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Why Drugs Are So Expensive

January 3, 2020

Americans today spend more on pharmaceuticals per capita than anyone else in the world, and more than one in five say they have trouble affording their prescription drugs

Vanishing Voters of Georgia Preview

January 3, 2020

The first in a series of reports by Greg Palast: “The Purged: The Vanishing Voters of Trump’s America” to be broadcast and made available to activists, churches and schools

Bernie Sanders' Remarks on Iran Following Suleimani Asassination

January 3, 2020

A quick and clear response to Donald Trump's most dangerous move toward war, potentially one more destructive than the invasion of Iraq

January 3, 2020

What Everyone Should Know About Reconstruction 150 Years After the 15th Amendment’s Ratification

Tiffany Mitchell Patterson The Conversation

150 years after the ratification of the 15th Amendment, an understanding what happened during Reconstruction is essential for exploring black power, resilience and excellence. Here are some resources for teaching Reconstruction.

January 3, 2020

White Evangelical Christianity Has a Big Millennial Problem

Simon Lewis and Heather Timmons Reuters

Coziness with Donald Trump is exacerbating a long-term crisis facing white evangelicalism, some Christians say - it is being abandoned by younger generations

January 3, 2020

New Ukraine Emails Tell a Damning Story

Kate Brannen Just Security

Newly obtained, unredacted documents make it clear the hold on Defense and State Department Ukraine funding came at the president’s direction

January 3, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | January 3, 2020

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Bernie Sanders' Remarks on Iran Following Suleimani Asassination. Vanishing Voters of Georgia. Why Drugs Are So Expensive. Google and Amazon Are Now in the Oil Business. Cadets Fired for Giving Nazi Salute.

January 2, 2020

Whose Liberalism? Critiquing The Economist

Ben Jackson Boston Review

With its elite decision-makers and opinion-formers—and over 1.5 million copies sold per week—The Economist has exerted tremendous influence on popular liberal discourse for more than a century. The book author finds its reputation undeserved.

January 2, 2020

The Renewable Energy Sector May ‘Pass’ the Environmental Test, But What About Labour and Human Rights?

María José Carmona Equal Times

According to the ILO, sustainable development encompasses three dimensions: economic, social and environmental. Energy transition should never involve the extermination of a village.

January 2, 2020

Tidbits - Jan. 2, 2020 - Reader Comments: Finnish Govt Calls for 4-Day-Week; 2020 elections; Medicare for All; Britain's Labour Party; Du Bois and Marxist Schools; Jews in Iran; Watchmen; Renewable Energy; Anti-War Films On-line; Today in History;

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Reader Comments: Finnish Govt Calls for 4-Day-Week; 2020 elections; Medicare for All; Britain's Labour Party; Du Bois and the Jefferson School; Racism 2019; Jews in Iran; Watchmen; Renewable Energy; Anti-War Films On-line; Today in History; more...