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Ari Melber traces the origins of injustice in America's justice system by explaining everything from the racist Jim Crow framework to the bipartisan 1994 crime bill.

At 12, in the midst of the Vietnam War, poet-to-be Martin Espada faced consequences for refusing to pledge allegiance. 

Will we be sleeping with robots by 2025? Desi Lydic finds out! #DailyShow​ #DesiLydic​

A Christian “purity” movement in the 90s promoted a biblical view of abstinence before marriage. But two decades later, followers are grappling with unforeseen aftershocks.

The global vaccination drive is happening at two speeds: Richer countries have plenty of funding and plentiful vaccine-doses. Poorer countries have neither.