| Obama Expands Militarization of Police |  | | Among items transfered to local law enforcement agencies have been assault rifles
and grenade launchers, even Blackhawk helicopters and .50 caliber machine guns; In
fiscal year 2011 alone, the Pentagon transferred almost $500 million worth of materials
to domestic law enforcement - near double the previous year's total May 23, 13 |
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| Does Public Debt Restrict Growth? |  | | Joseph Minarik and Bob Pollin debate recent PERI report that debunked economic theory that supported austerity policies April 28, 13 |
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| Study Debunking Austerity Research Sparks Wide Reaction |  | | Bob Pollin (Co-Author of Does High Public Debt Consistently Stifle Economic Growth? A Critique of Reinhart and Rogoff): Deficit Hawks still defend conclusions of a study that contained spreadsheet errors and weighted selected countries in an inappropriate way; led to incorrect theory about public debt and growth April 23, 13 |
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| Obama's "Cat Food" Social Security Reform |  | | Michael Hudson: Obama's "bargain" on social security reform will push
more retirees into poverty in
exchange for a minor increase in high end income tax - a class that receives
most revenue from capital
gains April 22, 13 |
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| The Grand Betrayal has Arrived |  | | Bill Black: President Obama's bargain with Republicans opens the door to
Wall St.'s dream - the
privatization of Social Security April 10, 13 |
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| Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence |  | | Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. made the comment that the U.S. government
[was/is] "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today". This was in
context to a speech delivered on April 4, 1967 at Riverside Church in New
York City - exactly one year before his untimely death. April 10, 13 |
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| Chris Hedges: Why I Resigned from PEN |  | | Chris Hedges: Suzanne Nossel, new head of PEN - which is supposed to
defend human rights - supported war in Iraq and advocates use of military
force in the name of democracy, lock step with Obama admin. wars in
Afghanistan, drone attacks and more April 10, 13 |
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| "Manufacturing Consent" 25 Years Later |  | | Edward S. Herman (co-author with Noam Chomsky of "Manufacturing
Consent'): All the problems of the propaganda media model we talked
about in the book have grown worse; new media like Real News show
potential but need funding for more investigative journalism April 21, 13 |
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| Forbes Billionaires List Growing |  | | James Henry: US still leads as many new billionaires emerging in China
and Russia; corporate profits at record levels - as austerity hits and
unemployment remains high April 10, 13 |
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| The Bomb Sends a Message to the World - Untold History |  | | Pt.6 Peter Kuznick (co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the United States): The atomic bomb did not end the war with Japan, it was a threat to the Soviet Union that the US would dominate the post-war world April 26, 13 |
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| The Roots of the Cold War |  | | Pt.7 Peter Kuznick (co-author with Oliver Stone of The Untold History of the
United States): Truman breaks Roosevelt's alliance with the Soviet Union
and pushes the world into a bitter, decades long conflict April 26, 13 |
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| Undoing the New Deal |  | | PT2 On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Roosevelt's election and the
introduction of the New Deal, Jennifer Taub and John Weeks discuss the
post-war period and how successive administrations dismantled it April 10, 13 |
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| Who Benefits from Austerity? |  | | Bob Pollin fields the question: are the very rich hunkering down for a long
recession and to protect their assets, are more concerned about debt than
high unemployment April 10, 13 |
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| Austerity and the Death of Logic |  | | Bill Black: Both the GOP and the White House refuse to support a bill that
ends the sequester, it shows the real intention of the Obama administration March 12, 2013 |
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| The Power of Finance and a New, New Deal |  | | On the 80th anniversary of the election of FDR and the New Deal, Jennifer
Taub and John Weeks discuss the prospects for a serious reform of the
banking system April 4, 13 |
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| Du Bois, Garvey and Pan Africanism |  | | On the 145th anniversary of W.E.B. Du Bois's birth, Anthony Monteiro discusses the opposing views on Pan Africanism of Du Bois and Marcus Garvey February 22, 2013 |
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| Du Bois and the Soviet Union |  | | On the 145th anniversary of the birth of W.E.B. Du Bois, Anthony Monteiro looks at Du Bois's relationship with the CPUSA and the Soviet Union February 23, 2013 |
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| Obama Avoids War Rhetoric with Iran |  | | Glen Ford: Obama avoided bellicose language towards Iran and Syria but defended drone killings and remains committed to US role as the dominant global military power February 13, 2013 |
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| Hagel and Fracture Lines in the GOP |  | | Matt Welch: Libertarian Republicans like Rand Paul are closer to Hagel on foreign policy than they are to neo-cons like McCain and Graham January 6, 2013 |
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| The Hagel Hearings |  | | Defense Secretary nominee Hagel squares off against McCain and Lindsay Graham February 2, 2013 |
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| Preaching to the Choir |  | | Jeff Cohen: Illusions about Obama and the myth of the need for
bipartisanship are reasons why progressives and liberals must have a
vigorous debate - there really is no choir January 31, 2013 |
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| Spies and the Media |  | | Annie Machon: Intelligence agencies infiltrate and actively work to influence mainstream media January 29, 13 |
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| Obama: Rhetoric or New Direction? |  | | James K. Galbraith: The positions taken in the Inaugural Address suggest a more serious approach to climate change and a defense of social programs January 28, 13 |
