Tribute to Pete Seeger

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Pete Seeger on Democracy Now!

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"A Silent Coup": Jeremy Scahill & Bob Herbert on Corporate, Military Interests Shaping Obama's SOTU On issues from domestic inequality to foreign policy, President Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union with a vow to take action on his own should Congress stonewall progress on his ... Read More →

In SOTU, Obama Tells Divided Congress to Expect Executive Action in Face of Continued Obstruction In his fifth State of the Union address, President Obama vowed to bypass a divided Congress and take action on his own using his executive power. Obama announced a wage hike for federal ... Read More →

Dirty Wars Filmmaker Jeremy Scahill on the "Drone President" & Obama's Whitewashing of NSA Spying In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on the United States to "move off a permanent war footing," citing his recent limits on the use of drones, his withdrawal of U.S. troops ... Read More →

Five Years of the "Same Rhetoric": Immigration Activist Faults Obama's SOTU, Deportation Policy At last night's State of the Union, a DREAM activist was among the guests invited by first lady Michelle Obama. Twenty-three-year-old Cristian Ávila of Arizona fasted for 22 days to push for ... Read More →

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