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This American Life - Explains the Banking Crisis

In this world there are few people with the ability to exchange information in a clear and concise form. Ira Glass is the only person who has ever mastered this skill in multiple areas of human experience without going 'Hollywood'. If you don't understand what is going on with the world money systems, then listen, learn, then donate to your local Public Radio station. 365: Another Frightening Show About the Economy Alex Blumberg and NPR's Adam Davidson—the two guys who reported our Giant Pool of Money episode —are back, in collaboration with the Planet Money podcast . They'll explain what happened this week, including what regulators could've done to prevent this financial crisis from happening in the first place. You can learn more about the daily ins and outs and join the discussion on the Planet Money blog. Prologue. Host Ira Glass goes to Union Square, a 15-minute subway ride from Wall Street, where it doesn't look like we're on the edge of an econom

100 Days to save the Constitution

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Center for Constitutiona Rights, in Los Angeles

We're excited to be coming to Los Angeles, and we hope we get a chance to meet you. Please join us on Thursday, October 23, 2008 for this exciting speech by CCR Executive Director Vincent Warren at the Jonathan Club, presented by Town Hall Los Angeles. Town Hall has now extended its member pricing discount for tickets to CCR's supporters. ( Tickets are now only $48, a 20% discount! ) When purchasing tickets online, please select "member" and enter "CCR" in the comments box provided. We urge you to quickly purchase your tickets and reserve your space at this important event today. For California attorneys, MCLE credits are available for attending this program. The topic of Mr. Warren's address will be "100 Days to Constitutional Restoration: What the Next President Must Do." Over the last eight years, the Bush administration has systematically dismantled some of the most important rights and protections in the United States Constitution. In th

Is Posse Comitatus Dead?

Matt Rothschild writes in The Progressive about the 3rd Infantry being back in the US , where it is being trained for domestic counter-insurgency. He was on Democracy Now Tuesday . "On October 1, the Pentagon, for the first time ever, dedicated an Army force specifically to NorthCom, which is in charge of securing not some foreign region but the United States of America. The unit it assigned is the 3rd Infantry, First Brigade Combat Team, which has spent three of the last five years in Iraq. It was one of the first units to get to Baghdad, and it was active in retaking and patrolling Fallujah. One of its specialties is counterinsurgency. This marks a change for NorthCom, which was established on October 1, 2002. Its website still says it 'has few permanently assigned forces,' and that 'the command is assigned forces whenever necessary to execute missions, as ordered by the President and the Secretary of Defense.'" Yes, this is alarming, given the militariza

A True Patriot Can Make A Difference!

Starts Slow, Low Production Value, GREAT SPEACH! Bob Bowman, The Patriots.US This is what it looks like when you love the USA!