'Terror Returns' -- But When Did It Go Away?

FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
The fact that journalists assigned to cover this story could fail to remember that political violence has been part of the United States landscape for the past decade and more is testament to a narrow definition that dismisses right-wing domestic violence as not really terrorism–and to a will to believe, for partisan or psychological reasons, that George W. Bush "kept us safe" after 9/11. The reality is not so comforting.

Ain't I a Person?

The focus of this award-winning documentary film is the stories of the poor (and near-poor) about how they manage their lives and families. More information here.

The See Through Brain

Scientists have come up with a way to make whole brains transparent, so they can be labelled with molecular markers and imaged using a light microscope.

Friday Nite Videos -- April 19, 2013

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Scientists create a see-through brain. Boston Marathon suspect interrogation may answer many questions. Lewis Black on the moocher class. Brubeck's 'Take Five' with sitar and tabla. Glenda Jackson's 'tribute' to Baroness Thatcher. Documentary film: Ain't I a Person?

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UNICEF: U.S. kids worse off than many of their Western counterparts

By Caitlin Dewey and Max Fisher The Washington Post
The report, which compares kids in 29 Western countries, measures well-being across five metrics: material well-being, health and safety, behaviors and risks, housing and environment, as well as education. It ranks the United States in the bottom third on all five measures of well-being and particularly low on education and poverty. The