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The History of a Dangerous Idea: Mark Blyth Talks Austerity, Greece and the Global Economic Crisis
Economist and author Mark Blyth traces historical origins of austerity as an economic idea and the catastrophe of attempts to enforce it.

Food Chains: New Film Tracks How Immokalee Workers Won Fair Wages From Corporate Giants
The new film “Food Chains” documents the partnership between farmworkers, Florida tomato farmers and fast food and grocery chains.

Obama’s Action Marks Historic Victory for Immigrant Rights, but Activists Warn of a Long Way to Go
President Obama outlined his plan to take executive action granting temporary legal status to up to 5 million undocumented immigrants.

From Hottest October to Coldest November, Is Climate Change Behind the Extreme Weather?
Record cold temperatures have been recorded across the country this week.

Talk Nation Radio: Maya Schenwar on Why Prison Doesn’t Work
Maya Schenwar is the author of “Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better.”

No Debate: Antiwar Voices Absent From Corporate TV News Ahead of US Attacks on Iraq and Syria
A new analysis of corporate TV news has found there was almost no debate about whether the United States should go to war in Iraq and Syria.

The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics
“Our public servants are just serving themselves,” Zephyr Teachout tells Bill Moyers.

Is Obama’s Immigration Plan Too Modest? Proposals Cover Less Than Half of Nation’s Undocumented
President Obama is considering issuing an executive action that could protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Naomi Klein: Reject Keystone XL Pipeline, We Need Radical Change to Prevent Catastrophic Warming
House lawmakers passed legislation Friday to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

Finding Justice at Guantanamo: An Interview With a Former Military Lawyer
Campaigns and domestic pressure led to 10 Kuwaiti nationals held at Guantanamo Bay being released by 2009.