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August 26, 2017

Million-Dollar Question: How Much Should Nonprofit Hospital CEOs Earn?

Alicia Freese Seven Days

"The public is struggling to pay for health care," said Sen. Chris Pearson (P/D-Chittenden). "To see that the CEO of our hospital is getting $2 million ... it's just way out of whack with the Vermont economy."

Weekend Update: Pete Davidson on Colin Kaepernick

August 26, 2017

Pete Davidson discusses why Colin Kaepernick hasn't been hired by any NFL teams.

August 26, 2017

Korea and Afghanistan and the Trap of Never Ending Wars

Pepe Escobar CounterPunch

There are more parallels between an unfinished 1950s war in Northeast Asia and an ongoing 16-year-old war in the crossroads between Central and South Asia than meet the eye. History has shown there is no military solution to either conflict, yet the Trump Administration has chosen bluster over diplomacy. The current US/South Korea military exercises, “a nuclear war game for the first time,” and more bombs for Afghanistan are just more steps along the path of endless war.

August 25, 2017

Friday Nite Videos | August 25, 2017

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Nuclear Waste | John Oliver. Guy Davis | 'Walk On'. ‘If Mexico Is Paying for the Wall, Why Shut Down the Government?' Weekend Update: Pete Davidson on Colin Kaepernick. Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Nuclear Waste | John Oliver

August 25, 2017

Nuclear waste poses a serious threat to public health if it's not stored in a safe place. John Oliver explains why the United States desperately needs to build a metaphorical toilet for all that waste.

Guy Davis | 'Walk On'

August 25, 2017

Guy Davis performing "Walk On" at Music City Roots Live From The Factory on 3.22.2017

‘If Mexico Is Paying for the Wall, Why Shut Down the Government?'

August 25, 2017

Reporters grill White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders over why President Donald Trump threatens a government shutdown over border security funding.