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John Fullerton: Carbon Crisis, Fossil Fuels, and Finance
This week Laura Flanders interviews John Fullerton, a former oil and gas investor, on the Fossil Free campaign to push colleges to divest from fossil fuels.
Seattle WTO Collapsed 14 Years Ago: Lessons for Today
Fourteen years ago, WTO negotiations collapsed as the result of a week of a mass direct action and officials from the Global South dissenting at the meetings.
Thousands in Honduras Decry “Fraudulent” Election and Call for Recount
Activists and some election observers in Honduras vow to call for free and fair recount in election they say as rigged in favor of the ruling conservative party.
Watching the Watch List: Landmark Case Goes to Trial over Massive US Terrorism “No-Fly” Database
With hundreds of thousands of people now on the governmentu2019s terrorist watch lists, a closely watched trial begins today in San Francisco.
Noam Chomsky on Education and How “Manufacturing Consent” Brought Attention to East Timor Massacres
At the premier of the new animated film “Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?” in New York City, Noam Chomsky joined filmmaker Michel Gondry in conversation.
TEPCO Downplays Huge Risks Involved in Removing Fukushima Fuel Rods
Agencies overseeing cleanup like the IAEA are biased towards defending and promoting nuclear power.
Ebony and Ivy: The Secret History of How Slavery Helped Build America’s Elite Colleges
Massachusetts Institute of Technology American history professor Craig Steven Wilder reveals how the slave economy and higher education grew up together.
Filmmaker Uncovers Her Family’s Shocking Slave-Trading History, Urges Americans to Explore Own Roots
Katrina Browne documented her roots in the film, ‘Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,’ which revealed how her family, based in Rhode Island, was once …
Peter Buffett: Big Philanthropy and Philanthro-Feudalism
Laura Flanders talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy.
The Pope Slams “Tyranny” of Capitalism and “Idolatry of Money,” But Opposes Shift on Women, Abortion
Pope Francis has used his first major written work to attack capitalism as a “new tyranny,” while urging global leaders to fight poverty and inequality.