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The Wire’s David Simon on True Crime
4 Apr 2009 … Crime beat reporter-turned-executive producer David Simon shares true crime stories and the art of good storytelling. Continue reading
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The End of the (Wire)Line
7 Jul 2013 … Discover why companies like AT&T want to unplug the way roughly 19 million Americans still communicate with the rest of the world. Continue reading
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Our President Is Up to No Good
3 Mar 2017 … Earlier today President Trump let fly a stunning poisoned-tip tweet: Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2017 Continue reading
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David Simon
1 Jan 2012 … A 2010 recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant,” David Simon is best known as a screenwriter, producer and creator of several critically acclaimed television series including Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999), The Wire (2002–2008) and Treme (2010–2013). Over Continue reading
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Highlights: America as a Horror Show
2 Feb 2014 … Watch clips from Bill's interview with David Simon, journalist and creator of The Wire in which he talks the "astonishing" rise of libertarianism, the tragedy of capitalism and why he's want push politicians to the curb. Continue reading
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David Simon at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas
1 Jan 2014 … Journalist and creator of The Wire talks about how America is "utterly schizophrenic" when it comes to our society, economy and politics. Continue reading
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Hillary Clinton’s New Campaign Ad Lets Republicans Do the Talking on Trump
5 May 2016 … Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a fact that is upsetting for not just many Americans but much of the entire world. That includes a whole lot of the GOP — Trump’s own party — which has spent Continue reading
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Segment: David Simon on Our Rigged Political System
2 Feb 2014 … In part two of his interview, David Simon, creator of the TV series The Wire, talks to Bill about the triumph of capital over democracy. Watch part one of David Simon's interview. Continue reading
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Why Big Cable Is Bad News for the Internet
5 May 2016 … I’m going to let you in on a little secret about the Internet: Big cable companies hate it. That’s a bad thing because for most Americans big cable companies are the on-ramps to the wired world. And big cable companies Continue reading
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Putting Political Corruption on Ice
2 Feb 2014 … This week we feature two Americans fighting against corruption: David Simon, creator of The Wire and activist Lawrence Lessig, who has taken an unconventional approach to highlight the need to get money out of politics. Continue reading