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New Book Examines JFK’s Final Days
This excerpt from The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy shows a president whose laudable public ambition and achievements were undercut by despicable …
The Rage of the Angry White Male Continues Its Battle Against Equality
“Men can be dragged kicking and screaming into that inevitable future, or we can accept it and ask what it means for us,” says Michael Kimmel, author of "Angry …
Who Killed JFK, and WHY? 50 Years of Questions Yields A New Answer
The oppressive, homicidal nature of American Empire was shaped by the cultural/ political forces that killed President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago.
Palestine Today Interview with Ramzy Baroud and Adam Keller
With Harry Fear and Kathleen Wells: we speak with Palestinian author Ramzy Baroud about the disunity crisis and Israeli activist Adam Keller about Israel's occupation policies.
Open Letter to MoveOn: Time To Change Course On Obamacare
The law is becoming less popular because people are beginning to see through the false partisan claims of Democrats.
How a Shadowy Network of Corporate Front Groups Distorts the Marketplace of Ideas
Moyers & Company caught up with Lisa Graves, CMDu2019s executive director, to discuss the report.
Fanaticism vs. Reality
This “neo-con” absolutist approach to politics, of course, wasn't unique to the United States and didn't end with the passing of the Bush Administration.
From Cold War to Hot Planet: Cultural and Political Transformation From an Australian Perspective
The following account is a summary of that event including some reflections of the significance of the symposium for socially critical politics and activism globally.
Canadians Should Demand More in Political Leaders
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Toronto mayor Rob Ford together signal a trend, and not an anomaly.
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Four Chilean Student Leaders Make the Jump to Parliament
Four of the Chilean student leaders who upended their nationu2019s political agenda in 2011 with dozens of street protests on Sunday transformed their activist power and won congressional offices …