Excessive Force
Los Angeles Times
Big Chill Caused by Polar Vortex
The extreme cold that hit much of the U.S. in January is explained by NASA scientist Eric Fetzer
Creating a Level Playing Field
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Friday Nite Videos -- Feb 28, 2014
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Beethoven in Hong Kong. Big Chill Caused by Polar Vortex. World Science U — Special Relativity Trailer. Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley.
Beethoven in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Festival Orchestra in a flash mob performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony - "Ode to Joy"
World Science U — Special Relativity Trailer
A sneak peek of the initial courses taught by Brian Greene on the new education platform World Science U.
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Whoopi Goldberg's directorial debut dives into the legacy of Moms Mabley, the first female stand-up comedienne. Available on DVD or HBOGo.
Spike Lee’s Amazing Rant Against Gentrification: ‘We Been Here!’
New York Magazine
'Then comes the Christopher Columbus Syndrome. You can’t discover this! We been here.'
An Upcoming Supreme Court Case Could Impose Arizona’s Anti-Gay Bill On The Entire Country
Talking Points Memo
If the Supreme Court is willing to embrace the almost oxymoronic notion that corporations can be people of faith, then there could be little end to business owners’ ability to immunize themselves from the law — so long as they cover their objections to those laws in a religious wrapper.
What the Hell Is Barack Obama's Presidency For?
The Guardian
'His ascent to power had meaning, but now his interventions are too rare and too piecemeal to constitute a narrative'
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