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Squats, Dumpster Diving: Sheltering the Homeless and Feeding the Hungry in London in Spite of Capitalism
Calls from within government to fully criminalise squatting gather momentum. It could have serious implications for political occupations, and will it backfire on the government's plans to reduce its …
“Redemption”: Oscar-Nominated Doc Follows the Working Poor Who Survive on Collecting Bottles and Cans
Many have quietly slipped into poverty after losing their jobs, now living on the margins of society.
#132 Mexican Student Movement Confronts New President
A YouTube video sparks a mass student movement protesting against newly elected President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto.
MartÃn Espada’s Poem for Howard Zinn
Espada reads the poem he wrote to honor his good friend, historian and activist Howard Zinn.
“The Square”: Jehane Noujaim’s New Film Captures Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution After Mubarak’s Fall
As Egyptians mark the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution, we look at a new documentary that captures the ongoing protest movement in Egypt well after the downfall of …
“After Tiller”: 40 Years Since Roe v. Wade, Abortion Providers Continue Work of Slain Kansas Doctor
Forty years after the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion, the new documentary, After Tiller, follows the only four doctors left in the United States who are …
Protecting Press Freedom From the Market: The UK Press After the Leveson Report
An academic researcher says we must protect the press not only from state power, but also from corporate interests - even if the state must be charged to help.
Failure of Current TV – Gore Wouldn’t Take on Bush
Robert Parry: Current TV could have played a critical role taking on the Bush presidency, instead it followed a confused youth strategy.
Michael Moore: “Americans Kill People” – Newtown and the US Culture of Violence
We air an excerpt of an address by the legendary filmmaker Michael Moore delivered just hours after the Newtown massacre.
Untold History: Early US Imperialism, Hitler, Roosevelt, the Spanish Civil War
Peter Kuznick, co-author with Oliver Stone of Untold History of the United States, discusses Roosevelt's attitude towards Hitler and the Soviet Union.