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March 6, 2019

How Do We Defeat Voter Suppression?A Tribute to the Spirit of Selma

How do you defeat voter suppression tactics when it's fueled by billionaires' cash and partisan power? The same way the Voting Rights Act was first won 50 years ago.


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Published on March 06, 2019 23:44

Venezuela: The Trump Coup And Our Next Oil WarAggressive Progressive Jimmy Dore interviews Palast

The Kochs have giant refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. They can't use Texas oil because it's not heavy and filthy enough, so they have to take almost all their oil from Venezuela.


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Published on March 06, 2019 02:26

Venezuela: The Trump Coup — And Our Next Oil WarAggressive Progressive Jimmy Dore interviews Palast

The Kochs have giant refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. They can’t use Texas oil because it’s not heavy and filthy enough, so they have to take almost all their oil from Venezuela.


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Published on March 06, 2019 02:26

February 18, 2019

Report from NYC

In New York City. Robert is spending this Sunday morning asking for spare change from the ladies going into the bodega. He’s supplementing his part time job washing patients’ food trays at the hospital. But now, at least, he won’t have to worry about getting exploited in a job at Amazon.


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Published on February 18, 2019 08:48

February 8, 2019

In Venezuela, White Supremacy is a Key to Trump’s Coup

On January 23, right after a phone call from Donald Trump, Juan Guaidó, former speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly, declared himself president. No voting. When you have official recognition from The Donald, who needs elections?


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Published on February 08, 2019 04:22

February 5, 2019

Trump’s Regime Change in VenezuelaPalast on The Scott Horton Show

Palast explains the situation in Venezuela, where the Trump administration has recently been signaling for U.S.-backed regime change. Although the claim is that


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Published on February 05, 2019 03:24

Avoiding Regime Change in VenezuelaPalast on The Scott Horton Show

Palast explains the situation in Venezuela, where the Trump administration has recently been signaling for U.S.-backed regime change. Although the claim is that


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Published on February 05, 2019 03:24

January 31, 2019

Colorado dumps Crosscheck

Colorado dumps Crosscheck, urges other states to flee the program. The newly elected Secretary of State Colorado, Jena Griswold, slammed the voter list cleansing program controlled by Kris Kobach of Kansas, for taking away the rights of eligible voters.


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Published on January 31, 2019 12:22

January 26, 2019

Roger Stone Indictment: My Friend, “Person 2”

The unnamed “Person 2” in the Roger Stone indictment is my friend: comic and journalist Randy Credico. I’ve been in constant contact with Credico for two years as Stone tried to bully him into perjury.


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Published on January 26, 2019 01:02

January 24, 2019

The REAL Immigration Fight

While the two parties are playing games with slats on the border, Trump has allowed the backlog of citizenship applications to nearly double to over 730,000. In other words, he’s winning the real immigration battle.


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Published on January 24, 2019 03:29

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