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Juan Gonzalez: Overhaul of New York City’s 911 System Woefully Mismanaged and Nearly $1 Billion Over Budget
Troubles plague NYC's 911 system.
FCC’s Net Neutrality Shift a Victory for Open Internet and Grassroots Activism Against Cable Giants
Tom Wheeler backed net neutrality.
Deported Palestinian Scholar Sami Al-Arian on His Chilling Post-9/11 Prosecution
Sami Al-Arian discusses the end of his ordeal.
An End to “Mindless Austerity”: Obama Pushes for Taxing the Rich to Fund New Spending Programs
President Obama has unveiled a $4 trillion budget proposal for next year Congress that calls for raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Johann Hari: Everything We Know About the Drug War and Addiction Is Wrong
Journalist Johann Hari talks about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong.
Bringing Fanon’s “Concerning Violence” to Film
Film co-producer Joslyn Barnes discusses “Concerning Violence,” which explores 1960s and 1970s African liberation struggles.
The New Arab Cold War: US Policy Sows Conflict, Unrest Across the Middle East and North Africa
As the United States weighs a major escalation with potential military aid to Ukraine, we look at how American policy is sowing conflict across North Africa and the Middle …
Dean Baker: New Leftist Greek Leaders Being “Very Smart” to Challenge German-Imposed Austerity
Economist Dean Baker discusses last month's victory of the left-wing Syriza party in Greece.
David Harvey: Looking Toward a Moneyless Economy and Sleeping Well at Night
David Harvey discusses capitalist contradictions, the loss of meaningful jobs and alternatives to the current system.
Amid Violence Against Journalists Worldwide, Egypt Releases One of Three Jailed Al Jazeera Reporters
Journalist Peter Greste has been released.