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- May 4: The Candidate Selection Process April 27, 2022
Amiri Baraka at the 1972 National Black Political Convention in Gary IN Important announcements SeeHank Williams
- Why Is We Americans? January 16, 2022 thehealer31
- Chief Wor’Yahi Meets the Prince of Pan-Africanism November 14, 2021
Friday, November 5, 2021 Tyriek “Ras Riek” Baucom meets Dr. Umar Johnson in Atlanta, Georgia at theTyriek Baucom
- Black Folk Better Start Having Some Real Conversations About The Noise November 12, 2021
I have been talking to some folk who says that Black folk are not having real conversations about isCurmilus Dancy 2 (Butch)
- Can Black Nationalism Be Revolutionary? September 15, 2021
The idea of nationalism has been used in history as both a destructive force and a liberatory one. SCommunity Movement Builders
- May 4: The Candidate Selection Process April 27, 2022
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DemocracyNow!
- An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer June 2, 2016
By 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, 2016
We 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, 2016
Extended 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, 2016
Holocaust 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, 2016
By 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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NPR | Top Stories
- Sri Lanka closes schools and limits work to combat fuel shortage May 20, 2022
Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage during the nation's worst economic crisis in decades.The Associated Press
- Canada bans China's Huawei Technologies from 5G networks May 20, 2022
Wireless carriers in Canada have been banned from installing Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks, as the country joined allies in banning the giant Chinese technology company.The Associated Press
- Georgia NAACP is investigating a traffic stop involving a college lacrosse team May 20, 2022
Delaware State University filed a complaint Wednesday to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division calling for an external investigation of the traffic stop.Jonathan Franklin
- Here's why tech giants want the Supreme Court to freeze Texas' social media law May 19, 2022
Tech industry groups are urging the Supreme Court to block a Texas law barring social media companies from removing posts or banning users based on political viewpointsShannon Bond
- Sri Lanka closes schools and limits work to combat fuel shortage May 20, 2022
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The New York Times
- Biden Seeks Swift Effort to Bring Finland and Sweden Into NATO May 20, 2022
Speedy approval seems likely among most members of the alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but Turkey’s objections remain a sticking point.David E. Sanger
- The war in Ukraine is exacerbating the global hunger crisis, U.N. officials say. May 20, 2022 Farnaz Fassihi
- Moscow Moves to Russify Seized Ukraine Land, Signaling Annexation May 20, 2022
The territory occupied by Russian forces so far in the three-month-old invasion deserves “a worthy place in our Russian family,” a Kremlin official who toured the region said.Marc Santora, Ivan Nechepurenko and Norimitsu Onishi
- New Evidence Shows How Russian Soldiers Executed Men in Bucha May 20, 2022
Witness testimony and videos obtained by The New York Times show how Russian paratroopers executed at least eight Ukrainian men in a Kyiv suburb on March 4, a potential war crime.Yousur Al-Hlou, Masha Froliak, Evan Hill, Malachy Browne and David Botti
- Here’s Why Tallies of U.S. Covid Deaths Aren’t All the Same May 19, 2022
Even the White House has acknowledged that there is no consensus method for compiling coronavirus data.Adeel Hassan and Sarah Cahalan
- Biden Seeks Swift Effort to Bring Finland and Sweden Into NATO May 20, 2022
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All Things Considered
- Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
The Vincent Price Museum in East L.A. features a major exhibition of Latinx artists using sound in their work, from demolishing a piano to dedicating musical oldies to incarcerated loved ones.Mandalit del Barco
- Only 1 human disease has ever been completely eradicated: Smallpox
More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.Joe Richman
- Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
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Dave Zirin’s Edge of Sports
- The NBA Season That Was
This 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 USFL
This 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 Association
This 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 Athletes
This 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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The BBC
- Ukraine war: US fully backs Sweden and Finland Nato bids, Biden says
Both countries submitted their applications to be part of the Western defence alliance this week.
- North Korea: Fighting Covid with traditional medicine
As Covid spreads in North Korea, state media urges the use of traditional medicine against the virus.
- Royals attend Top Gun: Maverick premiere in London
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attend the premiere of the long-awaited Top Gun sequel.
- Monkeypox cases investigated in Europe, US, Canada and Australia
Cases of the rare disease are now confirmed in four European countries, health authorities say.
- Ukraine war: US fully backs Sweden and Finland Nato bids, Biden says
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The Los Angeles Times
- 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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The Washington Post
- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005
House 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, 2005
Five 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, 2005
Howard 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, 2005
Years 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, 2005
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- Lobbyist Paid for DeLay's Airfare April 24, 2005
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