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November 6, 2021

60 Years of Spartacus

Phil Butland International Socialism

On 6 October 1960, the film Spartacus opened in New York City’s DeMille Theatre. Time Magazine celebrated “a new kind of Hollywood movie: a superspectacle with spiritual vitality and moral force.”

November 6, 2021

Asian American Sisters in the Movement for Racial Liberation

Nobuko Miyamoto Yes! Magazine

A look back at inter-racial solidarity between Black Americans and Asian Americans, from Nobuko Miyamoto in “Not Yo’ Butterfly.”

November 6, 2021

Photo Reflects Devastation of Palestinian Economy as Gaza Workers Struggle for Work

Tareq S. Hajjaj Mondoweiss

When Gaza's Chamber of Commerce said it would accept applicants for work permits to Israel, tens of thousands tried to push their way in. One photo of the scene reflects the devastation of the Palestinian economy.

November 6, 2021

Is the Window for System Change Closing?

Jamila Hodge The Crime Report

Some people think that building an alternative to our current harmful system means starting from scratch; but that’s far from the truth. Innovative, community-based programs that heal and prevent violence are humming and ready to grow.

November 6, 2021

'Foolishness': House Passes Infrastructure Bill But Postpones Build Back Better Act

Kenny Stancil Common Dreams

"Passing the infrastructure bill without passing the Build Back Better Act first," said Rep. Ilhan Omar, "risks leaving behind child care, paid leave, healthcare, climate action, housing, education, and a roadmap to citizenship."

November 6, 2021

St. Vincent Nurses Strike Sadly Reaches Eight Months

Massachusetts Nurses Association Massachusetts Nurses Association

Tenet Healthcare Continues to Retaliate Against Nurses for Exercising Their Right to Advocate for Better Care

November 5, 2021

The 84th Anniversary of the Spanish Civil War

Simon Anton Niño Diego Baena Bitter Oleander

Simon Baena’s homage to the Spanish Republic reflects the continuing grief of the lost anti-fascist cause of the 1930s.

November 5, 2021

The Migrant Workers Who Follow Climate Disasters

Sarah Stillman The New Yorker

A growing group of laborers is trailing hurricanes and wildfires the way farmworkers follow crops, contracting for big disaster-recovery firms, and facing exploitation, injury, and death.

The Q Files: JFK Jr. Fails to Appear at the Rolling Stones Concert

November 5, 2021

Throngs of Q-Anon believers were disappointed when John F. Kennedy, Jr. didn't show up at their gathering on the grassy knoll in Dallas yesterday, nor did he materialize on stage with Keith Richards and Mick Jagger later that night at a concert by The Rolling Stones. #Colbert #Comedy #TheQFiles

Four Seasons Total Documentary | Trailer

November 5, 2021

On November 7th, 2020, Rudy Giuliani gave an infamous press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping as the presidential election was being called for Joe Biden. Learn what happened that day and what happened since to Four Seasons. Airing Sunday, Nov. 7.