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- 06-13-18 - HBCU Profiles: Political Game Changers - Stefanie Brown James June 13, 2018Image Credit: Stefanie Brown James Hey Family, I have this love/hate relationship with social media.Andrea Cambron
- On Africans 'Figuring Out' How To Be Economically Black In America June 8, 2018When Mkawasi Mcharo Hall, an African immigrant from Kenya, was teaching in New York City, she playedPaul Sowers
- Black Panther, black manhood, fantasy and reality May 25, 2018Black Panther is not real and real. It is really a black film that has broken box office records aroHindsPR
- 05-16-18 - HBCU Profiles - Foreign Policy - Asha Castleberry May 16, 2018Image Credit: Asha Castleberry “If you want to be the best on the world stage, you have to leaAndrea Cambron
- Here I Stand by Paul Robeson May 15, 2018Here are the quotes that stood out to me in the book: “Reed is dead now. He won no honours in clasGot1dimple
- 06-13-18 - HBCU Profiles: Political Game Changers - Stefanie Brown James June 13, 2018
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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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- Officials Say Illegal Pesticide Caused Deaths Of 13 Bald Eagles In Maryland June 23, 2018Authorities said there is an "epidemic on the Eastern Shore" of wildlife-poisoning crimes because it's "cheaper and easier" than trapping a nuisance animals or building a fence.Vanessa Romo
- Protests Erupt In Spain As Men Held In 'Wolf Pack' Sex Assault Get Bail June 22, 2018Judges freed five men convicted of sexual abuse of an 18-year-old woman during Running of the Bulls festivities as they appeal the verdict. The move sparked a call for an overhaul of sex crimes laws.Vanessa Romo
- Talks Between South Sudan Leaders Find No Appetite For Concessions June 22, 2018Hopes for peace are hampered as talks come to an end in Ethiopia. The leaders of South Sudan's warring factions, Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, found little common ground.Cameron Jenkins
- 3 Charts That Show What's Actually Happening Along The Southern Border June 22, 2018The number of people taken into custody at the southern U.S. border with Mexico has been decreasing since 2000. Economists say the reasons people choose to cross the border illegally are changing.Rebecca Hersher
- Officials Say Illegal Pesticide Caused Deaths Of 13 Bald Eagles In Maryland June 23, 2018
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- Border Children, Trade War, N.B.A. Draft: Your Friday Evening Briefing June 22, 2018Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.CHARLES McDERMID and MARCUS PAYADUE
- In Tense Meeting, Trump Officials Debate How to Process Migrant Families June 23, 2018The reality of a vastly complicated bureaucratic system is colliding head-on with President Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip use of executive power.MICHAEL D. SHEAR, RON NIXON and KATIE BENNER
- Why Are Parents Bringing Their Children on Treacherous Treks to the U.S. Border? June 23, 2018President Trump hopes to deter the flow of migrants into the United States, but near the busy border crossing in Arizona, some said that the threat of separation from their children would not deter them.JULIE TURKEWITZ, JOSE A. DEL REAL and RYAN CHRISTOPHER JONES
- News Analysis: President Trump, Deal Maker? Not So Fast June 22, 2018After 17 months in office, President Trump has yet to seal many major deals on trade, security, health care, immigration or gun control.PETER BAKER
- Senator Jeff Merkley, a Quiet Stalwart of the Left, Has a Breakout Moment at the Border June 22, 2018Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, has been an under-the-radar presence in Washington. Then a video of his visit to a former Walmart in Texas went viral.SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
- Border Children, Trade War, N.B.A. Draft: Your Friday Evening Briefing June 22, 2018
- All Things Considered
- Remembering Rev. Ralph David Abernathy 50 Years After Resurrection City Came DownFifty years ago this month authorities took down a tent city on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that was part of a protest against poverty. One of the key organizers was the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, a leader of the civil rights movement.Kat Chow
- Schools Are Out For The Summer, But The Debate On How To Make Them Safer ContinuesThe PROMISE program was designed as a way to offer troubled students an alternative to suspension or expulsion. Initiated by the Obama administration in 2014, the program is now under scrutiny following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland, Fla., earlier this year.Anya Kamenetz
- Remembering Rev. Ralph David Abernathy 50 Years After Resurrection City Came Down
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- Dave Zirin’s Edge of Sports
- The Politics of the 2018 World CupThis week we speak to former US Olympic soccer player and the author of Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics, Jules Boykoff about the politics of the World Cup as well as the games themselves. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about why NFL owners have decided to punish those who protest during the anthem. We also have a ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit D […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- The Hidden Queer History Behind “A League of Their Own”This week we speak to Britni de la Cretaz, journalist and writer, about her recent piece that went viral titled “”The Hidden Queer History Behind “A League of Their Own.”” This was a very informative conversation that examined the hidden relationships that existed during WW2 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (A.A.G.P.B.L.), and how women […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- The Greatest ‘What-Ifs’ In Sports HistoryThis week we speak to Mike Pesca from The Gist Podcast about his new book “Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs In Sports History.” This was a really fun conversation, and we talk about topics ranging from what if Muhammad Ali received draft deferment and Len Bias in a Celtics uniform to the reaction of Peter Norman had he raised his fist alongside Joh […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- The NFL Anthem Mess: Putting Out a Fire With KeroseneThis week we have Bijan Bayne, social commentator and author of the book Elgin Baylor: The Man Who Changed Basketball to talk the NFL, the new anthem polcy, and the unholy mess created by unaccountable billionaires. We have ‘Choice Words’ about the White House’s decision to pardon Jack Johnson. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards, to Ste […]Dave Zirin / The Nation
- The Politics of the 2018 World Cup
- The BBC
- Trump says North Korea still 'extraordinary threat'Donald Trump renews sanctions against North Korea, just days after saying it posed no nuclear risk.
- Migrant father describes moment his daughter was taken awayThe BBC speaks to a detained migrant who has not spoken to his daughter since they were separated.
- North Korean propaganda changes its tunePyongyang's propaganda changes from blasting the US as enemy to a much more conciliatory note.
- Brexit: Campaigners to demand new vote in London marchThe UK's exit is "not a done deal", say campaigners on the second anniversary of the EU referendum.
- Trump says North Korea still 'extraordinary threat'
- 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
- The Washington Post
- 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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