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September 10, 2021

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Rep. Barbara Lee: We Need an Afghan War Inquiry. What Really Happened During the Attica Prison Rebellion. George Carlin Returns With Some Insights About Texas. Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person? CODA | Movie.

September 10, 2021

None Dare Call It “Fascism.” Why Not?

Mark Green Washington Spectator

Calling out fascism after it succeeds would be like finally agreeing to be vaccinated while they’re hooking you up to a ventilator. Say. Its. Name.

September 10, 2021

What Is Owed

William P. Jones The Nation

Any political movement powerful enough to secure policies sufficient to repair the damage inflicted by centuries of slavery will also have the power to secure a more radical and enduring transformation of our social and political order

September 10, 2021

Treasury Report: The 1% Fail to Pay $160B a Year in Taxes

Martin Pengelly The Guardian

“The sheer magnitude of lost revenue is striking. It is equal to 3% of GDP, or all the income taxes paid by the lowest earning 90% of taxpayers."

September 10, 2021

Georgia Shows the Promise of Automatic Voter Registration

Benjamin Barber Facing South

Since Georgia implemented automatic voter registration in 2016, its number of registered voters has increased by about 1.5 million. But will it survive Republican assaults?

Rep. Barbara Lee: We Need an Afghan War Inquiry

September 10, 2021

Rep. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the Afghan war. Now she shares how her worst fears about “forever wars” came true.

What Really Happened During the Attica Prison Rebellion | Orisanmi Burton

September 10, 2021

Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.

George Carlin Returns With Some Insights About Texas

September 10, 2021

George Carlin returns with some insights on the latest developments from Texas.pic.twitter.com/fJb7tMaa8W

— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) September 5, 2021

Did a U.S. Drone Strike in Afghanistan Kill the Wrong Person?

September 10, 2021

The New York Times obtained exclusive security camera footage and witness accounts to show how the U.S. military launched a drone strike that killed 10 people in Kabul on Aug. 29 without knowing who it was hitting.

CODA | Movie

September 10, 2021

Every family has its own language. A CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) has two. Now on Apple TV+ and in select theaters.