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How Bigotry Shaped Baltimore with Antero Pietila

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Pt.1 Antero Pietila author of “Not In My Neighborhood” on how racism was used to enrich real estate speculators. Pt 2 of Antero Pietila author of “Not in My Neighborhood”: Blockbusting techniques made developers rich in Baltimore. Pt 3 of Antero Pietila author of “Not in My Neighborhood” During 1930’s Federal government red-lined American cities helping create race-based divisions.   …

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Lisbon 2009: The Issues

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Table of Contents 1) The Lisbon Treaty & The EU Constitution (0:00 to 1:24) 2) Was the treaty purposefully made to be difficult to understand? (1:25 to 2:03) 3) How democratic is the EU? (2:04 to 4:52) 4) Will Ireland be “left behind” if the treaty is rejected? (4:53 to 6:54) 5) Commissioners: From 27 to 18, why? (6:55 to …

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What is the US really doing in Iraq?

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A relative of mine, who was a US Army Ranger in Iraq, tells similar stories to the one recounted in the video above. He has said that the aid missions that he trained for in the US – in which the Army had prepared soldiers to help people – turned into killing missions once on the ground and that a …