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Henry A. Giroux | The New Extremism and Politics of Distraction in the Age of Austerity
Important issues like creeping authoritarianism are being buried in the fog of manufactured crises.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Celebrating MLK Day, and More
In today's On the News segment...
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A Second Inaugural, A Second Conspiracy
The Billionaire Class wonu2019t rest until theyu2019re assured that what happened today never happens again.
What Are ‘Peacekeepers’ Doing in a Haitian Industrial Park?
Thousands of Haitians may be inside the complexu2019s 47 buildings hurriedly stitching tens of thousands of T-shirts for the North American market, but the wide, tree-lined streets between the …
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Don’t You Dare Conflate MLK and Obama
MLK would spend his birthday preparing a massive, disruptive action at the Inauguration.
If Right-Wing Violence is Up 400%, Why is the FBI Targeting Environmentalists?
I think itu2019s clearly time for Congress to demand accountability, oversight, and an overhaul of the FBIu2019s domestic terrorism priorities.
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Obama Inauguration Sponsors Spent Millions Influencing Government
Corporate backers poured $160 million into lobbying since 2009.
At Obama’s Second Inauguration, How Emancipated Are We Really?
During Obama's re-inauguration, Americans celebrate other key anniversaries. But the promised land remains elusive.
The Radicalization of Martin Luther King
Obama's presidency has nothing to do with the legacy of King, it's actually the opposite.
Dulling Down Dr. King’s Message
In death, King became a national icon but with his sharpest criticisms dulled down or forgotten.