Six Patriots Players Refusing to Go to the White House

Six New England Patriots are sitting out a visit with Trump after their Super Bowl win. “I just don’t feel welcome in that house. I’m going to just leave it at that.” Supportive fans want the boycott to grow bigger.

Friday Nite Videos -- February 10, 2016

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Six Patriots Players Refusing to Go to the White House. Everybody Knows | Leonard Cohen. Senator Elizabeth Warren Reacts to Being Silenced. Sean Spicer Press Conference (Melissa McCarthy). #TrumpLiesMatter: Trump National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn Spoke With Russia About Sanctions.

Frederick Douglass's `Amazing Job' Started With His First Book

Ron Charles The Washington Post
Forget that Donald Trump said something commendable about Frederick Douglass--perhaps a first for Trump--the autobiography of Douglass is a classic, and reading it again is a fit way to commemorate Black History Month. Washington Post book editor Ron Charles gives ample reason why.

The GOP’s National Right to Work Bill Is a Smokescreen—The Threat Is What Comes Next

Moshe Z. Marvit In These Times
Labor sould figtt the proposed National RIght to Work Law. But it is more imortant to continue to build alliances among other progressive groups to fight other reforms that have a serious chance of passage. In particular, labor should put its resources into organizing government workers who are under attack on all sides.

A Look at Economical and Political Conditions in Iran

Faramarz Dadvar Portside
The danger of Donald Trump resorting to military action to prop up his failing policies cannot be over-looked. National Security Advisor Michael Flynn threatened retaliation against Iran, which for those of us of a certain age sounded like the Gulf of Tonkin incident (used as justification for War in Vietnam) - later proved to be a fabrication. What really is Iran with a population of 82 million people? Here is a report on what is actually happening in Iran today.