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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