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Category Archives: Democracy & Liberty
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
The third and last documentary film in the Zeitgeist series. While the majority of the world today have slowly come to see some basic flaws in the economic system we share, as large scale debt defaults, inflation, industrial pollution, resource … Continue reading
It Takes a Greek to Save Europa
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (image: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP/Getty) By Pepe Escobar Seven months after resigning as the finance minister of Greece, self-described “erratic Marxist” Yanis Varoufakis is resurfacing (out of the Aegean Sea?) with a bang. This past Tuesday, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Democracy & Liberty, Finance & Economy
Tagged DiEM25, EU, Europe, Greece, Yanis Varoufakis
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Abby Martin: The War on an Idea (Socialism, Communism)
The Empire has a range of weapons to maintain its power: from its courts to its military. But it also has effective ideological weapons. Everyone in the United States knows that “socialist” or “communist” is considered a bad word. How … Continue reading
Roger Waters: The UN is an ‘Entirely Corrupt Body’
Recording artist and activist Roger Waters sits down with RT’s Anya Parampil on the eve of the one-time global screening of “Roger Waters The Wall”, talking about the concepts behind the album and film. Waters also discusses his views on … Continue reading
Abby Martin & Chris Hedges: War, Propaganda and the Enemy Within
Abby Martin interviews Chris Hedges on American myths, war and revolt. Hedges explains the ‘folly of Empire,’ the dangers posed by right-wing extremism and the urgent need for a new system. Abby Martin on Breaking The Set and Her Work … Continue reading
Edward Snowden and Daniel Ellsberg Speak to Al Jazeera
In UpFront’s Headliner segment, Snowden responds to his critics, including presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. He describes his life in exile and comments on what it would take for him to return to the US. Mehdi Hasan also … Continue reading
Terminal F: Edward Snowden’s Great Escape (2015)
Click CC for English subtitles Two award-winning journalists have shed light on the story of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s journey to Hong Kong and Moscow, when his revelations on US government surveillance shook the world, in a new documentary … Continue reading
The Draconian and Kafkaesque Case Against Julian Assange
By John Pilger The persecution of Julian Assange is about to flare again as it enters a dangerous stage. From August 20, three quarters of the Swedish prosecutor’s case against Assange regarding sexual misconduct in 2010 will disappear as the … Continue reading
Why Israel Should Not Exist
By Garry Leech By suggesting that the state of Israel should not exist, I am not being anti-Semitic. I am, however, being anti-Zionist. There is a distinct difference. An anti-Semite is someone who is prejudiced against Jews. An anti-Zionist, on … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy & Liberty, Human Rights & Justice, Imperialism & Colonialism
Tagged Israel, Palestine
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Chris Hedges: Make the Rich Panic
It does not matter to the corporate rich who wins the presidential election. It does not matter who is elected to Congress. The rich have the power. They throw money at their favorites the way a gambler puts cash on … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Democracy & Liberty, Human Rights & Justice
Tagged capitalism, Chris Hedges, democracy, revolution, Syriza, USA
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Against the Grain 