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Cries From the Prison-City of Rohingya Refugees

Davide Lemmi il manifesto
Fleeing rape, torture and mass killing, Burmese Rohingya arrive in this camp of half a million souls, traumatized by the military operation to ‘cleanse’ Myanmar of Muslims.

Negatives

Jeannette Ferrary Samisdat Magazine
As part of the so-called second wave of feminism, Jeannette Ferrary’s “Negatives” captures a woman’s sense of awakening during the 1970s, much as women today raise their voices with renewed anger about male chauvinism.

Friday Nite Videos -- January 27, 2017

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President Donald Trump's First Negotiation Was A Humiliation. Musical Internationalism | Groove in G. Radical Brownies. Russia Treason Arrest Seen as Tacit Corroboration of US Intel. Kellyanne Conway - SNL.

President Donald Trump's First Negotiation Was A Humiliation

Lawrence O'Donnell explains why Mexican President Peña Nieto's decision to not attend a scheduled meeting with Pres. Trump over the border wall is Trump's first humiliation on the global stage and sends a message to other world leaders about future negotiations.

Musical Internationalism | Groove in G

Starting with musical group Tinariwen in West Africa, Playing for Change traveled the world asking musicians to add to the song. A groove in the key of G transformed into a global jam with its roots in the blues.

Radical Brownies

Berets, badges, Black Lives Matter and social justice: the youth group for activist girls of color

Kellyanne Conway - SNL

Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon) reveals the real reason she joined Donald Trump's campaign.

Torture Works . . . to Produce Fake News

Juan Cole Informed Comment
Torture is an excellent way to be trolled by a seasoned operative, with potentially disastrous consequences, as Iraq showed