U.S. Quietly Helps Saudis Block UN Resolution on Yemen

Samuel Oakford VICE
Human rights experts charged the U.S. with sabotaging an independent UN inquiry into human rights violations in Yemen. The Netherlands put forward the resolution authorizing the inquiry, which the Saudis and their Gulf allies vigorously opposed. In what was termed “a shameful capitulation to Saudi Arabia” that “denied Yemeni victims their first real opportunity for justice,” the U.S. pressured the Dutch to modify and ultimately withdraw their resolution.

A Greek Lesson: Europe’s Left Needs a New Horizon

Ronan Burtenshaw Analyze Greece
Ronan Burtenshaw is vice-chair of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Youth Committee and coordinator of Ireland’s Greek Solidarity Committee. He warns it isn’t only Greece that is being forced to choose between staying in the European Union, with austerity, and leaving to face international capital alone. And that neither is a viable alternative. Europe’s Left must learn from Latin America and seek alternative political and economic unions for Europe.

Johns Hopkins Medicine Terminates Compromised Black Lung Program

Jamie Smith Hopkins Center for Public Integrity
On Wednesday, John Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore quietly announced it had discontinued its program that focuses on Black Lung Disease. The controversial program had been suspended in 2013, two days after a joint investigation by the Center for Public Integrity and ABC News revealed how physicians at the nationally recognized university hospital had routinely helped the coal companies reject the legitimate disability claims of more than 1,000 sick miners.

Behind the Dream Defenders’ “Social Media Sabbatical”

Kate Aronoff Waging Nonviolence
Last week, the Florida-based Dream Defenders, founded in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s 2012 murder, announced a six-week “social media sabbatical” from their personal and organizational Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. They promised to digitally resurface in November “with a fresh voice; one that emanates from the grassroots and is a complement to movement work, not just characters.” Two leading Dream Defenders discuss their organization’s decision.

Friday Nite Videos -- October 2, 2015

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Ed Sheeran Performs “Ain’t No Sunshine.” Elizabeth Warren: Racial Justice. The Daily Show - Are All Cops Racist? Don't Worry Be Happy | Playing For Change. Oregon County Sheriff Vowed to Ignore Gun Control Laws.

Ed Sheeran Performs “Ain’t No Sunshine”

On the way to a Carnegie Hall tribute to the legendary Bill Withers, Sheeran stopped by the Late Show to perform “Ain’t No Sunshine” with Jon Batiste and Stay Human.

Elizabeth Warren: Racial Justice

Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for broad policing reform - including de-escalation training and body cameras for all police officers - and likens the Black Lives Matter movement to the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Don't Worry Be Happy | Playing For Change

Playing for Change releases a new Song Around The World featuring children performing alongside PFC musicians on the Bobby McFerrin classic, "Don't Worry Be Happy."