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96% of Freight Rail Workers Want To Strike, Survey Finds

Aaron Gordon VICE
Photo of a train and a road sign for train crossing.
The survey was conducted by Railroad Workers United, an umbrella organization that stretches across the freight rail industry’s multiple unions, 13 of which are involved in contract talks with most of the nation’s largest freight rail carriers.

Friday Nite Videos | February 4, 2022

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Queen Bee | Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Rosanne Cash. Love & The Constitution. What It's Like To Be Intersex. The Way to Freedom: Selma and the Making of a Movement. Why This Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Matters.

Queen Bee | Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, Rosanne Cash

Get “rocked to your soul” with the “sweet” sounds of the blues classic, “Queen Bee,” by legendary musician, Taj Mahal. This Song Around The World version 20 musicians from six countries.

Love & The Constitution | Trailer

Follow Rep. Raskin’s fight to defend American democracy during Donald Trump’s presidency and second impeachment trial, while coping with the personal tragedy of losing his son. Sunday, February 6 at 10pm ET on MSNBC.

The Way to Freedom: Selma and the Making of a Movement

Narrated by “unsung heroes” of the voting rights movement in Selma and Marion, Alabama, the film chronicles how these individuals risked their lives and livelihoods to organize, march, speak out, and stand up for justice.

Why This Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Matters

Before you blow your fuse and start leaving your nuclear fusion jokes in the comments, there's been a major fusion development we have to talk about and it's kind of a nuclear bombshell ... poor choice of words ... it's big news.

We Have No Right to Despair in the Struggle for Democracy

William J. Barber II TheGrio
I have worked to expand voting rights since I was a student organizer in college. But I am, at the center of my being, a preacher. And the Scriptures that I have been called to preach remind me that in times like these, we have no right to despair.