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The Fire Next Time Is Now: On Planetary Patriotism
Angus Wright has a way of saying things we may not want to hear in a way that’s hard to ignore. An example: During a meeting of …

Matt Taibbi on Russia, Wall Street and Prosecuting Corporate Crime
As a kid, Matt Taibbi’s favorite writer was Nikolai Gogol. So, straight out of college, Taibbi headed to Russia, where he spent ten years playing baseball in …

Greg Palast Tracks the Vultures of the 1 Percent: A Truthout Interview
Greg Palast at the Denver Green Festival 2009. (Photo: Doug Grinbergs) Near the front of his new book, "Vultures' Picnic," Greg Palast quotes BuzzFlash at Truthout as …

“Shallow Throat”: Has “the Revolution” Started?
Occupy Wall Street, Liberty Park, NY, October 10. (Photo: DoctorTongs) Over the past decade, I've met fairly regularly with "Shallow Throat,"* a mole high up in the …

Lessons From the Original Occupation: Gina Ray, Wisconsin State Capitol Police
State budget protests in Wisconsin on February 26, 2011. (Photo: Richard Hurd) On February 11, 2011, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker introduced a bill that would limit …

Michael Corcoran Discusses the Death of Keynesian Economics With Rick Smith
Press play to listen to Michael Corcoran's interview with Rick Smith about his latest story, "Democrats and the Death of Keynesian Economics": Click here, …

“Blood on the Tracks”: Brian Willson’s Memoir of Transformation From Vietnam Vet to Radical Pacifist (2)

“Blood on the Tracks”: Brian Willson’s Memoir of Transformation From Vietnam Vet to Radical Pacifist
Today we spend the hour with a man who put his life on the line twice: once when he served in the Vietnam War and again when he came …

Mike Ludwig Discusses the Flood of Corporate Cash into Ohio’s Battle Over Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill with Rick Smith
Listen to Mike Ludwig discuss his latest investigative report, "Out-of-State Corporate Money Floods Ohio Battle Over Anti-Collective Bargaining Bill," with Rick Smith. Click here, …

Lessons From the Original Occupation: Madison’s Sheriff Dave Mahoney
On February 11, 2011, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker introduced a bill that would limit the collective bargaining rights of public employees, require 100 percent voter participation in union recertification …