The Internet is under attack. This is the Battle for the Net.
Fight for the Future on Sep 21, 2017
The FCC wants to let companies like Verizon and Comcast censor and throttle the Internet. This is how we fight back.
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Corporations Really Suck
Immigrant Prisons
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Brave New Films on Oct 18, 2017
Few Americans know about our nation’s system of immigrant detention centers. Each year, the U.S. government locks up roughly 440,000 immigrants in over 200 immigrant prisons. Companies like the CCA and Geo Group, got started in the 1980s, and have since made over $12 billion in profits, largely from immigrant detention.
Chris Hedges: Non-Violent Resistance
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on Oct 8, 2017
George Lakey, author of Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got it Right and How We Can Too, joins Chris Hedges to discuss non-violent resistance against the corporate state. RT Corresponent Anya Parampil looks at successful non-violent tactics used in the civil rights movement.
Four Horsemen
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with Michael Hudson, Noam Chomsky, Max Keiser, and John Perkins
Renegade Inc. on Sep 13, 2013
RenegadeInc.com brings you FOUR HORSEMEN – an award winning independent feature documentary which lifts the lid on how the world really works.
Michael Hudson: Only The Little People Will Pay Taxes
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with Michael Hudson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Michael Hudson
October 5, 2017
TheRealNews on Oct 4, 2017
“It should be called the Leona Helmsley tax plan,” says economist Michael Hudson. “Only the little people will pay taxes.”
How Big Corporations Game Our Democracy Into Their Plutocracy by Ralph Nader
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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
October 4, 2017
A major chapter in American history – rarely taught in our schools – is how ever larger corporations have moved to game, neutralize and undermine the people’s continual efforts to protect our touted democratic society. It is a fascinating story of the relentless exercise of power conceived or seized by corporations, with the strategic guidance of corporate lawyers.
Big Institutions—Immunities, Impunities and Insanities by Ralph Nader
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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, Sept. 26, 2017
September 28, 2017
One of the first times I used the phrase “institutional insanity” was in 1973 to describe the behavior of scientist Dixy Lee Ray, chairperson of the presumed regulatory agency, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). I pointed out that her personal and academic roles were quite normal. But her running of the AEC—pressing for 1,000 nuclear plants in the U.S. by the year 2000 (there are 99 reactors left in operation now), and going easy on a deadly, taxpayer subsidized technology that was privately uninsurable, lacked a place to put its lethal radioactive wastes, a national security risk, replete with vast cost over-runs, immunities and impunities shielding culpable officials and executives, should a meltdown occur and take out a city or region (all to boil water to produce steam to make electricity)—was a case study in “institutional insanity.”
Chris Hedges: Hage Geingob, From Resistance Fighter to President of Namibia
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on Sept 24, 2017
President of the Republic of Namibia, Dr. Hage Geingob, discusses how his country, which achieved independence from neighboring apartheid South Africa in 1990, is now fighting for justice and economic emancipation from global banks, corporations and foreign governments seeking to extract the developing country’s natural resources.
The Censorious Vortex of the “Flash News” Barons by Ralph Nader
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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
September 20, 2017
For decades, the factors that decided what noteworthy stories would not find their way into print or on the air came down to the media’s ignorance, laziness or from advertising restraints. How else can one explain the many years that passed before the tobacco, auto and junk food industries became the subject of regular consumer reporting? For too long, the explosive material for good journalism in these and other areas had remained hidden in plain sight.
Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science
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Updated: Sept. 19, 2017
The Real News Network on September 14, 2017
A documentary special reveals how climate change science has been under systematic attack; the multi-million dollar campaign allowed a climate change denier to be elected president (a new version with updated content and music).
Michael Parenti: The Threat of US Imperialism (2013) + Capitalism’s Self-Inflicted Apocalypse by Michael Parenti (2009)
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with Michael Parenti
Writer, Dandelion Salad
September 16, 2017
SNC Political Education on Dec 14, 2014
Here’s the long-awaited video of Michael Parenti’s speech on the threat of US imperialism which he gave at the Revolution Banquet held in Vancouver in November 2013.
Destructive Stock Buybacks—That You Pay For by Ralph Nader
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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page
September 13, 2017
The monster of economic waste—over $7 trillion of dictated stock buybacks since 2003 by the self-enriching CEOs of large corporations—started with a little noticed change in 1982 by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) under President Ronald Reagan. That was when SEC Chairman John Shad, a former Wall Street CEO, redefined unlawful ‘stock manipulation’ to exclude stock buybacks.
Michael Parenti: Does Capitalism Work? (2002)
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with Michael Parenti
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Previously posted Oct. 12, 2010
September 7, 2017
buddhagem on August 07, 2007
The myth that capitalism works conveniently ignores reality. In this video, political scientist and activist Michael Parenti debunks this popular myth.
The Pullman Strike of 1894
The Pullman Strike of 1894 Explained: US History Review
Keith Hughes on Jun 3, 2014
Join me as we take a look at a pivot strike in US History, the Pullman Strike of 1894. Perfect for inquisitive learners, students of the social studies and the cray cray on the internets.
Labor Day: The Unknown Holiday by Walter Brasch + History of Labor Day
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In memory of Walter Brasch, who died earlier this year. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and readers. ~ Lo
by Walter Brasch
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published September 7, 2009
September 4, 2017
It’s Labor Day, and that means millions of Americans are celebrating. Most Americans have no idea what Labor Day is, other than self-serving political speeches, hot dogs, burgers, a pool party, and the last day of a three-day holiday. Few even know that Labor Day exists to allow people to remember and honor the struggles for respect, dignity, and acceptable wages and working conditions for the rank-and-file employees.
