Hillary and Bernie: The Credibility Gap

Robert Borosage Campaign for America's Future
The Clinton campaign has aggressively sought campaign donations from the biggest financial interests and Clinton has personally taken millions of dollars in speaking fees from Wall Street and the health care industry. Meanwhile, Sanders has generated enough true popular excitement and small donations to be financially competitive at a presidential level.

Richard Levins: The People's Scientist

Pankaj Mehta Jacobin
Levins showed it is possible to be a serious scientist and a radical — a revelation for a scientifically and mathematically inclined young adult growing up at the “end of history.” He leaves an extraordinary scientific legacy matched by his legacy as a radical and activist.

Buddy Can You Spare a Dime

Charlie Palloy and his orchestra (1932) perform Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney). 

Willie Nelson -- Summertime

Willie Nelson shares his redition of Summertime (Ira and George Gershwin), the title track of his upcoming album.

Run DMC Hard Times

An unauthorized tribute to Run DMC done to the images of the financial panic of 2008.

Friday Nite Videos -- January 22, 2015

A short compilation of hard times music. Run DMC Hard Times. Ry Cooder No Banker Left Behind. Josh White Hard Times Blues. Willie Nelson Summertime. Charlie Palloy Buddy Can You Spare a Dime.

Joslyn Williams Passing Baton to New Leadership; After 34 Years at Labor Council Helm

Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO Union City
Noting that conditions today are similar to those at the dawn of the Gilded Age characterized by disproportionate wealth and extreme corruption, retiring DC Metro Labor Council President Joslyn Williams added, "In that era, they were lobbing vicious attacks against workers with guns and batons. Today, they are armed with suits and maneuvers that undercut workers from Wall Street to the state house to U.S. Supreme Court."