Archive | Portside

May 25, 2018

The NFL’s “Take a Knee” Ban Is Flatly Illegal

Benjamin Sachs Vox

There is a serious free speech problem with the owners’ rule. They believe that if they do not ban the protests, the president will continue to make the protests a national issue and damage the league’s income.

May 25, 2018

The Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America

Chuck Idelson Portside

The Orwellian use of language is central. “Liberty,” “individual rights” and a “free society” are code terms for discriminatory and anti-democratic legislation.

Trump Cancels NK Summit, Pushes Crazy Spy Claim

May 25, 2018

Seth takes a closer look at the president canceling his summit with North Korea and pushing a baseless conspiracy theory about the Russia probe.

Teach Your Children | Playing For Change

May 25, 2018

This powerful live performance of “Teach Your Children” from Adelaide, Australia, features Tula, Roberto Luti and the PFC Band.

The Break with Michelle Wolf

May 25, 2018

She's one woman tough enough for the boys club. The Break with Michelle Wolf is a weekly half-hour series with jokes, sketches (like this one!), celebrity guests, and more. Streaming every Sunday beginning May 27.

The Truth About the Money Bail Industry | John Legend

May 25, 2018

The closer you look at the cash bail industry, the worse it appears

How Researchers Are Teaching AI to Learn Like a Child

May 25, 2018

Machine learning algorithms may need programmed instincts to gain common sense.

May 25, 2018

Lake Michigan, Scene 6

Daniel Borzutzky Lake Michigan

Chicago poet Daniel Borzutzky blends the surreal with all-too reality in depicting environmental pollution and political corruption.