Neoliberal at Brave New Filmshttp://bravenewfilms.org/topics/neoliberal2008-10-29T03:30:20ZThe Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rule (part 3)http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48541-the-wrecking-crew-thomas-frank-on-how-conservatives-rule-part-32008-10-29T03:30:20ZI Want Democracy Now
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<p><p>Columnist and author Thomas Frank joins us to talk about his latest book, The Wrecking Crew. </p><p>Frank writes, "Fantastic misgovernment of the kind we have seen is not an accident, nor is it the work of a few bad individuals. It is the consequence of triumph by a particular philosophy of government, by a movement that understands the liberal state as a perversion and considers the market the ideal nexus of human society. This movement is friendly to industry not just by force of campaign contributions but by conviction."</p></p>
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The Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rulehttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48531-the-wrecking-crew-thomas-frank-on-how-conservatives-rule2008-10-29T03:30:21ZI Want Democracy Now
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<p><p>Columnist and author Thomas Frank joins us to talk about his latest book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wrecking-Crew-How-Conservatives-Rule/dp/0805079882">The Wrecking Crew</a>. </p><p>Frank writes, "Fantastic misgovernment of the kind we have seen is not an accident, nor is it the work of a few bad individuals. It is the consequence of triumph by a particular philosophy of government, by a movement that understands the liberal state as a perversion and considers the market the ideal nexus of human society. This movement is friendly to industry not just by force of campaign contributions but by conviction."</p><p> </p><p>See <a href="../../blog/48530-the-wrecking-crew-thomas-frank-on-how-conservatives-rule-part-2">part 2</a> and <a href="../../blog/48541-the-wrecking-crew-thomas-frank-on-how-conservatives-rule-part-3">part 3</a> if this interview. </p></p>
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The Wrecking Crew: Thomas Frank on How Conservatives Rule (part 2)http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48530-the-wrecking-crew-thomas-frank-on-how-conservatives-rule-part-22008-10-29T03:30:21ZI Want Democracy Now
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<p>Columnist and author Thomas Frank joins us to talk about his latest book, The Wrecking Crew. Frank writes, "Fantastic misgovernment of the kind we have seen is not an accident, nor is it the work of a few bad individuals. It is the consequence of triumph by a particular philosophy of government, by a movement that understands the liberal state as a perversion and considers the market the ideal nexus of human society. This movement is friendly to industry not just by force of campaign contributions but by conviction."</p>
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World Bank Famine in Nigerhttp://bravenewfilms.org/blog/14689-world-bank-famine-in-niger2008-12-02T16:55:53ZBig Noise Films
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<p>In 2005 a food crisis hit Niger. Out of a population of 12 million, 3.6 million went hungry and 800,000 children faced starvation. But activists in Niger claim that the famine was not caused by drought. "This is a structural famine. A permanent famine," says journalist Moussa Tchangari. "It was caused by 20 years of structural adjustment programs.</p>
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