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Michelle Alexander on Bill Moyers: Locked Out of the American Dream
Michelle Alexander has traveled the country to meet advocates and everyday Americans working to end mass incarceration in America
Ralph Nader on Florida in 2000 and What to Do Next
Ralph Nader and Paul Jay discuss Ralph's decision to stay in the Florida race and what an electoral strategy could be now.
Major US Academic Association Endorses Academic Boycott of Israel
Journalist and author Ali Abunimah says that the endorsement of BDS by the American Studies Association does not target individuals, only academic institutions complicit in denying the rights of …
Vindication for Snowden? Obama Panel Backs Major Curbs on NSA Surveillance, Phone Record Data Mining
A White House-appointed task force has proposed a series of curbs on key National Security Agency surveillance operations exposed by Edward Snowden.
DC Workers Win $11.50 Minimum Wage Increase
About 90,000 workers will earn a higher minimum wage in DC, Montgomery and Prince George counties in Maryland.
Patrick Cockburn: US Turns Blind Eye as Saudis Fund Jihadists in Syrian Conflict
Patrick Cockburn: "It is clearly a proxy war. This might have started off as a popular uprising in Syria, but by now it has four or five different conflicts …
Are Nader-Like Reforms Still Possible?
Ralph Nader says the reforms of the 1960s and 70s are no longer possible as Congress is bought and sold by a small number of very rich people and …
Filtered Opinion, Iran’s Capability and Our “Unreliable Gestures”: An Interview With Middle East Expert Lawrence Davidson
Middle East foreign-relations expert Lawrence Davidson talks about the debate over the Iran nuclear agreement and what it portends.
As Judge Rules NSA Surveillance “Almost Orwellian,” Obama Prepares to Leave Spying Program Intact
On Monday, a federal judge ruled the NSAu2019s bulk collection of Americansu2019 phone records, quote, “almost certainly” violates the Fourth Amendmentu2019s prohibition against unreasonable searches.
The Selling of ADHD: Diagnoses, Prescriptions Soar After 20-Year Marketing Effort by Big Pharma
Taken at face value, the latest figures on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, suggest a growing epidemic in the United States.