“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.” — Kahlil Gibran …

We continue our series examining the Impact of W, we’ll look at how the last eight years of George W Bush’s presidency have affected the lives of the poor, of women and minorities, of immigrants, gays and lesbians. It’s part 2 of our three part, end-of-the-year series. How much has been devastated? And how will we ever recover? …

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As we approach the end of 8 years of George W Bush, we launch today a three part series examining the impact of this president, leaving office with one of the worst approval ratings in history. Today we focus on the war abroad and the war at home: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the loss of civil liberties and …

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Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on Israel’s War on Gaza.

GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade.

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by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Ninety-eight years ago on this day in people’s history, Mexican revolutionary Praxedis G. Guerrero died on his feet. On December 29th 1910, the anarchist contemporary of the Flores Magon brothers was killed fighting federal troops in Janos, Chihuahua in the course of the Mexican revolution. All too often overlooked …

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“We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” — George Orwell
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As the countdown begins for the end of 8 years of George W. Bush, we’ll spend the hour live with Bob Parry, author of “Neck Deep: The Disastrous Presidency of George W. Bush,” and we’ll take your calls about Bush’s war abroad and the war at home. It’s part 1 of a three part series examining the “Impact of W.” How much has been devastated? And how will we ever recover? …

Boogieman: The Lee Atwater Story (originally aired on Sep 30 ’08)

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Many of us know Karl Rove as Bush’s Brain. But we don’t hear as much about Karl Rove’s mentor, the late Lee Atwater. Credited with helping elect W’s father against Democrat Michael Dukakis in 1988, Atwater legitimized the Republican playbook of negative campaigning, coded racism, working the rumor mill, and …

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“The Largest Mass Execution in US History” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

One-hundred and thirty-six years ago on this day in people’s history, thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged. On December 26th, 1862, the mass execution of the condemned men in Mankato, Minnesota was the largest such act ever carried out in the history of the United States. The hangings …

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“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. …