September 12 – Saudi Warning to U.S. on Palestinian Statehood and a Real Look Into 9/11; Are Jobs Obsolete?

Full Program LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM   Part 1 We begin with Mark Danner, who is in Ramallah in the Palestinian territory, discussing the upcoming declaration of Palestinian statehood at the U.N. that the Saudis are warning the U.S. not to veto. We also talk about Mark Danner’s latest essay in the New York Review of Books “After September 11; Our State of Exception”. Part 2 Then, following the President’s recent address to Congress to urge the creation of more jobs, we talk with Douglas Rushkoff about whether jobs are obsolete in the digital age where technology is increasing efficiency that results in more people being laid off while increasing corporate profits. Douglas Rushkoff teaches Media Studies at NYU and is the author of “Program or be Programmed; Ten Commands for a Digital Age” and “Life Inc; How Corporations Conquered the World and How We Can Take it Back”.   9-11 9/11 bush administration Cheney digital age douglas rushkoff Economy jobs Mark Danner nyu Palestine unemployement More posts