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David Byrne's American Utopia

January 14, 2022

A one-of-a-kind film directed by Spike Lee. Byrne is joined by an ensemble of 11 musicians, singers, and dancers from around the globe, inviting audiences into a joyous dream world. Now streaming.

Michigan AG Refers Probe of Fake Electors to Federal Prosecutors

January 14, 2022

The Republican scheme to submit a fake slate of electors for the 2020 election to the National Archives and the U.S. Senate not only warrants criminal investigation but should be handled by federal investigators.

How the Landlord’s Worst Nightmare Could Protect Millions of New Yorkers

January 14, 2022

Jeff Seal, a comedian and housing advocate, takes an unconventional approach to educating New York tenants about a law that he believes will offer more security to millions of renters and working-class New Yorkers.

Jordan Klepper Runs Into Matt Gaetz in His January 6 Return to D.C.

January 14, 2022

Jordan Klepper fingers the pulse of Washington, D.C. one year after January 6th, runs into Matt Gaetz, and checks out a vigil for imprisoned insurrectionists. #DailyShow #JordanKlepper

January 14, 2022

Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Standard, Leaves Workers Without COVID-19 Protection

Jordan Barab Confined Space

The justices fail to understand that workers — almost every worker — is at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in the workplace than the average American.

January 14, 2022

Once Upon A Time

Fred Norman

Bay Area poet Fred Norman, a dedicated pacifist in Veterans for Peace, died on December 30. His anti-war poetry lives on.

January 13, 2022

America’s Hidden Fire Kindling - For-Profit Housing

Jarod Facundo The American Prospect

Federally subsidized housing complexes, many of them owned by for-profit investors, fail to enforce basic safety standards. Will the horrific fire this week become a wake-up call?

January 13, 2022

Why is So Little Known About the 1930s Coup Attempt Against FDR?

Sally Denton The Guardian

Business leaders like JP Morgan and Irénée du Pont were accused of plotting to install a fascist dictator. If the plotters had been held accountable in the 1930s, the forces behind the 6 January coup attempt might never have flourished now.

January 13, 2022

None Dare Call It “Encirclement” - Washington Tightens the Noose around China

Michael Klare TomDispatch

On a planet in deep doo-doo, where the major powers should be cooperating big time, having a post-Trump administration so ready to return us to a Cold War-style world seems, to say the least, both a tad out of date and a bit reckless as well.

January 13, 2022

The Civil Rights Movement Did Not Fail

Bruce Hartford Civil Rights Movement Archive

The Civil Rights Movement did have its shortcomings, it did not fail because we successfully carried the torch a significant distance down Freedom Road. Now, we hand off to the next generation, and all the generations of freedom fighters to come.