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Friday Nite Videos | October 14, 2022

The Trump Allies Who Invoked the Fifth Amendment | Liz Cheney. Crime Reporting | John Oliver. The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales | Movie. The Problem of Gender in Arkansas | Jon Stewart. This Family Made Billions While Killing Half A Million.

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The Trump Allies Who Invoked the Fifth Amendment | Liz Cheney

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., says the “key task” of bringing former President Donald Trump to testify about the attack on Jan. 6 still remains as the Jan. 6 committee presents its findings on Oct. 13.

Crime Reporting | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy.

The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales | Movie

A feature-length, personal essay documentary by filmmaker and philanthropist Abigail Disney that grapples with America’s profound inequality crisis, beginning with Abigail's encounters Disney workers struggling to put food on the table.

The Problem of Gender in Arkansas | Jon Stewart

Jon asks the Attorney General of Arkansas to explain why the state took health care decisions about gender-affirming care out of parents’ hands, overriding the guidelines of every major medical organization.

This Family Made Billions While Killing Half A Million

The Sacklers Purdue Pharmaceuticals are responsible for the opiate painkiller Oxycontin–which is nearly entirely responsible for the opioid addiction epidemic. This is how they got away with it by exploiting byzantine corporate and financial law.
 

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