Sitting Down at Nature's Table

Author, educator and environmentalist Bill McKibben talks about the consequences of trying to negotiate with science.

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A Run for the Border

Stephan Salisbury, cultural writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, talks about the the new right connecting border control with the so-called war on terror.
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After the Flood

Poet and author Fatima Bhutto talks about the relationship between the US and Pakistan and where it may be headed.

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A Message to Our Listeners

We are off this week, but we still have a short message about the latest from the TomCast project.

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Monster Embassies

Tom Engelhardt discusses a disturbing trend in the American Way of War and the US media's failure to cover it.


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Birds of Prayer

Ira Chernus, a professor of religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, discusses the history and possible future of the struggle for peace in the Middle East and the shifting opinions of American jews regarding Israeli policies.

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The Land of Oz

Chase Madar, a civil rights lawyer and contributor to The London Review of Books, Le Monde Diplomatique, Counterpunch and The American Conservative, illustrates how prisons like the one at Guantanamo Bay are not the exception, but rather the rule, when it comes to the American criminal justice and penal systems.



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An Officer and a Journalist

Bill Astore talks about his transition from a career in the military to one in academia, and why he began writing as a military critic for TomDispatch.

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California Uber Oilists

TomDispatch regular Rebecca Solnit, an author and environmental/political activist from San Francisco, describes the opposing forces fighting over the environmental issues facing California.

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Jock Politicians

Robert Lipsyte, long-time sports columnist for The New York Times and TomDispatch regular, explains why we should avoid voting a jock into political office.

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Book It, Dave-o

Nick Turse, award-winning journalist, Harvard fellow and author of The Case for Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Verso), talks about the disparity between the number of books published on the subject of Vietnam during the 60s and 70s compared to what we see in our bookstores today regarding Afghanistan. He also sheds some light on how the content itself has changed, and why.

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Lost in the Desert

Andrew Bacevich, retired US Army colonel, current professor of history and international relations at Boston University and author most recently of Washinton Rules, discusses US involvement in the Af-Pak theater.

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Brother, Can You Spare Some Time?

Andy Kroll, DC correspondent for Mother Jones magazine and associate editor for TomDispatch, discusses his investigation into the unemployment situation in the United States and the debate over the length of unemployment insurance.

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Shaken and Stirred.

Professor Michael Klare discusses China's developing energy policy, and how it's shaking up the world.

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Deposit or Withdrawal?

Award-winning journalist and Harvard fellow Nick Turse makes the case for a US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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When It Rains, It's Ignored

Author, history professor and scholar Juan Cole discusses the media coverage drought regarding the Pakistani floods.

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You Get the General's Idea

Tom Engelhardt discusses the new trend in the American way of war in which generals get to create their own narratives.

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An Empire of Bases

Chalmers Johnson discusses how the US became an unprecedented empire of bases, as well as the topic of his new book "Dismantling the Empire."

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The Gulf at the Gas Station

Mark Engler, a senior analyst with Foreign Policy In Focus and author of "How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy," discusses how the true cost of oil is not reflected in the prices Americans pay when they go to the pump.

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Out, Damned Spot

TomDispatch founder and editor Tom Engelhardt discusses the WikiLeaks website, the controversy surrounding it, and whose hands are really covered in blood.

"What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account?"

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Pressure Cooking

Bill McKibben discusses how, given the government's apathetic attitude toward the issue, it is the public that must lead the fight against global warming.
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Washington Rules

Andrew Bacevich, a retired US Army colonel and professor of history and international relations at Boston University, discusses his latest book "Washington Rules."
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Hero Today, Gone Tomorrow

Bill Astore discusses the concept of the "hero," and critiques the idea of automatically equating military service with heroism.
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Godot Called. He's On His Way.

Ellen Cantarow discusses the personal experiences that motivated her to write her recent TomDispatch article on oil catastrophes in the Niger Delta, Ecuador and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Misfortune Telling

Tom Engelhardt ponders the future of the war in Afghanistan, and the frightening consequences of success.
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A Leather Glove

Stephan Salisbury discusses cases that could easily be described as entrapment, and gives examples of how that method of law enforcement has changed in the past decade.
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To COIN a Phase...

