Cyclone Amphan Strikes the Sundarbans, a Nursery of Universal Importance

Subhankar Banerjee Species in Peril
Distribution of cyclone relief materials
(A long read) Cyclone Amphan is the first to hit a densely peopled area during the pandemic, raising issues about its impact on the people, flora and fauna of the Sundarbans, and the role of cyclones in the crisis of human-caused species extinctions.

Friday Nite Videos | June 12, 2020

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Police | John Oliver. Leonard Cohen | Anthem (w/lyrics). Power to Heal: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution | Movie. Invade Us, Canada | The Daily Show. Confederate Monuments Are Coming Down.

Police | John Oliver

As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John Oliver discusses how the histories of policing and white supremacy are intertwined, the roadblocks to fixing things, and some potential paths forward.

Invade Us, Canada | The Daily Show

America needs a return to democracy. And if there's one thing America knows, it's that when a country needs democracy, you invade it.