“Pardon me brother, as you stand in your glory. I hope you don’t mind, if I tell the whole story.”
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield playing the “Save the Children” benefit concert in Chicago 1972.
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- What is causing a spike in crime? Capitalism and white supremacy. July 16, 2021If you live in the Atlanta area, you likely have been inundated with endless stories about the riseCommunity Movement Builders
- Bill Cosby’s conviction has been overturned. Has anything fundamentally changed? July 14, 2021To be clear, Bill Cosby is an ADMITTED serial rapist. Recent events do not change that fact, for betCommunity Movement Builders
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- What is causing a spike in crime? Capitalism and white supremacy. July 16, 2021
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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 […]
- An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer June 2, 2016
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- Novak Djokovic's 'Golden Slam' Dreams Are Crushed With Olympic Semifinal Elimination July 30, 2021The Serbian star was beaten in the men's tennis semifinal by Germany's Alexander Zverev. It means he won't make history by winning all four major tournaments and Olympic gold in a single year.Merrit Kennedy
- Get $100 For A Vaccine? Cash Incentives Work For Some, Others Not So Much July 30, 2021President Biden has called on states and localities to offer $100 to people who get vaccinated. Many states have already offered cash incentives, with varying results.Josie Fischels
- Defending BMX Olympic Gold Medalist Connor Fields Is Hospitalized After A Bad Crash July 30, 2021Fields, who took gold in BMX racing at the 2016 Olympic Games, came down wrong from a jump and suffered a horrific crash. A Team USA doctor says Fields is stable and awaiting further evaluation.Merrit Kennedy
- Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City? July 30, 2021As a landmark federal opioid trial nears completion, West Virginia communities are demanding $2.5 billion in compensation. Drug firms say they acted responsibly in shipping millions of pills.Brian Mann
- Novak Djokovic's 'Golden Slam' Dreams Are Crushed With Olympic Semifinal Elimination July 30, 2021
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- Shopping for Ice Buckets July 26, 2021Do you really need an ice bucket? Only if you don’t want to keep running to the freezer for ice.Tim McKeough
- The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most July 28, 2021New research shows that all groups are behind in math and reading after disruptions during the pandemic. But it’s the most vulnerable students who experienced the steepest setbacks.Sarah Mervosh
- Always a Bride and Groom, Now Together as a Married Couple July 30, 2021Denise Fennell and Rick Pasqualone were married an estimated 5,000 times between them as stars in “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding,” the Off Broadway hit.Vincent M. Mallozzi
- Is Nose Hair Essential to Fighting Off Colds and Other Viral Illnesses? July 30, 2021Expert advice on whether trimming or waxing your nose hairs might increase the risk of respiratory infections.Richard Klasco, M.D.
- What’s Ripping American Families Apart? July 29, 2021The U.S. seems to be in the middle of a pervasive psychological decline.David Brooks
- Shopping for Ice Buckets July 26, 2021
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- 'You Don't Have To Die': In Speech, Biden Described Plan To Get Americans VaccinatedPresident Biden is facing setbacks in his push to get the country vaccinated. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, he's telling federal workers they need to get the shot or get tested regularly.Franco Ordoñez
- Yola Takes The Whole Wheel With 'Stand For Myself'The British-born singer is, after years of successful but imbalanced collaborative work and four Grammy nominations for her last record, finally and fully at the creative helm of her career.Ari Shapiro
- 'You Don't Have To Die': In Speech, Biden Described Plan To Get Americans Vaccinated
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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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- Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdownAuthorities say the deployment is needed, but critics argue it will "pick on" marginalised groups.
- Nanjing: New virus outbreak worst after Wuhan, say Chinese state mediaAlmost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.
- Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles apparatus finals in doubt because of continuing 'twisties'US gymnast Simone Biles says she is still struggling with the 'twisties', raising doubts about whether she will compete in the apparatus finals.
- A US company has turned a former coal plant into a gas-fired Bitcoin mineEnvironmentalists have criticised the gas-fired mine but the company says it offsets its emissions.
- Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown
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- Farewell, summer October 1, 2015
- Oregon college shooting live updates: 'There's been another mass shooting in America,' Obama says October 1, 2015
- Farewell, summer October 1, 2015
- 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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