U.S. Deploys a New Nuclear Weapon
Democracy Now!
Risk of Nuclear War Rises as U.S. Deploys a New Nuclear Weapon for the First Time Since the Cold War
150 Years Later: The Promise and Pitfalls of the Constitution’s 15th Amendment
Brennan Center for Justice
February 3rd marked the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 15th Amendment, which was adopted to give Black people access to the ballot after the defeat of the slavocracy. We can honor the amendment by fighting to keep its promise.
The Inversion of Human Rights in Brazil
NACLA
A dictatorship-era torturer is suing one of his victims in Brazil in a stark reminder of how Bolsonaro emboldens rights abusers.
Dilma Rousseff: “Torture is About Pain and Death. They Want You to Lose Your Dignity”
Peoples Dispatch
Brazil’s ex-president talks about memory, camaraderie, resistance, and politics 50 years after her political incarceration.
February 2020: A Very Busy Month for Europe’s Extremist Right
OpenDemocracy
This month the most extremist elements of Europe’s radical right will mobilize in marches, concerts, and remembrances of the defeat of Nazi Germany. They are also hoping an election in Slovakia, will provide them with a victory at the ballot box.
Friday Nite Videos | February 7, 2020
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Hasan Minhaj Sits Down With Bernie Sanders. The American Pie Is a Lot More Unequal Than People Imagine. Bob Marley at 75 | Redemption Song. We Know Why Nancy Pelosi Tore Up Trump's Speech. Mitt Romney's Statement on the Impeachment of Donald Trump.
Hasan Minhaj Sits Down With Bernie Sanders
Hasan and Bernie talk presidential campaign, foreign policy in the Middle East, student loan forgiveness, and how Bernie plans on working with Republicans if he becomes president
The American Pie Is a Lot More Unequal Than People Imagine
WEALTH INEQUALITY: The richest 1% controls more wealth now than at any time in more than 50 years. But what does wealth inequality really look like?@TonyDokoupil turned America’s economic pie into a real one and asked people a simple question: Who gets what? pic.twitter.com/scGPKcHbie
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) January 31, 2020
Bob Marley at 75 | Redemption Song
Reggae great Bob Marley would have been 75 on Feb 6. In Redemption Song, Marley calls his listeners to action: "Won't you help to sing / These songs of freedom?"
We Know Why Nancy Pelosi Tore Up Trump's Speech
New video obtained by The Late Show makes clear what Speaker Pelosi had in mind when she tore up her copy of President Trump's State of the Union address
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