A Rhyme of Two Fathers
Portside.org
Seattle poet Jed Myers puts himself in the shoes of a Mexican father as two men plan to cross international borders.
Sex and Gender Diversity Is Growing Across the US
The Conversation
Despite the challenges sex- and gender-diverse people face, their numbers will keep growing as sex- and gender-diverse movements get stronger, more people gain access to the internet and connect with other marginalized sex- and gender-diverse people.
Abolishing ICE Isn’t Radical — It’s Rational
otherwords.org
ICE is supposed to keep Americans safe. Instead, it's terrorizing refugees, families, and small children.
Puerto Rico Confronts a New Hurricane Season — and Old Injustices
Foreign Policy in Focus
The disastrous impacts of Hurricane Maria were magnified by inequalities of race, income, and access to U.S. political power.
Noam Chomsky: From Geopolitical Conflict to Nuclear Abolition
Acclaimed writer and activist Noam Chomsky delivered the keynote address to a meeting titled Two Minutes to Midnight: How Do We Move from Geopolitical Conflict to Nuclear Abolition? Co-organized by the International Peace Bureau and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung—New York Office
Exposed: Betsy DeVos’s Record Of Dismantling Student Protections
In a “Beat” special report, Ari Melber examines Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos’s track record of rolling back years of policy in ways that affect millions of students, including ending programs that support diversity in schools
Movie | Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Morgan Neville's new movie Won't You Be My Neighbor? documents the unlikely stardom of Fred Rogers and his long-running children's show. In theaters now.
What Is the Tragedy of the Commons?
What happens when individuals each seek to exploit a shared resource without rules that protect the common good? Another story of markets being irrational.
Workplace Safety: Gun Edition
While we’re celebrating America, what’s more American than gun violence? Michelle Wolf mocks the NRA’s notion of a good guy with a gun.
Friday Nite Videos | July 6, 2018
Portside
Workplace Safety: Gun Edition. What Is the Tragedy of the Commons? Movie | Won't You Be My Neighbor? Exposed: Betsy DeVos’s Record Of Dismantling Student Protections. Noam Chomsky: From Geopolitical Conflict to Nuclear Abolition.
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