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- Sanctions Sanctions August 18, 2019www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49386829Got1dimple
- NEIL KENLOCK - THE LOST LEGACIES OF THE BRITISH BLACK PANTHERS August 13, 2019by Ananya Wilson-Bhattacharya If you’re passing through Brixton Market, exploring the vintage clothiNorwich Radical
- In Search of Our Mothers Gardens: Womanist Prose by Alice Walker July 16, 2019I don’t know if I was looking for something in particular when I began reading this book of essays.Atieno Otieno
- An American Marriage: A Love Letter to the Black Community July 16, 2019“Georgia, this is a love letter. Everything I do is a love letter addressed to you.” There are a fewAtieno Otieno
- Messy Jesse's Political Children June 16, 2019For years I have avoided the politics of my country and state because I know how corrupted the politTheSkyisFalling
- Sanctions Sanctions August 18, 2019
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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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- More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier August 21, 2019The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can't be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills.Rebecca Davis
- Do Your Wurst. Food Pun Haters, The Yolk's On You August 21, 2019If you relish puns, then you'll love a new game that gives you two food-themed topics to blend into one deliciously bad joke. The food pun is so beloved, there's even one in the story of Adam and Eve.Nina Martyris
- China Confirms British Consulate Employee Held On 'Administrative Detention' August 21, 2019Hong Kong resident Simon Cheng disappeared on Aug. 8 during a business trip to neighboring Shenzhen. A Chinese official confirmed his arrest on Wednesday, saying it is an internal matter for Beijing.Scott Neuman
- How A Tip — And Facial Recognition Technology — Helped The FBI Catch A Killer August 21, 2019Even as civil libertarians warn about the increased use of facial recognition by federal authorities, the bureau is using it to track down some of its most wanted suspects.Ryan Lucas
- More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier August 21, 2019
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- N.R.A. Gets Results on Gun Laws in One Phone Call With the President August 21, 2019After talking with Wayne LaPierre, the group’s chief executive, President Trump’s interest in new gun laws fades and he repeats many of its longtime positions.Maggie Haberman, Annie Karni and Danny Hakim
- Trump Accuses Jewish Democrats of ‘Great Disloyalty’ August 21, 2019The president’s echo of a longstanding anti-Semitic smear drew condemnation from diplomats and analysts across the political spectrum.Julie Hirschfeld Davis
- In Denmark, Bewilderment and Anger Over Trump’s Canceled Visit August 21, 2019The cancellation, because the country expressed no interest in selling Greenland, was a rare snub for Denmark’s head of state.Martin Selsoe Sorensen
- Putting a Positive Spin on Oil Exploration in the Arctic Refuge August 21, 2019The Trump administration pressed scientists for quick findings, dismissed bad news and revised a report in its push for lease sales, records show.Henry Fountain and Steve Eder
- Boris Johnson Needs Help From Trump, but Not Too Much August 21, 2019As he undertakes his first foreign trip, Mr. Johnson needs American support for Brexit. But he also needs help from Berlin and Paris, where the president is regarded with suspicion.Stephen Castle and Steven Erlanger
- N.R.A. Gets Results on Gun Laws in One Phone Call With the President August 21, 2019
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- Sleater-Kinney Releases A Last Album, Ending An Era For the Indie Rock TrioSleater-Kinney's longtime drummer is leaving the band — but not before they release one last album together. It marks the end of an era for the indie rock power trio.Will Hermes
- How The Flying Shame Movement Got Off The GroundNPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Umair Irfan, who covers climate change and the environment for Vox, about the flying shame movement and what can be done about carbon emissions from air travel.
- Sleater-Kinney Releases A Last Album, Ending An Era For the Indie Rock Trio
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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
- The NBA Season That Was
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- Trump cancels Denmark visit amid spat over sale of GreenlandThe US president abruptly cancels his visit after the Danish PM says he cannot purchase Greenland.
- Amazon fires: Record number burning in Brazil rainforest - space agencyFires in the Amazon have risen 84% amid growing deforestation, Brazil's space research agency says.
- China threatens sanctions over US-Taiwan F-16 fighter plane dealThe US government has approved the potential $8bn fighter plane sale, the largest in decades.
- Sony 'disappointed' as Spider-Man MCU deal endsSony Pictures has owned the film rights to the Marvel character since 1999.
- Trump cancels Denmark visit amid spat over sale of Greenland
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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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