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December 4, 2021

Our New Art ‘Appreciation,’ Billionaire-Style

Sam Pizzigati Inequality.org

Aren't museums the rich donate to bringing art to the people? In fact, these days, the rich aren’t taking art to the people. They’re taking art from the people and plopping it into storage vaults that the world’s wealthy use to dodge sales taxes.

December 3, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | December 3, 2021

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It's Looking Rough For Roe | Tracking Omicron. West Side Story | Steven Spielberg. Dopesick | Hulu Trailer. The Map of Doom | Apocalypses Ranked. Jordan Klepper vs. Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters.

It's Looking Rough For Roe | Tracking Omicron

December 3, 2021

That stench emanating from the Supreme Court Is the smell of conservative justices, five of whom were appointed by presidents who lost the popular vote.

West Side Story | Steven Spielberg

December 3, 2021

Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Tony Kushner, “West Side Story” tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.

Jordan Klepper vs. Anti-Vax Mandate Protesters

December 3, 2021

A Klepper marathon of mind-bending encounters with anti-vax protesters

Dopesick | Hulu Trailer

December 3, 2021

From Executive Producer Danny Strong and starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history.

The Map of Doom | Apocalypses Ranked

December 3, 2021

This follows my journey to find and rank all of the biggest threats to humanity.

December 3, 2021

Bracing for a Post-Roe South in the Region's Last Three Abortion-safe States

Elisha Brown Facing South

Eleven of the 26 states likely or certain to ban abortion should Roe fall are in the region, according to a Guttmacher Institute analysis. Ten of those 11 Southern states already have on the books what are known as "trigger bans."

December 3, 2021

World's First Living Robots Can Now Reproduce, Scientists Say

Katie Hunt CNN

Scientists from the University of Vermont, Tufts and Harvard said they have discovered an entirely new form of biological reproduction different from any animal or plant known to science.

December 3, 2021

1.6 Billion Reasons Why Activists Say New York City Needs Public Banking

Glenn Daigon WhoWhatWhy

“A public bank would be a catalyst for the type of economic development that we frankly see too little of in New York City and cities around the country.” — Andy Morrison