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If You – and the Yes Men – Owned Bank of America
An interview with Yes Man Andy Bichlbaum on his latest prank against Bank of America and why every protest needs some fun. Last week, a press release was released …
“There Are Marxists in India?”: Economist Prabhat Patnaik on the Global Crisis
After an engaging half-hour interview with India's pre-eminent Marxist economist during a conference at New York University, I told a friend about my one-on-one time with Prabhat Patnaik. "There …
The Present and Future of the University: An Interview With David Theo Goldberg
In a wide-ranging conversation at McMaster University on March 15, 2012, Grace Pollock, the director of the Public Intellectuals Project, interviewed the internationally renowned race theorist David Theo Goldberg …
Congressional Candidate Norman Solomon on What Makes a Healthy Progressive Ecosystem
Norman Solomon. (Photo: Steve Rhodes / Flickr) Norman Solomon, a longtime activist and media scholar, first came under FBI scrutiny at the age of 14 for picketing a segregated …
National Security Agency Whistleblower William Binney on Growing State Surveillance
In his first television interview since he resigned from the National Security Agency over its domestic surveillance program, William Binney discusses the NSA's massive power to spy on Americans …
Jim Hightower and the “Populist Moment”
According to Jim Hightower, “even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.” Progressive Texas populist author, commentator, and orator Hightower — perhaps our country's most …
Updated With Dick Clark’s Passing: “American Bandstand,” Rock and Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights: An Interview With Matt Delmont (Part I)
UPDATE APR. 18 8:45 P.M.: Host and TV producer Dick Clark died Wednesday of a heart attack at the age 82. He was best known for his role in …
American Bandstand, Rock & Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights: An Interview With Matt Delmont (Part II)
Yesterday, we published the first part of an interview with Matt Delmont, author of The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the Struggle for Civil …
Truthout Reporter Mike Ludwig on RT: Are EPA Fracking Regulations Hurting Jobs?
On Tuesday the battle of new regulations on the hydraulic fracturing technique continued on Capitol Hill. The EPA put the finishing touches on new rules that are intended to …
Can You Understand the Republican Brain?
Scientific American lauds author Chris Mooney “as one if the few journalists in the country who specialize in the now dangerous intersection of science and politics.” Having interviewed Mooney …