Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Post-social world

Jeremy Scahill talks about the rise of private military contractors, and how this might look for the world. The first half of his talk is mostly about Obama's challenges, while the second half's about privatization, with some deviations.

http://www.zmag.org/zaudio/2894

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Mendez Tropical Pool & Patio said...

Related lecture by Susan George:

http://www.zmag.org/zvideo/2914

Hourlong talk covering many aspects of privatization vis a vis instability of the natural environment. Cool to see her suggest taxing financial derivatives, which is something Nader proposed to help pay for bank bailouts.