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The Crisis of Capitalism with Richard Wolff in conversation with Robert Ovetz Ph.D
Noted author, political economist and activist, Richard Wolff, in conversation with Robert Ovetz Ph.D. San Rafael CA, on January 7, 2012. Since 2005, Professor Wolff has written many shorter …
Guantánamo Detainees Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Prison’s 10th Anniversary
Detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Bay launched a hunger strike today marking the prison’s 10th anniversary, inspired in part by U.S. activists who have called for …
Congresswoman Accepts Money Tied to For-Profit Colleges, Then Touts Schools’ Efficiency
Rep. Virginia Foxx, who heads the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, has accepted campaign contributions from several for-profit colleges. (Photo: republicanconference) Rep. Virginia Foxx, a North …
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Recovering From Authoritarian Simpatico Syndrome (ASS): “Because the Cops Don’t Need You and Man They Expect the Same“
Witnessing the acts and utterances of Republican presidential candidates can be regarded as a helpful psychological exercise, a type of “exposure therapy” involving the development of methods used to …
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The GOP’s 2012 Iowa Caucuses: A National Model for Transparent Democracy
Before we move on to the nightmare of democracy and secret, concealed “trust-me” vote-counting which will comprise the bulk of the “First-in-the-Nation” primary in New Hampshire, I'd like to …
What’s Ahead for Guantanamo Camps in New Decade?
Miami - Ten years ago, U.S. troops marched 20 men in chains off a military cargo plane at Guantanamo Bay to launch America’s war-on-terror experiment in offshore detention and …
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Inside the Syrian Uprising
As the Arab spring enters its second year, the popular uprising against the Syrian government continues. Scores are being killed by government forces, but international condemnation has not been …
NDAA Military Detention of US Citizens Breaks Through to Major Media – Not American One, the BBC
Breaking the major broadcast news media's blackout on the most radical elimination of American rights in U.S. history, Professor of Law Jonathan Turley speaks to BBC on the National …
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Do We Live in a Meaningless Universe?
Western civilization could be considered a grand experiment, culminating in the three-plus centuries of the industrial revolution, to see if the universe could be accounted for without resorting to …
How Media and Pollsters Pundify the Public and Marginalize Actual Ideas
As so many follow “the opinion polls” in New Hampshire, keep this in mind: They don't measure opinion. The tracking question being continuously asked is some minor varient of …