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Higgs Boson Found: Searching for an Elusive Particle - Collision Course

 

It was the longest, most costly manhunt in science for an elusive particle that was said to be key to the workings of the universe. For a generation of physicists, it was an appointment with history.

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'Drones for America!' - Op-Docs (Satire Animation)

 

In this animated satire, a former K.G.B. agent welcomes a future in which Americans live under the watchful eyes of drones.

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The Truth About Gun Control

"34 people--at least--on average, every single day, are murdered by a handgun across the United States." That's just one of the sobering facts Pam Simon shares in this latest episode of EPIPHANY. Learn more about how Pam is trying to change our nation's gun laws without taking away gun owners' livelihoods.

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Giffords' Aide Speaks Out On Gun Violence

Pam Simon, a survivor of the 2011 Tucson Shooting that injured U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and killed six others, recounts her harrowing story and what life has been like for her since the tragic event.

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Wealth Inequality in America Infographic Video

Infographics on the distribution of wealth in America, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers. The reality is often not what we think it is.

The Young Turks: Why is Bradley Manning's Pleading Guilty?

"The U.S. Army private accused of providing secret documents to the WikiLeaks website pleaded guilty on Thursday to misusing classified material he felt "should become public," but denied the top charge of aiding the enemy."*

Bradley Manning is facing prosecution for giving military information to Wikileaks. He's plead guilty to some charges. He maintains that he did release the information and that he did it because he wanted to help the country. What will happen with the other treasonous charges against him that could net a life sentence? Cenk Uygur breaks it down. 

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CNN is removing their best journalist, Soledad O'Brien. Can they not handle her real journalism?

February 27, 2013

From my tweets: "Shame on CNN for replacing their best journalist Soledad O'Brien on Starting Point. She was what every journalist should inspire to be like."

Soledad O'Brien deserves a voice in political journalism, CNN is making a mistake removing her from her morning show Starting Point. Al Jazeera English or MSNBC should snatch up Soledad O'Brien, since they also focus on hard hitting journalism. We need more Soledad O'Brien's in the world. She went after both sides in interviews, and didn't let politicians get away with lying. She is great for going after both sides equally. Soledad does real journalism, that's why we love her."

Link to tweets: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. RT or reblog if you agree. About video: "Soledad O'Brien will no longer be a host on CNN, but she's staying with the network -- sort of. O'Brien told the New York Times that she is returning to the role she had before she became the host of "Starting Point" in 2011: a roving documentary reporter.

The twist this time is that she is forming her own production company, Starfish Media, and will not be tied exclusively to CNN; she will be able to shop programs to other networks and air them on the Web as well."*

Soledad O'Brien is probably the best journalist CNN has; she asks real, hard-hitting questions, and challenges leaders regardless of their party. So obviously she's being moved out from her anchor job. Why? And what ironic choice is taking her place? Cenk Uygur breaks it down. 

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Why Hacktivists Are Top Targets for Politicians, Instead of Chinese Hacking of U.S. Gov't Systems

"The White House warned today of the threat posed by WikiLeaks, LulzSec, and other "hacktivist" groups that have the ability to target U.S. companies and expropriate confidential data."* Why aren't hackers in China being as actively pursued as hacktivists and people connected to Wikileaks? Well, who is exposing the unethical interests and corruption of politicians? Cenk Uygur explains who politicians are choosing to protect. *

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Obama's 2013 Full State Of The Union Speech-Enhanced

February 13, 2013

 This occurred on Feb. 12, 2013: "The unfinished business of fixing the economy dominated President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday night. He outlined his second-term agenda of proposals designed to create jobs, particularly for the middle class.

Mr. Obama says he believes the economy only gets better when the middle class gets better and larger. Raising the federal minimum wage to nine dollars an hour was one of several ideas he offered to improve the economy.

He announced that more than half of the US forces now deployed in Afghanistan will be home by early next year and US role in the long war will be over by the end of next year.

He said it was time to do something about climate change, a topic that was rarely mentioned during his first term.

But the emotional moment of the night was when he demanded that congress not block a vote on proposals to reduce gun violence, saying the victims of such violence "deserve a vote."

President Obama will now hit the road for the next three days to build support for his proposals. His first stop on Wednesday will be a Canadian owned factory in Asheville, North Carolina where he is expected to tout the revival of U.S. manufacturing." - Uptake Video

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