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Our Chat With Edward Snowden’s Legal Counsel
On Monday, via teleconference, whistleblower Edward Snowden addressed a crowd at SXSW, the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. His attorney Ben Wizner spoke with Moyers & …
All of the Arguments Against Raising the Minimum Wage Have Fallen Apart
If the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation since its inception in 1968, it would now stand at $10.74 per hour.
Ian Haney Lopez on the Dog Whistle Politics of Race
Author and legal scholar Ian Haney Lopez tells Bill that dog whistle politics is “the dark magic” by which middle-class voters have been seduced to vote against their own …
How the Gun Lobby Became a Threat to Public Safety
Just a generation ago, the NRA was a nonpartisan and relatively non-ideological organization that advocated for responsible and safe gun ownership in addition to defending gun rights.
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Liberals Face a Hard Day’s Knight?
Democrats and liberals have become too fixated on election results, kowtowing to the status quo.
Adolph Reed Jr.: The Surrender of America’s Liberals
Reed tells Moyers, the left is no longer a significant force in American politics.
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Henry Giroux on Resisting the Neoliberal Revolution
Henry Giroux: The notion of the “Deep State” as outlined by Mike Lofgren is not enough to simply expose the hidden institutions and structures of power.
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Juan Cole on the Vulnerability of the Network
There is much that is valuable in Mike Lofgren's explication of vast network of unaccountable governmental and private institutions, which he calls the “Deep State.”
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Andrew Bacevich on Washington’s Tacit Consensus
What words best describe present-day Washington politics? “Tacit consensus,” would be a good start.
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Heidi Boghosian on Mass Surveillance
Mike Lofgren's exceptional essay, “Anatomy of the Deep State,” delivers the roadmap that bewildered Americans need to navigate the past year's glut of news about mass surveillance.