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Capitol Rioter Turned in to the FBI by Ex-Girlfriend

February 26, 2021

This Capitol rioter is facing multiple federal charges after his ex turned him in to the FBI.

Barre | Songhoy Blues

February 26, 2021

Malian blues rock band Songhoy Blues performing "Barre," an original song from their latest album Optimisme, live outside in Bamako, Mali. Barre—meaning "change" in Songhai—calls on the youth to rise up and take action.

AOC Explains Why the Green New Deal Is Necessary

February 26, 2021

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explained the tenets of the Green New Deal and how important they are especially after the winter storm in Texas.

February 26, 2021

New York City and the Persistence of the Middle Passage

Gerald Horne The Nation

John Harris’s The Last Slave Ships offers a comprehensive portrait of the illegal slave trade in the Atlantic, starting with the last slave ships to dock in New York Harbor.

February 26, 2021

Joe Biden Can Cancel All Student Debt. He Just Won’t.

Bridget Read The Cut

We don’t like the word forgiveness because we don’t think student debtors did anything wrong. Your generation didn’t have to borrow like this. We’re just asking for parity.

February 26, 2021

Progressives Push to Squash Senate Filibuster After Minimum Wage Defeat

Marianne LeVine, Laura Barrón-López and Sarah Ferris Politico

“So if that $15 minimum wage isn’t in this package, we are going to have to figure out a way to get it through. And if that means reforming the filibuster, then we should reform the filibuster," Rep. Pramila Jayapal said.

February 26, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | February 26, 2021

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AOC Explains Why the Green New Deal Is Necessary. Barre | Songhoy Blues. Capitol Rioter Turned in to the FBI by Ex-Girlfriend. Amazon Workers in Alabama Fight for a Union. Three Minutes to Mars: Perseverence Touches Down.

February 25, 2021

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet and Founder of City Lights Bookshop, Dies Aged 101

Sian Cain The Guardian

The much renowned poet, political insurgent and countercultural pioneer put on trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s Howl went on to become a beloved icon of San Francisco and a respected poet worldwide.

February 25, 2021

Danny Glover: Why I’m in Alabama with Amazon Workers

Sarah Anderson Inequality.org

What role will the Amazon warehouse workers of Bessemer play in the organizing history of the south? We’ll find out on March 30, the day after the workers’ deadline for submitting their mail-in union ballots.

February 25, 2021

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