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Right now, all around this mighty continent, the people are rising. We have united together in the greatest social movement this country has ever seen, and we are ready to stand up and fight for the future of this great big backyard of ours. For too long our Federal...
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Designing Healthy Communities is a 4 part series and companion book that takes a comprehensive look at the impact America’s built environment has on public health, and at the people and communities working to turn things around through innovative solutions. Many of today’s...
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Can a simple, 19th century technology change the world? For most North Americans, a bicycle ride or commute is a lifestyle choice. For countless others across the globe, each pedal stroke is progress out of poverty, toward an education, and over the mountains of social and...
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On every continent, women are taking the lead to protect and restore the natural environment, and are empowering others to respect the earth. Arise presents the stories of a diverse group of 13 women in five countries who have initiated solution-oriented environmental...
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In The Black Fatherhood Project, Jordan Thierry leads viewers through an honest and essential exploration of fatherhood in Black America, providing historical context and conversation for an issue at the core of the Black experience today.
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Aluminum is an integral part of our daily lives, from cooking pans and computers, to soda cans, cosmetics and vaccines. But how much do we know about its impact on human health and the environment?
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Remains of a River is an unforgettable story of friendship, adventure and environmental degradation. At turns inspiring and alarming, this will have you laughing, marveling, shaking your head, and maybe planning an adventure of your own.
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The film follows the dogsled run of former Minnesota State Representative Frank Moe, who mushed his team of 10 sled dogs from Grand Marais, MN to the Capitol in St. Paul in March, carrying with him nearly 13,000 petition signatures opposing sulfide mining.
Frank guides his...
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Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt offers a fascinating exploration of the soul food tradition, its relevance to black cultural identity, and its continuing popularity despite the known dangers of high-fat, high-calorie diets.
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The Killing Screens urges us to think about the effects of the media in new and complex ways. In contrast to the relatively simplistic behaviorist model that media violence causes real-world violence, Gerbner encourages us to think about the psychological, political, social...
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Journalism is losing experienced reporters at a record rate. This means less in-depth and investigative reporting that help keep you informed.
This documentary introduces you to some seasoned reporters who were at the top of their game. They share their frustrations and...
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The Koch brothers must be terrified this will catch on.
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The first trailer of two recently released films from the Lock the Gate Alliance (Australia), 'Undermining Australia: Coal vs Communities' and 'Fractured Country: an Unconventional Invasion', were released nationally as part of our Week of Action in August 2013. These...
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Well, it's pretty funny, anyway. Can you think of a global warming song that's more funny?
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Tom Crothers, former Manager of Planning and Water Allocation in the Queensland Govt, lifts the lid on the groundwater impacts of proposed coal mining on the Galilee Basin. Cattle farmer John Graham shares his concerns. Music performed by Paul Robert Burton and Luke Vassella...
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The Hero Hatchery is setting out to crowdfund the best and brightest climate activists, connect us all with the world's most effective agents of change via Massive Open Online Trainings, share where and how to plug in, and radically amplify the stories of climate change.
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'Undermining Australia: Coal vs Communities' is a new film from the Lock the Gate Alliance about the impacts of coal mining on Australia. It features the personal stories of Australians whose lives have been changed forever and their courageous efforts to protect the country...
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'Fractured Country: an Unconventional Invasion' is a new film from Lock the Gate Alliance (Australia) about the risks to communities from invasive coal seam gasfields. There are six webisodes in the series with each one focusing on a different aspect of this issue.
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In the past three decades, says Michael Sandel, the US has drifted from a market economy to a market society; it's fair to say that an American's experience of shared civic life depends on how much money they have. (Three key examples: access to education, access to justice...
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Michael Mann, geosciences professor and author of The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, deconstructs the manner in which skeptics deny evidence that points to rapid climate change. "Each argument becomes untenable because the science is pretty clear," says Mann.
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Revolution is a film about changing the world. The true-life adventure of Rob Stewart, this follow-up to his acclaimed SHARKWATER documentary continues his remarkable journey; one that will take him through 15 countries over four years, and where he'll discover that it's not...
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Who controls the future of your food? GMO OMG explores the systematic corporate takeover and potential loss of humanity's most precious and ancient inheritance: seeds.
Herman Wallace passed away October 4th, 2013, three days after a judge ordered his release from prison. He had spent more than 40 years in solitary confinement.
In the 70’s a bullet was sent to kill Herman Wallace while in prison for his political activities as a Black...
Scott Crow
Mr. Soleimani pairs his slippers with pedantic care. The stationery items on his desk are arranged with ardent adherence to the laws of geometry and his employees are efficiently worked to the last drop of energy. He is a meticulous perfectionist, a reception hall owner, a...
Photographer and mother Jaime Moore searched high and low for creative inspiration to take photos of her 5-year-old daughter Emma but found most of the ideas were how to dress your little girl like a Disney princess. It got her thinking about some real women for her daughter...
Rossalyn Warren
The Bible and Nobel Prize Winning Economists Agree: “When The Sentence For A Crime Is Not Quickly Carried Out, People’s Hearts Are Filled With Schemes To Do Wrong”
Preface: If you are an atheist and believe that religion is crazy, please remember that some 85% of the...
Washington's Blog
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This is home to the largest hazardous waste dump this side of the Mississippi and to shockingly high rates of childhood cancer, birth defects and miscarriages - two facts residents believe to be connected.
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Abby Martin calls out the Obama administration for continuing the Bush-era practice of extraordinary rendition highlighting two recent US special operations raids conducted in Libya and Somalia targeting individuals who posed no immediate threat to the US.
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Abby Martin reflects on the recent self-immolation on the National Mall in Washington DC by discussing the political relevancy of self-immolations over the years and the corporate media's lack of coverage of these events in America.
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Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was ahead of his time. In his own words, he explains the universal appeal of Star Trek and why the people of this world "are ready for the 23rd century now, and are light years ahead of their petty governments and visionless leaders.
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A beautiful and inspiring lesson in sustainable Star Trekonomics featuring Charles Eisenstein, George Carlin, Martin Luther King Jr. and a couple captains of the Enterprise...
"We have it within our reach--now--to achieve nearly every dream of mankind." -Gene Roddenberry
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"If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn that differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life's exciting variety, not something to fear. " - Gene Roddenberry
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Are you the main character of your adventure? Step into your role as the Hero and Carpe Awesome! Listen to this episode with are awesome guest The Teafaerie for more inspirational insight on this game we are playing and how we can optimize our role within it as we...
Conservative columnist Thomas Sowell recently declared, "The history of the 20th century is full of examples of countries that set out to redistribut
Paul Buchheit
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On March 11th, 2011 a 9.0 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami off the coast of Japan. This disaster resulted in an estimated 15,878 deaths and trillions of dollars in damage, including a partial meltdown at three reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
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Dr. Bill Skeen, Executive Director of Physicians for National Health Program, California explains why we need single payer health care.
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Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in 90% of US schools.
Cory Doctorow, guest of honor at the upcoming FenCon science fiction convention in Dallas, notes (“During the shutdown, some scientists can’t talk about science,” Boing Boing, October 4) that some of his fellow speakers will be unable to speak if the government shutdown...
Kevin Carson
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Derrick Sweet shares some information about the environment, war, and some other challenges we're facing today. But it's not all bad news! There is one thing you can do today to start to have a positive impact on the planet, and in your own life. Enjoy!
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What started out as a film about a unique Inuit culture that relies on feathers, has turned into a global campaign to address cumulative impacts of hydroelectric projects on critical sea ice habitats. New York is the largest importer of Canadian hydroelectricity and our best...
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Buy buy Europe - a Belgian web documentary on the eurocrisis - in 5 episodes:
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What happened to Dad? As filmmaker, Jen Senko, tries to understand the transformation of her father from a non political, life-long Democrat to an angry, right-wing fanatic, she uncovers the forces behind the media that changed him completely: a plan by Roger Ailes under...
The world's most successful video game has, once again, pushed women to the margins. It's time that it faced proper critical scrutiny.
So it's been a bad week. On Monday, I had to switch off Classic FM when it played Wagner, since he was an antisemite. Then I burned my copy...
Helen Lewis
The government shutdown is teaching us a lot about the “public sector” — mainly that it doesn’t exist.
Grant Mincy
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The Onion River Exchange is a 700-member time bank where members exchange goods and services instead of money. Exchanges are not reciprocal, meaning that one hour spent baking, cleaning, doing plumbing work or driving someone to the airport, can be exchanged for an hour of...
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During a quick visit to his home in Plymouth, New Hampshire, Steve Whitman tells me about his neat indoor composting toilet, and gives me a quick tour of his bio-shelter, where he explains the thermal battery design used for storing heat. He also talks about replacing his...
