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Want Jobs? Rebuild the Dream (2)
With politics in D.C. hitting new lows, few progressives look to either the Obama administration or the two major parties for leadership in restoring the middle class and transitioning …

Ken Vogel on Gov. Christie’s Relationship With the Koch Brothers
Keith and Ken Vogel, chief investigative reporter for Politico, analyze the relationship between Chris Christie, New Jersey's Republican governor, and the Koch brothers, who made Christie their keynote speaker …

Is the Corporate Media Still Censoring Stories?
Mark Karlin: Some progressive critics have asserted that Project Censored is no longer relevant because of the openness of the Internet. How do you respond to that charge? …

Epitaph for Another 9/11: Renown Writer Ariel Dorfman on 1973 US-Backed Coup in Chile (2)

Epitaph for Another 9/11: Renown Writer Ariel Dorfman on 1973 US-Backed Coup in Chile
"That September 11, that lethal Tuesday morning, I awoke with dread to the sound of planes flying above my house. When, an hour later, I saw smoke billowing from …

Science, Math and Technology Key to Upward Mobility for Latinos
According to a recently published Pew Research Center report, the median wealth of Hispanic households fell by 66 percent from 2005 to 2009, marking the largest decline in wealth …

Vocalo Interview: Robert Naiman on the Benefits of Cutting Military Spending
"There's lots of stuff that you can do to help people in other countries that doesn't kill anybody and is comparatively cheap..." The U.S. Government faces a …

Truthout Interview With Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org, gives an opening speech in Washington DC for those who are risking arrest against the tar sand pipe line with him. (Photo: …

Bill McKibben: Will Hurricane Irene Be a Wake-Up Call About Climate Change?
Hurricane Irene received a massive amount media coverage, but television reports made little or no reference to the role global warming played in the storm. We speak with someone …

Henry Giroux on Democracy Unsettled: From Critical Pedagogy to the War on Youth
"Theory needs to be rigorous and accessible, and it needs to address not merely the outer limits of disciplinary scholarship but also important social problems."