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Impeachment Is Broken. Impeach Trump, Anyway.

October 4, 2019

We're a long way from the way the authors of the Constitution imagined impeachment. But here are three compelling reasons to impeach Trump.

Jokerman | John Cruz

October 4, 2019

A new video from Playing for Change featuring John Cruz's soulful rendition of Bob Dylan's "Jokerman." Filmed on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawai'i.

The Day Shall Come | Movie

October 4, 2019

A British-American black comedy featuring FBI sting operations that bear uncanny and unsettling similarity to actual FBI sting operations.

Trump Tries to Normalize His Criminal Behavior by Doing It in Public

October 4, 2019

President Trump doubled down on his impeachable behavior on Thursday, using his 'Chopper Talk' time with reporters to signal that he wants China to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden.

October 4, 2019

Conspiracy Theories at the Heart of Power

Adele M. Stan The American Prospect

When effectively employed by the president of the United States and his agents, conspiracy theories disorient the whole of the body politic. Gaslighting is a classic tactic of authoritarian leaders.

October 4, 2019

Impeachment Features Trump vs CIA Whistleblower

Jefferson Morley Independent Media Institute

A president who is out of control confronts an agency that wants to show Congress and the public that it is under control. All of which underscores the new reality of Washington’s impeachment season: nobody’s in control.

October 4, 2019

2,000 Atoms Exist in Two Places at Once in Unprecedented Quantum Experiment

Rafi Letzter Live Science

For the first time a truly massive molecule with some 2,000 atoms has been demonstrated to show the same wave-like behavior as light particles and electrons

Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment

October 4, 2019

A clear and entertaining presentation of the double slit experiment that demonstrates the mind-bending wave aspect of matter, a result just replicated on a record-breaking molecule of 2,000 atoms. An excerpt from What the Bleep Do We Know?

October 4, 2019

Sanders' and Warren's Small $$ Is Beating Big $$

Thomas Kaplan The New York Times

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have each raised over $24 million over the past three months. They’ve both shunned wealthy donors, yet they’re way ahead of everyone else.

October 4, 2019

5 Things to Know About Eugene Scalia, Trump’s New Labor Secretary with a Famous Dad

Alexia Fernández Campbell Vox

There’s a new member of the Trump administration. His name is Eugene Scalia, and he’s now the US labor secretary. US labor leaders are worried that he will work hard to undo worker protections put in place under the Obama administration.