No, Biden Ending the Afghanistan War Isn’t a Disaster
Informed Comment
The disaster was dropping 7,400 bombs on the country annually
Exploring Timelapse in Google Earth
Climate crisis? Urbanization? Desertification? See humanity’s impact on the Earth through a global time-lapse video of the planet since 1984.
The Ironclad Witch Hunt Against Matt Gaetz
The Establishment breaks down the latest in Matt Gaetz's sex trafficking allegations
Visual Forensics: 78 Minutes of an Insurrection
A 3-D model of the Capitol grounds synchronizes, minute by minute, the Capitol Police's frantic calls for reinforcements with video footage and a software reconstruction of the mob's size and movement
Exterminate All the Brutes (2021) | Official Trailer
A four-part HBO documentary series from filmmaker Raoul Peck that challenges how history is being written. Full review here.
'The Talk' That Every Black Family Has About Police
Black parents are forced to have “The Talk” with children about how to best navigate interactions with police. #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #TheTalk
F.D.R. Didn’t Just Fix the Economy
The New York Times
He saved democracy itself.
Friday Nite Videos | April 16, 2021
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'The Talk' That Every Black Family Has About Police. Exterminate All the Brutes | Trailer. Visual Forensics: 78 Minutes of an Insurrection. The Ironclad Witch Hunt Against Matt Gaetz. Exploring Timelapse in Google Earth.
Labor Activist Dolores Huerta Reflects on Her Decades-long Fight for Workers’ Rights
Prism
Organizing is sacred work. We’re dealing with the most difficult material to build with: people. If the first person you’re trying to organize rejects you, that’s okay, go to the next person. Know that there are people who want to hear and join.
Eric Hobsbawm in the ‘London Review’: A Value-laden Selection
London Review of Books
Eric Hobsbawm, among the most pre-eminent and valued Marxist historians of the late twentieth century, frequently reviewed for the London Review of Books. Here, a prominent British author does a dig into some of Hobsbawm’s many signal LRB essays.
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