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Jun 28, 2019 • 45min

The Sordid Story Behind the Mass Extinction of Languages

Languages along with the world views they contain are dying out at an alarming rate. Sadly, this is by no means an accident, argues Lena Herzog.
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Jun 21, 2019 • 33min

Elon Musk Is Gaslighting America

Journalist Will Evans exposed Tesla’s flagrant labor violations, but all the company’s founder did was shrug him off and cry "fake news."
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Jun 14, 2019 • 40min

The Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment

A deep-seated denial of the racist, colonial roots of gun rights in the U.S. underlies the left’s flawed approach to domestic arms control.
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Jun 7, 2019 • 34min

Can We Learn Anything From Our Forever Wars?

In a brutally honest exit interview, recently retired U.S. Army Maj. Danny Sjursen opens up about his 18 years as a witness to the carnage of America’s forever wars.
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May 31, 2019 • 37min

Did the Left Get Zionism and Israel Totally Wrong?

Susie Linfield traces the history behind what she views as a leftist abandonment of Zionism by Jewish intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.
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May 24, 2019 • 35min

The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All

Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is a serious cause for concern at a time in which conglomerates and uniformity reign, argues French scholar Violaine Roussel.
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May 17, 2019 • 44min

Has Freedom of the Press Become a Convenient Illusion?

In a bold statement, a leading dean of journalism argues that in abandoning Julian Assange, the mainstream media have abandoned the First Amendment.
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May 10, 2019 • 38min

Silicon Valley doesn’t give a damn about Earth’s imminent demise

Bill McKibben, the “world’s best green journalist” says it may be too late to save the planet, but that doesn’t seem to keep tech barons and the rest of the uber-rich up at night.
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May 3, 2019 • 39min

Can We Trust Billionaires to Save Democracy?

Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen’s plan to revamp democracy and put capital in the hands of the people has one glaring blindspot.
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Apr 26, 2019 • 40min

Julian Assange Is Being Used as a Smokescreen

The U.S. government’s attack on the WikiLeaks founder covers up a menacing assault on the First Amendment, argues journalist Bruce Shapiro.

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