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Chelle Lindahl, who lives in an off-grid home near Canton, NY, speaks about the rocket mass heater she uses to heat her home. She also discusses other aspects of how she tries to have a low-impact lifestyle. Rocket mass heaters (RMH) are low-cost, high-efficiency wood-burning...
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Hélène Dubé shows us around the house she built with her partner Alain Neveu near Chertsey, in Quebec's Lanaudière region. The walls of this Earthship-inspired home are built with tires filled with earth, and its main source of heating is the sun which comes through large...
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Nicole Caldwell speaks about Better Farm, the sustainability education center she owns and runs in Redwood, NY. As people look for ways to lead a more sustainable lifestyle, training and education centers like Better Farm are becoming ever more important.
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In Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec, Les Jardins de Marie-Bio rents half-hectare plots to people who want to get started in organic farming. For $2000 a year, the renter gets access to land, but also to infrastructure such as a greenhouse, an irrigation system, and cold storage...
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Members of the Troy, NY Transition Town initiative talk about the group during one of their monthly meetings. The Transition Town network is a community-based initiative aimed at building resilience in response to peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability.
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Amber Westfall discusses how she came about discovering her life passion, wild edible and medicinal plants, and talks about the incredible abundance of useful plants that grow even in urban areas.
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Scott Kellogg runs the Radix Center in New York state's capital Albany, where he teaches ecological literacy and showcases different aspects of sustainability to urban residents. He talks about the importance of working in cities to effect real change in society.
An Integral Yoga System as a Holistic structure
We owe to the great Sage Patanjali a workable Yoga system that became the blueprint of most of the Yoga practiced today. Patanjali’s amazing wisdom comes not only from the knowledge he is teaching but mostly from his ability to...
(Excerpted from the book, The Story of B)
With every audience and every individual, I have to begin by making them see that the cultural self-awareness we inherit from our parents and pass on to our children is squarely and solidly built on a Great Forgetting that
Daniel Quinn
It would seem there are certain strands of thought within many religions that are highly unsustainable, for the health of individuals, society and the planet as a whole.
Tim Hjersted
Warmongering Continuing Full Speed Ahead
The government shutdown isn’t slowing down the warmongers. For example:
Washington's Blog
America’s heartland! Place of milk and honey! Where cows frolic happily in fields full of corn, butterflies, and maple syrup (just go with it). Or not? You’re telling me the flatlands are actually covered in festering scabs, thanks to factory farming? OK, maybe YOU aren’t...
Holly Richmond
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Abby Martin speaks with former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, about his new book ' They Killed our President', going over the most compelling reasons why he thinks the assassination of JFK was a conspiracy, Bin Laden's death, and his potential presidential run in 2016 with...
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A full length consciousness shifting movie. A visceral experience through a transformational festival implemented with themes of dream exploration, oneness, community, and consciousness.
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What does it mean to become more psychic? Is it about more than just reading someone's mind? Yes - it is about becoming more conscious
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Shiftivism - The act of showing love to help assist in the awakening of consciousness.
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Featuring stunning footage from seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes you through time into the world of the Inuit on the Belcher Islands in Canada's Hudson Bay. Connecting past, present and future is a unique relationship with the eider duck. Eider down, the...
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Shot over a four year period in America, Britain, Lebanon, and Pakistan, Holy Wars follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Irish Muslim convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world.
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Shot over a four year period in America, Britain, Lebanon, and Pakistan, Holy Wars follows a danger-seeking Christian missionary and a radical Muslim Irish convert, both of whom believe in an apocalyptic battle, after which their religion will ultimately rule the world...
In his complaints against the wing of the Republican Party that engineered the present government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid derided his opponents as “Tea Party anarchists.” It’s hard to decide who should be more annoyed — the Tea Party or the anarchists. In...
Nathan Schneider
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www.belfastpalestineartsfestival.org
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Abby Martin speaks with comedian Joe Rogan, host of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, discussing everything from psychedelic drugs to violence in the UFC. LIKE Breaking the Set @ http://fb.me/BreakingTheSet FOLLOW Abby Martin @ http://twitter.com/AbbyMartin
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"I'm going to talk to you about how important it is to have the poorest members of our society participate. For us, participation lets us escape our isolation, break the silence and bring an end to fear." That's ho
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A powerful new documentary film “Seeds of discontent” was launched today that draws attention to the role of a Swedish investment firm, Dutch pension fund and Norwegian church endowment firm in land grabbing in Mozambique.
