Julian Bond
Julian Bond of the NAACP speaks at the National Equality March, October 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. Introduced by Maxim Thorne.
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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
- The Assasination of Jovenel Moïse July 13, 2021For colonized peoples, there is no just reward for a life lived in service to empire. Haiti’s puppetCommunity Movement Builders
- Black and Brown Consent June 24, 2021Consent in Afro-Caribbean Spaces and Beyond Imagining Culturally Competent Consent It’s summer in thCommunity Movement Builders
- They Institutions Vs. Ours June 22, 2021In one of their tracks, titled They Schools, M-1 and Stic Man, a.k.a the rap duo, Dead Prez, rappedCommunity Movement Builders
- 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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- Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise July 24, 2021The order bans the gathering of more than two people in public. Only government offices, hospitals and essential businesses are allowed to stay open. Ho Chi Minh City has also extended its lockdown.The Associated Press
- Thousands Of People Protest Coronavirus Lockdowns In Australia July 24, 2021The streets of Sydney and other cities filled with protesters opposed to lockdown restrictions amid another surge in cases. Participants carried signs calling for "freedom" and "the truth."The Associated Press
- U.S. Women's Soccer Team Beats New Zealand In A Much-Needed Olympics Comeback July 24, 2021Team USA scored big, rebounding after a disappointing loss to Sweden. The 6-1 win keeps alive the Americans' goal of becoming the first women's team to take Olympic gold after winning the World Cup.Kat Lonsdorf
- 'Rebel' Skateboarding Is Ready For Its Olympic Debut in Tokyo July 24, 2021Skateboarding is one of four new sports added to the Olympics this year. For skateboarders who have long loved their rebel status, performing in the mainstream Olympics is just a bit different.Mandalit del Barco
- Vietnam Locks Down Hanoi For 15 Days As COVID-19 Cases Rise July 24, 2021
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- Suddenly It’s Bare Season July 22, 2021Bras in the parks, skivvies on Fifth Avenue: Is this the logical endpoint of increasingly blurred distinctions between public and private?Guy Trebay
- A Grandfather Died in ‘Swatting’ Over His Twitter Handle, Officials Say July 24, 2021Mark Herring had a fatal heart attack after the police swarmed his house after a fake emergency call. A Tennessee man was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with the episode.Maria Cramer
- The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online July 24, 2021Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines.Sheera Frenkel
- ‘The Hot Doctor’ Finds a Life Partner Close to Home July 23, 2021It took Dr. Ryan Weight almost a year to ask Jerri Hobdy out on a date. However, it only took one bubble tea outing to solidify their connection.Jenny Block
- Bruce Kirby, Who Transformed Sailing With a ‘Doodle,’ Dies at 92 July 24, 2021On yellow legal paper, Mr. Kirby, a self-taught designer and Olympic sailor, came up with an impromptu design for a lightweight craft that changed the face of sailing.Chris Museler
- Suddenly It’s Bare Season July 22, 2021
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- New Capitol Police Chief Defends The Agency In The Wake Of The Jan. 6 RiotThe new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since.Alana Wise
- The Ubiquitous, Confounding, Misunderstood 5 Stages Of GriefNPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Radiolab producer Rachael Cusick about her search for Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, the psychiatrist behind the five stages of grief.Ailsa Chang
- New Capitol Police Chief Defends The Agency In The Wake Of The Jan. 6 Riot
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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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- India monsoon: Rescuers search for survivors after heavy rainsHeavy rains have battered India's western coast, leaving dozens dead and prompting mass evacuations.
- Australia Covid: Arrests at anti-lockdown protestsThousands take to the streets in Sydney, with further protests in Melbourne and Brisbane.
- Surfside tower collapse: No sign of final victim as Miami search endsAs the search for remains in the collapsed apartment block ends, one victim remains unaccounted for.
- Golds, shock exits and heat on day one in TokyoThere were early gold medals for China, Iran and South Korea on a sweltering opening day of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
- India monsoon: Rescuers search for survivors after heavy rains
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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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