Ed Vitagliano, Tim Wildmon, and Abraham Hamilton, III discuss why the protests in Iran matter here in the U.S.A. The protests draw on the desire for freedom from the strong political central powers and limited political freedoms of Iran’s totalitarian government.

Watch this short three-minute video, and you’ll be surprised by what Iranian citizens are doing and are not doing – including something you would not expect if you have ever seen videos showing them burning the American flag. Why doesn't the American mass media cover this? Watch and find out below:

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