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Ani Difranco's updated lyrics to Florence Reece's 1931 labor ballad, composed in the midst of a bloody Harlan County coal miners' organizing drive. Happy May Day!

A program called Covax wants to distribute Covid-19 vaccines fairly. Is it working?

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks frankly about the challenges of balancing a divided Senate, and how difficult it is to work with members who continue to spread the "big lie." #Colbert​ #BernieSanders​ #SenatorSanders

This Oscar-nominated short movie centers around a Palestinian man and his young daughter who set out in the West Bank to buy his wife a gift, showcasing the struggles they go through between soldiers, segregated roads, and checkpoints. Now streaming on Netflix.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) delivers a video op-ed on behalf of the Working Families Party in response to Pres. Biden's address.

Ari Melber traces the origins of injustice in America's justice system by explaining everything from the racist Jim Crow framework to the bipartisan 1994 crime bill.

At 12, in the midst of the Vietnam War, poet-to-be Martin Espada faced consequences for refusing to pledge allegiance. 

Will we be sleeping with robots by 2025? Desi Lydic finds out! #DailyShow​ #DesiLydic​

A Christian “purity” movement in the 90s promoted a biblical view of abstinence before marriage. But two decades later, followers are grappling with unforeseen aftershocks.

The global vaccination drive is happening at two speeds: Richer countries have plenty of funding and plentiful vaccine-doses. Poorer countries have neither.

Black parents are forced to have “The Talk” with children about how to best navigate interactions with police. #DailyShow​ #TrevorNoah​ #TheTalk

A four-part HBO documentary series from filmmaker Raoul Peck that challenges how history is being written. Full review here.

A 3-D model of the Capitol grounds synchronizes, minute by minute, the Capitol Police's frantic calls for reinforcements with video footage and a software reconstruction of the mob's size and movement

The Establishment breaks down the latest in Matt Gaetz's sex trafficking allegations

Climate crisis? Urbanization? Desertification? See humanity’s impact on the Earth through a global time-lapse video of the planet since 1984.

John Oliver discusses how national debt works, and why it might be more helpful that you think.

“You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire.” Featuring Yo-Yo Ma, the Cape Town Ensemble, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Taiko Project, Dynamic Music Collective and Silkroad.

Can a “good guy with a gun” really stop a mass shooting? Jordan Klepper finds out. #DailyShow​ #JordanKlepper​ #Guns​

Rediet Abebe uses the tools of theoretical computer science to understand pressing social problems — and try to fix them.

The intersection of politics and religion goes back to the earliest days of American history.

"The reason we are where we are today is because the old school Republicans didn't stand up to the crazies. They embraced them, however uneasily."

The story of Passover sounds  a universal note of struggle against oppression.

An introduction to the five techniques of science denial: fake experts, logical fallacies, impossible expectations, cherry picking, and conspiracy theories

The legal pressure on citizen Trump is escalating as two Capitol Hill police officers are now suing the former president, alleging he incited the January 6 insurrection.

Redlining, exclusionary lending, and targeted zoning laws have all played a role in isolating minority populations while simultaneously privileging white residents.

That 'efficacy' figure? It doesn't translate from one test to another. And it's not the most important number, anyway.

Salif Diarra is joined by Angel Farmache for this performance of "Miiry," an original song about thinking positively so that you will attract good things. A Live Outside performance that's dedicated to all women around the world.

Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon was arrested after knocking on Gov. Brian Kemp’s door as he signed new voting restrictions into law.

Joe Biden has already racked up 37,268 scandals and Desi Lydic's got the lowdown on every single one #DailyShow​ #DesiLydic​ #Foxsplains​

Seth takes a closer look at the former top prosecutor for the Capitol riots saying that evidence from the attack could support sedition charges as federal investigators continue to examine Trump’s role in fomenting the insurrection.