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October 28, 2016

Marijuana Legalization 2016: A Glance at 9 States With Pot Measures on the Ballot

Paul Elias and David Crary The Cannabist

If 'yes' votes prevail across the country, about 75 million people accounting for more than 23 percent of the U.S. population would live in states where recreational pot is legal

October 28, 2016

Filmmaker Facing 30 Years for Documenting Climate Action Stands Resolute, Determined

Andrea Germanos Common Dreams

'Freedom of the press is guaranteed'

October 28, 2016

Texas Teeters: How Clinton Could Upend Trump

Stephanie Gaskell Policymic

Trump could win the state by the lowest margin in recent history.

Trump and the GOP Crack-Up: A Closer Look

October 28, 2016

Seth takes a closer look at what Donald Trump's candidacy has done to the identity of the Republican Party.

Terror Lynching in America

October 28, 2016

Our history of racial terror casts a shadow across the U.S. landscape. We must engage it more honestly.

A Change Is Gonna Come | Live in Brazil

October 28, 2016

Playing for Change Band with Grandpa Elliott and Clarence Bekker sing, "It's been a long time coming but I know a change is gonna come..."

Opioids: John Oliver

October 28, 2016

John Oliver discusses the extent and root of the nation’s epidemic of opioid addiction.

October 28, 2016

Friday Nite Videos -- October 28, 2016

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Opioids: John Oliver. A Change Is Gonna Come | Live in Brazil. Terror Lynching in America. Trump and the GOP Crack-Up: A Closer Look. Before the Flood | Documentary.

October 27, 2016

Unions Push For Big Turnout In Ohio

Bruce Bostick People's World

In Ohio, United Steelworkers of America and the American Federation of State County and Municipal Workers rally in support of Secretary Hillary Clinton.

October 27, 2016

New U.N. Report Shows Just How Awful Globalization and Informal Employment Are for Workers

Elizabeth Grossman In These Times

An estimated 60.7 percent of the world’s workers labor in the informal economy, without legal or social protections. While the impact of working without the freedom to organize is most dire in the world’s poorest countries, U.S. workers are not an exception to the types of labor rights abuses the described in a United Nations Report.