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The Hypocrisy of Bailouts | Jon Stewart

October 29, 2021

Bailing out struggling people is a socialist nightmare? It's almost like the priorities of this country are a little skewed...

Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Cast Perform

October 29, 2021

Could You Be Loved and Jamming from the musical Get Up Stand Up, plus actors and directors discus the story of the songs.

Katie Porter Slams Oil Execs. Yes, She Has Props.

October 29, 2021

Rep. Katie Porter dragged oil execs for wanting more leases to drill while they sit on 13.9 million acres of unused land.

October 29, 2021

For First Time in Public, a Detainee Describes Torture at C.I.A. Black Sites

Carol Rosenberg New York Times

In a sentencing hearing, Majid Khan, a Pakistani who lived in suburban Baltimore before joining Al Qaeda, detailed dungeonlike conditions and episodes of abuse.

October 29, 2021

Not in Our Town: Ephrata, PA Says No to Extremists

Suzy Wurtz Organizing Upgrade

The struggle to protect children from covid by obeying mask mandates comes to a small town in Pennsylvania. How to build a coalition broad enough to beat back right-wing extremists.

October 29, 2021

AOC Urges New Student Debt Relief From Biden

Julia Conley Common Dreams

Student advocates should "organize and prepare actions now," months before student loan payments are set to begin again.

October 29, 2021

How Much Longer Will Major League Baseball Stay in the Closet?

Peter Dreier The Conversation

Athletes in three of the five major male team sports – the NBA, NFL and MLS – have come out while still playing, but not one of more than 20,000 men who have played major league baseball. What’s taken so long?

October 29, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | October 29, 2021

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Katie Porter Slams Oil Execs. Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Cast Perform. The Hypocrisy of Bailouts | Jon Stewart. The Civil War | Trailer. The Devil (Jason Sudeikis) Stops by Weekend Update.

October 28, 2021

Caste, Race — And Class

Sujatha Gidla & Alan Horn New Left Review

New York Times Pulitzer writer Isabel Wilkerson was widely applauded for two books on caste, using racial discrimination analysis that flourished in 1940s academia. But does her U.S. model explain other forms of discrimination internationally?

October 28, 2021

All Hands On Deck in Tight Virginia Election: Hospitality Workers’ Massive Canvass Operation Bets on Bread-and-Butter Issues

UNITE HERE Press Release

With much at state for Virginia workers and families, 200 out-of-work housekeepers, cooks, servers, dishwashers, and hospitality workers triple efforts to increase goal to knock over 200,000 doors for Democrats by Election Day.