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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.
“The Most Important Journalist You’ve Never Heard Of”: Remembering William Worthy
We spend the hour remembering the pioneering journalist William Worthy, who died earlier this month at the age of 92.
As Another Major Bank Avoids Jail, Occupy Wall Street Protester Cecily McMillan Gets Three-Month Term
While no Credit Suisse executives will be heading to jail for facilitating widespread tax evasion, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan has been sentenced to three months in jail …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Net Neutrality Is Hanging by the Thinnest of Threads, and More
The FCC formally proposes new rules that could allow companies like Netflix to pay internet service providers like Comcast to have their content sent to customers at faster speeds, …
Debating Snowden, the New York Times and Palestinian Brass Knuckles
FAIR's Peter Hart discusses the mainstream media's debate on Edward Snowden, how activists had to pressure New York Times editors to issue a correction about Palestinian Brass Knuckles, and …
Critical Pedagogy “Album Review”
Michael Demana created this video for Ashland University's “Critical Pedagogy” class. It pretends that Henry A. Giroux's book is an album by the band HG and the Progressives. The …
Newark Mayoral Election: Street Fight 2014
A mayoral election in Newark, New Jersey becomes a battle for the soul of the city.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: To Switch to Green Energy, We’ll Have to Embrace New Ideas, and More
To make the switch to green energy, our nation will have to embrace new ideas and technology. Thankfully, people like Julie and Scott Brusaw have been thinking green for …
Truthout Interviews Ayanna Banks Harris on Stand Your Ground Laws and Reproductive Justice
A woman tries to defend herself from being attacked by her estranged husband and fires a warning shot from a gun to keep him away.
The 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education in the Shadow of “School Choice”
Glen Ford: The corporate education reform movement has exacerbated inequities in public schools in the name of civil rights.