what are the economics of happiness
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helena norberg-hodge producer quotthe economics of happinessquot joins thom hartmann this week - the united nations is hosting a major conference onhappiness that039s right - with the world obsessed with wealth austerity and debt-to-gdp levels - the united nations is taking a step back to figure out what makes people in some nations way happier than people in other nations the conference is hosted by the kingdom of bhutan - a small country in the himalayan mountains bhutan is one of the poorest nations in the world - yet - it039s the happiest nation in asia - and one of the happiest in the world so what does bhutan know that the rest of us don039t well - that039s what the united nations wants to find out on last night039s show - we talked a little bit about this topic by dissecting the nation of denmark - which routinely tops the list of happiest nations on the planet so what else can we learn about how to be a happier nation

crazy alert here039s a tree house for the 1
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here039s a tree house for the 1

the good the bad and the very very pusillanimously ugly
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the good connecticut gov dannel malloy malloy is poised to sign into law a measure to repeal the death penalty in connecticut for future crimes the bad wisconsin gov scott walker despite being declared unconstitutional on two seperate occasions - walker039s voter id law still managed to disenfranchise voters in yesterday039s wisconsin primary and the very very ugly tennessee gov bill haslam haslam announced yesterday that he will likely sign into law a bill that attacks the teachings of global warming - biological evolution and the chemical origins of life among other scientific topics

sticks amp stones are not allowedbut handguns are
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on tuesday night - 30 santa monica college students - including a small child - were pepper-sprayed five students were treated on the scene for injuries inflicted on them by the police and two others had to be taken to the hospital so what did these young people do to deserve a chemical attack by the cops nothingabsolutely nothing deserving that kind of a response they merely were exercising their right to peaceably assemble at a board of trustees meeting at their college when they protested against the college039s plan to charge more money for classes - they were met with a face full of pepper spray just like these students at the university of california davis last year were doing nothing - except sitting peacefully - when they were doused with pepper spray too by campus police officers or these young women - who were peacefully marching with the occupy movement and kettled in by nypd cops who then hit them with pepper spray as well they didn039t deserve this sort of treatment so what039s going on here why are young people around the nation getting assaulted with chemical weapons for simply doing what patriotic americans are supposed to - organize peacefully and speak truth to power or perhaps more importantly - why have there been countless uses of pepper-spray against peaceful occupy protestors but not one use of pepper spray against armed tea party protestors the hypocracy of this unequal response to two movements is on clear display in the city of tampa florida which is preparing to host the republican national convention in august city officials are taking precautions to defend the city from the nasty occupy protestors - by banning water pistols guy fawks masks and string more than six inches long but guess what039s not banned handguns

full show 4412: scotus v constitution
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thom asks why the partisan supreme court has the final say on the laws that govern us tonight039s quotlone liberal rumblequot panel discusses who romney will be when the general election gets going how a long overdue increase in minimum wage would immediately stimulate the economy and what happens if the supreme court strikes down obamacare in tonight039s quotdaily takequot thom looks at how the occupy movement is treated compared with the tea party

a billion dollars to buy democracy
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money is destroying our politics and our political system our electoral system has become such a joke that two late-night comedians created their own superpac and generated great laughter just by showing how one operatestwo years ago in a case known as citizens united the five-man republican majority of the supreme court ruled that corporations are quotpersonsquot under the first amendment and that no act of congress can restrict the amount a corporation can spend in an election this would have staggered our founding fathers corporations in their present form did not even exist in 1789 when the bill of rights was ratified the bill of rights was written to protect individuals from the power of government it was never intended to give artificial entities any right to participate in our electionsto save our democracy we must get the influence of money out of our elections since the supreme court majority is opposed to such reform the answer is a constitutional amendmenthouse joint resolution 100 which i introduced is a constitutional amendment that will require all campaigns for the federal offices of president vice-president senator and representative to be financed exclusively with public funds it will prohibit any expenditures from any other source including the candidate my amendment would be ratified by quotconventionsquot of the various states the same procedure by which our constitution was ratified the people of each state will elect representatives to a convention for the sole purpose of voting on the amendment that way it will be the people not the politicians who will decide this issuesave our democracy support joint resolution 100

countdown: special comment 10-18-06 must see
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there are no words that describe the passion and truthful statements that this special comment has please see this video

us house floor: ron paul on afghanistan 031711
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is the government spying on you fisa continues
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quotthe senate intelligence committee on tuesday approved the extension of legislation that authorized a sweeping warrantless wiretapping program started under the bush administration the fisa amendments act of 2008 gave the government broad powers to monitor international phone calls and emails and granted legal immunity to telecommunication companies that had participated in the wiretapping program before 2008 the law was set to expire in 2012 but the senate bill passed by a 13-2 vote in the committee would extend the law for another five yearssens ron wyden d-or and mark udall d-co both opposed the extension of the law the two senators had asked james clapper the director of national intelligence to disclose the number of people whose communications were reviewed by government agents and whether or not the law had been used to collect communications of law abiding americansquot the young turks host cenk uygur breaks it downread more from eric w dolan at the raw story: http:wwwrawstorycomrs20120523senate-panel-approves-five-year-extension-of-warrantless-wiretapping-programsupport the young turks by subscribing http:bitlytytonyoutubelike us on facebook: http:wwwfbcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturksfind out how to watch the young turks on current by clicking here: http:wwwcurrentcomgettyt

