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The Black Eyed Peas | Big Love

September 21, 2018

“No kid should have to live through what you’re about to see,” the narrator warns. The Black Eyed Peas take us through a gut-wrenching video tour of the reality of school shootings and child separations. Produced in partnership with March for Our Lives and Families Belong Together.

Felony Disenfranchisement | John Oliver

September 21, 2018

An extraordinary number of people with felony convictions are unfairly prohibited from voting, and the worst state for this — surprise — is Florida.

September 21, 2018

Friday Nite Videos | Sept 21, 2018

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Felony Disenfranchisement | John Oliver. The Black Eyed Peas | Big Love. Laura Poitras Movie | Risk. Vote 'Em Out. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9".

September 21, 2018

Discovery of Galileo’s Long-Lost Letter Shows He Edited His Heretical Ideas to Fool the Inquisition

Alison Abbott Nature

A newly-discovered seven-page letter by Galileo is one of the earliest manifestos for scientific freedom. It documents Galileo's damage control at the start of his battle with the religious authorities.

September 21, 2018

Progressives Need a Clear Strategy for 2020 and Beyond—Here Are 5 Guidelines

Max Elbaum and Calvin Cheung-Miaw In These Times

Progressives have significant numbers. But we need to continue to build our ranks, and mobilize behind a winning political strategy.

September 21, 2018

#MeToo and McDonald’s

Annelise Orleck Jacobin Magazine

It’s been a long time since a strike in the US directly targeted sexual harassment. But on Tuesday, women workers took direct action against their bosses and brought the #MeToo movement to McDonald's.

September 21, 2018

#WhyIDidntReport: Sexual Assault Victims React to Trump's Attack on Ford

Sam Wolfson The Guardian

Victims explain the difficulty in reporting sexual crimes after the president questioned Christine Blasey Ford’s credibility

September 20, 2018

Dead-End Lives: Drugs and Violence in the Shadow of Madrid

Chris Bambery Counterfire

A study of poverty and drug addiction in the slums outside Madrid reveals the callous and destructive nature of the neoliberal city.

September 20, 2018

Tidbits - Sept. 20, 2018 - Reader Comments, Hurricane Maria one year later; Julia Salazar; Second Amendment; Public Libraries; Haiti; Resources; Announcements-Chicago, Boston; Bay Area, New York; and more...

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Reader Comments, Julia Salazar victory; Hurricane Maria one year later; International Movement against New Right-Wing Axis; Second Amendment; Public Libraries in Civil Society; Resources; Announcements-Chicago, Boston; Bay Area, New York; and more..

September 20, 2018

An Immigrant Woman Takes Charge of the United Farm Workers

David Bacon American Prospect

Teresa Romero was just selected as the new president of the United Farm Workers -- the third person to hold that office following Cesar Chavez and Arturo Rodriguez. She is the first woman and first immigrant to serve in that position.