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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Find out more about Bill McKibben and 350.org.