What’s the Matter With Oklahoma?
The American Prospect
Oklahoma was once a center of left-populism. Could it be that again?
A Standing Rock on the Border?
The Progressive
The Tohono O’odham tribe has repeatedly cited a border wall’s potential impact upon sacred sites, burial grounds, and the natural environment. A wall would split the tribal homeland down the middle and isolate thousands of members south of the border.
Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements' Animated
Tom Lehrer, who has written a body of songs with a unique mix of science, social and political satire (check out, for example, We'll All Go Together When We Go), is 90 this month. This one is just for fun. Happy birthday, Tom.
Documentary | RGB
An intimate portrait of an unlikely rock star: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. With unprecedented access, the filmmakers explore how her early legal battles changed the world for women. Opens May 4.
Hip Hop or Shakespeare?
Akala demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and it's power.
Weak Black Women | Robin Thede
Robin turns the "Strong Black Woman" stereotype on its head with the world premiere of her music video "Weak Black Women."
Why Eating Healthy Is So Expensive
Produce helps your health and hurts your wallet, but that is as much a result of policy as of nature
Friday Nite Videos | April 6, 2018
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Why Eating Healthy Is So Expensive. Weak Black Women | Robin Thede. Hip Hop or Shakespeare? Documentary | RGB. Tom Lehrer's 'The Elements' Animated.
Israel’s Systematic Violence Against Palestinian Women
Electronic Intifada
The institutionalized destruction of Palestinian women’s lives has thus been an essential feature of the Israeli project. In this regard, Israeli settler-colonialism can be seen as intrinsically anti-feminist and a form of gendered violence.
Finding Little Help From the Federal Government, Tribes Are Making Their Own Ways to Fight Trafficking
Rewire
At a January conference, Minnesota tribal police made it clear they are not waiting for permission from the federal government to move forward in protecting their members. They are not alone.
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