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Is the Traditional ACLU View of Free Speech Still Viable? Ira Glasser Speaks Out.
One of the 20th century’s key civil libertarians insists — in a new film and interview — that free speech must endure.
System Update
System Update is a weekly show hosted by Glenn Greenwald, where he explores different topics in as in-depth and critical manner as possible.
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New Documents Reveal How the Animal Agriculture Industry Surveils and Punishes Critics
A respected Bay Area veterinarian endures widespread attacks following an industry "alert" about her criticisms of factory farms.
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As Joe Rogan's Platform Grows, So Does the Media and Liberal Backlash. Why?
The popular podcast host is a political liberal by all metrics. So what explains the contempt he provokes in liberal circles?
The Old Consensus Dies in Latin America
System Update producer Victor Pougy and Benjamin Fogel of Jacobin talk about the political turmoil in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.
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The Social Fabric of the U.S. Is Fraying Severely, if Not Unravelling
Why, in the world's richest country, is every metric of mental health pathology rapidly worsening?
The Coronavirus Crisis
How Covid-19 Is Transforming Culture and Media in the United States
This week on System Update, guest host Murtaza Hussain talks to Nesrine Malik and Yair Rosenberg about the lasting cultural impact of the pandemic.
The Coronavirus Crisis
System Update: Coronavirus Strengthens Ruling Class Grip on the U.S.
Guest host Lee Fang speaks to American Prospect’s David Dayen, Sarah Miller of American Economic Liberties Project, and Damon Silvers at AFL-CIO.
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The U.S.-Supported Coup in Bolivia Continues to Produce Repression and Tyranny, While Revealing How U.S. Media Propaganda Works
Bolivia is the latest in a long line of thriving democracies destroyed as U.S. institutions cheer and lend support.
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How the House Armed Services Committee, in the Middle of a Pandemic, Approved a Huge Military Budget and More War in Afghanistan
The least-discussed congressional proceedings are often the most consequential — and almost always bipartisan.
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With the World Focused on the Pandemic, Israel Prepares to Annex Large Swaths of the West Bank
This Israeli expansionism deserves far more attention in those countries, such as the U.S., which fund and enable it.