chris hedges and amy goodman on charlie rose discussing occupy wall st part 2 -- 10-24-11
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to everyone: please keep up with the ows movement at my online daily newspaper 039occupy wall street news and videos039 a collection of news stories from sites around the world as well as from twitter facebook and 039editor039s notes039 with links to more info supporting ows here -- http:paperlif-1318897305 and visit my youtube channel -- 039munderlarkst039 -- for more ows-related videos feel free to share any news or videos with other people to help continue getting the word and information out that039s what it039s there forthanks -munderlarkst

living in the end times according to slavoj zizek
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slovenian philosopher slavoj zizek akathe elvis of cultural theory is given the floor to show of his polemic style and whirlwind-like performance the giant of ljubljana is bombarded with clips of popular media images and quotes by modern-day thinkers revolving around four major issues: the economical crisis environment afghanistan and the end of democracy zizek grabs the opportunity to ruthlessly criticize modern capitalism and to give his view on our common future we communists are back is the closing remark of slavoj zieks provocative performance our current capitalist system that everyone believed would be smoothly spread around the globe is untenable we find ourselves on the brink of big problems that call for big solutions whatever is left of the left has been hedged in by western liberal democracy and seems to lack the energy to come up with radical solutions not ziek interview: chris kijnedirector: marije meermanproduction: mariska schneider pepijn boonstraresearch: marijntje dentersmaren merckx commissioning editors: henneke hagenjos de putter

bill moyers at the howard zinn lecture
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the first howard zinn memorial lecture is delivered by veteran journalist bill moyers citing zinn as his inspiration moyers focuses on the challenges facing our democracy he decried what he says has been a 30-year trend toward plutocracy where the rich get richer at the expense of the average citizen

austerity and the destruction of democracy
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rob johnson: austerity policies in europe threaten a deformation of democracy and the rise of ultra-nationalist forces

iek - things cannot go on the way they are
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philosopher slavoj iek argues that unless we think about a radical new beginning the likes of berlusconi are the political futurequotcapitalism is not egotisms capitalism is matter of envyso dont accept the frame as it is propose to usquotstuart jeffries and alice salfield interviewed slavoj iek guardiancoukmonday 12 july 2010

big gains in state races position republicans to alter political landscape in upcoming redistricting
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the midterm election could impact the country039s political landscape for years to come as states prepare to redraw congressional districts for the first time in a decade republicans now hold more state legislative seats than they have since 1928 after winning 600 state legislative races nineteen legislative chambers and twenty-one governor039s seats these gains will have a big impact when state lawmakers begin to decide how to redraw the district boundaries for the us house of representatives to explain these changes democracy now talks with associate professor michael mcdonald a redistricting expert at george mason universityfor the transcripts podcast and more information visit wwwdemocracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit wwwdemocracynoworgdonatethe midterm election could impact the country039s political landscape for years to come as states prepare to redraw congressional districts for the first time in a decade republicans now hold more state legislative seats than they have since 1928 after winning 600 state legislative races 19 legislative chambers and 21 governor039s seats these gains will have a big impact when state lawmakers begin to decide how to redraw the district boundaries for the us house of representatives to explain these changes we are joined by michael mcdonald a redistricting expert at george mason university

ideas in action - interview with the dalai lama
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his holiness the dalai lama039s interview on ideas in action with jim glassman recorded in dallas texas on may 10 2011 and broadcast on the public broadcasting system in the usa on june 2 2011 video courtesy of ideas in action

jim gilliam- the future of sharing on personal democracy forum 2011 - live streaming video powered by livestream
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jim gilliam- the future of sharing on personal democracy forum 2011 on livestream - watch live streaming internet tv broadcast your own live streaming videos like personal democracy forum 2011 in widescreen hd livestream be there

jarreth merz: filming democracy in ghana video on tedcom
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ted talks jarreth merz a swiss-ghanaian filmmaker came to ghana in 2008 to film the national elections what he saw there taught him new lessons about democracy -- and about himself

tedxsf - jamila raqib
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jamila raqib the executive director of the einstein institute an organization dedicated to the spread of non violent change for a more just and democratic one

defending his sister shouldn039t ruin his life
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https:wwwfundedjusticecomenprojects24897-keep-tremayne-freeplease help this stellar young man with dreams of going to college avoid being crushed by the system visit the link and learn about his case

stephen cohen on russian protests and quotthe soviet union039s afterlifequot in the nation magazine
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wwwdemocracynoworg allegations of widespread fraud in the recent elections that gave prime minister vladimir putin039s united russia party a parliamentary majority have galvanized massive street protests in opposition to the russian political establishment this comes on the 20th year anniversary of the breakup of the soviet union quotthe reason that the people that control the financial oligarchy of russia don039t want free elections is they know that the people would vote for candidates pledging to confiscate their propertyquot which was privatized in the 1990s says stephen cohen professor of russian studies at new york university he notes quotthese elections were not free and fair but they were the freest and fairest and 15 yearsquot and that members of the country039s middle class make up the bulk of the protesters cohen also argues the american media has failed to report on the resurgence of the communist party supported mainly by working class voters in russia039s vast provinces which could challenge putin in the 2012 presidential race and force a run-off election his most recent book is titled quotsoviet fates and lost alternatives: from stalinism to the new cold warquot his latest article quotthe soviet union039s afterlifequot appears in the new issue of the nation magazineto watch the complete daily independent news hour read the transcript download the podcast and for more democracy now reports visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowlisten on soundcloud: http:wwwsoundcloudcomdemocracy-nowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

matt taibbi: worlds largest banks admit to massive global financial crimes but escape jail again
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http:democracynoworg - five of the worlds top banks will pay over 5 billion in fines after pleading guilty to rigging the price of foreign currencies and interest rates citigroup jpmorgan chase barclays and royal bank of scotland pleaded guilty to conspiring to manipulate the price of us dollars and euros exchanged in the 5 trillion fx spot market ubs pleaded guilty for its role in manipulating the libor benchmark interest rate no individual bank employees were hit with criminal charges as part of the settlements we are joined by matt taibbi award-winning journalist with rolling stone magazinedemocracy now is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on 1300 tv and radio stations monday through friday watch our livestream 8-9am et: http:democracynoworgplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today: http:democracynoworgdonatefollow democracy now online:facebook: http:facebookcomdemocracynow twitter: https:twittercomdemocracynowyoutube: http:youtubecomdemocracynow soundcloud: http:soundcloudcomdemocracynow daily email: http:democracynoworgsubscribe google: https:plusgooglecomdemocracynowinstagram: http:instagramcomdemocracynowtumblr: http:democracynowtumblrpinterest: http:pinterestcomdemocracynowitunes: https:itunesapplecompodcastdemocracy-now-audioid73802554tunein: http:tuneincomradiodemocracy-now-p90stitcher radio: http:wwwstitchercompodcastdemocracy-now

the problems with first past the post voting explained
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from: http:blogcgpgreycomthe-problems-with-first-past-the-post-voting-explaineddownload on: http:vimeocom20868489

eli pariser: beware online quotfilter bubblesquot
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http:wwwtedcom as web companies strive to tailor their services including news and search results to our personal tastes there039s a dangerous unintended consequence: we get trapped in a quotfilter bubblequot and don039t get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview eli pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy