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March 14, 2021

No, the PRO Act Wouldn’t “Kill” Freelancing

Brandon Magner Jacobin

Some freelancers have come out against the PRO Act, insisting that the pro-labor bill threatens their livelihoods. But they needn’t worry: the bill would transform labor relations for the better, it wouldn’t “kill” freelancing.

March 13, 2021

The PRO Act

Olivia Paschal Facing South

Would undo decades of Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism.

March 13, 2021

The PRO Act

Olivia Paschal Facing South

Would Undo Decades of Southern Anti-Union Laws Rooted in Racism

March 13, 2021

Ailbhe Smyth: "We Need a Discussion About Abortion on a Pan-European Scale, Linked to a Discussion About our Democracy."

Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat Transform!Europe

How did Irish society move from a ban on abortion to a victory for women's rights? What can be learned from this experience for the current feminist protests in Poland?

March 13, 2021

Dianna Ortiz, Survivor and Witness of the Guatemalan Genocide (1958-2021)

Sergio Palencia Frener NACLA

I had seen too much: I was a witness, not only to torture but to the fact that an American was the boss of a Guatemalan torture squad.

March 13, 2021

Interview: Archie Shepp on Jazz, Race and Freedom

Lanre Bakare The Guardian

An interview with jazz master Archie Shepp discussing his views on politics and music.

March 13, 2021

Foreign Correspondent: What’s Really Going on with China’s Uighurs?

Reese Ehrlich The Progressive

Experts say U.S. officials are seeking enemies, not the truth.

March 12, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | March 12, 2021

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Closing In? Trump Caught on Tape Calling January 6 'Important Date'. Higher Ground 2020. W. Kamau Bell Talks Covid With Black Health Care Workers. Meet the Women Empowering QAnon. Why New Covid Variants Are Spreading Faster.

Closing In? Trump Caught on Tape Calling January 6 'Important Date'

March 12, 2021

Donald Trump’s former acting defense secretary bluntly states in a Vice interview that Trump is to blame for the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Higher Ground 2020 (Stevie Wonder) | Playing for Change

March 12, 2021

New version, with r&b vocalist Aloe Blacc, world-renowned percussionist Sheila E., blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland, soul folk duo The War and Treaty, banjo greats Bela Fleck and Silkroad's Rhiannon Giddens, and pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph.