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Joe Biden: Acceptable Under the Circumstances

August 21, 2020

The case for Joe Biden: He’s a constitutionally sufficient candidate with a perfectly adequate record, which includes time as Barack Obama’s “white-hand man.” Narrated by Steve Buscemi. #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #JoeBiden

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Full Speech at the DNC

August 21, 2020

AOC calls for a mass people's movement working to establish 21st century social, economic and human rights including guaranteed health care, higher education, living wages and labor rights

Coup 53: The CIA, MI6 and the Plot Against Iran

August 21, 2020

A new documentary about Iran reveals how MI6 and the CIA collaborated in the 1953 coup that overthrew the country's first democratically elected leader Mohammed Mossadegh. Click here for screenings.

First Time Reaction | The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

August 21, 2020

The First Time Reaction takes us on a journey of discovery with a young musician, bringing appreciation and enthusiasm to classics of every genre.

Comedian Sarah Cooper Riffs on Trump at DNC

August 21, 2020

Sarah Cooper appeared at the DNC with another lip synch video of Donald Trump talking about mail-in ballots. Vote!

August 21, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | August 21, 2020

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Comedian Sarah Cooper Riffs on Trump at DNC. First Time Reaction | The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter. Coup 53: The CIA, MI6 and the Plot Against Iran. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Full Speech at the DNC. Joe Biden: Acceptable Under the Circumstances.

August 20, 2020

Labor Rights Mobilized Women During Suffrage — and Now

Chabeli Carrazana The 19th

"The manufacturer has a vote; the bosses have votes; the foremen have votes; the inspectors have votes. The working girl has no vote. When she asks to have the building in which she must work made clean and safe, the officials do not have to listen.”

August 20, 2020

Walking the Tightrope: Latin America’s Pink Tide

Frederick B. Mills New Politics

The lessons of the Pink Tide of leftist and leftish governments in Latin America that marked much of the period following 1998 but were undone by rightist movements, US meddling, world economic crisis and internal weaknesses are aptly told....

August 20, 2020

Tidbits - Aug. 20, 2020 - Reader Comments: Defeat Trump, Kamala Harris; Dismantling of Post Office is Dismantling of Democracy; Joan Baez' Open Letter Tribute to Dr. Anthony Fauci; How to Vote Early; Don’t let Facebook determine the news you see; more...

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Reader Comments: Defeat Trump, Kamala Harris; Dismantling of Post Office is Dismantling of Democracy; Joan Baez' Open Letter Tribute to Dr. Anthony Fauci; How to Vote Early; Don’t let Facebook determine the news you see; Lots of Announcements; more..

August 20, 2020

China & the US: 21st Century's "Great Game"

Conn Hallinan Foreign Policy in Focus

For China, the global war for influence is about trading partners. For the U.S., it could mean something more volatile. China recently softened its language toward the U.S., stressing peaceful co-existence.