Americans sacrifice to pay for a militarized, increasingly unequal society. Is it any wonder that people respond to calls for selflessness with defensiveness and cynicism?
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Alex Gibney's new film Casino Jack tells the complete story of Jack Abramoff—and his victims.
Ari Melber debates the legality of SB 1070 with Eliot Spitzer, guest-host of The Dylan Ratigan Show.
The states are in critical need of federal aid to meet basic human needs.
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