Edition #619

Not all religious people are bigots, but these are

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Jane Lynch Coaches the GOP on Gay Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's dance to Joy Division - The Wombats

Ch. 4: Act 2: Bigoted Pastor Wants to Round-Up Gays & Wait for Them to Die - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-23-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Dancin' in the moonlight - Top Loader

Ch. 6: Act 3: Tammy Baldwin for Senate - BotL Activism Update - Air Date: 6-30-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Eclipse - Apoptygma Berzerk

Ch. 8: Act 4: Doctor Disavows 2001 Study Giving Credence to Ex-Gay Organizations - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-18-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Try - Ben Sollee

Ch. 10: Act 5: People Are Born Gay, People Are Taught Hatred - Lee Camp - Air Date: 6-20-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs

Ch. 12: Act 6: Man Shoots 4-Year-Old Boy He Thought Was Gay - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Cool to hate - The Offspring

Ch. 14: Act 7: Kentucky Legislature Bans Gay Pet Weddings - The Onion

Ch. 15: Song 7: One is the loneliest number - Three Dog Night

Ch. 16: Act 8: African American Gay Marriage Support Up Dramatically Since Obama Announcement - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-24-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Change you mind - Sister Hazel

Ch. 18: Act 9: Oh My God, Thou Doth Protest Too Much - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 5-11-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Father and Daughter - Paul Simon

Ch. 20: Act 10: Government Should Kill Gays - Pastor Curtis Knapp - Young Turks - Air Date 5-30-12

Ch. 19: Song 10: Windowsill - Arcade Fire

Ch. 20: Act 11: NAACP President Ben Jealous on NAACP Endorsement of Same Sex Marriage - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-21-12

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Final Comments on how we dehumanize each other

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Edition #618

The turning tide

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Big Turnaround in Mexican Immigration - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-25-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Recycled air - The Postal Service

Ch. 4: Act 2: Anti Immigrant Bias found in Science - Counterspin - Air Date: 11-17-11

Ch. 5: Song 2: Catch my disease - Ben Lee

Ch. 6: Act 3: Student Loan Fair Deal - Rebuild the Dream - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Dreams (Tee's Radio Mix) - The Corrs

Ch. 8: Act 4: Obama To Stop Deporting Young Illegal Immigrants - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-15-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Look at you - My Morning Jacket

Ch. 10: Act 5: Obama Does the Right Thing on Immigration - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-18-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Break up the family - Morrissey

Ch. 12: Act 6: Mitt Romney Talks and Talks But Still Won't Answer the Immigration Question - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-19-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Gibberish - Relient K

Ch. 14: Act 7: Do Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh Know What "Prosecutorial Discretion" Is? - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-19-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Welcome to the black parade - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 16: Act 8: Report: Caucasians Will Soon Be A Minority In Their Own Goddamn Country - The Onion

Ch. 17: Song 8: Minority - Green Day

Ch. 18: Act 9: Republican Rep: Undocumented Teen Immigrants Not Innocent - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-19-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Graveyard - The Devil Makes Three

Ch. 20: Act 10: Supreme Court Shoots Down Much of SB1070 Immigration Law - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-25-12

Ch. 21: Song 9: Roll with it - Oasis

Ch. 22: Act 10: Mitt Romney Is Keeping Some Questionable Company on Immigration - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-21-12

Activism Links:

rebuildthedream.com

bit.ly/fairdealforstudents

Voicemails:

Ch. 23: How hate crimes terrorize groups - Will from Muckracker

Ch. 24: Why the Trayvon Martin story was a big deal - Patrick from Oakland, CA

Ch. 25: Why hate crimes are not thought crimes - Kyle from Michigan

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Ch. 26: Final Comments on talking some sense into a pizza delivery driver

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Edition #617

How the ruling class rules

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Great Latvia Success Story - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 6-18-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Drowning Men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo

Ch. 4: Act 2: Foreign news only seen from perspective of American investors - CounterSpin - Air Date: 6-21-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: My Favourite Game - The Cardigans

Ch. 6: Act 3: Paul Krugman on the Meaning of the Economic Collapse of Greece - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.

