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Community, the Environment and the “Nonsexist City“
In this chapter, Gar Alperovitz charts the varied interconnections between community economic and environmental stability, gender-friendly community design and land ownership institutions.
Former GOP Strategist Kevin Phillips on the Roots of American Revolution and Future of US Politics
With the Republican Party in a state of turmoil following Mitt Romneyu2019s loss three weeks ago, we talk to a guest who was once one of the most influential …
Woody Guthrie at 100: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Will Kaufman Honor the “Dust Bowl Troubadour”
Commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the countryu2019s greatest songwriters, Woody Guthrie.
A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
We take an in-depth look at The Wizard of Oz, and hear a medley of Harburgu2019s Broadway songs and the politics of the times in which they were created
Israel Escalates Assault On Gaza Strip After Assassination Of Top Hamas Commander
Jihan Hafiz reports on the on-going military action in Gaza.
FAIR TV: Chavez vs. Corporate Media, Greening Fracking, NYT’s Mideast Time Machine
FAIR TV takes a look at how the U.S. media handled the Venezuelan election, how the Washington Post
Rachel Maddow: Scott Brown’s Racial Politics Crosses Line
Rachel Maddow shows video of staffers and supporters of Senator Scott Brown mocking Native Americans with hoots and gestures as a means of taunting Brown's opponent, Elizabeth Warren.
“Harvest of Empire”: New Film Recounts How US Intervention Caused Mass Latin American Migrations
At a time of heated and divisive debate over immigration, the new feature-length documentary, “Harvest of Empire,” examines the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in …
Lee Camp: Where Do YOU Get Your News?
We're in the middle of an all-out information war.
Middle East Protests at US Embassies Spread in Uproar Over Anti-Muslim US Film
Protests are spreading in the Middle East over a movie made by a U.S. filmmaker considered blasphemous to Islam.