An Expose Of Petroleum Pigs And Finance

Greg Palast presents his investigation of the BP oil spill and talks about the corruption that permeates the oil industry, the financial sector, and government. Greg plays the part of a hard-bitten detective.  He participated in five movies and authored four books including Armed Madhouse and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
Source: Vulture's Picnic

The world fears the U.S.

Ex-Senator and former U.S. presidential candidate Mike Gravel says the U.S. is like a drunkard who charges to war with any country who might pose a threat.
Source: 'World fears US as a war-hungry drunk' - ex-Senator







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Music includes Jay Mankita - They Lied, Larry David - Earth to America, Rise Against - Hero Of War, Jimi Hendrix - If 6 Was 9, Ozzy Osbourne - Black Rain, Peter Paul and Mary - Greenland Whale Fisheries, Tom Lehrer - The Vatican Rag, Merle Travis - Dark As a Dungeon, Dean Martin - That's Amore, Linda Tillery - Jaime Moreno's Jam, Vera Lynn - We'll Met Again

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Wild Weather

2011 has been marked by extreme weather. In the U.S. alone, a record dozen disasters caused more than $1 billion in damage. One area acutely threatened by climate change is food production, where decades of steady gains could be reversed.

Speakers are
Chris Field, Director, Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science
Dave Friedberg, Founder & CEO, The Climate Corporation
Karen O'Brien, Professor of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo
Michael Oppenheimer, Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Princeton
Greg Dalton is the moderator and Vice President of The Commonwealth Club of California and founder of Climate One
Source: Wild Weather

Dahlia Lithwick

An Analysis of the NDAA

What is in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 that President Obama recently signed into law accompanied by a signing statement? Dahlia Lithwick explains the bill’s contents. She is a contributing editor at Newsweek and a senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate, where she specialized in covering the U.S. Supreme Court and judicial issues.
Source: January 4 - The GOP Candidates and God's Plan; The Backlash Against Putin; An Analysis of What is in the NDAA





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Music includes Hollywood Undead - Young, Jack Johnson Feat & Ben Harper - With My Own Two Hands, Dixie Chicks - Love Me Like A Man, Will Rogers, Steve Earle - Jerusalem, The Lion King - Circle Of Life, Herb Alpert - Route 101, The Beatles - Blackbird

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Empire of Illusion by Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges

In the style of a Old Testament Prophet, Chris Hedges decries the coming capitalistic totalitarianism and urge activists to promote democratic socialism. Journalist Chris Hedges discusses the dramatic rise of a post-literate society that craves fantasy, ecstasy, and illusion as illustrated by the life of pop star Michael Jackson.

Chris Hedges, author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," is currently a senior fellow at The Nation Institute and the Anschutz Distinguished Fellow at Princeton University. He writes for many publications, including Foreign Affairs, Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, Granta, and Mother Jones. He is also a columnist for Truthdig.com.
Source: Chris Hedges: Empire of Illusion



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Music includes Climate Scientist, Everton Blender - Bush and Saddam, FDR 9-23-1944, Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marching Anymore, Youngbloods - Get Together, Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon, Cancion Del Mariachi - Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas, Herb Alpert - Tijuana Taxi, Stephen Longfellow Fiske - Earth Anthem, Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings - Good Hearted Woman, Odetta - Hit Or Miss, Vera Lynn - We'll Met Again

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How Politicians Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison

Jimmy Williams

A Former Lobbyist Tells All

Jimmy Williams used to lobby for the powerful National Association of Realtors. He tells us about the steady flow of donations that Congressmembers need, and how he wants to take down the crazy campaign finance system.
Source: The Friday Podcast: A Former Lobbyist Tells All

Peter Schweizer

How Politicians Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison

Peter Schweizer explains how members of Congress profit from insider trading and use their political influence for their own financial gain. He reports on several current members of the House and Senate who have affected votes on bills or gathered information from briefings to benefit their financial portfolio.

Peter Schweizer is the author of several books, including Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty -Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism. He was a consultant to the Office of Presidential Speechwriting in the White House from 2008-2009 and is currently the William J. Casey Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
Source: Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest of Us to Prison

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Music includes Edwin Starr - War What Is It Good For, War is not a game, Ronald Reagan 1-20-1981, Mad as Hell, Nancy Lancy - Peace in the World, So Long, Mom (A Song For World War III), R-Three - Something To Believe In, Simon and Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence, Mariachi - Adelita, The Beatles - All You Need Is Love

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