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Joe Manchin's Yacht Surrounded by West Virginian Protesters

October 1, 2021

Protesters held a demonstration in kayaks and boats in front of Senator Joe Manchin's yacht. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos

October 1, 2021

As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — and how to rein in Bezos’ power — FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.

Beethoven Xth Symphony: The AI Project

October 1, 2021

A three minute foretaste of the album "Beethoven X - The AI Project," to be released October 8. Read the full story of how this unfinished work has been completed after 250 years.

October 1, 2021

Wave of US Labor Unrest Could See Tens of Thousands on Strike Within Weeks

Michael Sainato The Guardian

A woman standing behind a van with the following painted on the window: Fair wages for IATSE

From healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions.

October 1, 2021

Emma Goldman’s Ice Cream Parlor

Susan Gubernat Radical Teacher

Poet-Teacher Susan Gubernat brings the life—and passion --of Emma Goldman into the 21st Century.

June 22, 2020

It’s Not Just Food

Editors, Taste Taste

The fight against systemic racism and police brutality is alive, and we feel it’s critical for us as a publication to participate by elevating a diverse group of voices across our platforms.

June 22, 2020

Corporate Backers of the Blue: How Corporations Bankroll U.S. Police Foundations

Gin Armstrong and Derek Seidman Eyes on the Ties

Police foundations across the country are partnering with corporations to raise money to supplement police budgets by funding programs and purchasing tech and weaponry for law enforcement with little public oversight.

June 22, 2020

Defending Land and Water from Mining Profiteers in the Time of COVID-19

Jen Moore Foreign Policy in Focus

Global South communities affected by mining face multiple pandemics — not just of disease, but of violence, exploitation, and corporate capture.

June 22, 2020

Behind the Covid Numbers in Haiti

Jane Regan NACLA

The struggle to work with the people to protect everyone from the coronavirus cannot be done without linking it to the political struggle to get rid of the government and to work to change the country,

June 22, 2020

The Supreme Court Is About to Make Seismic Rulings on Reproductive Rights

Marjorie Cohn Truthout

The rights of women to terminate their pregnancies and to receive free contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are on the chopping block.