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Opioids: John Oliver

October 28, 2016

John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.

A Change Is Gonna Come | Live in Brazil

October 28, 2016

Playing for Change Band with Grandpa Elliott and Clarence Bekker sing, "It's been a long time coming but I know a change is gonna come..."

Terror Lynching in America

October 28, 2016

Our history of racial terror casts a shadow across the U.S. landscape. We must engage it more honestly.

Trump and the GOP Crack-Up: A Closer Look

October 28, 2016

Seth takes a closer look at what Donald Trump's candidacy has done to the identity of the Republican Party.

October 28, 2016

Texas Teeters: How Clinton Could Upend Trump

Stephanie Gaskell Policymic

Trump could win the state by the lowest margin in recent history.

October 28, 2016

Filmmaker Facing 30 Years for Documenting Climate Action Stands Resolute, Determined

Andrea Germanos Common Dreams

'Freedom of the press is guaranteed'

October 28, 2016

Marijuana Legalization 2016: A Glance at 9 States With Pot Measures on the Ballot

Paul Elias and David Crary The Cannabist

If 'yes' votes prevail across the country, about 75 million people accounting for more than 23 percent of the U.S. population would live in states where recreational pot is legal

October 28, 2016

Oregon Militia Standoff Trial: Shock and Anger After Bundys Found Not Guilty

Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong The Guardian

The surprise verdict over the armed occupation has left many concerned that it will encourage other militias to take action against the government

October 28, 2016

In this time of pipeline protests in the Dakotas, poet Carol Denney sings her lyrics of a familiar ecological catastrophe: “they tear through our mountains/they tear through our town/after the damage/they’re nowhere around.”

October 27, 2016

Why the World Series Is Tainted by Racism

Brian Ward The Nation

Cleveland's baseball team flaunts the most spectacularly racist logo in professional sports. When the American League Championship series shifted to Toronto, a First Nations activist, Douglas Cardinal, went to Ontario court to bar the logo from being worn while the team played in Toronto, deeming the name and logo to be violations of the Ontario Human Rights code. Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Indians' front office sent 27 lawyers to challenge this.