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Do You Love Me?

January 1, 2021

They may not have soul, but they've definitely got moves. The Boston Dynamics menagerie lightens up the New Year.

What $1.7 Trillion in Student Debt Looks Like

January 1, 2021

More than other mind-blowing sums. More than $1 million per day since the birth of Jesus.

Bernie Sanders Slams Mitch McConnell On $2,000 Stimulus Checks

January 1, 2021

Bernie Sanders says "socialism for the rich" is Amazon, owned by Jeff Bezos, the richest man on Earth, paying no taxes and getting millions of dollars in rebates.

The 2020 Song - A Year In Review We Didn't Start The Fire Parody

January 1, 2021

It's been an extremely rough year. We deserve a review in song that doesn't bring us down.

All the Ways Georgia Is Suppressing the Vote

January 1, 2021

Georgia voters are still being suppressed. But who will take home the prize for most suppressed? Roy Wood Jr. and Desi Lydic host America’s Got Suppression to find out. #DailyShow #RoyWoodJr #DesiLydic

January 1, 2021

Seven Reasons Why We Need a Major Federal Direct Job Creation Program, ASAP

Frank Stricker National Jobs for All Network

There is work to do—and people who want to work.

January 1, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | January 1, 2021

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All the Ways Georgia Is Suppressing the Vote. The 2020 Song - A Year in Review | We Didn't Start the Fire Parody. Bernie Sanders Slams Mitch McConnell on $2,000 Stimulus Checks. What $1.7 Trillion in Student Debt Looks Like. Do You Love Me?

February 28, 2013

Rosa Parks Meets Justice Scalia

Jim Morin Miami Herald

February 28, 2013

On Justice Scalia's "Racial Entitlement" Remark

NAACP President Benjamin Jealous ABC News

February 28, 2013

If This Is The Deal, Philly Teachers Should Strike

Will Bunch Philadelphia Daily News

Here come the contract demands that the Philadelphia School District would like to cram down the throat of the city's unionized school teachers. The so-called City of Brotherly Love is on the brink of setting a new standard in squeezing middle- class workers to death. It's not like we haven't seen this story before: Working men and women asked to take a sizable pay cut...and work longer hours...and pay more for shrinking benefits.