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FOCUS: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | LeBron James Is a Hero for Our Time 

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Abdul-Jabbar writes: "Every age needs ageless heroes. But it's important that we closely study our culture's most prominent heroes because they reflect the trending values we are being asked to embrace while pointing to the future those values will lead us to."
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DemocracyNOW!: Ralph Nader on TPP, GM Recall, Nuclear Power & the "Unstoppable" Left-Right Anti-Corporate Movement, Cowboy Indian Alliance Protests Keystone XL Pipeline..., et al

Ralph Nader's interview on DemocracyNow! is worth listening to.
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Ralph Nader on TPP, GM Recall, Nuclear Power & the "Unstoppable" Left-Right Anti-Corporate Movement Former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader joins us to discuss his latest book, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate ... Read More →

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