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February 28, 2020

Our View of Black History Has Radically Shifted in a Few Short Years

Salim Muwakkil In These Times

The case for reparations and The 1619 Project have focused attention on what makes African Americans distinct

February 28, 2020

The Fox-Trump Coronavirus Feedback Loop

Matt Gertz Media Matters

The hours of Fox coverage Trump watches each day shape his worldview -- and direct his often inchoate rage

February 28, 2020

Sidelining Scientists Can Only Make COVID-19 Worse

Michael Halpern Scientific American

We need to hear about the risks directly from the experts, not through the filter of politicians

Trump’s Flailing Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

February 28, 2020

Seth takes a closer look at President Trump appointing Mike Pence to take charge of the response to the coronavirus outbreak and reassuring absolutely nobody.

The Case for Elizabeth Warren

February 28, 2020

To fix the country's problems, you have to understand them

The Case for Bernie Sanders

February 28, 2020

To understand Bernie's future, look at what he's already done

Mama Africa | Andrew Tosh

February 28, 2020

Originally written and performed by the late, great Peter Tosh. Featuring Peter's son, Andrew Tosh, with Donald Kinsey, Fully Fullwood and musicians from Africa to Jamaica to the USA.

“The Billionaire Election”

February 28, 2020

Anand Giridharadas on how 2020 is a referendum on wealth inequality

February 28, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | February 28, 2020

Portside

“The Billionaire Election”. Mama Africa | Andrew Tosh. The Case for Bernie Sanders. The Case for Elizabeth Warren. Trump’s Flailing Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak.

February 27, 2020

Serfs of Academe

Charles Petersen The New York Review of Books

The plight of academic adjuncts, those Ph.D's working full-time at low wages, no benefits and little job security, viewed not just as prototypical exploited gig workers and units of flexibility but also as an advanced contingent of union activists.