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Part 2: “Magic Soap” Maker David Bronner on Organic Labeling, Fair Trade, Hemp and Not Selling Out

In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. Click here for part 1 of this interview. AMY [...]

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Raw Combat – GUNNER HIT BY SHRAPNEL IN NECK – PART 1 | FUNKER530

VISIT LiveLeak.com FOR INSANE VIDEOS – www.LiveLeak.com Subscribe to FUNKER530 – http EARLY VIDEO ACCESS – www.FB.com A 50 cal gunner takes shrapnel to the neck, gets back up, and keeps on rocking!

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Part 2: Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth on Palestinian Prisoners, Saudi Arabia’s Role in Bahrain

In part two of our interview with Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth, he examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. "Saudi Arabia simply is not going to tolerate a genuine democracy immediately off its shore, particularly one in which Shias, if there were free elections, could easily prevail," [...]

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Part 2: David Harvey on Rebel Cities, Occupy Wall Street, and the Benefits of Class Struggle

In part two of our interview with social theorist David Harvey, he notes the "urban center" of Occupy Wall Street has been key to its success. "We have a global plutocracy now which essentially rules the world," Harvey says. "The only way you can challenge that power is mass movements." He also discusses Karl Marx, [...]

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Part 2: Tavis Smiley & Cornel West on Growing Up Poor, Occupy Wall Street and Trayvon Martin Case

In part two of our interview, Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornell West discuss growing up in working-class households. "I saw so much poverty growing up," says Smiley, who lived with 13 family members in a 3-bedroom trailer and learned that even when he was not optimistic, he could be hopeful. "But hope needs help," Smiley [...]

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Part 2: Father of Peace Studies, Johan Galtung, On Occupy Wall Street, Failed U.N. Response in Syria

In part two of our conversation with Johan Galtung, author of many books — including "The Fall of the US Empire–And Then What?" — he discusses Occupy Wall Street, which he considers "deeply American in the most positive sense." He also examines why the United Nations’ responses to Syria have failed to bring peace, arguing [...]

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Part 2: Ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Says He Plans to Run for Office Again After Coup

We continue our interview with ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed and ask him if he plans to seek office again. "I will contest the coming elections," Nasheed says, noting that, "if the coup was so popular, we would have seen people coming out, rejoicing with the military." Instead, thousands of residents have been protesting against [...]

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Part 2: Ahmed Rashid on U.S. Relations with Pakistan and Afghanistan, Drones, and Journalists in Danger

We continue our discussion with veteran Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, whose new book details clandestine talks between the U.S. and the Taliban, the Obama administration’s expanded use of drones and the accompanying rise in civilian deaths, and how more "physical harm is now coming to journalists" who are detained by Pakistan’s intelligence agency. Rashid’s latest [...]

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Part 2: New Film Examines FBI Link to 1990 Bombing of Earth First! Activist Judi Bari

We continue our conversation with Darryl Cherney, the Earth First! activist who was in Judi Bari’s car when a pipe bomb blew up under her seat on May 24, 1990. The two were organizing a national campaign to stop the clearcutting of old-growth redwood forests. Now Cherney has produced a film about the lack of [...]

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Part 2: Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack on Obama Administration Crackdown on Whistleblowers

In an excerpt from our extended interview, NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake and Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project discuss the Obama administration’s unprecedented targeting of government employees who expose illegal behavior, fraud and abuse. Drake describes how he challenged waste, mismanagement and possible constitutional violations at the National Security Agency at a time when [...]

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