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Returning to our podcast, NSA veteran Bill Binney lays out the “swindle” of domestic surveillance, and explains how phone calls of Trump, Flynn and others were intercepted, then leaked. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Former NSA Tech Director Bill Binney Talks About Hacks, Leaks, Trump-Russia and the Surveillance Swindle
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In her new book, Alexandra Chasin details the early history of America’s “war on drugs”, led by Harry Anslinger in the 1930’s–just after Americans figured out that alcohol prohibition had failed. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Prof. Alexandra Chasin Recounts the Early Days of America’s War on Some Drugs
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A trip back to the old West, on horseback, from father-son authors Will and John Gorenfeld, as we talk about the new book Kearny’s Dragoons Out West: The Birth of the US Cavalry.
Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Authors Will & John Gorenfeld Share the History of the US Cavalry in the West
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Svend Brinkmann, author of Stand Firm: Resisting the Self-Improvement Craze, joins us for an animated discussion about the limits of self-help programs and books. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Danish Psychologist, Author Is Wary of Self-Improvement Schemes
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Thomas Frank, author of Listen, Liberal and What’s the Matter With Kansas, returns to talk about the factions in the Democratic Party and the struggle between corporatism and populism. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Author and Commentator Thomas Frank Talks About the Divided Democratic Party
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The new feature film For Here or To Go depicts the experiences of immigrants working in the US today, especially H1-B visa holders who are often treated like conscripts. We talk with director Rucha Humnabadkar and writer-producer Rishi S. Bhilawadikar about the movie and Trump’s immigration moves. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Filmmakers Talk About H1-B Visas and the Immigrant Experience Today
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Yasha Levine Skypes in from St. Petersburg, Russia, to talk about the evidence-free claims of Russian hacking in the US in 2016, and provides some history and context from Russia’s brief war with Georgia in 2008. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Journalist Yasha Levine Offers History, Context to Russian Cyberwarfare Allegations
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Three talented authors with new books about protest and social change engage in discussion on “Activism in the age of Trump”. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Activism in the Age of Trump, a Roundtable with LA Kaufman, Tom Atlee and Sarah van Gelder
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Gareth Porter returns to the podcast to talk about the wave of unproven claims that Russia manipulated the 2016 election, stoked by Obama’s intel leaders. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Journalist and Historian Gareth Porter Warns Progressives on Russia Accusations
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As Uber fights sex harassment claims and lawsuit from Google, Prof. Trebor Scholz explains the predatory business model of the “gig economy”, and its impact on the labor force. He offers a vision for a positive model, based on the principles of co-ops. Continue reading In-Depth Interview: Prof. Trebor Scholz Defines “Extraction” Model Used By Uber and Other Tech Disrupters