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In the north east pacific ocean, covering an area more then twice the size of Texas, there is a huge deposit of floating plastic. But what is being done about it?
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America's descent into fascism as described in Naomi Wolf's recently published book 'The End of America: Letters of Warning to a Young Patriot'.
You may have heard of the case against six black teenagers in Jena, LA. Despite the travesty of justice unfolding there local authorities aren't accepting any blame. But DA Reed Walters and company are the ones most responsible for letting events spiral out of control.
The recent release of the new Bin Laden video has sparked some controversy over its authenticity. Collateral takes a look at the old bin laden video and questions it's origins.
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History is full of examples of affluent societies experiencing hard economic times. But according to a growing number of independent analysts - ones whose jobs do not depend on painting a false picture of reality - the economic convulsion the U.S. is headed for may far surpass the Great Depression in terms of raw misery.
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Now that their Wall Street scheming has threatened to bankrupt them, the big investment houses have come crying to Congress to bail them out to the tune of untold trillions of dollars of YOUR money (so much for the free market when it's the rich who get soaked).
There's a growing trend in the U.S.A. toward privatizing disaster relief. In light of the government's failures during and after Katrina, one may be inclined to welcome this. But look closer, and you see that the long-term results can be devastating.
In April of 2004 Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan by what the United States then called accidental friendly fire. Now, three years later, new evidence is showing that Tillmans death may not have been an accident.
July 4th was Independence Day. But just how much independence do you have from the most powerful social force there is? This week, we take a look at one of the most controversial psychological experiments of the 20th century and ask: do you have what it takes to resist a malignant authority?
collateral looks into the horror that is mountain top removal. Large coal industries are destroying the environment through strip mining and mountain top removal where they literately blow a mountain to pieces to get the coal and leave the landscape devastating.
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Sarah Palin likens her previous experience as small town mayor to that of community organizers "except that you have actual responsibility". In a country with a strong tradition of community organizing we felt it necessary to point out what some of those organizers have accomplished ... like founding this country.
This weeks episode is about remote controlled bugs, implanted micro-cameras and the Pentagon's latest attempt to spy on terrorists ... wait a few years and this new technology called 'Hybrid Insects Mems' or 'Hi-Mems' will be in the hands of domestic law enforcement flying around your living room.
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