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4/23 Robert Greenwald: Exposing The War On Whistleblowers

Posted on April 23, 2013 by not-sam

On today’s show filmmaker Robert Greenwald explained why the Obama Administration had taken such a harsh attitude toward whistleblowers, how whistleblowers saved soldiers lives in Iraq, how Lockheed Martin made defective ships for the Coast Guard, the self preservation instincts … Continue reading →

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3/11 Reza Aslan: Middle East Policy In Obama’s Second Term & Baby Seder Is Named With Matt & Michael

Posted on March 11, 2013 by not-sam

On today’s show Council on Foreign Relations Adjunct Fellow Reza Aslan, explained how settlement is expansion is killing the prospect of Two State solution, what the Chuck Hagel hearings revealed about Washington, Iran’s current politics and the best way forward on … Continue reading →

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3/6 Nikolas Kozloff: Hugo Chavez’s Death & Political Legacy

Posted on March 6, 2013 by not-sam

Nikolas Kozloff, author of Hugo Chavez: Oil, Politics and the Challenge to the U.S, explained the complex legacy of Hugo Chavez, Chavez’s political history, how Chavez changed the political psychology of Venezuela, where Chavez was innovative and where he failed, how … Continue reading →

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2/25 Sam V Nick Troiano Of The Can Kicks Back On Austerity

Posted on February 25, 2013 by not-sam

Nick Trioano co-founder of The Can Kicks Back, made the deficit hysteria case, but couldn’t explain why we need cuts, Sam explained why cost savings in Medicare should come from efficiency, debated Social Security cuts, debunked life expectancy statistics, Trioano … Continue reading →

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10/15 Josh Eidelson: Walmart Strikers Eye Black Friday

Posted on October 15, 2012 by not-sam

Labor journalist Josh Eidelson, caught us up on the latest news on the Walmart strikes, explained Walmart’s history of aggressive anti unionism, how its business modelis based on keeping people in poverty,

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9/13 Glenn Greenwald, Getting Away With Torture & Jeff Smith Previews Occupy’s Anniversary

Posted on September 13, 2012 by not-sam

On today’s show Sam was joined by Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald to discuss the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute murder cases related to the Bush Administration’s torture program in Afghanistan and Iraq. 

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Lawrence Lessig on Hacking at the “Root of Our Systemic Political Problems”

Posted on March 9, 2011 by not-sam

Change Congress co-founder Lawrence Lessig explains to Sam Seder how money has fundamentally corrupted our political system and discusses how we can return power to the American people.

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Bill McKibben on Timothy DeChristopher and the Changing Tactics of the Environmental Movement

Posted on March 4, 2011 by not-sam

Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org, speaks to Sam Seder about the conviction of nonviolent climate activist Timothy DeChristopher and  predicts we’ll see more of this type of confrontational activism and discusses the need for a change in tactics of the environmental movement.

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