The Spanish Elections: Another “Sobering” Lesson for the Left

Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy in Focus
A rally of supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party.
In Andalucian Spain, as elsewhere in Europe, right-wing electoral success comes primarily at the expense of the neo-liberal center. But, the Left must do more to prevent ultra-rightist parties from filling the void created by the center’s collapse.

Friday Nite Videos | December 21, 2018

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A Very Special Counsel Christmas. Jon Batiste Performs 'Saint James Infirmary Blues'. Walking to America with the Migrant Caravan. Capernaum |Movie. Trump’s New Chief of Staff & Stephen Miller’s New Hairline

Yes, There Is a War Between Science and Religion

Jerry Coyne The Conversation
In the end, it’s irrational to decide what’s true in your daily life using empirical evidence, but then rely on wishful-thinking and ancient superstitions to judge the “truths” undergirding your faith.

Jon Batiste Performs 'Saint James Infirmary Blues'

The pride of the Late Show, Jon Batiste, performs the song from his album 'Hollywood Africans' that earned a Grammy nomination for Best American Roots Performance. 'Saint James Infirmary Blues.'

Walking to America with the Migrant Caravan

Thousands of migrants Central America have trekked across Mexico as part of the wave after wave of caravans fleeing persecution, violence, and poverty in their home countries. A Vice News Special Report (HBO).