Ch. 8: Act 4: How To Buy A Politician - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-22-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Ch. 10: Act 5: Virginia GOP Governor Gives Obama Credit for Economy - David Pakman - Air Date 6-5-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 12: Act 6: New Right-Wing Talking Point: Obama Hates The Private Sector - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-12-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: La Noyée - Yann Tiersen

Ch. 14: Act 7: Social Security Cutting Crusader Alan Simpson Knows Nothing About Social Security - Majority Report - Air Date: 6-7-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Broken Horse - Freelance Whales

Ch. 16: Act 8: How the Ruling Class Rules - The Progressive - Air Date: 6-12-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Great Divide - The Cardigans

Ch. 18: Act 9: Your Paid Vacation - Real Time With Bill Maher - Air Date: 6-15-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: If it weren't for the union - Robin Roberts

Ch. 20: Act 10: 'Fiscal Cliff' BS - Young Turks - Air Date: 6-12-12

Ch. 21: Act 11: Little Ways to Fight Back - Lee Camp - Pepper Spray the Tears Away

Voicemails:

Ch. 22: Reaction to liberal cop and hate crimes - Anonymous

Ch. 23: Hate crimes are also about protecting the public from future crimes - Stephen in Ohio

Ch. 24: Thoughts on "hero" and chicken hawks from a Vietnam vet - Bernie

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Ch. 25: Final Comments on the progress of Our Blue Media

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Edition #616

Oppressing the majority

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: 'F  k You Greg Gutfeld' - Ana Kasparian of TYT on Fox Host's NOW Remarks - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-24-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Dignified and Old - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

Ch. 4: Act 2: Narcissist Mentally Undresses Himself - The Onion

Ch. 5: Song 2: What I'm Looking For (Ad Version) - Brendan Benson

Ch. 6: Act 3: The War on women - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Thank you - Dido

Ch. 8: Act 4: GOP Gutting Violence Against Women Act & DC Abortion Rights - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-16-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Wisemen - James Blunt

Ch. 10: Act 5: What If It Extended Beyond the War on Women - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: We set ourselves free - Club 8

Ch. 12: Act 6: Bill O'Reilly  Planned Parenthood = Chinese Forced Abortion Policy - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Bolero - Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Münch

Ch. 14: Act 7: Fox's War on Women - Media Matters - Air Date: 6-5-12

Ch. 16: Act 8: GOP Focused on Jobs & by Jobs They Mean Abortion - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 6-1-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Soul sister - Train

Ch. 18: Act 9: Women Make Less $$ Because They Care Less About Money - David Pakman - Air Date: 4-10-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: True faith - New Order

Ch. 20: Act 10: Women would go to war over feeling a little bit fat that day - BBC News Quiz - Air Date: 6-1-12

Ch. 21: Song 10: What I am - Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

Ch. 22: Act 11: Senate Republicans Block Women Equal Pay Bill - David Pakman - Air Date: 6-6-12

Ch. 23: Song 11: Lights out - Santigold

Ch. 24: Act 12: 15-Point Gender Gap Comes from Policy Not Chromosomes - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-22-12

Activism Links:

Stag Party by Frank Rich: http://nymag.com/news/frank-rich/gop-women-problem-2012-4/index1.html

plannedparenthoodaction.org

unitewomen.org

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Voicemails:

Ch. 25: Examination of crime and punishment - Cara from San Francisco

Ch. 26: Thoughts on racism and the police force - Dan the liberal cop

Ch. 27: Thoughts on the value of intent during sentencing - Ian from Baltimore, MD

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Ch. 28: Final comments on a reimagining of discussing privilege

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Edition #615

Crimes against language, reason and humanity

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Obama Administration Changes The Definition Of Civilian - Lee Camp - Air Date 6-2-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Go your own way - The Cranberries

Ch. 4: Act 2: Obama Kill List - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-29-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: 99 Red Balloons - Nena

Ch. 6: Act 3: End Polluter Welfare - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Respect - Diana Ross & The Supremes

Ch. 8: Act 4: Facts May Not Be Facts - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Bury the past - Professional Victims

Ch. 10: Act 5: Colin Powell Runs From His Iraq Lies - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-14-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: When I'm gone - 3 Doors Down

Ch. 12: Act 6: Mass Grave Blasted For Lack Of Diversity - The Onion

Ch. 13: Song 6: One love - Playing for change

Ch. 14: Act 7: No to NATO - The Progressive - Air Date: 5-22-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Never tear us apart - INXS

Ch. 16: Act 8: GRAPHIC Video  Syria Massacre  - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-29-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Common reaction - Uh Huh Her

Ch. 18: Act 9: World Reacts to Massacre by Un-uniformed Pro-Government Syrian Militias - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-29-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: No bravery - James Blunt

Ch. 20: Act 10: Syria Massacre: Will The US Get Involved? - The Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12

Activism Link:

www.endfossilfuelsubsidies.org/scoreboard

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Voicemails:

Ch. 21: Reorganize the wealth of the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA

Ch. 22: Thoughts on "hero" from a vet - Al from Tokyo

Ch. 23: Thought crimes against Muslims compared with hate crimes - Ronald from Baltimore

