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Progressive Cathy Kunkel Running for Congress in West Virginia
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Hedges and Binney on Obama NSA guidelines – Reality Asserts Itself pt 1/2
This interview was originally published on January 9, 2014. Chris Hedges and NSA whistle-blower William Binney tell Paul Jay that there should be accountability, including the President himself, for the criminal practices used by the NSA against the American people.
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business – RAI with Rana Foroohar Pt 1/6
On Reality Asserts Itself, Ms. Foroohar says financialization delivers stagnant wages, inequality, and economic crisis; the Financial Times columnist and author of “Makers and Takers” says the financial sector represents only 7 percent of the U.S. economy but takes around 25 percent of all corporate profit while creating only 4 percent of all jobs – with host Paul Jay. This is an episode of Reality Asserts Itself, produced May 9, 2018.
Genocide in Gaza Supported by Venture Capital’s AI Military Tech – William Hartung
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A World Without Police
Geo Maher, the author of the just-released book, A World Without Police, talks about why the police are actually designed not to do what we think they are supposed to do, to “serve and protect” the general public, but actually serve and protect property owners and more generally those who benefit from racism and inequality. He goes on to outline what a world without police could look like.
Where is Tulsi Gabbard? Oh, she’s from Samoa, American Samoa!