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January 17, 2020

Former SF DA Terence Hallinan — a Brawler and Civil Rights Fighter — Dies at Age 83

Bob Egelko San Francisco Chronicle

As San Francisco’s top prosecutor for eight years, Hallinan hired women, minorities, gays and lesbians in unprecedented numbers, sought alternatives to prosecution for nonviolent crimes and declined to seek the death penalty for any capital case

January 17, 2020

Learning From King’s Last Campaign

Jessicah Pierre OtherWords.org

Before he died, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined a campaign to unify working people of all races. Today, nothing could be more powerful.

January 17, 2020

Want Out of Jail? First You Have to Take a Fast Food Job.

Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu Mississippi Today

To pay off fines and other debts, inmates in Mississippi’s little-known restitution centers must work grueling low-wage jobs, pay rent and endure strip searches. Caught between prison and freedom, they often don’t know when they’ll get to go home.

January 17, 2020

The Truth About the Trump Economy

Joseph E. Stiglitz Project Syndicate

It is becoming conventional wisdom that US President Donald Trump will be tough to beat in November, because, whatever reservations about him voters may have, he has been good for the American economy. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Debunking Anti-Vaxxers

January 17, 2020

The seven most common anti-vaccination arguments and how to answer them

Just Mercy | Movie

January 17, 2020

A true story of official injustice and the long battle for vindication (in theaters now), based on a book by Bryan Stevenson

Why Australia's Fires Are Linked to Floods in Africa

January 17, 2020

Fires are normal in Australia. This year was off the charts.

Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)

January 17, 2020

Song first released on Sam Cooke's 1964 album Ain't That Good News, inspired by Cooke and his entourage being turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana. (Wikipedia)

Parnas Implicates Trump & Co. in Ukraine Crimes, and He Has Receipts

January 17, 2020

According to former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, President Trump "knew exactly what was going on"

January 17, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | January 17, 2020

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Parnas Implicates Trump & Co. in Ukraine Crimes, and He Has Receipts. Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come. Why Australia's Fires Are Linked to Floods in Africa. Just Mercy | Movie. Debunking Anti-Vaxxers.