“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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- Keeping It Local: Community Leader Cassandra Welchlin Is Galvanizing Voting Power In Jackson, Mississippi September 19, 2020Source: Courtesy of Cassandra Welchin / other Coping with the day-to-day realities of a yearnewsone Staff
- Our Voices Booklet September 12, 2020A note from the editor Katswe Sisterhood – Dear Reader, Thank you for supporting the our voiceGot1dimple
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- Keeping It Local: Community Leader Cassandra Welchlin Is Galvanizing Voting Power In Jackson, Mississippi September 19, 2020
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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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- The Emmys Pull Off A Good Show As 'Schitt's Creek' And 'Watchmen' Shine September 21, 2020Sunday night's Emmy Awards, which featured neither a large crowd nor a red carpet, managed to achieve a charming intimacy as 'Watchmen,' 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Succession' all won major awards.Linda Holmes
- Money Tracker: How Much Trump And Biden Have Raised In The 2020 Election September 21, 2020See the latest campaign finance figures for President Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden.Sean McMinn
- Census Could Look 'Manipulated' If Cut Short By Trump Officials, Bureau Warned September 21, 2020Curtailing the time for conducting the census in the middle of a pandemic will lead to "fatal data quality flaws that are unacceptable," Census Bureau career officials warned in an internal document.Hansi Lo Wang
- As Firefighters Battle Dozens Of Blazes, California's Bobcat Fire Nears 100,000 Acres September 21, 2020Improving weather conditions have aided firefighters' efforts to contain major wildfires on the West Coast, but dozens rage on. The Bobcat Fire has become one of Los Angeles County's largest ever.Rachel Treisman
- The Emmys Pull Off A Good Show As 'Schitt's Creek' And 'Watchmen' Shine September 21, 2020
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- Trump and Democrats Brace for Showdown Over Supreme Court Seat September 21, 2020The president’s determination to confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election set lawmakers on a collision course as Congress deals with other major issues.Peter Baker and Maggie Haberman
- Abortion Was Back-Burnered in the Presidential Race. Not Anymore. September 20, 2020The battle over the Supreme Court brings back a volatile issue with political risks for both sides, even as it energizes parts of their bases.Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Photos of Her Rise to the Supreme Court September 20, 2020Pictures capture moments in her legal career, from law school professor to associate justice on the high court.Judith Levitt
- To Conservatives, Barrett Has ‘Perfect Combination’ of Attributes for Supreme Court September 21, 2020Judge Amy Coney Barrett is regarded as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Elizabeth Dias and Adam Liptak
- The Nation Lost a Titan. Brooklyn Lost a Native Daughter. September 21, 2020Ruth Bader Ginsburg — “Kiki” to her Brooklyn family — was a product of the borough’s public schools and synagogues. She is revered on her home ground.John Leland
- Trump and Democrats Brace for Showdown Over Supreme Court Seat September 21, 2020
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- What Will The Future Of Theater Look Like? 'Our Artists Are Going To Lead Us'It's hard to predict exactly how theater will come back after the pandemic, but here are a couple guesses: Fewer crowds, more collective imagination, and a focus on racial and environmental justice.Jeff Lunden
- Jiayang Fan On 'How My Mother And I Became Chinese Propaganda'NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jiayang Fan, staff writer for The New Yorker, about her piece, "Motherland," which is featured in a recent issue of the magazine.
- What Will The Future Of Theater Look Like? 'Our Artists Are Going To Lead Us'
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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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- FinCEN Files: HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warningThe transfers took place after officials were told of the $80m fraud, the secret files reveal.
- Trump's plan to replace Ginsburg an abuse of power, says BidenThe Democratic presidential nominee says it is wrong to replace Justice Ginsburg before the election.
- Emmy Awards 2020: Succession and Schitt's Creek win bigZendaya, Jeremy Strong, Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara are among the big acting winners.
- India Covid-19: Taj Mahal reopens after longest shutdownThe iconic monument was closed in March to halt the spread of coronavirus.
- FinCEN Files: HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning
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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
- The Talk Shows April 24, 2005Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005
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