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Friday Nite Videos | May 19, 2023

Jim Jordan Shut Down at 'Whistleblower' Hearing. Masters Of War | Bob Dylan (The RoJ LiGht Cover). Malcolm X at 98 | Angela Davis. We Talked to The Wire’s David Simon About the Writers' Strike. Pussy Riot's Powerful Message to Vladimir Putin.

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Jim Jordan Shut Down at 'Whistleblower' Hearing | Brian Tyler Cohen
Jordan's witnesses are not really whistleblowers, but they are very much deserving of being fired from law enforcement and having their security clearances revoked.

Masters Of War | Bob Dylan (The RoJ LiGht Cover)
Dylan's second album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, debuted 60 years ago, in May 1963. It marked the beginning of the period of Dylan's intense political engagement, including the songs Masters of War, Blowin' in the Wind and A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall.

Malcolm X at 98 | Angela Davis
A talk by Angela Davis on the occasion of Malcolm X's 98th birthday, at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.

We Talked to The Wire's David Simon About the Writers' Strike
David Simon, the creator of The Wire, says he’s on strike to protect new generations of writers and make sure they aren’t exploited by studios.

Pussy Riot's Powerful Message to Vladimir Putin | Nadya Tolokonnikova
A founding member of Pussy Riot tells the story of her ongoing fight for freedom, sharing what motivates her resistance and delivering a powerful message to Putin himself.

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