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Federal Government Selling Wild Horses to Western Dealer Linked to Slaughter
In a new investigation, ProPublica reporter Dave Philipps tracks what happens to many of the wild horses rounded up in the western United States by the Bureau of Land …
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“The Measure of a Nation” Challenges Illusions of American Superiority
New book throws a much-needed bucket of cold water on a nation that seems determined to sleepwalk its way over a cliff.
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Henry A. Giroux: Why Don’t Americans Care About Democracy at Home?
All evidence suggests a new reality is unfolding, one that is characterized by a deeply rooted crisis of social responsibility.
“Be Honest About the History of Our Country”: Remembering the People’s Historian Howard Zinn at 90
Howard Zinn: “But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below.”
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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What Does Collective Democracy Look Like? It’s Up to Us.
As the u201cadvancedu201d nations of the world sink deeper into financial, ecological, and moral bankruptcy, a growing contingent of the global population refuses to stand idly by while our …
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Review of Henry Giroux’s Twilight of the Social: Resurgent Publics in the Age of Disposability
What are the limitations and possibilities for reclaiming democracy as a radical idea amid the ruins of neoliberalism? This is the fundamental question posed by Henry Giroux's important new …
Economic Update: What Are the Social Costs of Capitalist Mega-Corporations?
This episode provides an update on the widening LIBOR scandal and the fine Wells Fargo received for overcharging African-American and Hispanic families on their mortgages. The segment ends with …
Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith on the Follies of Big Banks and Government
Matt Taibbi and Yves Smith join Bill to discuss how the folly and corruption of both banks and government leaves deep wounds in our democracy.
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Economics and Morality: Paul Krugman’s Framing
In his June 11, 2012, op-ed in The New York Times, Paul Krugman goes beyond economic analysis to bring up the morality and the conceptual framing that determines economic …