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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- 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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- Greyhound Will Pay $2.2 Million To End A Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Sweeps September 27, 2021The company failed to warn customers of the searches and subjected passengers to discrimination based on skin color or national origin, the Washington state attorney general said Monday.The Associated Press
- R. Kelly Found Guilty Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking September 27, 2021A jury found the disgraced R&B star guilty of charges that included sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering and sex trafficking. He faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.Anastasia Tsioulcas
- The DEA Is Warning Of A Rise In Overdose Deaths From Fake Drugs Laced With Fentanyl September 27, 2021In its first public safety alert in six years, the Drug Enforcement Administration says many counterfeit prescription drugs sold online contain a potentially lethal dose of the opioid.Brian Mann
- Rep. Karen Bass Launches Campaign To Be The Next Mayor Of Los Angeles September 27, 2021The six-term Democrat is one of the more high-profile names to enter the race to be LA's next mayor.Claudia Grisales
- Greyhound Will Pay $2.2 Million To End A Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Sweeps September 27, 2021
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- Murders Spiked in 2020 in Cities Across the United States September 27, 2021The year-to-year increase in murders from 2019 was the largest since national record-keeping began in 1960. But overall, major crimes declined last year.Neil MacFarquhar
- These Health Care Workers Would Rather Get Fired Than Get Vaccinated September 27, 2021Monday is the vaccination deadline for New York State health care workers. Thousands of refusers have failed to meet it.Anne Barnard, Grace Ashford and Neil Vigdor
- Red Covid September 27, 2021Covid’s partisan pattern is growing more extreme.David Leonhardt
- As Biden’s Agenda Faces Make-or-Break Week, Democrats Race to Avert Shutdown September 27, 2021President Biden and top Democrats are maneuvering to unite their party’s feuding factions around a multitrillion-dollar agenda agenda. Follow updates here.The New York Times
- The U.S. Debt Ceiling: Everything You Need to Know September 27, 2021Political polarization turned a tool for fiscal responsibility into a recipe for economic calamity.Alan Rappeport
- Murders Spiked in 2020 in Cities Across the United States September 27, 2021
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- U.S. Takes The Ryder Cup In A Historically Dominant WinA team made up of the best male golfers in the U.S. is celebrating a dominating win Sunday in the Ryder Cup. The Americans tallied a record-setting number of points against the European team.Tom Goldman
- The Vaccine Mandate For Healthcare Workers Means Hospitals Are Losing StaffNew York healthcare workers must be vaccinated for COVID-19 or lose their jobs. At one rural hospital, opposition to the vaccine is exacerbating an existing labor shortage, forcing cuts to services.Ryan Finnerty
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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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- R. Kelly found guilty in sex trafficking trialAfter decades of allegations, the singer was found guilty of running a scheme to abuse women and children.
- The testimony that convicted R. KellySeveral women said the R&B superstar had attacked them and forced them into humiliating sex acts.
- Germany election: Coalition talks begin after close electionThe election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will be chancellor.
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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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