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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 …
Raj Patel: Food Rebellions and Political Accountability
David Zlutnick interviewed Patel at his home in San Francisco around the topic of international food markets and their role in propagating inequities in food access and distribution, as …
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California County Weighs Drastic Plan to Aid Homeowners
San Bernardino County is considering an eminent domain plan on underwater homes that would lower mortgage payments.
As Occupy Wall Street Anniversary Approaches, Debt Emerges as Widespread Occupy Grievance
Some of the most prominent initiatives of OWS and the Occupy movement more broadly have revolved around the foreclosure crisis, and the Occupy Student Debt Campaign (OSDC) succeeded in …
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The Voting Dilemma
Soon it will be presidential voting time again in the U.S.. That four year cycle comes to us with the regularity of a returning comet, accompanied by a shroud …