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Salesforce CEO: We Need a New Capitalism

Marc Benioff The New York Times
As a capitalist, I believe it’s time to say out loud what we all know to be true: Capitalism, as we know it, is dead.

The Fierce Urgency of Less

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
The three B’s (Biden, Bloomberg, Buttigieg) of can’t-go-big

The Irishman | Movie

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Full review.

Glory to Hong Kong: A New Protest Anthem

After months of peaceful marches and clashes, Hong Kong protesters have begun staging a different type of demonstration - mass singalongs of a new song called Glory to Hong Kong.

Rising Up | Bernie 2020

The corporate media covers Bernie's campaign while millions of people around the country rise up

John Oliver | Weather

John Oliver discusses the tension between the public and private worlds of predicting the weather

Friday Nite Videos | October 18, 2019

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Insular, Controversial Picks for Nobel Literature Laureates

Jennifer Wilson The Nation
Next year, says the reviewer, the Nobel Committee for Literature should look beyond Europe. Despite the differences between awardees Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke, they both reflect a divided Europe as viewed only from within its borders.