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Are US Authorities Increasingly Trying to Limit User Freedom on the Internet in the Name of National Security?
In January 2012, two controversial pieces of legislation were making their way through the US Congress. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect Intellectual Property Act, …
Author: Sikh Temple Massacre Is the Outgrowth of Pervasive White Supremacism in US Military Ranks
Wisconsin Sikh temple shooter Wade Michael Page was open about his neo-Nazi views when he served in the US military from 1992 to 1998.
Bill Moyers: Suppressing Votes by Law
Bill talks to Keesha Gaskins and Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about new voter ID and other election laws that keep the young, elderly, minorities and …
Why the Department of Homeland Security Was Watching “The Young Turks” and Reporter Michael Hastings
Cenk and Rolling Stone contributor Michael Hastings learn how a February story and The Young Turks appearance put them both on the Department of Homeland Securityu2019s radar.
Ezra Klein: LIBOR Explained Without the “Lie” or the “Bore”
In less than three minutes Ezra Klein explains why the LIBOR scandal is such a big deal and why something you probably never gave much thought to actually has …
Rep. Barbara Lee and Dazon Dixon Diallo on Confronting the Overlooked AIDS Epidemic in Black America
The 2012 International AIDS Conference has raised hopes that the U.S. will increase its efforts to end the epidemic both globally and here at home, where HIV/AIDS continues to …
Denver Shooting Rampage Leaves 12 Dead, 50 Wounded in Latest of Unparalleled US Gun Attacks
At least 12 people have been killed and more than 50 wounded in a mass shooting at a movie theater outside of Denver.
Will Ecuador Give Julian Assange Asylum?
Ray McGovern: Washington Post threatens Ecuador if Wikileaks founder given asylum.
Why Are Working People Invisible in the Mainstream Media?
That working people are chronically underrepresented in the media - even in times of economic downturn - is a sad reality readily apparent to anyone who has surveyed the …
Angela Davis and Tim Wise: Capitalism, Privatization and Hope
On this edition, we hear Davis and Wise discuss privatization, the economy, and other critical issues of our times.