The Man in Black Goes to Folsom

Nicole Coleson Socialist Worker
On the 50th anniversary of Johnny Cash's concerts behind prison walls, later released as At Folsom Prison, Nicole Colson looks at how Cash gave voice to the voiceless.

Trump Administration to Ease Constraints on Use of Nuclear Weapons

Julian Borger The Guardian
President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense James (Mad Dog) Mattis.
According to a draft of the soon to be released Nuclear Posture Review, President Trump wants to ease checks on the use of nuclear weapons and develop more “usable” nuclear warheads, steps, experts say, that will raise the likelihood of nuclear war.

Friday Nite Videos | Jan 12, 2018

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Long Ago, Far Away | Odetta Sings Dylan. Tapper: You Know Who Loved Trump's Comments? Global Responses to Trump's 'Shithole' Remarks. Harry Belafonte | Zombie Jamboree. Camperforce | Documentary.

#ShitHoleDon Captures the Disgust

Jon Queally Common Dreams
Image of Donald Trump
"We can now we say with 100% confidence that the President is a racist who does not share the values enshrined in our Constitution or Declaration of Independence."

How to See a Memory

Helen Shen Nature
Images linked by neurons
Every memory leaves its own imprint in the brain, and researchers are starting to work out what one looks like.

Long Ago, Far Away | Odetta Sings Dylan

Odetta, the musical 'Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,' brings the haunting refrain of one of Bob Dylan's most radical songs about war, inequality and oppression: Things like that don't happen / No more, nowadays.