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Cheney’s Push of Deregulators Led to BP Disaster

RealNews talks to Larry Wilkerson, a retired Army Colonel and former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. Wilkerson says, “Cheney’s support for pro-industry “regulators” maybe his main damage to America.” (9 min)

Heath Care Reform, Historic Victory

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As the health care bill passed in the house of representatives with a final vote of 219 to 212, CBS reports on the historic win and sense of relief for democrats and President Obama. (3:41 min)

The Virtual Revolution: Ep.3 – The Cost of Free

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Episode 3 destroys the myth of free internet services such as Google, Ebay, web-mail etc. Illustrates how commerce has come to dominate virtually all aspects of the web. (49 min)

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A Libertarian Take on Health Care

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Matt Welch, editor of the libertarian magazine Reason.com, discusses health care with Paul Jay at The RealNews Network. (19 min)

The Death and Life of American Journalism

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RealNews discusses the state of U.S. journalism after decades of corporate consolidation then explores a possible golden future if the profession takes on a non-profit model, like the BBC or CBC. (19:30 min, 2 segments)

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Ecuador – The Tribes vs. Chevron-Texaco

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The indigenous communities of Ecuador are standing up and demanding Chevron-Texaco to clean up its toxic wastewater legacy in the worse environmental disaster since Chernobyl. (28 min)

Supreme Court Green-Lights Corporate Election Spending

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RealNews analysis. Supreme Court ruling could magnify corporate role in US politics. (11:22 min)

The Future of Food

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The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. (88 min)

Ex-Economic Hit Man John Perkins in Panama

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Author of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” John Perkins walks around Panama’s presidential palace, as he remembers how 3 decades ago he was unable to corrupt President Omar Torrijos. (4:12 min)

Uzbek Terror Regime and the UK/USA

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RealNews reports on the US/UK relationship with Uzbekistan in Central Asia before and after 9/11. (17 min)

War Made Easy – How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death

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Narrated by Sean Penn, War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the U.S. into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. (70 min, 8 segments)

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