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Ch. 24: Final comments on one perspective on hate crimes legislation

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Edition #614

Follow the Finns

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Tea Party: Remove Slavery From Textbooks In TN -  Young Turks - Air Date: 1-23-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Take me out - Franz Ferdinand

Ch. 4: Act 2: In Alabama, God Says Don't Pay Teachers - Majority Report - Air Date: 2-2-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: The bible tells me so - LifeWay Praise Kids

Ch. 6: Act 3: Stand up to Stop and Frisk - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Better together - Jack Johnson

Ch. 8: Act 4: Highschool Teacher Constantly Uses Janitor As Example - The Onion

Ch. 9: Song 4: Janitor - Toad the Wet Sprocket

Ch. 10: Act 5: New Spotlight on GOP Attitude About College Education & Student Loans - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-25-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Am I wrong - Love Spit Love

Ch. 12: Act 6: Math teacher's problem set scandal - The Bugle - Air Date: 3-9-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Runaway train - Soul Asylum

Ch. 14: Act 7: Testing For Monster Profits - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Pachelbel's Canon In D Major (Pano) Cannon In D, Kanon In - Johann Pachelbel

Ch. 16: Act 8: Anti-Science Rush Limbaugh Laments the "Corruption" of U.S. Educational system - Media Matters Air Date: 12-19-11

Ch. 18: Act 9: Student Protests Intensify in Quebec - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-21-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Graduation (Friends forever) - Vitamin C

Ch. 20: Act 10: New High School Alumni Make Successful Use Of Vague Graduation Advice - The Onion

Ch. 21: Song 10: Sunscreen - Baz Luhrman

Ch. 22: Act 11: Public Schools Are Superior - David Feldman Show - Air Date: 4-10-12

Ch. 23: Song 11: Oh, the Places You'll Go (Acoustic) - Hiccup Hellen

Ch. 24: Act 12: Bullies - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 2-29-12

Ch. 25: Song 12: Imagine that - Katie Todd Band

Ch. 26: Act 13: Finland's Revolutionary Education System - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-18-12

Voicemails:

Ch. 27: "Service" vs "Heroism" - Brian from Tennessee

Ch. 28: Disgusted that Chris Hayes was made to apologize - Tim from Hyattsville, MD

Ch. 29: Leftists will fall flat on their faces - Anonymous conservative

Ch. 30: Thoughts on The Onion school shooting parody - Dave from Olympia, WA

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NYC Locals: www.silentmarchnyc.org

National: www.changethenypd.org/pledge

Voicemail Music: 

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Ch. 31: Final comments on the meaning of The Onion report on school shooting

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Edition #613

Profiles in profiling

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Attacks on Obama vs Bush - Blacking it up - Air Date: 3-5-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Let's face it - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Ch. 4: Act 2: Deadly Racism Kenneth Chamberlain Tased, Shot By Cops - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-2-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: How to save a life - Vitamin String Quartet

Ch. 6: Act 3: Fight ALEC's racist and undemocratic agenda - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Something, Somewhere, Sometime (Live) - Ben Sollee

Ch. 8: Act 4: False Balance Abounds - Counterspin - Air Date: 4-5-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Someday never comes - Brandi Carlile

Ch. 10: Act 5: Barack Obama Won Because He's Black - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-1-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Makes no sense - The Rainmakers

Ch. 12: Act 6: Today's NRA - Shooting Straight - Le Show - Air Date: 4-1-12

Ch. 13: Act 7: The Lessons of the Zimmerman Arrest - The Progressive - Air Date: 4-12-12

Ch. 14: Song 7: Fight the power - Public Enemy

Ch. 15: Act 8: Stand Your Ground Double Standard in Florida - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-8-12

Ch. 16: Song 8: Double standard - Mustang Sally

Ch. 17: Act 9: Mainstream Conservative Writer Proclaims Love for White Supremacy - Majority Report - Air Date: 5-16-12

Ch. 18: Song 9: Surprise - Gnarls Barkley

Ch. 19: Act 10: White Supremacy Defended By Former National Review Writer - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-15-12

Ch. 20: Song 10: Every Goliath has it's David - The Boy Least Likely To

Ch. 21: Act 11: Newspapers Puts KKK Flyer on Front Page - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12

Ch. 22: Song 11: Strange Fruit (1939 Single Version) - Billie Holiday

Ch. 23: Act 12: Disproportionate Racism, Not A Significant Cause - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-18-12

Ch. 24: Song 12: Changes - 2Pac & Talent

Ch. 25: Act 13: Racist Tweets From New Orleans School Psychologist  - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-23-12

