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DESCRIPTION:OccupyForum presents:\nHistorical Context, United States Decline,\nand the 
 Corporate-Owned Media\nwith Professor George Wright\n\nWe will examine the 
 United States' attempts to prevent its Global Hegemonic decline and the 
 implications of that effort by situating United States foreign policy 
 within “Historical Context.”\n\nThe United States’ post-war Global 
 Hegemony is rapidly declining partly because of its geo-political overreach 
 as well as the rise of “Contender States” that are challenging that 
 hegemony. However, the corporate-owned media (and the PBS News Hour) 
 presenting the “News” about geo-political developments, reports them as 
 isolated, never putting them into “Historical Context.”  The 
 implication is that the public has very little, if any, idea of the actual 
 context of those events. If they did, they might have a more objective 
 understanding of current world events.\n\nCurrent geo-political examples 
 which need to be situated within “Historical Context” include: 1.) The 
 United States violating the Iranian nuclear agreement by withdrawing from 
 it; and, 2.) United States-North Korean relations, including the Trump 
 administration pulling out of the scheduled June 12 summit.\n\nThis topic 
 raises the following questions: 1.) What is meant by “Historical 
 Context” and “Hegemony;” 2.) Why does the corporate-owned media (and 
 the PBS News Hour) not situate United States foreign policy within 
 “Historical Context;” and, 3.) What does situating United States 
 foreign policy into “Historical Context” tell us?\n\nTo address these 
 questions the talk will:  1.) Explain what is meant by “Historical 
 Context” and “Hegemony;” 2.) Discuss the role of the corporate-owned 
 media (and the PBS News Hour) in presenting “News” about United States 
 foreign policy;  3.)Place the recent geo-political crises in “Historical 
 Context,” with an emphasis on the Trump administration; and, 4.) Assess 
 the geo-political contradictions that the United State policy operates in 
 (and intensifies).\n\nProfessor George Wright taught Political Science at 
 California State University, Chico from 1969 to 2003.  He also taught 
 History at Skyline Community College from 2004 to 2013.  His major research 
 includes United States Politics, International Political Economy, and the 
 Politics of International Sport.  He has a Ph.D. from the Department of 
 Politics at the University of Leeds (UK).\n\nTime will be allotted for 
 announcements.\nDonations to Occupy Forum to cover costs are encouraged; no 
 one turned away\n\n\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/03/18815449.php
SUMMARY:OccupyForum: Historical Context, United States Decline, and the Corporate-Owned Media
LOCATION:215 Golden Gate near Leavenworth\nCivic Center BART
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/06/03/18815449.php
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