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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Four Thousand Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Internet Surveillance, and More
These programs and rulings are violating our civil rights, but they're also waking the sleeping giant of progressive activists.
“We Shall Overcome”: Remembering Folk Icon, Activist Pete Seeger in His Own Words and Songs
The legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger died Monday at the age of 94.
Fighting Back Against the NSA’s Dragnet Web: Can Activists Turn the Tide in a Draconian Digital Era?
After a court struck down net neutrality provisions, an online protest follows a critical moment for internet freedom.
Crackdown on Brotherhood, Opposition Grows as Egypt Joins Ranks of Most Dangerous for Journalists
Egypt is facing a major escalation of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other critical voices.
“Ties That Bind”: Tales of Love and Gratitude From the Past Decade With StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay
The first StoryCorps recording booth opened in 2003 in New York City's Grand Central Terminal. Some 100,000 people have since recorded interviews with their loved ones in StoryCorps booths …
More Dishonesty About Thailand’s Upheaval From the International New York Times
International New York Times reporter Thomas Fuller downplays the seriousness of the corruption and brutality of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies in the present government …
Animating Noam Chomsky: French Director Michel Gondry on New Film “Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?”
We spend the hour with French filmmaker Michel Gondry, the director of a highly unusual new film, “Is the Man Who is Tall Happy?”
Following the Ninth
This week Bill previews the new film “Following the Ninth: In the Footsteps of Beethoven's Final Symphony,” a documentary exploring the worldwide cultural and political influence of Beethoven's masterpiece …
Freedom of Speech in the Digital Age
In honor of the 10th anniversary of Free Press, Michael Winship sat down with journalist and author Craig Aaron, who in 2011 became the organization's president and CEO.
Art as Resistance: New York Festival Crosses the Line
The Crossing the Line art festival features works from independent artists and thinkers challenging conventional social, economic and political norms.