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TomCast from TomDispatch.com

Summary: Interviews and insight from TomDispatch contributors for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of our post-9/11 world, and a clear sense of how our global imperial system actually works.

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Podcasts:

 In Memoriam | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

TomDispatch founder and author most recently of The United States of Fear Tom Engelhardt talks about the upcoming Memorial Day weekend and what Americans should really be remembering this holiday. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Preying on the Poor | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the acclaimed Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, talks about her latest project to fund investigative journalism focused on poverty in the United States and the financial reality of being part of our nation's working poor. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Defense 2012! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

William J Astore, a US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, history professor and TomDispatch regular, discusses who he believes will be the true victor in the 2012 election: the US military and the national security state. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Let's Stay out of the Kitchen | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources, talked about how diminishing energy resources are on the brink of igniting conflict around the world. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 The Passion of Bradley Manning: Part Two | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In part two of our two-part podcast, civil rights attorney Chase Madar talks about researching his book The Passion of Bradley Manning and the future of Private First Class Manning. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 The Passion of Bradley Manning: Part One | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In part one of our two-part podcast, civil rights attorney Chase Madar talks about his book The Passion of Bradley Manning and debunks three commonly held misconceptions about the case of Private First Class Manning. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Blockade: For that Deep Down Imperialist Thirst | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Juan Cole, the Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History, director of the Center for South Asian Studies at the University of Michigan and author most recently of Engaging the Muslim World, talks about the consequences of current US sanctions against Iran. Download the mp3 at www.archive.org

 Turn Your Head for a Moment... | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Tom Engelhardt, founding editor of TomDispatch and author most recently of The United States of Fear, shares some of his reflections on the US national security state in the context of a recent trip he took out of the country. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 The Muslim Manchurian Candidate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

John Feffer, the co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author most recently of Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam, talks about his new book and Western intervention in predominantly Muslim countries. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Throwing Money at the Pentagon | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

William Hartung, the director of the Arms and Security Project the the Center for International Policy, and author of Prophets of War, talks about how numbers can be manipulated in budget proposals, defense spending, and what the true intentions might be behind the promises of current presidential hopefuls. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Ever More and Ever Less | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Karen Greenberg, the executive director of the New York University Center on Law and Security, and author of The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo's First One Hundred Days, talks about the current status of the American legal system as it applies to the so-called War on Terror and what Karen describes as 'legal limbo.' Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 The Race for What's Left | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Michael Klare, a professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College, a TomDispatch regular, and author most recently of The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources, talks about his new book, and the realities of the increasing reliance on extreme energy. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 The Silent Treatment | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Eyal Press, a New York-based journalist and author most recently of Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, talks about American whistleblowers – what motivates them to speak out and what retaliation they may face. Download mp3 at www.archive.org

 Welcome to the House of Fund | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Stephan Salisbury, the cultural writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, and author most recently of Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland, talks about federal funding of local police in the wake of 9/11 and the surveillance and policing of citizens across all of the United States.Download mp3 at www.archive.org

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