Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

Paul Lenze Interview — Podcast March 26, 2012

Posted on March 28, 2012 by William Timberman

The Last Resort: Middle-East expert Dr. Paul Lenze, of Northern Arizona University, talks with Democratic Perspective co-hosts Michael Cosentino and Stephen Williamson about the consequences of military actions against Iran, consequences which have often been overlooked or downplayed by powerful advocates in the … Continue reading →

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Why Military Action In Iran Has To Be Option Of Last Resort.

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Gary LaMaster

To address the Republican-led drumbeat for war with Iran, Democratic Perspective turned to Middle Eastern expert, Dr. Paul Lenze of Northern Arizona University. We started by asking Dr. Lenze about the history between Iran and the US. “The bad blood … Continue reading →

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Democratic Perspective Retrospective — Podcast October 24, 2011

Posted on October 27, 2011 by William Timberman

Our First 30 Weeks: A Democratic Perspective Retrospective. Since April 4th of this year, Democratic Perspective has been bringing Northern Arizona new voices and a fresh approach to international, national, state, and local political and economic issues. Our co-hosts, Mike … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky Cont’d – Immigration And Arab Spring

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

On July 18, Democratic Perspective continued its interview with Professor Emeritus Noam Chomsky by asking how we should deal with the fear of immigration.  He responded by saying, “We deal with it by a sympathetic understanding and education.  We can … Continue reading →

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Immigration – A Conflict Of Values

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

Recently, Democratic Perspective had the great privilege of discussing the immigration debate with Noam Chomsky, Professor Emeritas at Massachussetts Institute of Technology’s Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. He has authored more than 150 books and, according to Wikipedia, is the … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky Interview, Part 2 — Podcast July 18, 2011

Posted on July 20, 2011 by William Timberman

The Arab Spring and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Democracy Deficit There and Here. In the second part of Democratic Perspective’s interview with Professor Chomsky, he offers his insight into the causes and likely outcome of the revolts which led to … Continue reading →

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Arab Spring – What Next?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Gary LaMaster

In recent months, we have seen several nations in the Middle East overthrow long-time dictators. The uprising in Tunisia was followed by the overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt and large protests in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Syria and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Broadcasts — June 2011

Posted on June 5, 2011 by William Timberman

Here is the schedule of upcoming Democratic Perspective broadcasts for June, 2011: June 6: Dr. Faten Ghosn Interview. Dr. Faten Ghosn, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Arizona, on the Arab Spring and other issues affecting U.S. … Continue reading →

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