Libertas Continued

In this turbulent midterm election year, two academics -- Lawrence Lessig and Zephyr Teachout -- left the classroom and confronted the reality of down-and-dirty politics, attempting to replace moneyed interests with the public interest. Neither was successful – this year, at least – but on this week’s show, Bill speaks with them about the hard-fought lessons learned on the state of American democracy. The Bare Knuckle Fight Against Money in Politics from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo . FYI - The odds are against us Hope is the knowledge that change is possible and our cause is just and worthy. Fuck the odds. It's time to get medieval.  The Tillman Act

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Political Comedy | Comedy Central : Filmmaker Laura Poitras discusses her documentary "Citizenfour" and the privacy scandal that rocked the globe when Edward Snowden leaked documents from the NSA.

http://www.fromthewilderness.com/the_tillman_files.shtml "Pat Tillman was no red-necked, unthinking friend of the Neocons. Pat Tillman was a football star and a scholar. He was chillingly handsome; his oversized square jaw and Herculean physique made him look like GI Joe come to life. He had been openly criticizing the Bush Administration’s war on terror while serving as an active-duty US Army Ranger in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He knew the war was wrong, but continued to do his duty faithfully and energetically. He complained to Navy SEALs, fellow rangers, Special Forces; anyone who would listen. He was keeping a diary and he was looking forward to the day when he might return home to retake his position as a defensive safety for the Phoenix Cardinals. Can you imagine what the fallout would have been if, on every sports show in the country, followed by every mainstream media outlet, the archetypal American hero had pulled the propaganda carpet fully and completely out from