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Progressive Picks
Books and films that we find thought-provoking and insightful.
Financial Exploitation of Women in the Workplace Is the Canary in the Coal Mine
Author Caroline Fredrickson shares her findings on how female workers continue to be economically shortchanged in the United States.
Tom Hayden: Cuba Has Stood Up to US Hegemony for 55 Years
Activist and author Tom Hayden discusses his new book, "Listen, Yankee! Why Cuba Matters."
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“Listen, Yankee!”: Tom Hayden Captures Absurdity of Cuban Embargo
As tensions begin to cool, looking back at US-Cuba relations paves a way forward.
Robert McChesney: We Need to Advocate Radical Solutions to Systemic Problems
The author discusses net neutrality, his hopes for a post-capitalist democracy in the United States and more.
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If Journalists Ever Stop Uncovering Abuses of Power, We Will Lose Our Democracy
James Risen exposes more about the reality of greed, power and endless war in his new book.
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Why We Need to Talk About Black Prophetic Fire
Cornel West explores whether the soul of the United States can be salvaged by a rekindling the Black prophetic tradition.
The Vietnam War Presaged the War in Afghanistan: Civilians Endlessly Suffer
Truthout interviews Anand Gopal about his riveting book, "No Good Men Among the Living," which offers an intimate portrait of Afghans as they see the US presence in their …
Do Humans Have a Madness Gene That Will Ensure the End of the Planet as We Know It?
Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert explores the likely extinction of a massive number of species - because of the destructive practices of humans - in the book "The Sixth Extinction: An …
Current Iran “Crisis” Began With Overthrow of Democratically Elected Government in 1953
In "Manufactured Crisis," author Gareth Porter details the manipulation and fabrications that have accompanied the current Iranian nuclear situation.
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Myths About Illicit Drugs Perpetuate Destructive Policy
The war on drugs is often more harmful to the users than the illicit substances that they use.