Part 2 is the full film.
Amsterdam...
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Dear Congress: if you can't cope with the realities of democracy, then get out of the way.
U.S. news reports are largely blaming the government shutdown on the inability of both political parties to come to terms. It is supposedly the result of a "bitterly divided" Congress that "failed to reach agreement" (
Dan Froomkin
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Abby Martin calls out the top 5 American charities that are stealing your money, while giving less than one percent of donation to their respective causes.
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Abby Martin conducts an exclusive wide ranging interview with former Senator and Florida Governor, Bob Graham, about the deficiencies in the 9/11 investigation, Bush-era enhanced interrogation techniques, and accountability for the BP oil spill. LIKE Breaking the Set @...
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The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves toward a new goal.
In the current 'Game of More', we're told to cheer a growing economy -- more roads, more malls, more Stuff! -- even...
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Abby Martin gives props to world renowned journalist Seymour Hersh, for calling out the abysmal failure of the corporate media in the US, saying that the MSM should fire 90 percent of its reporters and that "not one word" of the bin laden death narrative is true.
Read the...
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Growing Cities is a film about two young men's journey across America to learn about urban agriculture and how it is revitalizing cities one animal, vegetable, and chicken at a time.
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48% of all CO2 generated and energy consumed in the U.S. is from the construction and operation of buildings. Most climate scientists agree that CO2 emissions must be reduced 80% by 2050 to help stabilize the earth’s climate. Passive House is a new building standard for...
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Gus Speth imagines a compelling vision of a better, happier country—and how to make it possible.
Read more: http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/america-the-possible-a-manifesto
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This comes across as jokingly flippant but turns very dark and serious quite quickly. Definitely an interesting approach to spreading light on this disturbing epidemic.
The Post Carbon Institute released a new
Eco Watch
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Abby Martin speaks with Zoe Carpenter, reporter for the Nation, about the 'Free Flow of Information Act', a bill whose broad definition of journalism is raising questions over the protection of journalists.
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10 Thousands Cuts & Counting was a ceremony of remembrance and solidarity with those who have had their lives devastated by the UK government's austerity programme, including more than 10,000 people who died shortly after undergoing the Atos Work Capability Assessment, a...
The richest 400 Americans now own more wealth than the bottom 180 million taken together. The political system is in deadlock. Social and economic pain continue to grow. Environmental devastation and global warming pre
Gar Alperovitz and Keane Bhatt
Seymour Hersh has got some extreme ideas on how to fix journalism – close down the news bureaus of NBC and ABC, sack 90% of editors in publishing and get back
Lisa O'Carroll
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Peter's assessment of the talk with Stefan Molyneux on Sept. 23rd 2013 relating to several key anarcho-capitalist ideas. Please share.
Part 2 is the full discussion.
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On September 4, 2013, James Comey became the 7th director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The first change in leadership at the bureau since the 9/11 attacks
ACLU
Not just a book review of Thomas de Zengotita's Mediated
Maura R. O'Connor
In 1833, William Miller predicted the second coming of Jesus Christ in the year 1843. Only after his fourth failed prediction, each of which saw hundreds of thousands of followers turn out, did his followers abandon him. By this time, Miller had already absconded with copious...
Nolan Higdon
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Abby Martin talks to Sophia Wallace, artist and founder of the 'Clieteracy Project', about her work in exploring the taboos and misconceptions about the clitoris, and using the term as a symbol of freedom, sovereignty and sexual equality.
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A case study of the proposed ban on violent pornography in Iceland. Submitted as minor thesis for the MSc Equality Studies in the School of Social Justice, UCD. The thesis question is to determine if the threat to internet freedom is warranted in Iceland's efforts to ban...
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Bali is a little island with a big problem - it's drowning in trash. In this short film, host & pro-surfer, Kyle Thiermann, shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of Indonesia and what we can do to restore it to the pristine, tropical paradise it once was.
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Sure, this video might be funny but eating shit is no laughing matter.
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Abby Martin breaks down the hypocrisy of the GOP pushing to defund food stamps by separating the program from the congressional farm bill, all the while accepting millions of dollars in kickbacks from the federal government in the form of subsidies for their private farms.
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As the world reels from Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA surveillance, this episode of HotSpots explores Julian Assange and WikiLeaks' engagement with these issues and asks strong questions about how democracy as we know it is faring in the information age.
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