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Friday Nite Videos | February 21, 2020

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Medicare for All | John Oliver. No Rules for Donald | Randy Rainbow Song Parody. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Black Heroes of the American Revolution. Elizabeth Warren Dissects Bloomberg Defense. 'You're Pardoned!': Trump Frees Convicted Swamp Creatures.

Medicare for All

As presidential candidates continue to discuss Medicare for All, John Oliver explores how much it might cost, what it will change, and who it will help

Elizabeth Warren Dissects Bloomberg Defense

'This is not just a question of the mayor's character, this is also a question about electability' — Sen. Warren on allegations of sexual harassment by Bloomberg at his companies

'You're Pardoned!': Trump Frees Convicted Swamp Creatures

New Trump pardons include Rudy Giuliani’s convicted NYPD commissioner and partner Bernard Kerik, former “Apprentice” contestant Rod Blagojevich, and Michael Milken, a billionaire convicted of 98 counts of racketeering and fraud

How Old Is the Universe, Really?

Matthew Francis The Week
Two ways to measure the age of the universe give different answers. The discrepancy is large enough that some cosmologists — scientists studying the history and makeup of the universe as a whole — are suggesting the field is in crisis.