Extinct Humans' DNA Is Helping Us Today

Emily Singer Quanta Magazine
Neanderthals and Denisovans may have supplied modern humans with genetic variants that let them thrive in new environments.

Why Paul Krugman Is Wrong About the 1990s

Rana Foroohar Time magazine
What is the true economic narrative about the 1990s? Was it a time of shared American prosperity brought on by smart policy? Or was it a time when the style of laissez-faire attitudes forged in the 1980s was co-opted by Democrats and began to create the growing inequality and periodic crises we’ve since become used to?

How About 100 Bernie Sanders?

Anoa Changa The Guardian
The passion around his presidential campaign can be channeled into transforming Congress. We’ll pool resources across the US to beat big money.

Weiner | Documentary Film

A painfully revealing narrative of the failed political comeback attempt of narcissist politician Anthony Weiner (aka "Carlos Danger"). In theaters and VOD. 

Donald Trump Can NEVER Be President

Sen Elizabeth Warren unleashes on Donald Trump rooting for the 2008 housing market crash, his plans to dismantle Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform, and his decision not to release his taxes.

Hillary Clinton's Email Emergency

A State Department report puts Hillary Clinton's questionable email practices back in the national spotlight, and campaign aide Carlos Jordanson plays damage control.

Friday Nite Videos -- May 27, 2016

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Hillary Clinton's Email Emergency. Donald Trump Can NEVER Be President. Meet My Child: Parents of Transgender Kids Speak Out. Senator Bernie Sanders on Debating Trump. Weiner | Documentary Film.