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Act Out! [52] - Chris Hedges, Jill Stein, Peter Joseph, Shamell Bell & more Acting Out!
This week it’s our anniversary, and we’re celebrating with a look back and an inspiring look forward: We’re raising our firsts, our voices, and indeed, a glass in the name of creative activism and the continued fight for freedom and justice.
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Act Out! [50] - Brains Not Vaginas, Questioning with Plastic Jesus, and Be Mine’s Not Pipelines
This week, get online to get the scoop on worldwide actions happening offline.
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The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada's $15 Billion Suit Against America
The Canadian oil giant is suing under the provisions of NAFTA because the U.S. rejected the Keystone pipeline – and demanding an amount that would cover annual community college tuition costs for nearly five million U.S. students.
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Acronym TV [55]: Flint Water Crisis, Iowa Caucus Debacle, Obama Signs the TPP
Congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis were convened on Wednesday – but two people who should be in the hot seat weren't there. Next up, Iowa Caucus: Is this what Democracy looks like? And Obama signs the TPP.
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Protesters Swarm Auckland As Pacific Rim Governments Sign TPP Into Law
By 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, up to 1,000 protesters were at the Sky City Convention Centre. Their aim? Disrupt proceedings for as long as possible, and by late morning they were succeeding in shutting down large parts of the capital.
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Act Out! [48] - Egypt from the Streets, fight back THIS Week & the Irradiated States of America
This week we passed the five-year anniversary of Tahrir Square, but do we even know – or care – what's happening there now, and do we see the parallels with what's going on right here? We speak with an Egyptian activist who sets the record straight.
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Act Out! [47] - Digging deep into the methane leak, show up against TPP & feel-good stories
This week – Tyson Slocum, director of Public Citizen's energy program is gonna give you all the nasty details on the methane leak in California – the backstory, present putrid mess and what's next.
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Progressive Lawyer Tim Canova Could Beat Unpopular DNC Chair In Florida Primary
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party – whereas Tim Canova has a history of activism with the Occupy movement and is a steadfast opponent of the Patriot Act.
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Why TransCanada's $15 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Is a Bad Omen for Trans-Pacific Partnership
The lawsuit presents the latest evidence of a prioritization of corporate profits and interests over the rights of citizens in a sovereign, domestic nation – yet instances like this will only increase with passage of the TPP.
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Act Out! [44] - Corporate Fashion, Get Offline, No GMO, & Adapt Amart
This week on the front lines, the U.S. Trade Rep's office wants your opinion on something, lawmakers in California might be up for a makeover, and activists uncover the food industry's push to serve up a buffet table of low-life scum.
