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- WHY AREN'T YOU OR YOUR PARENTS MILLIONAIRES October 18, 2019I have been hiding behind the idea that I may be taken the wrong way. I may be too extreme. IGot1dimple
- The BBC is right..., September 27, 2019OK so as a person of colour and a 2 time immigrant, this is well within my wheelhouse of topics andÜmlaut Omega-Tron
- Justin Trudeau September 20, 2019www.youtube.com/watchGot1dimple
- Say no to distractions September 20, 2019Blackface is un-excusable but Black outrage is not to be used for trying to sway votes. All that toGot1dimple
- Netflix's Trigger Warning [part 2] September 19, 2019Episode 4 has let me know this man is putting on a show! It’s either that or he has completelyÜmlaut Omega-Tron
- WHY AREN'T YOU OR YOUR PARENTS MILLIONAIRES October 18, 2019
- DemocracyNow!
- 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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- CBS's 'Bob Hearts Abishola' Rings True To These Nigerian Viewers October 20, 2019The new sitcom is about a white, middle-aged Detroiter who falls head over heels for a Nigerian nurse. We asked a couple of Nigerian viewers what they think of the show.Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
- Trump Drops Plan To Host G-7 Summit At His Miami Resort October 20, 2019Blaming "Media & Democrat Crazed and Irrational Hostility" as the reason for his reversal, the president said he will consider other sites for next year's meeting of international leaders.Emma Bowman
- Andrew Yang Says There Is No Guarantee Impeaching Trump Will Be Successful October 19, 2019Yang says Democrats need to articulate a vision for the country. "When we're talking about Donald Trump, we are losing to Donald Trump, even if it's in the context of talking about impeaching him."Brakkton Booker
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Bernie Sanders' Heart Attack Was A 'Gut Check' Moment October 19, 2019In an interview with NPR, the congresswoman said her decision to endorse Sanders is part of a movement that is "far larger than a presidential campaign."Jenny Gathright
- CBS's 'Bob Hearts Abishola' Rings True To These Nigerian Viewers October 20, 2019
- The New York Times
- After Criticism, Trump to Select New Location for G7 October 20, 2019White House officials would consider another site, the president said, suggesting Camp David was a possibility.Katie Rogers and Eric Lipton
- Defiant Mulvaney Rides Out Storm Over His Ukraine Comments October 19, 2019As he approaches his anniversary in the White House as acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney finds himself in a something of a netherworld.Michael Crowley and Maggie Haberman
- Francis Rooney, G.O.P. Lawmaker Who Won’t Rule Out Impeachment, Is to Retire October 19, 2019A day earlier, Mr. Rooney became the first House Republican to indicate that he was willing to consider supporting articles of impeachment.Emily Cochrane
- Boris Johnson Forced to Seek Brexit Extension After Rebuke from Lawmakers October 19, 2019Even as the British prime minister asked the E.U. to delay the deadline for departure, he warned this would be bad for both sides.Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
- Boris Johnson Has a Trust Problem in Parliament October 19, 2019In thwarting a Brexit vote, lawmakers seek extra insurance against an abrupt departure from the European Union without a deal to shape future relations.Benjamin Mueller
- After Criticism, Trump to Select New Location for G7 October 20, 2019
- All Things Considered
- Music Moment: Summer WalkerSinger Summer Walker's album, Over It, debuted earlier this month — and it's already broken records. Music critic Briana Younger of The New Yorker discusses some of the album's standout songs.
- Book: 'Free Cyntoia'NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Cyntoia Brown-Long about her memoir, Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System.
- Music Moment: Summer Walker
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- Dave Zirin’s Edge of Sports
- 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
- The NBA Season That Was
- The BBC
- UK PM sends unsigned request for Brexit delayNo 10 source says an accompanying letter makes clear Boris Johnson believes an extension would be a mistake.
- Chile protests: Three dead in supermarket fire as clashes continueThe protests were sparked by a rise in metro fares, which has since been suspended.
- Trump abandons plan to host G7 summit at his Miami golf course after criticismThe plan to use one of the president's resorts in Florida sparked bipartisan criticism.
- Qantas completes test of longest non-stop passenger flightThe New York to Sydney flight is part of research on how ultra-long haul journeys affect our bodies.
- UK PM sends unsigned request for Brexit delay
- 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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