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Brandon Langford Talks Through Detention

Maryfrances Wagner Rattle
Anyone passing through high school discipline will appreciate the fate of Brandon as told by his teacher, Missouri Laureate Maryfrances Wagner.

Friday Nite Videos -- June 12, 2015

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Sixto Rodriguez - Establishment Blues. Pros and Cons: Donald Trump Running for President. Documentary: The Look of Silence. When We Stand Up for 15. Judge: Probable Cause for Murder Charges in Tamir Rice Case.

Sixto Rodriguez - Establishment Blues

Detroit-inspired, this song from the album Cold Fact tells a story of our times that people will recognize worldwide. "This is not a song, It's an outburst."

Documentary: The Look of Silence

In Joshua Oppenheimer's riveting indie film about the massacre of a million supposed Communists in Indonesia, the families of the victims get a chance to interrogate the killers.

When We Stand Up for Fifteen

Scenes from the biggest demos yet for a living wage for those who keep this country well, clean, and eating (if not eating well). These workers are near-saints, and they are marching on.

Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders: Media Are Inept and GOP Agenda Is Hidden

Evan Halper Los Angeles Times
Sanders, the Vermont senator seeking the Democratic nomination, is mixing it up with the media. In a frank give-and-take with reporters, he scolded the media for covering the election like a baseball game. Nobody cares about Gov. Bush's campaign manager, he said, while the GOP has gotten away with murder hiding their agenda. He also questioned how rival Hillary Clinton could fail to have an opinion on such a big issue as President Obama's proposed Pacific trade deal.