federal amp local law enforcement agencies try to take family motel from innocent owners
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imagine you own a million-dollar piece of property free and clear but then the federal government and local law enforcement agents announce that they are going to take it from you not compensate you one dime and then use the money they get from selling your land to pad their budgetsall this even though you have never so much as been accused of a crime let alone convicted of onelearn more: http:wwwijorgmassforf

glenn beck judge napolitano on anwar al awlaki assassination and ron paul
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this morning after the assassination of anwar al-awlaki ron paul made the following statements quotno i don039t think that039s a good way to deal with our problems he was born here al-awlaki was born here he is an american citizen he was never tried or charged for any crimes no one knows if he killed anybody we know he might have been associated with the underwear bomber but if the american people accept this blindly and casually that we now have an accepted practice of the president assassinating people who he thinks are bad guys i think it039s sad to start assassinating american citizens without charges we should think very seriously about thisquotafter his comments he received a lot of criticism one critic was commentator glenn beck but let us not forget that it was only last year that glenn beck was saying the exact same things that ron paul is now saying and it was specifically in reference to anwar al-awlaki in a conversation with judge napolitanohere is the description from the original video which i have cut down for this youtube versionjudge napolitano had beck on his show this weekend to discuss how the government wants to be able to kill americans abroad no questions asked apparently they have in their target anwar al awlaki a prime agent behind much of the terrorism we039ve seen against america but both the judge and beck vehemently disagree and the discussion gets rather intense at times what a great discussion

congressman tells conservative activists that fighting for the constitution is a losing battle
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do you agree with rep gosar take the survey here: http:tinyurlcom7c73vu7what happens when a republican congressman tells conservative activists that fighting for the constitution is a losing battle watch the fireworks as unite in action039s director of legal affairs krisanne hall and 912 project national co-chair unite in action president stephani scruggs respondthis took place at the national republican club of capitol hill commonly known as the capitol hill club in washington dc on june 28th 2012 with michelle bachmann rep gosar and several other members of congress as well as the tea partynet with syndicated talk show host rusty humphries as the mc it was broadcast on livestream by the tea partynetvisit us at http:uniteinactionorghttps:wwwfacebookcomuniteinactionhttps:twittercomunite_in_action hashtag uia

jesse ventura quoti think religion is the root of all evilquot
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october 15 2010 cnnhttp:moxnewscom

norway 200 years - danish language explained
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parody of how norway became independent from denmark - and how the danish language came to be why did norway make it039s own constitution in 1814 this video gives you a creative and funny yet wildly inaccurate history lesson my channel: https:wwwyoutubecomuserexkild andyax: https:wwwyoutubecomuserandyax facebook: https:wwwfacebookcompagesfotofors195033423929904 twitter: https:twittercomeskildfors instagram: http:telegraphpixstacomueskildfors homepage: http:wwwfotoforsno explanation: norwegian and danish are very similar languages and even if most danes and norwegians understand each other there are some subtle differences that can cause misunderstanding eg the danish sentence quotmay iquot becomes quothave toquot in norwegian also denmark have their own number system between 50 and 90 which is not easy for foreigners to understand this have caused lot039s of lighthearted jokes between the scandinavians history: 2014 marks the 200 year anniversary of the constitutional convention which declared norway independent: at the very start of 1814 norway was still part of the absolute monarchy denmark-norway and had been under danish control for more than 400 years the first major event during 1814 was the kiel treaty january 14th which came into being during peace negotiations following the napoleonic wars and bonapartes defeat in 1813 denmark-norway was an ally of france and thus on the losing side as punishment denmark had to surrender norway to sweden however a majority of norwegians wanted national independence and their own constitution on hearing news of the treaty which became known through proclamation at the end of january and published in norwegian newspapers soon after norwegians were in disarray and many called for arms having beaten the swedes only five years prior in the 1809 campaign this triggered a short war with sweden however sweden039s financial advantage proved too much to overcome nevertheless when cease-fire talks began bernadotte made an important concessionhe accepted the newly adopted norwegian constitution thus giving up any claim that norway was to be treated as merely a swedish province in accordance with the convention of moss norway agreed to enter a personal union with sweden but the constitution was embraced as a national symbol of freedom the swedish king was denied the right of veto over norwegian affairs and never got the authority he wanted although nationalist aspirations were not to be fully realized until the events of 1905 - 1814 was the turning point that would lead to a fully independent norwaymore info: http:enwikipediaorgwikinorway_in_1814and in reality norwegians actually spoke closer to danish during this time perioddirector writer and editor: eskild forscinematography: anders vergaarddane: sebastian legaardnorwegian: joakim hansenpresenter: eskild forsmusic: edvard griegstikkord: grunnlovsjubileet 200 r norge 2014 1814 norge nordmenn danmark dansk sprk humor sketsj ut i vr hage nrk komedie parodikamels

fija on judge napolitano039s freedom watch 2-15-11
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http:wwwfloridafijaorghttp:wwwfijaorgour fija activism here in florida made judge napolitano039s freedom watch last night 2-15-10 here is what the judge nap said quotflorida state judge belvin perry recently signed an order banning free speech outside a florida courthouses the order is aimed at the non-profit called the fully informed jury association which seeks to encourage jurors to vote their consciences that organization handed out pamphlets to sitting and potential jurors as they entered courthouses and judge perry has blocked this practice but its irrelevant what the pamphlets say in america we have the natural and constitutional right to free speech where on earth does this judge presume to get the authority to stop anyone from saying anything outside a public courthouse has he ever heard of the first amendmentquot