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Global Power Project, Part 2: Identifying the Institutions of Control
What are some of the key, dominant institutions that have facilitated the development of the oligarchic class?
UK Grapples with Spying Disclosure
British news outlets struggle to figure out what to do with the revelation that their government and the NSA spied on members of the last G8 summit.
Iran’s New President a Regime Insider – Wide Mandate for More Civil Liberties
Hamid Dabashi: President-elect Hassan Rohani will not change Iran's Neo-liberal capitalism but may be inspired by popular support for more political rights and nuclear transparency
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Obama’s One-Way Mirror
The Bradley Manning trial provides a perfect example of the one-way mirror we're on the wrong side of:
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As Public Concerns Grow, Congress Spooked Over Spying
The American people are growing increasingly concerned about reports of domestic spying, and Congress isn't sure how to respond.
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Tyranny Is Bipartisan
First they came for the whistleblowers, but I was not a whistleblower, so I did not speak up...
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Democratic Congressman from CA Attempts to Put an End to Perpetual War; and More
Republicans in Senate push a hopeless anti-abortion bill and more. Thom Hartmann Reports.
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A Day in the Life of a Congressman
One of the interesting things about this Congress job is that at any given moment, there are three or four different things to do. What one has to show …
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Mike Lofgren | American Exceptionalism: Alibi of a Nation
We may have moved beyond Manifest Destiny, but American Exceptionalism is still prevalent in modern society.
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It’s Time to Do Away With Homeland Security
Thom Hartmann: Repeal the PATRIOT Act, dissolve the DHS and let's return to sanity.