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Friday Nite Videos -- September 19, 2014

Brother Earth (Boots Riley). Playing for Change: La Bamba. Sarah Jones: The Future. Colbert: No Boots on the Ground in Iraq. 300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds.

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Brother Earth (with Boots Riley and Josh Healey) 
Overheating and fed up, Brother Earth delivers one final PSA (Planetary Service Announcement) to the people of the world. 

Playing for Change: La Bamba
A musical trip from the roots of La Bamba in Mexico into the heart of Africa. Listen to how easily this traditional song travels the globe.

 

What Does the Future Hold? Quirky Characters Answer 
In a laugh-out-loud performance, Sarah Jones invites 11 "friends" from the future on stage—from a fast-talking Latina to an outspoken police officer—to ask them the questions all of us want answered.

Colbert: No Boots on the Ground in Iraq
President Obama insists that the U.S. won't be deploying ground troops to Iraq, prompting Fox News pundits to speculate about the meaning of "boots."

300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds
Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now, we need to manage the transition to a post-carbon economy.

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