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Post-Soviet Russia, Made In The U.S.A.
The increased aggression towards Russia from US politicians and media is made more clear when taking into account the real history of the post-Soviet period. The hidden story of Boris Yeltsin’s presidency explains how deeply the US government, along with Western capitalist institutions, cheered, shaped and exploited the country after the fall of the Soviet Union, paving the way for the political system they all condemn today. To uncover just how much the US Empire has interfered in Russia’s political evolution, Abby Martin interviews Mark Ames, an American journalist who spent a decade reporting from Yeltsin’ and Putin’s Russia and witnessed the country’s transformation from an American “colony” to it’s…
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Five Things You Should Know About Primary Elections
To outside observers, the US primary elections can seem pretty confusing. So how do political parties use this system to select candidates – and why do critics feel the process is so corrupt? AUDIO EPISODE: http://www.stufftheydontwantyoutoknow… SUBSCRIBE | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-sub WEBSITE | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-home AUDIO PODCAST | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-audio-itunes TWITTER | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-twitter FACEBOOK | http://bit.ly/stdwytk-fb EMAIL | [email protected] STORE | http://stufftheydontwantyoutoknow.spr… — Sources & Links: http://people.howstuffworks.com/super… http://people.howstuffworks.com/prima… http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/fixgov… http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/… http://bipartisanpolicy.org/library/n… http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/… https://represent.us/action/callit/ https://web.archive.org/web/200811271… – Watch a replay of Fox News’ prime-time presidential debate http://video.foxnews.com/v/4406746003001 Obama DNC speech: Romney, Ryan ‘new’ to foreign policy CNN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yTq2… Election 2012 | Presidential Debate Moments | The New York Times The New York Times | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY1Gv… Elizabeth Warren says ‘the system is rigged’ CNN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOCFh……
