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Revolution Against Neoliberalism in Chile, by Michael Livingston
“In short, the Chilean masses are demanding a new government and a new social pact. “
WATER PROTECTORS MAKE MINNESOTA’S LINE 3 PIPELINE THE NEXT TARGET OF RESISTANCE
“In Minnesota, there is an emphasis on the fact that white people stand in solidarity with the struggle….”
Disarm and Divest During COVID-19, featuring the Kings Bay Plowshares 7
The Trident is the deadliest weapon on the planet. Disarm and Live! Also featuring Jeremy Scahill, Medea Benjamin and Cornel West Panelists: • Dr. Cornel West • Jeremy Scahill • Medea Benjamin • The Kings Bay Plowshares 7: ◦ Martha Hennessy, Dorothy Day’s granddaughter, Catholic Worker ◦ Steve Kelly, S.J., Catholic priest ◦ Carmen Trotta, Catholic Worker ◦ […]
Some Progressives Are in Denial About Trump’s Fascist Momentum
“Fascist politics exchanges reality for the pronouncements of a single individual, or perhaps a political party. Regular and repeated obvious lying is part of the process by which fascist politics destroys the information space.”
Climate Crisis, the Environment and U.S. Militarism: Making the Connections
The US military is responsible for the most egregious and widespread pollution of the planet, yet this information and accompanying documentation goes almost entirely unreported.
Is American Exceptionalism Shaping Our Scientific Response to the Coronavirus?
“My view, of course, is that once you make science American it’s doomed. It needs to be human to have a chance. American exceptionalism is not just part of basing pandemic predictions on computer models rather than on the other 96% of humanity.”
Henry Giroux: The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism
“Neoliberal capitalism is the underlying pandemic feeding the current global shortage of hospitals, medical supplies, beds and robust social welfare provisions, and increasingly an indifference to human life. The social contract has been all but eliminated while notions of the public good, social obligations and democratic forms of solidarity are under attack.”
Greg Palast: How Trump Stole 2020
“Vote suppression is the key issue to the 2020 Election and Palast is the expert to explain why…”
Noam Chomsky: The Rich Aren’t Waiting To Build a New World. Why Are We?
How corporations are profiting from the COVID-19 and how the Trump administration made it possible.
Voters Are Finally Starting to Notice the Trump Administration’s Botched Response to the Pandemic
“President” Trump and the Corona Virus Voters Are Finally Starting to Notice the Trump Administration’s Botched Response to the Pandemic MOTHER JONES April 4, 2020 As the country was gripped by the coronavirus pandemic in March, President Donald Trump saw some of the best approval numbers of his presidency. Multiple polls showed that a small […]
Matt Taibbi: Bailing Out the Bailout
“The Trump administration just bought this undead economy at retail prices and committed the Fed and the Treasury to sustaining it.”
United States Still Largest Weapons Exporter in the World
“US as gun runners; that’s what we have come to. So sad. The military-industrial-congressional-complex.”
Supreme Court Crushes Media Diversity in Ruling on Lawsuit Accusing Comcast of Racial Discrimination
“What this story is about is, it’s basically — it’s about a series of black entertainment moguls who started media networks or television shows.”
SAVE OUR VA: Veterans say NO to Privatization!
“The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has the best integrated healthcare system for veterans in America according to many studies.”
Understanding US-China Conflict, with Sarah Flounders
Sarah Flounders of the International Action Center discusses and compares China and the US, talks about COVID-19 in the two countries, and discusses US sanctions worldwide.
Joseph Stiglitz: Trump’s “Trickle-Down” Economic Plans Are Not Enough to Meet Coronavirus Challenge
“Trump’s package will only benefit 20 percent of workers.”
“Coronavirus Capitalism”: Naomi Klein’s Case for Transformative Change Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
“Klein argues it’s vital for people to fight for the kind of transformative change that can not only curb the worst effects of the current crisis but also set society on a more just path.”
Auschwitz Survivors Don’t Want Their Past to Be Their Grandchildren’s Future
Many, such as 91-year-old Elza Baker, warned that, “There are signs to look out for, if you don’t watch out one day you wake up and it’s too late.”
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