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September 6, 2020

Spanish Trial Brings Hope of Justice for Victims of Salvadoran Death Squads

Sam Jones The Guardian

Thirty years after murder of eight people, including six Jesuits, those who ordered deaths may finally face consequences

September 6, 2020

A Win Against Dark Money Eight Years in the Making

Ciara Torres-Spelliscy Brennan Center for Justice

A federal court has ruled in favor of stronger disclosure requirements just in time for the November 2020 elections.

September 6, 2020

Trump Orders Federal Anti-Racism Training to Be Ended, Calling it “A Sickness”

Riley Beggin Vox

A White House memo directing an end to the programs said the trainings are “anti-American propaganda” and must stop.

September 6, 2020

I Danced in the Streets after Allende’s Victory in Chile 50 Years Ago. Now I See its Lessons for Today

Ariel Dorfman Los Angeles Times

The death of Chilean democracy and inauguration of a reign of terror also turned the country into a ruthless laboratory for neoliberal economics, the same savage capitalism that is being vigorously contested in the United States today.

September 6, 2020

‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.

Apoorva Mandavilli The New York Times

Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against the disease as well as H.I.V. and malaria.

September 6, 2020

I May Destroy You Changed the Way My Friends and I Talk About Consent

Nonny Onykweli Slate

After HBO's I May Destroy You, some of us were empowered. Some confronted the people who violated their trust. Some started therapy.

September 6, 2020

Unions Fracture Over Climate

Debra Kahn, Samantha Maldonado and Catherine Boudreau Politico

This week, we explore the tug of war between protecting union jobs and the transition to a cleaner economy.

June 6, 2014

Friday Nite Videos -- June 6, 2014

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How Wall Street Skims Higher Education. Richard Pryor & Maya Angelou. Documentary: Citizen Koch. John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, "I'm In The Mood." John Oliver: Stop Cable Company F**kery.

How Wall Street Skims Higher Education

June 6, 2014

Wall Street skim is driving up the cost of college. Students are saddled with higher tuition and student debt. Taxpayers are covering risky loans and high interest rate for institutional borrowing. And for-profit colleges are overcharging students to drive profit.

Richard Pryor, Maya Angelou

June 6, 2014

A scene from the May 1977 Richard Pryor special with Maya Angelou, which lead to the creation of the landmark television show.