graduation rates among Latinos.</p>
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Mosher: Muhammad Yunus didn't invent the notion of providing steps for cul=
tivating economic growth among the abject poor and conducting business for =
the social good. But it is a concept that needed a leader, and Yunus has be=
come that person. Filmed over several years in rural Bangladesh, "Bonsai Pe=
ople" celebrates Yunus's extraordinary humanitarian work, which started whe=
n he simply lent $27 to 42 people out of his own pocket. As the founder of =
Grameen Bank, Yunus pioneered microcredit, the innovative banking program t=
hat provides poor people - mainly women - with small loans they use to laun=
ch businesses and lift their families out of poverty.</p>
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<p>And if you haven't already seen it, we strongly recommend Noam Chomsky's=
recently released book:</p>
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<p><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DVgK=
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