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Kick the Habit: Fund Our Communities, Not War
Like a crack addict reaching for the next hit, unable to envision or take steps toward a regimen of health, too many of our political leaders are embracing their …
As the West Burns: Speaking Truth to Fire
Just like last year, much of the entire West is smothered again by smoke; tens of thousands of people have been evacuated; hundreds of homes have been lost; brave …
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To Disagree Is to Be Put on the Enemies List
Howard Zinn: As the economic situation of the universities becomes more precarious and faculties shrink, it becomes easier to get rid of undesirables, whether political dissidents or just troublesome …
Economic Update: What Are the Social Costs of Capitalist Mega-Corporations?
This episode provides an update on the widening LIBOR scandal and the fine Wells Fargo received for overcharging African-American and Hispanic families on their mortgages. The segment ends with …
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In Vast Effort, FDA Spied on Emails of Its Own Scientists
A wide-ranging surveillance operation by the Food and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of …
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Women’s Inequality Linked to Soaring Population
By cutting off women from education and the public sphere, the world will not only have a burgeoning population on its hands, but one that doesnu2019t have the resources …
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States Close In on Citizens United: California, Montana, and Beyond
Americans across the political spectrum agree that corporations are not people and that the promise of government of, for, and by the people must be defended. We are at …
Is Haiti’s Reconstruction Path Paved in Gold?
More than two years since a earthquake shook Haiti to its core, and as reconstruction continues, US and Canadian mining companies make a fortune off recently discovered gold. But …