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Edward M. Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009)
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- Resuscitation November 21, 2020Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Resuscitation https://anchor.fm/kwesi-ford/episodeswehateithere7
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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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- U.S., Russian Navy Involved In Brief Confrontation At Sea November 24, 2020Russia says it "chased off" a U.S. Navy ship in contested territory in the Sea of Japan, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.Jaclyn Diaz
- Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups November 24, 2020Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where President Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts.Juana Summers
- England Cuts Quarantine Time For Travelers With Negative COVID-19 Test November 24, 2020Starting next month, some travelers going to England could cut their 14-day mandatory quarantine down to five days if a COVID-19 test comes up negative.Jaclyn Diaz
- David Dinkins, New York City's First Black Mayor, Dies At 93 November 24, 2020Dinkins, who defeated incumbent Ed Koch in the Democratic mayoral primary, went on to lead the city in the 1990s during a time of economic and racial strife.Jaclyn Diaz
- U.S., Russian Navy Involved In Brief Confrontation At Sea November 24, 2020
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- Trump Administration Approves Start of Formal Transition to Biden November 24, 2020A key official designated President-elect Joe Biden as the apparent winner after Michigan certified his victory there and President Trump lost another court decision in Pennsylvania.Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman, Nick Corasaniti and Jim Rutenberg
- Janet Yellen Has Excelled at Big Jobs. This Will Be the Hardest One Yet. November 24, 2020The nominee for Treasury secretary will face the tricky politics of generating a strong recovery out of the pandemic.Neil Irwin
- Biden Will Nominate First Women to Lead Treasury and Intelligence, and First Latino to Run Homeland Security November 24, 2020John Kerry, the former secretary of state, will be the international climate czar, signaling the new administration’s commitment to fighting climate change.Michael Crowley and Jeanna Smialek
- What Donald Trump Liked About Being President November 24, 2020He preferred the parts of the job that combined pomp, splendor and a world amenable to his decisions. In other words, he always seemed to genuinely enjoy pardoning turkeys.Matt Flegenheimer and Maggie Haberman
- Virginia Democrats, Thrilled With Biden Victory, Aren’t Looking for Carbon Copy November 24, 2020Suburban women who played a huge role in Joe Biden’s victory are not convinced that they need a white man to win their governor’s race next year.Reid J. Epstein
- Trump Administration Approves Start of Formal Transition to Biden November 24, 2020
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- After Weeks Of Delay, Biden's Official Transition Will Finally BeginPresident Trump has indicated he's clearing the way for the official transition to begin. The General Services Administration sent the Biden team a letter making available official resources to help.Domenico Montanaro
- Trump Allows Formal Transition To Biden Presidency To BeginPresident Trump said on Monday that he is allowing his administration to begin the transition to the Biden presidency, while still not fully conceding the election.Ayesha Rascoe
- After Weeks Of Delay, Biden's Official Transition Will Finally Begin
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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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- Trump accepts US presidency transition to Biden must beginThe president says a key federal agency should "do what needs to be done", but he vows to fight on.
- Paris police in 'shocking' clash at migrant campPolice dismantled the makeshift camp, tipped migrants out of their tents, and used tear gas.
- 'It's changing the nerdy stereotypes about chess'Radio 1 Newsbeat speaks to two female chess players about the Netflix show and modern chess culture.
- Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desertWildlife officials spotted the "unusual" structure while counting sheep, leaving them baffled.
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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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