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January 20, 2017

Friday Nite Videos -- January 20, 2017

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The WERD: Thanks, Obama.Talkin' Bout A Revolution. How to Trump-Proof Your Life. Obamacare in Trump Country. Erosion – Donald Trump vs Global Warming.

The WERD: Thanks, Obama

January 20, 2017

On President Obama's last day Stephen's conservative pundit identical twin cousin, Stephen Colbert, stopped by to wish him farewell.

Talkin' Bout A Revolution | Clarence Bekker

January 20, 2017

Song not heard at Trump inauguration: 'Poor people gonna rise up / take what's theirs'

How to Trump-Proof Your Life (in a Minute)

January 20, 2017

You may need to Trump-proof your life. Follow our seven easy steps.

Obamacare in Trump Country

January 20, 2017

We travel to Whitley County in Kentucky to find out why people who benefited most from Obamacare would vote for Donald Trump.

Erosion – Donald Trump vs Global Warming

January 20, 2017

The waters are rising. Baba Brinkman breaks it down in language that even Donald Trump can understand.

January 20, 2017

Trump: The Bully in Charge

Gary Younge The Guardian

To watch him take the oath was to bear witness to democracy’s fragility.

January 20, 2017

Europe: Brexit, Lexit or Continental Solidarity?

Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy in Focus

It’s possible that the EU cannot be reformed, but popular resistance could provide an alternative to disintegration

January 20, 2017

Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates

M Schmidt, M Rosenberg, A Goldman, M Apuzzojan The New York Times

Trump took the oath of office on Friday with his associates under investigation by the FBI, aided by the NSA, CIA and Treasury Department.

January 20, 2017

Stiglitz: Trumpian Uncertainty

Joseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate

Fire-breathing rhetoric, or raving three a.m. tweets, may assuage the anger of those left behind by the Reagan revolution, at least for a while. But for how long? And what happens then?