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Showing videos filed under: Harper\’s
Thomas Frank: Reagan, Revolution & Recession
February 4, 2011This week would have marked Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, and the obsessive coverage is only just beginning. Some conservatives have even claimed that Reagan would've handled the situation in Egypt better than Obama has. While we have no idea what Reagan would do now, we know what he did do--in Iran-Contra, on women's right to choose, and most importantly, on planting the seeds of the hatred of government that we've now seen in full flower in the Tea Party movement.Who Let Joe Lieberman Kill The Public Option?
December 16, 2009When word broke last night that Joe Lieberman had taken the health care bill hostage and that it appeared the White House and Senate Majority Leader Reid were ready to cave, progressives howled. The process by which one so-called centrist can make unreasonable demands to get a bill passed has many calling for dumping the filibuster, and activists wondering what they can do.Who Asks the Real Questions?
November 13, 2009Every Thursday, we look at the way the stories of the day get told, point out the problems and offer some solutions with a variety of media makers.Will Holder Prosecute Architects of Torture?, Dr. Susan Wicklund, and Police Brutality in India
August 11, 2009Will Bush officials be held accountable for torture? Scott Horton, Vine Warren, and Vijay Padmanabhan on Holder's planned appointment of a special prosecutor. An interview with Dr. Susan Wicklund on the uncertain future for abortion providers and women's reproductive rights. And Human Rights Watch reports on police brutality in India.In a Twitter World, Is Everyone a Journalist? Kim Phillips-Fein, and A History of Pride
June 24, 2009Protests surrounding elections in Moldova and more recently Iran have been singled out for their use of social networking tools, particularly twitter. They're also changing the rules of journalism. John MacArthur of Harper's, media guru Deanna Zandt and others on the twitter revolutions and the future of journalism. Historian Kim Phillips-Fein discusses her new book, Invisible Hands. And a civics lesson in gay pride.Confronting Torture: Justice After Bush
December 4, 2008Moving on from the crimes of the Bush administration is not possible, writes Scott Horton in the current issue of Harper's magazine. Particularly on the issue of torture, Horton argues that a commission is necessary to reckon with the administration’s use of unlawful methods of torture in the war on terror.
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