Interview with award-winning progressive political analyst and author Michael Parenti about his new memoir, "Waiting for Yesterday: Pages from a Street Kid's Life." Interviewed June 10 by Jane Bouey.
On April 8, 2013, the western world lost a grand dame, an iconic figure, a woman admired by millions while dismissed by others as just another lady in a bouffant hairdo. She came from a modest social background yet she made her way to the top, a woman who could perform winningly in what is arguably the most competitive arena of life. I am, of course, speaking of Annette Funicello, singer and Hollywood actress.
Somehow, somewhere, we'll make a democracy!!
Michael Parenti, http://www.michaelparenti.org, is our guest!
Destruction and Colonization of Yugoslavia event, 09-15-2012 Parenti's introductory comments.
God and His Demons; The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome; The Face of Imperialism; Dirty Truths; Blackshirts & REDS; Super Patriotism.
Occasionally individuals complain that I fail to address one subject or another. One Berkeley denizen got in my face and announced: "You leftists ought to become aware of the ecological crisis." In fact, I had written a number of things about the ecological crisis, including one called "Eco-Apocalypse." His lack of familiarity with my work did not get in the way of his presumption.