Harvard Law professor and civil rights scholar Dr. Lani Guinier speaks on “Rethinking Race and Class: A New Vision of Social Justice.” Part of the Andrea Neves and Bart Evans Social Justice Lecture Series.
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- May 4: The Candidate Selection Process April 27, 2022Amiri Baraka at the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary IN Important announcements SeeHank Williams
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- Can Black Nationalism Be Revolutionary? September 15, 2021The idea of nationalism has been used in history as both a destructive force and a liberatory one. SCommunity Movement Builders
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- An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer June 2, 2016By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan It was a bad week for dictators, and a good one for international justice. Two brutal, U.S.-backed dictators who ruled decades ago were convicted for crimes they committed while in power. Hissene Habre took control of the northern African nation of Chad in 1982, and unleashed a reign of terror against his own people, killi […]
- Dave Zirin & Jules Boykoff on the 2016 Rio Olympics & Brazil’s Collapsing Political System June 1, 2016We continue our conversation with Dave Zirin, author of the book "Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy," and Jules Boykoff, author of "Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics." In early August, more than 10,000 athletes across the world will convene in Rio de Janeiro's […]
- "I Want the World to Wake Up": Hiroshima Survivor Criticizes Obama for Pushing New Nuclear Weapons May 27, 2016Extended interview with Setsuko Thurlow, who survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing, about the bombing of 1945 and her push to eliminate nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, Thurlow was at school in Hiroshima when the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on a civilian population. She has been an anti-nuclear activist for decades. Watch Part 1
- Peace Activist and Holocaust Survivor Hedy Epstein Dies at 91 May 27, 2016Holocaust survivor and peace activist Hedy Epstein has died at the age of 91. Epstein was born in Germany and left in 1939 on a Kindertransport to England. Her parents died in Auschwitz. She later returned to Germany to work as a research analyst for the prosecution during the Nuremberg trials. She was involved in civil rights and antiwar movements throughou […]
- Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Takes High-School Detention to a New Level May 26, 2016By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Thursday, Jan. 28, was a cold morning in Durham, North Carolina. Wildin David Guillen Acosta went outside to head to school, but never made it. He was thrown to the ground and arrested by agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ). He has been in detention ever since. Wildin, now 19 years old, fled his home […]
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- Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack? June 30, 2022New York Times journalist Alan Feuer says some members of Trump's inner circle have close ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, whose leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy.Terry Gross
- Mariupol theater bombing was a clear war crime, Amnesty International says June 30, 2022Hundreds of civilians were sheltering in the drama theater during the March siege of Mariupol, the southern Ukrainian port city that Russian troops destroyed and now occupy.Joanna Kakissis
- Families of murdered women and trans Argentinians ensure their voices are not silenced June 30, 2022A visual project documents relatives, siblings, parents and friends of victims of gender-based crimes in ArgentinaEstefania Mitre
- Las voces de víctimas de crímenes de género en Argentina a través de testimonios June 30, 2022Un proyecto visual documenta a familiares, hermanos, padres y amigos de víctimas de crímenes de género en ArgentinaEstefania Mitre
- Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack? June 30, 2022
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- Court Decision Leaves Biden With Few Tools to Combat Climate Change June 30, 2022A Supreme Court ruling, combined with an energy crunch and intraparty politics, makes it nearly impossible for President Biden to achieve his climate goals.Coral Davenport
- West Virginia vs. E.P.A. Is a Crucial Moment in the G.O.P. Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action June 30, 2022 Coral Davenport
- Supreme Court Sides With Biden’s Efforts to End ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program June 30, 2022The program, adopted during the Trump administration, requires some migrants to wait in Mexico while their cases are heard.Adam Liptak
- Supreme Court to Hear Case on State Legislatures’ Power Over Elections June 30, 2022The case, about a North Carolina voting map, has the potential to amplify the influence of state lawmakers over federal elections.Adam Liptak
- Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice June 30, 2022Her confirmation comes as the newly expanded conservative majority moves to give states more control.Annie Karni
- Court Decision Leaves Biden With Few Tools to Combat Climate Change June 30, 2022
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- Supreme Court hands defeat to Native American Tribes in OklahomaOnly recently did the court rule that the eastern half of Oklahoma is on tribal land, and that the state could not bring criminal prosecutions there without the consent of the Indian tribes there.Nina Totenberg
- The region responsible for 40% of Italy's agriculture faces worst drought in 70 yearsItaly's agricultural heartland is suffering its worst drought in 70 years. Authorities are struggling to deal with the situation and save as much of the country's harvest as possible.Adam Raney
- Supreme Court hands defeat to Native American Tribes in Oklahoma
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- The NBA Season That WasThis week we speak to the Athletic’s national NBA columnist about the 2018-2019 NBA season that has come and gone and whether anyone has a chance to upset the set up against the Warriors. We talk the Washington Wizards troubles, Lebron’s first year in Los Angeles, and MVP picks. We also have ‘Choice Words’ on the plan to demolish the San Jose State track and […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- The Wild and Crazy USFLThis week we speak to NY Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman about his book Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL. We go into the league’s history, why it went under, and lessons to be learned from its eventual demise. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about proposed cuts to the Special Olympics and we have the same person getting t […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- NCAA Exploitation Word AssociationThis week we speak to DC-based sports journalist and editor Patrick Hruby about the rot that envelops the NCAA, more visible than ever this March. We do all this through the prism of word association, talking coaches, players, apparel companies, and the NCAA. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Mike Trout’s mega contract. We then got ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- The Attack on Trans AthletesThis week we speak to Katie Barnes of ESPNW about the right wing movement against trans athletes particularly trans women, recent comments by tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and we get their thoughts about the future of the struggle as well. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Russell Westbrook’s confrontation with a so-called fan in Utah. Also we’ve got ‘ […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
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- Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to strategic Black Sea outcropRussia claims it is a gesture of goodwill, but the withdrawal from a Black Sea rock is a big defeat.
- Supreme Court limits Biden's power to cut emissionsThe landmark ruling curbs federal power to limit greenhouse gas emissions in a setback for President Biden.
- Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first black woman on US top courtJustice Jackson will join the highest court in the US at a pivotal moment in its 233-year history.
- Europe heatwave breaks multiple June recordsAn oppressive heatwave has broken temperature records from the Arctic Circle to North Africa.
- Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to strategic Black Sea outcrop
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- Oregon college shooting live updates: 'There's been another mass shooting in America,' Obama says October 1, 2015
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- Oregon college shooting live updates: 'There's been another mass shooting in America,' Obama says October 1, 2015
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- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005House ethics rules bar lawmakers from accepting travel and related expenses from registered lobbyists. The House Majority Leader has said that his expenses on a 2000 trip were paid by a nonprofit organization, and that the financial arrangements for it were proper.R. Jeffrey Smith
- Panel to Start Writing Social Security Bill April 24, 2005Five months after President Bush launched his drive to overhaul Social Security, the difficult, if not impossible, task of drafting legislation begins Tuesday when the Senate Finance Committee holds the first hearing on options to secure Social Security's future.Jonathan Weisman
- DNC Is Told Where to Move Into Bush Bloc April 24, 2005Howard Dean's Democratic National Committee has been studying the electorate, and the party's problem with voters of faith is both worse and better than he feared.Dan Balz
- U.S. Loan Proposed to Rescue Alaska Power Plant April 24, 2005Years ago, the federal government spent $117 million on an experimental "clean coal" power plant in Alaska designed to generate electricity with a minimum of air pollution -- but the project never got up and running.Justin Blum
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- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005
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