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The Miners Strike Taught Me to Think Critically – Gabriel Byrne on RAI Pt 2/4
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Why Autoworkers Care About Climate Change – Frank Hammer on Reality Asserts Itself (pt 4/4)
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An E.U. Double Standard With Massive Impact on the Global Environment
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OMG, I loved that “jestesmy chujowi” at the end! :DDD
Spoken like the true “fatcat” G8 hypocritical countries that they are.
Tell us more about our sham democracy, and phoney freedoms.