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May 7, 2021

This Mother’s Day, Recognize the Care Work That Powers Our Economy

Heidi Shierholz Economic Policy Institute

Care isn’t a burden for women and families to shoulder alone. It’s the foundation of our economy, and it deserves to be treated as such.

May 7, 2021

How Liz Cheney and Her Dad Paved the Way for the Big Lie

David Corn Mother Jones

She says Donald Trump crossed a line. But the Bush-Cheney administration didn’t?

The Black Church That Could Bankrupt the Proud Boys | The Couch Report

May 7, 2021

Greg Walters explains how a 149-year-old Black church could bankrupt the Proud Boys.

Desi Lydic Foxsplains: Is America a Racist Country?

May 7, 2021

Is America a racist country? Desi Lydic’s been watching Fox News for 358 hours straight and THE ANSWER IS NO #DailyShow #DesiLydic

We Will Transform Kentucky | Charles Booker

May 7, 2021

Charles Booker believes that there is a progressive movement rising in Kentucky, and if people work together they can win back the Senate seat held by Rand Paul for the people.

Yasmin Williams | "Restless Heart"

May 7, 2021

Yasmin Williams only started playing the guitar after beating all the songs on expert-level on Guitar Hero II. Now she is one of a new generation who are changing the face of guitar soloists.

A 60-Second Rant for DC Statehood | Mehdi Hasan

May 7, 2021

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and politicians who ignore their state's own history shouldn't decry DC statehood. In a mini-rant, NBC’s Mehdi Hasan introduces the pot to the kettle. Start the clock!

May 7, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | May 7, 2021

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A 60-Second Rant for DC Statehood | Mehdi Hasan. Yasmin Williams | "Restless Heart". We Will Transform Kentucky | Charles Booker. Desi Lydic Foxsplains: Is America a Racist Country? The Black Church That Could Bankrupt the Proud Boys.

May 6, 2021

‘Jackpot’ Looks at How Inequality Is Experienced by the Very, Very Rich

Jennifer Szalai The New York Times

With plagues, political dysfunction and near-Dickensian economic differences rampant, a Mother Jones editor charts the lives of the super rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabit—and the insidious ways this realm harms us all.

May 6, 2021

Address by COSATU President Zingiswa Losi During the Workers Day Commemoration

Zingiswa Losi Polity (South Africa)

As workers, we are on our own. We cannot outsource our responsibilities. What is happening to us is blatant provocation. If we do not unite and fight back against the capitalist onslaught, we are doomed as workers and we deserve our misery.