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February 15, 2020

The NCAA Conglomerate: A Call to Advance the Rights of College Athletes

Ramogi Huma National College Players Association

Michael Krzyzewski and Derryck Thornton, one of his student athletes. .

Ramogi Huma, is the Executive Director of the National College Players Association and a former football player at UCLA. What follows is his testimony, February 11, 2020 before US Senate Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

February 15, 2020

Ignoring the Links Between ‘Man Camps” and Violence Against Indigenous Women

Carol Linnitt The Narwhal

Hanging red dresses signify missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Canada’s National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women found “substantial evidence” natural resource projects increase violence against Indigenous women and children and two-spirit individuals. Yet, British Columbia ignored this link.

February 14, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | February 14, 2020

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Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders. Drive-By Truckers - "Thoughts and Prayers". Bloomberg Battles His Stop-and-Frisk Past. AOC on Multiracial Democracy in 1 Minute. How Scientists Are Fighting the Coronavirus: A Three Minute Guide.

Killer Mike Introduces Bernie Sanders

February 14, 2020

Killer Mike reaches back to James Baldwin to ask, "How long must we wait?" And he answers: The Time Is Now!

Drive-By Truckers - "Thoughts and Prayers"

February 14, 2020

A searing musical rejoinder to the "thoughts and prayers" reaction to gun violence, from the Drive-By Truckers new album, "The Unraveling"

Bloomberg Battles Trump and His Stop-and-Frisk Past

February 14, 2020

Michael Bloomberg the candidate is confronted with Mike Bloomberg, the stop-and-frisk mayor

AOC Tells What Multiracial Democracy Is All About in 1 Minute

February 14, 2020

Want to move forward to a multiracial democracy? Let's make sure everyone in New Hampshire gets to the polls. Send your friends this link and DO FOLLOW UP UNTIL THEY GO: https://t.co/ncdGWQBuBL #BernieForNH

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— People for Bernie (@People4Bernie) February 11, 2020

How Scientists Are Fighting the Coronavirus: A Three Minute Guide

February 14, 2020

Three fields of research are vital to keeping this outbreak under control: epidemiology, virology and biomedical science. Research in these areas will be key, alongside collaboration and the open sharing of data and results.

February 14, 2020

Trump's Greatest Vulnerability Is the Economy – Just Ask Poor Americans

William Barber The Guardian

Yes, the Dow is at a record high and unemployment rates are lower than they have been in decades – but 140 million people are also poor or low wealth

February 14, 2020

On the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues, a Look Back at What Was Lost

Rob Ruck The Conversation

A century ago teams from eight cities created the Negro National League. Three decades of stellar play followed, as the league affirmed black competence and grace on the field, while forging a collective identity.