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Sam Richards, a renowned sociologist explores what sociology is about - empathy - and combines that with the current issue of the perception of the United States in the Middle East. Also available on YouTube TEDxPSU - Sam Richards - A Radical Experiment in Empathy

Senator Sanders speaking in the chamber on the economy on March 3, 2009. Found on Youtube. Originally recorded from CSPAN2. (13:09)

This aired on 10/09/09 on Bill Moyers Journal, and is Moyers' essay on the revolving door of insurance and governement.

This is an excerpted clip (2:36) of Andrea Mitchell interviewing Barney Frank on TARP on July 10, 2009. Full video (5:35) Partial transcript in extended entry.

Torturing Democracy. Documentary detailing the implementation and use of torture under the George Bush Administration. 2009.

This is an excellent recent source site that pulls together official documentation, interviews, and the video. The documentary (in three parts) is in the extended entry.

This clip is from the May 10, 2009 showing of GPS with Fareed Zakaria. Panel consists of Richard Haass, Shashi Tharoor and Aqil Shah discussing the power of the Pakistani military. (10:29)

Top Secret. Bill Moyers Journal 5/01/2009. Below is a clip from the program where the discussants raise a number of issues about whether investigation and prosecution of torture approved under the Bush administration should be pursued. I encourage people to watch the full interview at the above link. The transcript is available at this link.