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Don't Look Up | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence

December 31, 2021

Based on real events that haven’t happened - yet. Based on real people who live in an alternative reality.

The Year in Jordan Klepper 2021

December 31, 2021

Capitol insurrectionists. LA “wellness” anti-vaxxers. Iowans who still think Trump won. Jordan Klepper saw it all in 2021. #DailyShow #JordanKlepper

Come As You Are (Nirvana) | Playing for Change

December 31, 2021

Join us along with 16 musicians from Hungary, Morocco, the USA, and more, for this global rendition of the #Nirvana classic "Come As You Are" honoring 30 years since the release of Nirvana's album 'Nevermind.'

Bernie Sanders Eviscerates Elon Musk

December 31, 2021

Bernie invites Elon Musk on the pod to talk income inequality, greed, innovation, political revolution, tweets, taxes, and California vs. Vermont cannabis.

December 31, 2021

South Africa Says Its Omicron Wave Has Passed With No Big Spike in Deaths

Adeel Hassan The New York Times

The announcement offers cautious hope to other countries grappling with the fast-spreading variant. The U.S. hits yet another record for new daily virus cases.

December 31, 2021

Redistricting Is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats

Joel Wertheimer Data for Progress

Why is the conventional wisdom suggesting that Democrats are doomed this cycle so wrong? Analysts are failing to compare to the relevant baseline. Nationally, the 2021 maps are unfair, but not as unfair as 2011.

December 31, 2021

Archbishop Desmond Tutu's Top 10 Prescriptions for a Just World

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Here are 10 of his most revealing statements -- biting, visionary, combative -- and all about the human and inhuman conditions on Earth.

December 31, 2021

Book-banning Parents Are Making Reading Cool

Luke Winkie The Guardian

Narratives about race, gender and inequality are being banned around the US – but sales are rising as the frenzy appears to have the opposite effect

December 31, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | December 31, 2021

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Bernie Sanders Eviscerates Elon Musk. Come As You Are (Nirvana) | Playing for Change. The Year in Jordan Klepper 2021. Don't Look Up | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence. 2021, in 6 Minutes.

December 30, 2021

Confronted With The Holiday Rush, Understaffing, and Omicron, Retail Workers are Organizing and Speaking Out

Sydney Pereira Prism

The holiday season brought many of the risks and challenges of retail work to a head, from crowds and maskless customers to demanding bosses and supply chain problems.