Ch. 26: Song 13: The Youth - MGMT

Ch. 27: Act 14: The Creation Of A Race - Mumia Abu-Jamal - Air Date: 4-29-12

Activism Link:

www.bit.ly/stopalec

Email Activism Czar Lauren: Lauren@BestoftheLeft.com

Voicemails:

Ch. 28: Easier to blame individuals you know than the system - Anonymous

Ch. 29: A breakdown of Dave from Mass and white privilege - Rachel from Western Mass

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Ch. 30: Final comments on disagreeing without attacking and me doing a lot of sleeping around

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Edition #612

The freedom you fear

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Dont Let Obama Take Guns from the Republican National Convention! - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Freedom from the Barrel of a Gun - Kieran Wade

Ch. 4: Act 2: FL Gov Denied Tampa's Request to Ban Guns for GOP Convention - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-2-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Weapon - Matthew Good

Ch. 6: Act 3: Pride Month - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Spectrum - Florence and The Machine

Ch. 8: Act 4: Nutty lawmakers, armed and dangerous - Jim Hightower

Ch. 9: Song 4: That's Right (You're Not from Texas) [Live] - Lyle Lovett

Ch. 10: Act 5: The People Can't Compete With Gun Lobby Influence on Gun Laws - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 3-23-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: How Much More - Stars

Ch. 12: Act 6: Local Man Shot With Girly Pistol - The Onion

Ch. 13: Song 6: Bang bang you're dead - Hannah Georgas

Ch. 14: Act 7: Oikos University Shooting, One L Goh & Guns - Young Turks - Air Date: 4-4-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Change of time - Josh Ritter

Ch. 16: Act 8: Wisconsin's Trayvon Martin Case - The Progressive - Air Date: 3-26-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Elephants - Rachael Yamagata

Ch. 18: Act 9: The Daily Caller is Giving Away Guns to their Readers - Majority Report

Ch. 19: Song 9: Wonder Woman - Super Heros Invasion

Ch. 20: Act 10: Phantom GOP Gun Control Conspiracies Driving Gun Policy Debates - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 4-13-12

Ch. 21: Song 10: Politik - Coldplay

Ch. 22: Act 11: Potential School Shooter Gunned Down By Popular Jock - The Onion

Ch. 23: Song 11: Don't you - Simple Minds

Ch. 24: Act 12: Taco Bell Shooting & 'Stand Your Ground'- Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12

Ch. 25: Final comments on promoting Our Blue Media at Netroots Nation

Activism Update link:

Centerlink - www.lgbtcenters.org

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Edition #611

Corrupt, feckless and deceptive

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Relying On Something Quaint And Out Of Date - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 4-12-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Timeless - Kate Havnevik

Ch. 4: Act 2: TV, The Biggest Beneficiary of Our Corrupt Politics - Majority Report - Air Date: 4-27-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Video killed the radio star - The Buggles

Ch. 6: Act 3: It's The Perception Of Control - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-3-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: Nothing left to lose - Mat Kearney

Ch. 8: Act 4: Fox News Lying about Obama Enemies List - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-15-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Your biggest mistake - Ellie Goulding

Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Hosts Can't Believe Americans Trust Obama on the Economy, Despite Their Efforts - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-23-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Shoes watch - An Horse

Ch. 12: Act 6: Chris Matthews cluelessness on cable news and war - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Don't you remember - ADELE

Ch. 14: Act 7: Poll Results: America Fundamentally Progressive - Young Turks

Ch. 15: Song 7: New slang - The Shins

Ch. 16: Act 8: David Gregory, Status Quo Barometer - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date: 4-12-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: You're a disaster - Dragonette

Ch. 18: Act 9: Fox News Cultivates Obama "Socialist" Smear, Then Reports On It As "Some People" - Media Matters - Air Date: 5-24-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Naive - The Kooks

Ch. 20: Act 10: Here's to hoping newspapers believe in fact checking - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-25-12

Ch. 21: Song 10: Devil's spoke - Laura Marling

Ch. 22: Act 11: Is Chris Hayes Right About Heroes? - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-30-12

Ch. 23: Song 11: Hero of war - Rise Against

Ch. 24: Act 12: Study Watching NO NEWS Better Than Watching FOX NEWS - David Pakman - Air Date: 5-24-12

Voicemails:

Ch. 25: Singer of "Against me" comes outs as transgendered - Abby from Vermont

Ch. 26: Response to Dan's voicemail and thoughts on same-sex marriage - Jamie from Atlanta, GA

Ch. 27: Reorganize the US first, then the world - Max from Davis, CA

Ch. 28: The global 1% are in conflict with the workers of the world - Brett from Omaha

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Final comments on Netroots Nation

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