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January 29, 2016

The Flint Disaster Is Rick Snyder’s Fault

Dana Milbank The Washington Post

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder undertook an arrogant public-policy experiment, underpinned by the ideological assumption that the “experience set” of corporate-style managers was superior to the checks and balances of democracy. This is why Flint happened.

January 29, 2016

Vámonos! An Unprecedented Latino Voter Drive Could Tip the Scales in Iowa

Pema Levy Mother Jones

A grassroots organizing effort may bring out between 10,000 and 20,000 Latinos to caucus in Iowa on Monday, and Bernie Sanders may be the beneficiary.

An American Disaster: The Crisis in Flint

January 29, 2016

Rachel Maddow goes in-depth, on-site into the story of the poisoning of an entire American town.

Sesame Street With Donald Grump

January 29, 2016

Given Mr. Trump's recent, ahem, "popularity," this Sesame Street episode about Donald Grump has renewed relevance.

Planned Parenthood Indictments: Seth Meyers

January 29, 2016

Seth takes a closer look at the recent indictments of anti-abortion activists investigating Planned Parenthood.

Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation

January 29, 2016

Crown of Creation is perhaps the most popular song written by Paul Kantner (1941-2016), co-founder of Jefferson Airplane.

Stephen Moderates An All-Trump Debate

January 29, 2016

Since Donald Trump dropped out of Fox News' final GOP debate, Stephen decided to hold the classiest, Trumpiest debate of all time.

January 29, 2016

Friday Nite Videos -- January 29, 2016

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Stephen Colbert Moderates An All-Trump Debate. Jefferson Airplane: Crown of Creation. Planned Parenthood Indictments: Seth Meyers. Sesame Street With Donald Grump. An American Disaster: The Crisis in Flint.

January 28, 2016

The Last of Christopher Hitchens

Terry Eagleton The Guardian

The last posthumous collection of Christopher Hitchens's essays we are likely to see, the book under review shows the incomparable polemicist moved from being a practicing Trotskyist (though he never practiced enough to get good at it) to cosying up to the Washington neocons.

January 28, 2016

AFSCME President: Members Organizing For Clinton To Lift Wages For All

Pat Rynard Iowa Starting Line

AFSCME President Lee Saunders explains why his union endorsed Hillary Clinton and what they are doing to help her win the Democratic Party nomination.