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Here.Is.Better. | Movie

January 19, 2024

The inspiring stories of four men and women military veterans overcoming the effects of PTSD with breakthrough new treatments.

How Close We've Come to Nuclear War

January 19, 2024

Some of the many times we have nearly blown up the world.

The Woman in the Wall | Dramatic Series

January 19, 2024

A woman wakes to discover a corpse in her home. The search for the truth winds through a 'Magdalene asylum' and many long-hidden secrets.

Explaining Trump to a Tourist

January 19, 2024

A foreign tourist asked me a couple days ago, “Please tell me, what the hell sir, is a Trump?”

Bernie Sanders: Congress Must Address Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

January 19, 2024

It shouldn't be controversial for Congress to ask for information on how U.S. arms are being used in Israel’s military campaign in Palestine.

January 19, 2024

Scientists Discover ‘Key Stepping Stone’ to the Origin of Life

Pandora Dewan Newsweek

Scientists have simulated the formation of fatty acids, a key component in the assembly of Earth's first cells, offering insight to the earliest moments of life on the planet and also how life might start on other planets.

January 19, 2024

Why Conspiracy Theories Are Corrosive to Social Movements — And What To Do About It

Shane Burley Waging Nonviolence

Antisemitic conspiracy theories on the fringe of the movement for a ceasefire in Gaza make it harder to effectively diagnose the problem and challenge power.

January 19, 2024

Norma Barzman, Blacklisted Screenwriter, Dies at 103

Clay Risen New York Times

After she and her husband, a fellow writer, saw work in Hollywood dry up during the Red Scare, they continued their careers in self-exile overseas.

January 19, 2024

Kagarlitsky: My Most Recent Stay in Prison

Boris Kagarlitsky Russian Dissent

I was arrested for a video I published on YouTube, including a joke about the Crimean bridge. It was probably a poor joke, but hardly sufficient grounds for arrest. Unfortunately, Leviathan has no sense of humor. I spent four months in a prison cell.

January 19, 2024

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