Is Dr. Seuss a Socialist? A Social Justice Hall of Fame

OurFuture.org interviews author Peter Dreier about his latest book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, in advance of a talk Feb. 1 before the AFL-CIO in Washington. The book looks at the impact of 100 progressive leaders on America and the lives of ordinary people. The talk was co-sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future.

Obama's Israel Speech, As Seen From Israel

Gideon Levy Haaretz
Two commentaries on President Obama's speech in Israel by Gideon Levy in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz: Obama Never Stood a Chance With Israeli 'Analysts,' and 'Obama Has a Dream and We Should Listen.'

HeLa Cancer Cells Brew Bioethical Storm

Ewen Callaway Nature
The descendants of Henrietta Lacks have objected to the publication of her tumour cells' genome. The genome of the controversial cell line is no longer public, but another sequence is in the works.

Friday Nite Videos -- March 29, 2013

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Is Bill O'Reilly pro-goat-marriage? Key & Peele: What color is Green Falcon? Is Dr. Seuss a Socialist? A social justice Hall of Fame. Rather Go Blind / Playing for Change. Salt Sugar Fat: How the food giants hooked us. What really happened after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Shocking Rahm's Shock Doctrine

Rick Perlstein The Nation
Chicago teachers and other supporters of public education are teaching Mayor Rahm Emanuel that the forces of grassroots democracy can shock back too. And boy, does he have it coming.