David Byrne's American Utopia

A one-of-a-kind film directed by Spike Lee. Byrne is joined by an ensemble of 11 musicians, singers, and dancers from around the globe, inviting audiences into a joyous dream world. Now streaming.

Martin Luther King, Jr., Internationalist

Khury Petersen-Smith otherwords.org
King looked beyond our borders — not only at injustice, but how people worked together to end it. It’s an example we need today.

Supreme Court Rules for Death by Covid

Lawrence Gostin The Daily Beast
Six Supreme Court ideologues have defied science, common sense and established law. Thousands will die of covid as a result.

Friday Nite Videos | January 14, 2022

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Trump Hangs Up on NPR. David Byrne's American Utopia. Michigan AG Refers Fake Electors to Feds. The Landlord’s Worst Nightmare Could Protect Millions of New Yorkers. Jordan Klepper Runs Into Matt Gaetz.

Is a Civil War Ahead?

David Remnick The New Yorker
A year after the attack on the Capitol, the country is suspended between democracy and autocracy. That sense of uncertainty radically heightens the likelihood of episodic bloodletting in America, and even the risk of civil war.