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May 14, 2017

The Chicago Reader Staff Just Voted Unanimously to Authorize a Strike

Joseph Bullington In These Times

The vote does not trigger a strike but does allow the staff's representatives in collective bargaining to call a walkout at any time.

May 13, 2017

Trump Wants a New Afghanistan Surge; Another Terrible Idea

Douglas Wissing Politico

The US war in Afghanistan, this country’s longest war, cannot be won. Nonetheless, the Trump Administration is reportedly considering deploying an additional 3,000 to 5,000 more soldiers in Afghanistan, while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, announced this week it is also considering increasing troop strength by “a few thousand troops.” The human and financial costs continue to mount but the generals can’t see defeat and the war corporations see only profit.

May 12, 2017

Friday Nite Videos | May 12, 2017

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Elizabeth Warren: Trump Fires the Investigators. John Lee Hooker - Serves Me Right to Suffer. John Oliver | Net Neutrality II. Mother's Day for Peace. Stephen Colbert Reacts to Trump Calling Him 'A No-Talent Guy'.

Elizabeth Warren: Trump Fires the Investigators

May 12, 2017

Senator Elizabeth Warren says nobody believes Trump fired the FBI director because he was 'mean to Hillary Clinton.'

John Lee Hooker - Serves Me Right To Suffer

May 12, 2017

This song written and performed by bluesmaster John Lee Hooker was first released in 1965, performed here for the Seattle Folklore Society.

Net Neutrality II

May 12, 2017

John Oliver encourages internet commenters to voice their displeasure with attacks on Internet freedom to the FCC by visiting www.gofccyourself.com

Mother's Day for Peace

May 12, 2017

Gloria Steinem, Vanessa Williams, Felicity Huffman, Fatma Saleh, Alfre Woodard, Ashraf Salimian, Christine Lahti and Mother's Day for Peace talk about the origin of Mother's Day by Julia Ward Howe as a protest against war.