Trump’s VP Doubts Climate Change
Scientific American
Earth science professor says Mike Pence just “doesn't care”
The Abdication of the Left
Project Syndicate
The experience in Latin America and southern Europe reveals perhaps a weakness of the left: the absence of a clear program to refashion capitalism and globalization for the twenty-first century. From Greece’s Syriza to Brazil’s Workers’ Party, the left has failed to come up with ideas that are economically sound and politically popular, beyond ameliorative policies such as income transfers.
Stop Using That One Study to Pretend Racism Doesn’t Exist in Police Shootings
Medium.com
The media—led by the New York Times—took an inconclusive study focused on a limited number of cases and made it a national story undercutting the notion that racial bias exists in police shootings.
Our Revolution: What's Next on Bernie Sanders' Horizon
Common Dreams
'The goal here is to do what I think the Democratic establishment has not been very effective in doing,' said Sanders
Where Do Galaxies Come From?
What we do and don’t know about baby galaxies and how they're born.
Senator Elizabeth Warren Calls for Action to Root Out Influence of Money in Politics
In a Senate floor speech on the sixth anniversary of Citizens United, Senator Elizabeth Warren laid out steps that Congress and the Administration can take to root out the influence of money in politics.
Jim Zogby on Democrats and the Occupation of Palestine
Palestinians are in for "another difficult four years" as a result of the weakness of the Democratic Party platform's statement on Israel and Palestine, says Jim Zogby, the president of the Arab American Institute.
Für Elise in Different Tastes
An impromptu piano improvisation on Fur Elise at the Prague airport in 2014 by the extraordinary Lebanese musician (and technology consultant) Maan Hamadeh.
Why Bernie Waited to Endorse Hillary
Seth Meyers takes a closer look at Bernie Sanders' late endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
Friday Nite Videos -- July 15, 2016
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Why Bernie Waited to Endorse Hillary. Für Elise in Different Tastes. Jim Zogby on Democrats and the Occupation of Palestine. Senator Elizabeth Warren Calls for Action to Root Out Influence of Money in Politics. Where Do Galaxies Come From?
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