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March 18, 2023

A Comprehensive Report on Incarceration and Women Outlines the Gender Disparities

Candice Norwood The 19th

Economic disparities that exist between men and women, particularly women of color, are exacerbated for formerly incarcerated women. Lack of structural support increases women’s chances of experiencing poverty, re-offending and returning to imprisonment.

March 18, 2023

Tribulations of the US Democratic Left

Paul Garver Chartist

The clowning of Republicans in Congress has a serious side while Democrats seem intent on attacking the left. Uniting around the resurgent workers’ movement could heal divisions.

March 18, 2023

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a Pioneer for Women’s Rights, Dies at 82

The Associated Press NPR

"Pat Schroeder blazed the trail. Every woman in this house is walking in her footsteps," said Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., who took over from Schroeder as Democratic chair of the bipartisan congressional caucus on women's issues.

March 17, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | March 17, 2023

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House MD Tries to Cure the 'Woke Mind Virus'. No Woman No Cry | Playing for Change. The Origins of the Death Penalty. These Leaked Emails Reveal the Coordinated Attack on Trans Health Care. Interview with Larry Summers | Jon Stewart.

House MD Tries to Cure the 'Woke Mind Virus' | The Daily Show

March 17, 2023

House MD and Dr. Lawrence Kutner (Kal Penn) confront the most dangerous pathogen yet: the Woke Mind Virus.

No Woman No Cry | Playing for Change

March 17, 2023

The original PFC band visited Diamante ER, Argentina to support our school.

The Origins of the Death Penalty & Its Stain on America

March 17, 2023

‘It’s about vengeance and some of our ugliest societal impulses and urges’ The roots of the death penalty and how it’s been allowed to continue.

These Leaked Emails Reveal the Coordinated Attack on Trans Health Care

March 17, 2023

All those bans on gender-affirming care aren't random. Mother Jones reporter Madison Pauly takes you behind the scenes. Full story.

Interview with Larry Summers | Jon Stewart

March 17, 2023

Danger! Workers are doing too well! Call the Fed to shut that down! A conversation with former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

March 17, 2023

Behind the Scenes of Trump Georgia Grand Jury

Tamar Hallerman and Bill Rankin The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“A lot’s gonna come out sooner or later,” one of the jurors said. “And it’s gonna be massive. It’s gonna be massive.”