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December 26, 2020

To Save the Planet, We Need to Make Purposeful Strides Towards the Right to Repair

Ernestas Oldyrevas Equal Times

The Right to Repair campaign is rooted in a strong conviction that we need urgent action to halt the growing overconsumption and the ever-shortening lifespans of our devices.

December 25, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | December 25, 2020

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The True Story Behind Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Merry Christmas Baby | Keb' Mo'. The Dissident | Are You Ready for the Truth? "Twas The Coup Before Christmas". AlphaFold: The Making of a Scientific Breakthrough.

The True Story Behind Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

December 25, 2020

This is the true story of the life of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues,” and the subject of the Netflix film starring Oscar-winner Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.

Merry Christmas Baby | Keb' Mo'

December 25, 2020

Turn it up and enjoy this bluesy rendition of "Merry Christmas Baby" performed by our friend Keb' Mo'. Happy Holidays!

The Dissident | Are You Ready for the Truth?

December 25, 2020

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered two years ago today by the Saudi government. The story will shock you.

"Twas The Coup Before Christmas"

December 25, 2020

The little Late Show Elves have crafted another holiday cartoon classic, tailor-made for the steaming pile of joy that was 2020!

AlphaFold: The Making of a Scientific Breakthrough

December 25, 2020

The inside story of the DeepMind team who created AlphaFold, an AI system that solved "protein folding," a grand scientific challenge for more than 50 years.

December 25, 2020

Inside Trump and Barr’s Last-Minute Killing Spree

Isaac Arnsdorf ProPublica

The Trump administration has carried out more executions than the previous 10 presidents combined.

December 25, 2020

No, Joe, Don’t Roll out the Red Carpet for Torture Enablers

Medea Benjamin and Marcy Winograd Portside

We need intelligence leaders who acknowledge that torture is illegal under international law; that it is inhumane; that it is ineffective; that it puts at risk U.S. military personnel captured by adversaries.

December 25, 2020

A People’s Agenda for a Better Nation

Erik Gunn The Progressive

The Poor People's Campaign and Congressional Progressive Caucus team up to chart a course for the future.