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Keith Olbermann didn’t mix it up too much for the new version of his “Countdown With Keith Olbermann” show for Current TV; as the Los Angeles Times pointed out Tuesday, his bow on Current on Monday night featured some familiar segments and at least one familiar face.
Posted on Jun 21, 2011
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Former MoveOn.org Executive Director Eli Pariser (a name you may recognize from your inbox) explains how sites such as Facebook and Google are quietly creating a personalized Internet that removes content that may be challenging, uncomfortable or important.
Posted on Jun 21, 2011
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Republicans are still working their way through the five stages of having a black president: denial (birthers), anger (town halls), bargaining (debt ceiling), depression (John Boehner’s tears) and, finally, racially charged jokes, like those told at the Republican Leadership Conference.
Posted on Jun 20, 2011
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The impact of the Greek debt crisis is being felt across the European Union—could it affect economic growth in the U.S.? This week also brought even more strain in U.S.-Pakistani relations, if things weren’t bad enough already. Listen in as Robert Scheer ... (more)
Posted on Jun 17, 2011
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Our favorite senator has had enough of “Wall Street speculators” jacking up oil prices. Here he tells radio host Ian Masters about his legislative attack plan.
Posted on Jun 16, 2011
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President Obama went over to Toledo, Ohio, to thank the workers at a Chrysler plant for the bailed-out auto industry’s newfound profitability, but, as this video attests, the workers of that community are not feeling the love from Obama’s corporate welfare.
Posted on Jun 16, 2011
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On this week’s episode of Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: Unconstitutionally crowded prisons, battlefield medicine, a very special segment on the Marines who collect their dead in Iraq, and just a little bit of Jesus. Plus: Reese Erlich reports from Egypt. Update: Full transcript.
Posted on Jun 15, 2011
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In interviewing Joel Rogers—whom Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart consider the power behind the scenes of a vast left-wing conspiracy—radio host Ian Masters asks about the real power in the country: the right-wing juggernaut that is sweeping the land.
Posted on Jun 13, 2011
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The economy will be President Obama’s biggest bugaboo, no doubt, as he makes his play in 2012 to remain in the White House. Here we have one of his Republican rivals, Mitt Romney, pointing this out via a campaign ad.
Posted on Jun 13, 2011
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As Leon Panetta—you might know him from his most recent appearance as head of the CIA—took another step in his transition to the role of defense secretary, he had to deal with some pointed questions about America’s role in Afghanistan. (more)
Posted on Jun 10, 2011
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On this week’s episode of Truthdig radio in collaboration with KPFK, author Alice Walker tells tales of her beloved chickens, Scott Tucker speaks up for Bradley Manning, and Sarah Stillman reports about financial coercion in U.S. war zones. Plus: What’s all this about fracking? Update: Full transcript.
Posted on Jun 9, 2011
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This shocking (satirical) footage takes a common refrain parroted by opponents of same-sex marriage—that it would stretch the legal and moral boundaries of matrimony to include all kinds of societal no-nos—and gallops with it. Tallyho, senator.
Posted on Jun 9, 2011
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Miko Peled, peace activist and son of a well-known Israeli general, talks about his new book, “The General’s Son,” and what he calls the “three myths” of Israeli history.
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Well, this is awkward. Jon Stewart had the unenviable task of responding with humor to the bizarre spectacle that was his friend Rep. Anthony Weiner’s big reveal—both in sexting form and in the congressman’s eventual admission of guilt—on Monday’s “Daily Show.”
Posted on Jun 7, 2011
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Does it matter if Sarah Palin has a different, special take on the story of Paul Revere, hero of the American Revolution? Or here’s another question: Could she be right? On “Fox News Sunday,” Palin was ready with her comebacks to critics accusing her of revisionist history.
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