McChrystal. Petraeus. Obama. Afghanistan. Counterinsurgency. Rolling Stone. Independent journalist Robert Dreyfuss addresses it all in our latest TomCast.
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The American Way of War

In our first video TomCast, Tom Engelardt discusses how most of the American public is oblivious to the fact that the US military is garrisoning the planet, how we have long been in a perpetual state of war, and other topics from his new book "The American Way of War."

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Fossil Hunting

Michael Klare and I discussed his most recent TomDispatch article, which, in the wake of the recent Gulf spill, addresses the environmental catastrophes–as well as political conflicts–we are likely to face in the near future, unless we're able to curb our addiction to fossil fuels.
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America's Soviet Era

TomDispatch founder Tom Engelhardt describes how the United States is entering its "Soviet Era," and also discusses his new book, "The American Way of War."
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TomDispatch Contributors Speak about the Environment

Excerpts from recent TomCasts featuring Bill McKibben, Rebecca Solnit, Chip Ward, and previously unreleased commentary from Subhankar Banerjee.
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Here's the Drill

Photographer, writer and activist Subhankar Banerjee talks about the possibility of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic.
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Propaganda Rights

Author and journalist Stephan Salisbury discusses the lexicon of post-9/11 media.
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Nobody Puts Teabaggers in a Corner

Author and NYU history professor Greg Grandin talks about the media's treatment of the Tea Party movement.
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Spin Class

David Swanson gives us an insider's look into politics and the press.
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Noam Chomsky Speaks with Timothy MacBain

Professor Noam Chomsky discusses the prospect of an Israeli attack on Iran, the feasibility of an Israel-Palestine two-state solution, and the concept of international law.
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Pardon Me, Do You Have Change?

Rebecca Solnit talks about the role of hope – where she finds it, and what its value is.
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Gitmo 2.0

Karen Greenberg, of the NYU School of Law, discusses the future of Guantanamo detainees. (music: Wyclef Jean & Celia Cruz)
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Just the Tax, Ma'am

National Priorities Project executive director Jo Comerford talks about the federal budgeting system and how our taxes are channeled into military spending.
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Engelhardt and Schell on America's Nuclear Trajectory

A conversation between Tom Engelhardt and Jonathan Schell. They discuss American involvement in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and US nuclear policy from the 1960s to the present.
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Taming the Dragon

History professor Al McCoy, who is also a renowned scholar on the CIA and global drug trafficking, talks about Afghanistan's unprecedented drug-based economy and the consequences of its status as a true narco-state.
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Welcome to Glennbeckistan

Chip Ward talks about the paradox of Utah – one of the most beautiful parts of the country, even if it is ruled by "Tea-hadis." (music: Bill Frisell)
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Who Will Train Afghanistan's Police?

Pratap Chatterjee discusses the role of local police in Afghanistan and who is being recruited for the job.
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The Great White Whale in San Francisco Bay

Legendary editor and author Lewis Lapham discusses his journal "Lapham's Quarterly."
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Ponzi Bear

Andy Kroll discusses why the phrase "Ponzi Scheme" is a new favorite political pejorative. He also answers the question: Who would fall for this anyway?
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The New Jim Crow

Michelle Alexander describes how she came to recognize the new manifestation of a part of American history many claimed was dead.
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War in the Air, But Not on the Airwaves

Tom Engelhardt comments on the lack of reporting on US air strikes, which continue to claim unknown numbers of civilian lives around the world.

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Bill McKibben on Creating Climate Controversy

Bill McKibben, author, educator, and founder of the environmental activist group 350.org, discusses how and why a controversy over climate change even exists.

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American Blitzkrieg

William Astore talks about the American military's fascination with the German forces of the early- to mid-20th century. You can read his latest article at TomDispatch.com.

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Interview with Steve Fraser, contributor to TomDispatch

Steve Fraser discusses his latest article, "The New Deal in Reverse."

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Interview with Robert Lipsyte, contributor to TomDispatch

Robert Lipsyte discusses his latest article, "30-Second Warnings."

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Interview with Anand Gopal, contributor to TomDispatch

Anand Gopal discusses his latest article, "Obama’s Secret Prisons."

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