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February 10, 2023

‘Workers Know the Truth’ About the Derailment Disaster – Why Are They Being Ignored?

Bob Hennelly Work Bites

Intense flames from an explosion

The lack of a labor perspective in the reporting out of industrial accidents leaves the public in the dark about just how dangerous and stressful railroading has become as Wall Street has increasingly put the squeeze on the railroading workforce.

February 10, 2023

Democrats Hold Power in 17 States. Use the Power To Protect Voting Rights.

Marc Elias Democracy Docket

Republicans are ruthless in enacting anti-democratic laws when they have a chance. For democracy to survive, Democrats must show the same urgency in favor of voting rights when they are in charge.

February 10, 2023

92 Percent of Ex-NFL Players Show Brain Trauma

The Brink The Brink

Leading up to Super Bowl LVII, Boston University's CTE Center Director Ann McKee says the NFL ignores the risks of repetitive blows to the head and that it’s “foolish” to think the league will police itself

February 10, 2023

It Is Hard To Admit Being Wrong. But Brexit Voters Are Doing So in Droves

William Keegan The Guardian

Having been grossly misled in the referendum, Britons’ anger is mounting as the reality of our plight becomes clear

February 10, 2023

What Ending the COVID Emergency Actually Means

Katelyn Jetelina and Caitlin Rivers Your Local Epidemiologist

What does it mean to 'end the emergency'? Questions and answers about antigen tests, vaccines, Paxlovid, healthcare coverage and more. Why we, as a society, need to transition NOT to a 2019 world but to a new and better 2023 world.

Why Is It so Hard To Cure the Common Cold?

February 10, 2023

Dig into the two main ways we fight the viruses that cause the common cold, and find out if it’s possible to create a cure.

Greene and Boebert Unravel at Twitter Hearing

February 10, 2023

Seth takes a closer look at President Biden making a point of focusing on kitchen table issues during his State of the Union address while House Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene focused on things like why Twitter censored Hunter Biden's nudes.

Five Questions With John Bracey

February 10, 2023

John H. Bracey, Jr. (1941-2023), former department chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at U-Mass Amherst, answers questions about his life and career.

Why Miners Risk Their Lives To Get Sulfur From an Active Volcano

February 10, 2023

Miners in East Java face deadly smoke to mine sulfur, or "devil's gold." In this episode of Risky Business, we head to Ijen volcano to find out.

Maxwell Frost Labels House Republicans As ‘Biggest Threat’ to Democracy

February 10, 2023

In House floor remarks, Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) gives one-minute rebuttal to a resolution denouncing 'the horrors of socialism.'