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The Mirage of Economic Recovery

According to CNN, Americans lost some $16.4 trillion in household wealth as a consequence of Wall Street’s machinations. Something that massive can’t help but have generational consequences.

November 23, 2016
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Numbers Lay Bare the Despair of Voters

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Cleveland and Philadelphia, which hosted the GOP and Democratic conventions this summer, are prime examples of the economic dislocation enduring in the US. In Philadelphia, there are 40,000 vacant lots and

November 24, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Trump on Climate Change

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In a Nov. 22 interview at the New York Times, President-elect Donald Trump said he had an “open mind” about climate change, but he went on to repeat some of the

November 23, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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"Nothing Short of a Slaughter": 1 Million Syrians in Aleppo Under Siege with No Hospital, Food

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As the United Nations says nearly 1 million Syrians are living under siege and the last remaining hospitals in eastern Aleppo have been destroyed, we speak with Syrian analyst Bassam Haddad

November 23, 2016
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As Trump Disavows "Alt-Right" Support, Critics Question If He Will Still Normalize White Supremacy

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As President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and early Cabinet picks embolden white supremacists and threaten reproductive rights, we speak with Katherine Franke, director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia

November 23, 2016
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Are Trump's Plans to Expand Obama's Surveillance State & Activate Muslim Registry Unconstitutional?

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We speak with Hina Shamsi, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project, about President-elect Donald Trump’s potential foreign policy positions, how he could expand Obama’s surveillance state and authorization

November 23, 2016
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Category: Justice

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Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on Thanksgiving: "It Has Never Been About Honoring Native Americans"

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As much of the United States prepares to mark Thanksgiving this weekend, many Native Americans will gather in Plymouth to commemorate the 47th National Day of Mourning. This year is dedicated to

November 23, 2016
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Standing Rock Special: Historian Says Dakota Access Co. Attack Came on Anniv. of Whitestone Massacre

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While reporting from the standoff at Standing Rock in September, Democracy Now! sat down with Standing Rock Sioux tribal historian LaDonna Brave Bull Allard to speak about another attack against her tribe—this

November 24, 2016
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Trump's Communication Rights Wrecking Crew

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One of Donald Trump’s top tech-policy advisers has a plan: Do away with the main agency that protects the rights of internet users and media consumers in America.

November 23, 2016
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Category: Media

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Filmmaker Facing 45 Years for Covering Keystone Pipeline Protest Wins Suspension of Prosecution

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Award-winning filmmaker Deia Schlosberg says if the corporate media ignores climate change, it's up to independent media to cover its impacts as well as the resistance to fossil fuel extraction

November 23, 2016
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