“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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- 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 […]
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- "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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- There's No Stopping These Seniors; Even A Pandemic Can't Bring Them Down November 26, 2020Older people are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19. But recent research reveals older populations are less consumed by pandemic depression than those that are younger.Lesley McClurg
- Germany Extends Strict Lockdown Measures With Eye Towards Reopening Ski Slopes November 26, 2020Chancellor Angela Merkel extended limits on private gatherings, and will keep bars and restaurants closed through December, but she asked the EU to agree on a time to reopen the region's ski slopes.Jaclyn Diaz
- Biden's Next Climate Chief Will Tackle 'Existential Threat' At Home November 26, 2020Biden says he'll name someone to coordinate domestic climate policies across the government. Together with climate envoy John Kerry, it will give climate a higher profile than in past administrations.Franco Ordoñez
- Sudan's Former Prime Minister Sadiq Al-Mahdi Dies Of COVID-19 November 26, 2020The former premier's political party confirmed his death on Thursday. He was 84 and died in the United Arab Emirates, where he was receiving treatment.Vanessa Romo
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- Splitting 5 to 4, Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge to Cuomo’s Virus Shutdown Order November 26, 2020Justice Amy Coney Barrett played a decisive role in the decision, which took the opposite approach of earlier court rulings related to coronavirus restrictions in California and Nevada.Adam Liptak
- Trump’s Pardon of Flynn Signals Prospect of a Wave in His Final Weeks in Office November 25, 2020Political allies and associates are starting to press for clemency as the president also considers extending his criminal justice overhaul by commuting lengthy sentences for other offenders.Kenneth P. Vogel and Eric Lipton
- Trump Pardons Michael Flynn November 25, 2020The president’s former national security adviser twice pleaded guilty to lying to investigators about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador.Charlie Savage
- Biden Urges Unity: ‘We’re at War With the Virus, Not With One Another’ November 26, 2020In an emotional address, he pleaded with Americans to “hang on” and cited the death of his son to say that he understood the loss in the nation.Annie Karni
- A Fight Over Agriculture Secretary Could Decide the Direction of Hunger Policy November 26, 2020The delicate proxy clash has pitted Democrats eager to emphasize issues like hunger and nutrition against traditionalists who believe the department should represent rural America.Jonathan Martin
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- Trump Pardons Former National Security Advisor Michael FlynnPresident Trump has issued a pardon to his former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn who pled guilty to lying to the FBI and then recanted.Ryan Lucas
- NEA Heritage Fellow Suni Paz Sings For Children And The Have-NotsOne of the first artists to introduce North American audiences to her style of Latin American music, the folk singer was named a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow.Mandalit del Barco
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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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- Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: PM declares assault on regional capital MekellePM Abiy Ahmed says the military will try not to harm civilians and urged people to stay at home.
- Coronavirus and gender: More chores for women set back gains in equalityWomen take on the burden of unpaid chores during Covid, UN data shows, threatening gender equality.
- Michael Flynn: Trump pardons ex-national security adviserMichael Flynn was among former aides convicted in an investigation into Russian election interference.
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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
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- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005
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