Gangsters of Capitalism
History News Network
Jonathan Katz on Smedley Butler and American Empire
You Wonder if You Can Write Something
Rattle
Poet Susan Browne depicts the despair of our times, a sense of hopelessness, the feeling that the future will be even worse than these dismal days.
New Report Analyzes Workers’ Organizing Activity and Identifies What Workers Really Want
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American workers are taking collective actions to address their pent-up demand for achieving a stronger voice and representation at work. This report suggests a need to re-evaluate labor laws and employers' responses to organizations.
Insurrectionists Experience Consequences As Jan. 6th Hearings Begin
Insurrectionists find out the hard way that the police are not always their friends as the January 6th hearings begin. #DailyShow #Comedy #TrevorNoah
The Janes | Trailer
A group of unlikely outlaws defied the state legislature that outlawed abortion, the Catholic Church that condemned it, and the Chicago Mob that was profiting from it. “The Janes” risked their personal and professional lives to support women with unwanted pregnancies in the pre-Roe v. Wade era.
Filmmaker Nick Quested Recalls Documenting Jan. 6 Attack
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss, questioned filmmaker Nick Quested about his experience documenting the Proud Boys during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Rep. Liz Cheney's January 6 Hearing Presentation
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) presented a roadmap for the indictment of Donald Trump, including video testimony from former Trump officials ex-Attorney General Bill Barr and ex-Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump.
Chairman Bennie Thompson's Opening Statement at Jan. 6 Hearing
Committee Chair Bennie Thompson outlines the evidence that "ultimately, Donald Trump, the president of the United States, spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the Constitution to march down to the Capitol and subvert American democracy."
Can Ms. Marvel Change the Image of Islam in America?
Informed Comment
In the first episode of this tv series, the 16-year-old Pakistani-American superhero despairs of being allowed to go to a comic book convention, saying, “Anyway, it is not as if the brown girls are the ones who save the world.” Obviously, the point of this series is to disprove this defeatist point of view.
Jan 6 Was an Attempted Coup D’Etat
Cline Center’s Coup D’état Project
Using the Cline Center’s Coup D’état Project definitions, we classify the storming of the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 as an attempted coup d’état: an organized, illegal attempt to intervene in the presidential transition by displacing the power of the Congress to certify the election.
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