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Col. Wilkerson: Trump's Proposed $54 Billion Increase in the Military Budget Not for National Security

Larry Wilkerson tells Paul Jay that a massive increase in military spending is a disastrous policy, intended to serve the commercial interest of the military industrial complex, and the cuts…

February 28, 2017
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Trump Designates Agency “Hit Squads” To Cut Most Regulations

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On February 24, the Trump Administration did something consequential. No, it was not barring certain news outlets from an informal briefing — called a “gaggle” — with White House Press…

February 28, 2017
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Armed Conflict, Global Warming Intensify Mass Famines

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Nnimmo Bassey explains why many of the world's poor are forced to migrate due to policies that allow western industries to continue polluting.

February 27, 2017
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Nina Turner: DNC Chooses Not to Be the Party of Everyday People

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Former Ohio State Senator Turner tells Paul Jay that in defeating Keith Ellison as DNC Chair, the leadership has chosen to maintain the dominance of big donors and reject the…

February 27, 2017
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How Many Times Has the Government Spied on You Today?

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The Snowden revelations, while dramatic, have done little to amp up public concern about personal surveillance. After all, thanks to technology, electronic spying is cheap — so cheap the government can’t…

February 27, 2017
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'J is for Junk Economics': Michael Hudson on TRNN (1/5)

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Michael Hudson, author of the newly released 'J is for Junk Economics,' says the media and academia use well-crafted euphemisms to conceal how the economy really works.

February 26, 2017
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