The Fake That’s Real
Poet Mary Elise Bailey has studied and re-studied the rhetoric of 2016 presidential shopping. This selection is part of a longer work, Duct Tape.
Today’s College Students Are Paying More for Less
History News Network
The huge spike in the cost of a college education has had a devastating effect upon educational opportunity. American student loan debt now totals $1.5 trillion.
Why Manafort and Cohen Thought They’d Get Away With It
ProPublica
It takes a special counsel to actually catch white-collar criminals.
Bernie Sanders: A New Authoritarian Axis Demands an International Progressive Front
The Guardian
To combat the rise of an international authoritarian axis, we need an international progressive movement that mobilizes behind a vision of shared prosperity, security and dignity, and that addresses the global inequality in wealth and political power
Senator Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation 2018
Warren tells her own story to show how radically government has abandoned its responsibility to help the poor and working class. A speech about fighting the politics of division in the age of Trump.
DNA Shows Cave Girl Was Half Neanderthal
An extraordinary piece of genetic sleuthing shows that this girl's mother was Neanderthal, her father Denisovan.
Wajahat Ali on Being Muslim in America
Actor and writer Wajahat Ali shares some of the ridiculous things people ask him as a Muslim in post-9/11 America.
Amber Says What: Colin Kaepernick, Aretha Franklin, Serena Williams
Late Night writer Amber Ruffin hilariously recaps what's happening in pop culture news
Beto O'Rourke: We Don't Need a Wall
The man running against Ted Cruz to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate says we should be focused on smart security solutions and citizenship for DREAMers
Friday Nite Videos | September 14, 2018
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Beto O'Rourke: We Don't Need a Wall. Amber Says What: Colin Kaepernick, Aretha Franklin, Serena Williams. Wajahat Ali on Being Muslim in America. DNA Shows Cave Girl Was Half Neanderthal. Senator Elizabeth Warren at Netroots Nation 2018.
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