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Rethink Afghanistan: Eikenberry Memos
February 9, 2010U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry cabled his concerns about a troop increase to Obama months ago, and the New York Times recently released the full text of the memos. In this video from Brave New Films' Rethink Afghanistan series, Daniel Ellsberg, Matthew Hoh, and other analysts look at Eikenberry's words and explain their concerns.Legalizing Marijuana, Dr. Gabor Mate, and Ukraine
February 8, 2010An initiative in California for marijuana legalization is slowly moving toward an appearance on the November ballot, and several other states have taken steps to legalize the drug for medical purposes, or to decriminalize possession, reducing it to a misdemeanor charge. Since the start of the economic crisis, many--including the venerable Economist magazine--have called for legalization and taxing in order to boost revenues.Exporting Corruption to Afghanistan
January 13, 2010The media in the U.S. likes to refer to the corrupt government in Afghanistan, but new reports from the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) say that about three-quarters of its active corruption investigations involve Westerners. Who's really corrupt? Thanks to Brave New Films for the video.Haiti, the Value of Regulation, and Ann Wright
January 13, 2010The hearings on the financial crisis are getting underway, but the real solutions will need to come out of Congress. Is it possible to create a conscious capitalism to take its place, or do we need to radically rethink our economic system? We ask Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved and the new The Value of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy, Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor of The Nation and of the book Meltdown, and Daniel Gross, Newsweek columnist.Brave New Films Presents Rethink Afghanistan Part 6: Security
August 26, 2009Is there such a thing as 'victory' in Iraq? Former high-ranking CIA agents explain why expanding the war can only bring about more death and destruction.The F Word: Olbermann Says There's No Deal
August 5, 2009Keith Olbermann wrote to me apropos my F Word on Monday. Following news of a corporation-brokered truce between MSNBC and FOX, I’d written that while the two networks pose as divided – and play up social divides for ratings - they actually stand united when it comes to corporate profits.The Sotomayor Selection, Credit Card Accountability?, and Auditing the Fed
May 26, 2009What the Sotomayor selection means. Jane Hamsher, Lynn Paltrow, and Jose Perez weigh in. Danny Schechter and others on credit card legislation. And auditing the Fed. Will it happen? Jane Hamsher brings us up to date on a congressional push to hold the Fed accountable.
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