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Katie Porter Slams Oil Execs. Yes, She Has Props.

October 29, 2021

Rep. Katie Porter dragged oil execs for wanting more leases to drill while they sit on 13.9 million acres of unused land.

Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical Cast Perform

October 29, 2021

Could You Be Loved and Jamming from the musical Get Up Stand Up, plus actors and directors discus the story of the songs.

The Hypocrisy of Bailouts | Jon Stewart

October 29, 2021

Bailing out struggling people is a socialist nightmare? It's almost like the priorities of this country are a little skewed...

The Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) | Trailer

October 29, 2021

Filmed over six years across the US, Civil War lays bare a nation in denial, haunted by an embittered past and the stories it refuses to tell.

The Devil on His Latest Accomplishments

October 29, 2021

The Devil (Jason Sudeikis) stops by Weekend Update to discuss what he’s been working on lately.

October 29, 2021

Is This a Strike Wave?

Nelson Lichtenstein DISSENT

Workers holding signs that say: BCTGM On Strike

We sorely need one, but that first requires the unionization of millions of new workers.

October 29, 2021

Driving Theory

Andrew Hemmert Spoon River Poetry Review

The poet Andrew Hemmert finds himself “stationary and in a state of undress/ like a fountain statue” caught in a mess of environmental distress. How can a person move through this muddled world?

October 28, 2021

House Progressives: 'When We Said These Two Bills Go Together, We Meant It'

Andrea Germanos Common Dreams

"Moving the infrastructure bill forward without the popular Build Back Better Act risks leaving behind working people, families, and our communities."

October 28, 2021

The Next American Coup? - A Recurring Nightmare?

Alfred McCoy TomDispatch

Don’t imagine that anything truly began at the Capitol on January 6th. Admittedly, a coup attempt was indeed launched for the first time in this country. Donald Trump ran for president already focused on turning the American system upside down.

October 28, 2021

Scranton Teachers Will Go on Strike

Diane Ravitch Diane Ravitch's blog

The Scranton Federation of Teachers, representing more than 800 teachers and paraprofessionals, announced today that it will set up picket lines and go on strike at 12:01 a.m., Nov. 3. The union has been working under a contract that expired in 2017