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The Politics of the Ebola Serum: Harriet Washington on the Ebola Outbreak
Medical ethicist Harriet Washington explains why most pharmaceuticals companies decline to produce drugs for the developing world yet use it for clinical testing.
The History of Medical Exploitation in Africa: Harriet Washington on the Ebola Outbreak
Medical ethicist Harriet Washington says that the media-driven narrative of African fear ignores the untrustworthiness of the health care system.
“A Recipe for Civil War”: Journalist Matthieu Aikins on US Military Legacy and Afghanistan’s Future
Kabul-based journalist Matthieu Aikins talks about the disputed Afghan election, US-backed militias committing war crimes, and the future of the country after the US military drawdown.
Climate Change and Waiting for Bruce Willis
Christopher Williams says capitalism is not capable of facing up to the climate change crisis - and because there won't be a hero that appears to save the day, …
Toledo Sips of Life in Iraq
Contaminated water leaves 500,000 dry for three days.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Lawmakers, Lobbyists Are Conspiring Against Clean Energy, and More
Lawmakers and lobbyists are conspiring against clean energy, and more.
The Politics of Going Green
Summer is in full swing, and there's news now that the world just had its hottest June on record.
Henry Siegman, Leading Voice of US Jewry, on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents”
Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza.
Global Ecosystem Collapse
Either humanity immediately comes together to embrace universal liberty, ecology, fairness and justice, or alone we each face a violent, gut wrenching end of being.
Clean, Green and Hypocritical
What does it mean when clean, green and safe are nothing more than words to paint a politician as good for the people when, in reality, their actions are …