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The Wanted 18: Movie Teaser

A documentary mooovie by Amer Shomali and Paul Cowan that maintains its sardonic humor while telling the story of one Palestinian village during the uprising against Israeli occupation in the 1980s and 90s. 
 

Do Federal Taxes Reduce Income Inequality?

Just how unequal is the U.S. before taxes? How much, or how little, does the tax code change that? David Wessel, Director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, explains.
 

The Jon Stewart Mysteries Presents

According to Dick Cheney, President Obama is practically an Iranian agent. But can some classic sleuthing uncover an even greater threat to America than Barack Obama?
 

Friday Nite Videos -- April 17, 2015

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The Jon Stewart Mysteries Presents. Amandla Stenberg: Don't Cash Crop On My Cornrows. Do Federal Taxes Reduce Income Inequality? The Wanted 18: Movie Teaser. Jimmy Page: How Stairway to Heaven Was Written.

Tidbits - April 16, 2015 - Chicago election; Police Killings; Prisons; Jewish Anti-Zionism; Charter Schools; Cuba; Culture...more

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Reader Comments - Chicago election; Police Killings; Reparations; Prisons; Jewish Anti-Zionism; Charter Schools vs. Public Schools; Cuba; Latin America; Iran; Burkina Faso; Guatemala; Scientologists; Game of Thrones; Science Fiction and the Hugo Awards; San Francisco and Labor History; April 26 - Peace and Planet for nuclear abolition; Remembering Jim Knutson

Syriza - The "Small Party" in Power

Catarina Príncipe and George Souvlis Jacobin
How do Syriza's origins and Greece's political economy affect its capacity to govern? Jacobin interviews Michalis Nikolakakis, political adviser to the minister of economy, infrastructure, maritime affairs and tourism. Before joining Syriza, Nikolakakis was also active in the youth wing of Synaspismos. Here he discusses the origins of the Greek crisis, the relationship between Syriza and the state, and what accounts for the rise of the radical left in Greece.

There's No Such Crime as `Driving While White'

Carl Hiaasen Miami Herald
Best-selling author Carl Hiaasen reflects on the national epidemic of police going after African Americans: When is the last time you heard of a white man in a Mercedes-Benz being pulled over for driving with a broken taillight? It has probably happened somewhere, some time, but there's a better chance of your car being hit by a meteor.