Michael Parenti speaks on "Democracy, Labor, and the Prosperity Myth" The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the Multicultural Awareness Committee, the Department of Educational Foundations and Research, and the Arts and Sciences Interdisciplinary Speakers Series will present award-winning writer and internationally renowned speaker, Michael Parenti, one of the leading progressive political analysts active today. Dr. Parenti will give a free talk at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Some of his books will be provided for sale outside the talk, courtesy of Barnes & Noble, and Michael Parenti will sit for a book signing afterward. Dr. Parenti is the author of 20 books. Some 300 articles of his have appeared in scholarly journals, political periodicals and various magazines and newspapers. He appears on radio and television talk shows to discuss current issues and ideas from his published works. Dr. Parenti's talks and commentaries are played on radio stations and cable community access stations to enthusiastic audiences in the United States, Canada, and abroad. For more information, please contact: sds.und@gmail.com. -- Richard Kahn, Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and Research, EFR, richard.kahn@und.edu, 777-3431