Coal
Poet Lore
Coal may be a dying industry but, as St. Louis poet Kerry James Evans shows, the living miners go on working for less and less.
Supreme Court Ordered Desegregation, Conservatives Demolish Public Education
Historian Nancy MacLean discusses how Virginia pioneered voucher schools to thwart the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling
Conservatives Narrow Down the Real Cause of Gun Violence
Free-thinking conservatives turn to creative sources to determine the root cause of gun violence, including doors, video games and high-shelved grocery store porn.
Why Did Two Sexes Evolve?
The origin of the sexes is a very interesting question in theoretical biology. This video covers a famous hypothesis for the evolution of the sexes: The Hurst-Hamilton Hypothesis.
Dave Van Ronk | He Was A Friend Of Mine
Dave Van Ronk ('The mayor of Greenwich Village'), performs a classic homage to a lost comrade.
Greatest Scam Ever: Televangelist Begs for a Private Jet
Ronny Chieng gives his take on televangelist Jesse Duplantis, a "prosperity gospel" preacher who is asking $54M for a private jet.
Trump Is Using Pardons to Rig the System for His Pals
Brennan Center for Justice
The man who as a candidate railed against our “rigged system” is, as president, only too happy to do a little rigging himself.
Employee Opposition Derails Google Military AI Project
Gizmodo
Google will not pursue Project Maven because the backlash has been terrible for the company. Thousands of employees have signed a petition asking Google to cancel the contract and dozens of employees have resigned in protest.
Friday Nite Videos | June 1, 2018
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Greatest Scam Ever: Televangelist Begs for a Private Jet. Dave Van Ronk | He Was a Friend of Mine. Why Did Two Sexes Evolve? Conservatives Narrow Down the Real Cause of Gun Violence. Supreme Court Ordered Desegregation, Conservatives Demolish Public Education.
Why Puerto Rico’s Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Is So Much Higher Than Officials Thought
The Conversation
Given that Puerto Rico does not hold political power in Congress, and that the only representative does not vote, it’s crucial to convey the reality to all elected officials, so that their votes align with the necessities of those who are still in Puerto Rico.
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