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BenjaminRBarber

  1. Miss my CNN Your Money appearance over the weekend debating #stimulus vs. #austerity for econ. growth? Watch it here: youtu.be/caXb7joKmqU 7:50 AM May 14th via web
  2. After 9/11 Adam Yauch of the #BeastieBoys organized a benefit concert that challenged the War on Terror narrative: huff.to/Iypb2C 8:11 AM May 7th via web
  3. Sec. Hillary Clinton on U.S. & #China: "Our countries have become thoroughly, inescapably #interdependent." nyti.ms/INIMR5 3:15 PM May 4th via web
  4. #MayDay protests according to the NYT: "Clashes & arrests" in the US, but "Rising anger at austerity" in Europe: huff.to/K5VxmB 1:17 PM May 3rd via web
  5. On Monday at 4-7pm at Columbia University I'll join a panel to discuss the crisis in the EU & European democracy: bit.ly/HKL0f7 9:32 AM Apr 19th via web
  6. REMINDER: see @RevSekou & I in a FREE public event on the role of religion in democracy at the New School Mon. 4/16: bit.ly/HYKh7z 11:52 AM Apr 13th via web
  7. Individual healthcare mandate is an overreach but unlimited strip searches aren't? My open letter to the Supreme Court: huff.to/HZyaHw 11:05 AM Apr 10th via web
  8. On April 16, see @RevSekou & I discuss "Religion, Politics, & the Future of Global Democracy" at the New School in NYC: bit.ly/HYKh7z 8:15 AM Apr 10th via web
  9. Today at 3:00 PM (ET) see @WillCain & I discuss Mitt Romney's wealth & the GOP primary campaign with Ali Velshi on @CNNYourMoney 10:10 AM Apr 8th via web
  • Name Benjamin Barber
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  • Bio Democratic Theorist, Author of 'Jihad vs. McWorld', Distinguished Senior Fellow at @Demos_org and President and Founder of @intrdpndncemvmt
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