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March 3, 2017

When a young African-American man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate, he becomes ensnared in a more sinister real reason for the invitation.

Jeff Sessions, Trump and Russia

March 3, 2017

Seth takes a closer look at major new questions surrounding the Trump campaign's alleged contacts with Russia.

Obamacare

March 3, 2017

Congressional Republicans could soon vote to repeal Obamacare. John Oliver explores why their replacement plans are similar to a thong.

Can We Bring Back Lost Species?

March 3, 2017

Once a species dies out, it's lost to us forever. Or is it?

March 3, 2017

Want a Stronger Economy? Give Immigrants a Warm Welcome

Kevin Shih The Conversation

As long as immigrants continue to innovate and invent, they can continue to boost economic growth.

March 3, 2017

GOP Oversight of Trump: Worse Than Watergate

Reps. John Conyers and Jerrold Nadler The Hill

If Republicans won’t engage in oversight now, when will they?

March 3, 2017

Trump Needs to Recuse Himself From the Presidency

Tom Toles The Washington Post

Could this story indeed be another Watergate? No. It’s potentially a lot worse.

March 3, 2017

For Worse, For Poorer, In Sickness

Stephanie Brown Green Mountains Review

Southern California poet Stephanie Brown knows a thing or two about a relationship that sours, suffers, and never recovers as it goes on.

March 2, 2017

What the Women's Strike Means

Cinzia Arruzza & Tithi Bhattacharya Jacobin

The International Women’s Strike is about taking on the degradations of capitalism in all spheres of life.

March 2, 2017

These workers know from bitter experience that CEOs don’t have their best interests in mind. They know the problem with the TPP and NAFTA is that they were drafted by CEOs for the benefit of CEOs and 1 percenter shareholders. Workers never got an equal seat at the negotiating tables.They know that Donald Trump listened to 24 CEOs on Thursday but not one manufacturing worker.