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- The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time: Karl Polanyi January 31, 2023
- Fred Block: The Tenacity of the Free Market Ideology January 31, 2023
- Marxist Economist Richard Wolff on How the Debt Ceiling Benefits the Rich & Powerful January 31, 2023
- Africa’s Founding Father Warned the World of the Coming Imperialism January 30, 2023
- David Cay Johnston: The Perils Of Our Growing Inequality January 29, 2023
- America Vs. Everyone January 29, 2023
- Richard Dawkins and long-time rival Denis Noble go head to head on the selfish gene | Who is right? January 29, 2023
- Chomsky’s Philosophy – YouTube Channel January 29, 2023
- Noam Chomsky on Leninism January 29, 2023
- Will Julian Assange ever be freed? | The Chris Hedges Report January 29, 2023
- We Were Wrong about Keynes James Crotty January 29, 2023
- How China’s Economy Actually Works January 29, 2023
- Israeli Security Cabinet approves new measures after Jerusalem attacks | DW News January 29, 2023
- U.S. Elite Fear U.S. Losing Its Dominance – Global Capitalism with Richard Wolff January 29, 2023
- Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005: James T. Campbell January 29, 2023
- Norman Manley : Portrait of a Hero – Federaton: the Trial Marriage 1947 – 1962 January 29, 2023
- 1976 interview with Jamaican PM Manley on political violence January 29, 2023
- What’s the difference between the IMF and the World Bank? | CNBC Explains January 29, 2023
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- Life and Debt – Stephanie Black – Behind the Lens – POV | PBS January 29, 2023
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- Black History Month: Junie James January 29, 2023
- Tipping Points in Permafrost Systems: Impact of Local Tipping Points January 28, 2023
- Why tech companies are wrong to think electric cars are a solution to climate change January 28, 2023
- The EU’s first ‘ecocide’ trial: toxic chemicals found in French homes January 28, 2023
- Dutch authorities arrest protesters after climate activists blocked road near The Hague January 28, 2023
- National Forest Gutted By Trump Under New Threat Despite Biden Protections January 28, 2023
- Coding Land & Ideas | The Laws of Capitalism Episode 1 January 28, 2023
- Adair Turner: The Consequences of Money-Manager Capitalism January 28, 2023
- Inequality 101 | Trailer January 28, 2023
- Varieties of the Rat Race: Conspicuous Consumption in the US & Germany January 28, 2023
- The End of American Exceptionalism January 28, 2023
- How solar energy got so cheap, and why it’s not everywhere (yet) January 28, 2023
- Cargo ship transporting nearly 4,000 made-in-China vehicles en route to Europe January 28, 2023
- Kenya’s horticulture crisis January 28, 2023
- African countries urged to enhance COVID-19 response January 28, 2023
- Our world: Post-pandemic January 28, 2023
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- Julian Assange and the war on whistleblowers w/Kevin Gosztola | The Chris Hedges Report January 27, 2023
- Exploring Cosmic Threats to Planet Earth | The Universe (S7, E3) | Full Episode January 27, 2023
- How one school is helping students catch up on unfinished learning from the pandemic January 27, 2023
- Why so many Americans know little about the history of the Holocaust January 27, 2023
- The Turning Point: China’s optimized COVID policy January 27, 2023
- The Turning Point: Vaccines for Global Public Good January 27, 2023
- An Introduction to Open Restitution Africa January 27, 2023
- Kenya: Awaiting the return of the Pokomo drum January 27, 2023
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Daily Archives: July 16, 2020
“The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much Worse”: Is Another Lockdown the Only Way to Avoid C atastrophe?
Democracy Now!
As health experts warn the coronavirus is on the rise in 41 states, many governors are reimposing restrictions after attempts at opening up the economy, but President Trump wants schools open. We speak with public health historian John Barry, who warns “The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much Worse” if we don’t take bolder action now. Barry is a professor at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and author of “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.”
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Republican Voters Against Trump | Amanpour and Company
Amanpour and Company
The president doesn’t have to look across the aisle for opponents. Groups like Republican Voters Against Trump are trying to convince party members to abandon the president. And it could be working: a poll shows Trump trailing Biden in Pennsylvania, a state that was key to his 2016 victory. Christiane speaks about this with Sarah Longwell, a Republican hoping to making Trump a one-term president.
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Fauci: US needs to ‘regroup’ amid virus surge
Associated Press
During an interview Thursday with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the U.S. needs to “regroup” as it relates to its handling of COVID-19 amid surging cases across the Southern states including California, Arizona and Florida. (July 16)
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Ex-U.S. Envoy to China: Ties in Limbo Before Elections
CGTN
Relations between the world’s two largest economies are down the pit, as COVID-19 goes on ravaging communities worldwide. U.S. President Donald Trump insists on blaming the pandemic on China, creating another strain on relations. Also, the U.S. has kept Huawei in its crosshairs. It seems that in every topic, ties between China and the U.S. are shaky. Many say they have hit a new low in their relationship since diplomatic ties were made four decades ago. Is a zero-sum mentality and policy the trouble? Can both sides get past it and reach a common ground? Tian Wei talked to Max Baucus, a former U.S. senator for nearly 36 years and the longest-serving senator in Montana history. He’s also the 11th U.S. Ambassador to China, a role he held from 2014 to 2017.
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South Africa tries to avoid 2nd lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
CBC News: The National
South Africa has imposed a curfew and ban on alcohol as part of the country’s efforts to avoid a second lockdown while reporting more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases each day.
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How COVID-19 is highlighting racial disparities in Americans’ health
PBS NewsHour
The coronavirus pandemic has shed new light on racial disparities in American health outcomes. Economic disadvantage is one reason Black people in the United States are on average less healthy than white people — but there are other causes, including the ongoing stress of systemic racism. Paul Solman reports in the second of a two-part Race Matters series.
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Teacher’s Union Leader: I Federal govt gets an “F” | Amanpour and Company
Amanpour and Company
Major school districts like Los Angeles and San Diego will stay closed in the fall, despite pressure from the White House to reopen. Randi Weingarten is president of the American Federation of Teachers, one of the country’s biggest teaching unions, and she speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the public school system’s urgent need for government assistance.
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Ricky Hurtado On How Trump’s Climate Policies Could Wreck North Carolina | NowThis
NowThis News
Trump is rolling back a foundational climate law — and it could spell disaster for this one community in particular.
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