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Former Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke: US Drone Program Under Obama “Got Out of Hand”
“The excessive secrecy is as counterproductive as some of the strikes are,” says Richard Clarke.
Confronting Financialization on Steroids
Costas Lapavitsas says we must deeply reverse financialization and take on private ownership of banking and other critical sectors.
“How Immigration Became Illegal”: Aviva Chomsky on US Exploitation of Migrant Workers
We are joined by Aviva Chomsky, whose new book, “Undocumented: How Immigration Became Illegal” details how systemic prejudice against Mexicans and many other migrant workers has been woven into …
Fast Food Workers’ Movement: Union 2.0
With the support of America's second largest union SEIU, the fast food workers' $15 wage movement has grown, and this unorganized workforce of the past is shaping up to …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans Are Blocking the Pentagon From Taking Action on Climate Change, and More
Republicans in the House of Representatives are not only denying climate science - they're actually blocking the Pentagon from taking any action on it, and more.
Henry A. Giroux | Disposable Life
In this video, Henry A. Giroux discusses neoliberalism as a form of violence in the 21st century and explains its connection to disposability.
“Black Women’s Blueprint” Helps Low-Income Women Get By, Through Bartering
The Black Women's Blueprint is a group that now anchors a bartering network, savings pool and several other cooperative projects.
Thomas Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be the Slaves of Democracy
Lynn Fries hosts an extended interview with Thomas Piketty about his widely acclaimed “Capital in the 21st Century.”
Financialization and the Collapse of European Social Democracy
Costas Lapavitsas says Greece will face the choice between socialism or fascism.
Joseph E. Stiglitz: Let’s Stop Subsidizing Tax Dodgers
A new report by Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz suggests that cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality.