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Dr. Ben Carson: Great Surgeon but a Bad Icon for the Political Collective
Dr. Ben Carson is beloved by conservatives, but should he stick to what he knows in the operating room.
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Angela Davis, Freedom and the Politics of Higher Education
Angela Davis struggled bravely for decades to demonstrate that education is a form of political intervention.
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How Obama’s Budget Threatens Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
In the wake of the news that, this coming Wednesday, a Democratic president will make the rollback of social insurance a key aspect of his budget policy.
A Ladydrawers History of Women’s Rights, Part IV: Feminine Hygiene and Intellectual Property
An illustrated history of how men came to own the majority of patents on products used by women.
Economic Update: Economic Reality Checks
On Economic Update with Professor Richard Wolff, Wolff and guests will discuss the current state of the economy, both locally and globally in relation to the economic crisis.
Richard Wolff on Putting Workers in Charge at Work
Richard Wolff is a professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the author of Democracy at Work.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Inmates in Austerity-Wracked Cyprus Donate $11K to Volunteer Health Clinic, and More
In today's On the News segment: Ohio Supreme Court justice says problems with modern-day debtors' prisons can and should be addressed, and more.
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Thatcher’s Mean Legacy: The Queen Mother of Global Austerity and Financialization
Since dismantling Britain's public sector was her stated goal, she probably wouldn't object to an epitaph about it.
Oliver Stone’s Journey from Cold Warrior to America’s Untold History
Oliver Stone: I volunteered to fight in Vietnam and voted for Reagan. I started seeing through the lies and realized I had to start by understanding why we dropped …
At National Conference for Media Reform, Activists Hope to Stop Murdoch, Koch-Backed Consolidation
Democracy NOW broadcasts from the National Conference for Media Reform in Denver, where some 2,000 people gathered last week to look at how media, technology and democracy intersect.