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| Filibuster Reform a Bust? |  | | Reformers don't obtain talking filibuster measure, say it's crucial to
democratic process in Senate - an institution designed to suppress popular
will January 28, 2013 |
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| Breaking Up the Big Banks is Not a Solution |  | | Leo Panitch: Global capitalism needs massive banks, but big private banks have the power to prevent regulation and threaten more crisis; the solution is not breaking them up but making them public January 27, 13 |
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| If I Were Attorney General |  | | Michael Ratner outlines 10 things he would do if he were Attorney General in the new Obama Administration January 23, 2013 |
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| Wilkerson: Why Hagel is a Good Choice |  | | Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Hagel's nomination for Sec. of Defense is opposed by those who believe that American military power should be used almost as the sole instrument of American policy January 29, 2013 |
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| The Case Against Kerry |  | | Stephen Zunes tracks the history of John Kerry from Vietnam War critic to Iraq war hawk January 24, 2013 |
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| Untold History: Stalin, the Soviet Union and WWII |  | | Pt.5 Peter Kuznick (co-author with Oliver Stone of Showtime's Untold History of the United States): Dealing with the role of the Soviet Union in WWII was the most sensitive and complicated issue faced by the series January 14, 2013 |
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| Cliff Deal a "Moderate" Betrayal |  | | Bill Black: Compromise on tax hikes on rich and allowing payroll taxes to rise sets the ground for a "grand betrayal" yet to come January 3, 2013 |
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| The Making of "Untold History of the United States" |  | | Pt.1 The beginning of a multi-part interview with Peter Kuznick; in this segment he tells the story about how he teamed up with Oliver Stone to challenge a primary thesis of the cold war December 17, 2012 |
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| Michigan Anti-Union Law Drafted by ALEC |  | | Mary Bottari: At the last minute, Michigan governor uses right-wing group's draft of
legislation that gives workers the "right" to work without collective bargaining December 14, 2012 |
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| Obama Writing "Rules" for Killing People with Drones |  | | Michael Ratner: Pres. Obama debating rules that allow him to kill extra-judicially anyone considered an enemy combatant anywhere in the world including US citizens and by logical extension, within the United States December 9, 2012 |
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| Israel Expands Settlements, Obama Expands Drones |  | | Vijay Prashad: In response to UN vote on Palestine, Israel withholds tax
revenue from PA and announces new settlement construction; drones
become a weapon of "police action" in war on terror December 4, 2012 |
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| Is Susan Rice "Bad for Congo" |  | | Kambale Musavuli: Susan Rice's record on Africa suggests as Secretary of State,
she would side with dictators and US allies Rwanda and Uganda against the people of
Congo December 7, 2012 |
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| Did IAEA Fudge the Numbers? |  | | Gareth Porter: Recent IAEA alarmist report on Iran misstates enrichment numbers, putting Iran program closer to Israeli "red line" November 26, 2012 |
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| Is the "Fiscal Cliff" a Fiction? |  | | John Weeks: The fiscal cliff has simply been created by Congress in order to
push austerity which is no solution during a recession November 14, 2012 |
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| Manning Offers to Plea |  | | Michael Ratner: Bradley Manning offers to plea to a lesser charge; verification of grand jury investigating
Julian Assange November 9, 12 |
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| The Obama Drone Doctrine |  | | Vijay Prashad: President Obama plans to expand the use of drone attacks
as a way to project US power November 14, 12 |
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| Romney Wants to Privatize Disaster Relief |  | | Bill Black: Part 1. Financial and Fraud Report: Romney plan for smaller federal government and privatization is a way to make private profit from crisis November 1, 2012 |
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| Easy Ways to Steal an Election |  | | Greg Palast, author of Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps reveals vote stealing methodology October 31, 2012 |
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| Romney Made Multi-Millions in Detroit Bailout |  | | Greg Palast: Romney's "blind" trust and his allies made tens of millions in the GM/Chrysler bailout by purchasing a parts manufacturer and threatening to close down GM if not bought out at an inflated price October 26, 2012 |
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| Should Progressives Vote for Obama? |  | | Phyllis Bennis: Both parties represent big capital and corporations, but
Romney will be even more aggressive against working people October 24, 2012 |
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| The Wilkerson Report |  | | Lawrence Wilkerson: Why Idaho will Vote for Romney and Drone Strikes Create Suicide Bombers October 21, 12 |
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| Elements in Iran and US that Want War |  | | Larry Wilkerson: After recent meetings with Iranian leaders, it’s clear the
US has lost the ability to understand how other states see their interests October 10, 12 |
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| Obama Lacks Populist Policies |  | | Jeff Cohen: The way to defeat Romney is to say he's an agent of the 1
percent. The problem is that Obama's policies for years have really
helped
the top 1 percent and have not been that great for middle-class Americans October 9, 12 |
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| Assange Speaks to UN |  | | Michael Ratner (US attorney for Julian Assange): Assange called for release of Bradley Manning and attacked President Obama's call for free speech while suppressing whistle blowers September 30, 2012 |
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| US Elections: Pick Your Poison |  | | Chris Hedges: The system has not been able to respond in a rational way,
the way the Roosevelt administration responded rationally through the New
Deal. And because of that, we're in deep, deep trouble. So I think all of our
hope now has to be invested in acts of civil disobedience October 3, 2012 |
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