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June 10, 2022

Can Ms. Marvel Change the Image of Islam in America?

Juan Cole Informed Comment

In the first episode of this tv series, the 16-year-old Pakistani-American superhero despairs of being allowed to go to a comic book convention, saying, “Anyway, it is not as if the brown girls are the ones who save the world.” Obviously, the point of this series is to disprove this defeatist point of view.

Chairman Bennie Thompson's Opening Statement at Jan. 6 Hearing

June 10, 2022

Committee Chair Bennie Thompson outlines the evidence that "ultimately, Donald Trump, the president of the United States, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the Constitution to march down to the Capitol and subvert American democracy."

Rep. Liz Cheney's January 6 Hearing Presentation

June 10, 2022

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) presented a roadmap for the indictment of Donald Trump, including video testimony from former Trump officials ex-Attorney General Bill Barr and ex-Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump.

Filmmaker Nick Quested Recalls Documenting Jan. 6 Attack

June 10, 2022

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss, questioned filmmaker Nick Quested about his experience documenting the Proud Boys during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The Janes | Trailer

June 10, 2022

A group of unlikely outlaws defied the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it. “The Janes” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies in the pre-Roe v. Wade era.

Insurrectionists Experience Consequences As Jan. 6th Hearings Begin

June 10, 2022

Insurrectionists find out the hard way that the police are not always their friends as the January 6th hearings begin. #DailyShow #Comedy #TrevorNoah

June 10, 2022

New Report Analyzes Workers’ Organizing Activity and Identifies What Workers Really Want

Worker Empowerment Research Network (WERN) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

American workers are taking collective actions to address their pent-up demand for achieving a stronger voice and representation at work. This report suggests a need to re-evaluate labor laws and employers' responses to organizations.

June 10, 2022

You Wonder if You Can Write Something

Susan Browne Rattle

Poet Susan Browne depicts the despair of our times, a sense of hopelessness, the feeling that the future will be even worse than these dismal days.

June 9, 2022

Without Mark Meadows, January 6th Might Never Have Happened

Susan B. Glasser The New Yorker

Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's final chief of staff supported the reckless pursuit of the “rigged election” fever dream which Trump personally began laying the groundwork for months before the election had even taken place, and still refuses to disavow

June 9, 2022

Trump and the NRA – Trump Rides Weapons Rhetoric to Re-Conquer the White House

Guido Moltedo il manifesto

With over five million members, the National Rifle Association (NRA) is much more than just the powerful lobby for gun owners and the supply chain of gun manufacturers and dealers. The NRA is a “party” within the Republican Party.