Consolidating Power

David Harvey Roar Magazine
David Harvey, one of the leading Marxist thinkers of our times, sits down with the activist collective AK Malabocas to discuss the transformations in the mode of capital accumulation, the centrality of the urban terrain in contemporary class struggles, and the implications of all this for anti-capitalist organizing.

Why Einstein Hated Quantum Mechanics

Alan Alda and Brian Greene discuss Einstein's relationship with the "unruly child" of quantum mechanics. Einstein founded the field in 1905, and then spent his life searching for a theory that would supercede it.

Why Living in a Poor Neighborhood Can Make You Fat

Andrew Curry Nautilus
Hispanics and Blacks in the U.S. are 45 percent more likely to be obese than whites, and nearly twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes. These ethnic health disparities have long been blamed on diet, access to health care and healthy foods, and even genetics, with health professionals and policy makers focused on changing individual behaviors. But more and more research is pointing to another factor, the level of stress associated with poverty and discrimination.

Friday Nite Videos -- December 18, 2015

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Bernie Sanders Knocks Donald Trump's Scapegoating. Why Einstein Hated Quantum Mechanics. Merry Confederate Christmas. How Girls Who Code Is Bridging The Gender Gap In Tech. Movie: Where to Invade Next.

Merry Confederate Christmas

South Carolina Representative Chris Corley sends out a provocative Christmas card featuring the Confederate flag, and a cabal of Southern gentlemen shows its support. 

Girls Who Code Aims to Disrupt

In middle school, 74% of girls express interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), but when choosing a college major, just 0.4% of high school girls select computer science. GirlsWhoCode is out to change that.

Movie: Where to Invade Next

Another Michael Moore movie that belongs to no known genre. America's secret weapon prepares to invade countries whose names he can hardly pronounce and bring the treasure he plunders back home. Opens in New York and Los Angeles on Dec 23.

Bernie Sanders Bags Key Endorsements, Gets Sandbagged by the DNC

CJ Ciaramella, Tamerra Griffin, John Nichols, Sarah Lazaze BuzzFeed
Bernie Sanders' Presidential campaign posted some big wins this week with endorsements by a major national union and a liberal activist group. But tensions with the Democratic National Committee exploded into a crisis, as the DNC hobbled the campaign by blocking access to voter and donor data, and the Sanders campaign hit back with a federal lawsuit.

The Quantum Republican Universe

Tom Tomorrow
In this strange domain, reality is extremely malleable. The laws of cause and effect no longer apply.