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Rep. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the Afghan war. Now she shares how her worst fears about “forever wars” came true.

Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.

The New York Times obtained exclusive security camera footage and witness accounts to show how the U.S. military launched a drone strike that killed 10 people in Kabul on Aug. 29 without knowing who it was hitting.

Every family has its own language. A CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) has two. Now on Apple TV+ and in select theaters.

Climate change is making the biggest and most destructive hurricanes more frequent and increasing the damage they inflict by relentless rain.

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

From Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal and save in order to get to faraway California. The first-of-its-kind Indigenous creative team invites audiences into a surprisingly familiar and funny world. Streaming on FX.

Hey anti-vaxxers, want to stop Covid AND still take medicine meant for horses? Try Horsey Vax! #DailyShow #MichaelKosta #HorseyVax

The Costs of War Project at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs illustrates the human toll of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

Is it fascism? Is it communism? It is somehow both? Jordan Klepper hits the streets of NYC to see why some people are up in arms about the new vaccine mandate. #DailyShow #JordanKlepper

What was the purpose of America's longest war? 

In May 1985, Jason Berry, a Catholic journalist in Louisiana, wrote his first piece on child sexual abuse in the church for the National Catholic Reporter and the Times of Acadiana. So why was the "Watergate of the Catholic Church" ignored?

Capitol Police Lieutenant Michael Byrd describes why he’s choosing to identify himself, and how, as officers barricaded the door separating the rioters from congresspeople, he fired a single shot, killing Ashli Babbitt.

As new coronavirus variants emerge and the longevity of vaccine protection remains unknown, scientists are researching how booster shots could work.

Lindsey has been married to the Game of Politics, but he hasn't been faithful to anyone but himself. Narrated by Desi Lydic. #DailyShow #DesiLydic #LindseyGraham

Before the Gulf of Tonkin, before Iraq, before Afghanistan, Dylan surveyed the wars our country has fought with God on our side. And he makes a request of God about the next one.

The human immune system is the most complex biological system we know, after the human brain. What happens when your body is invaded and your first lines of defenses are engaged in a fight for life and death?

Do not discount the voices of young people. #HomeroomOnHulu (premieres Aug 12) follows Oakland High School’s class of 2020 through a year of pandemic and growing demands for systemic change. 

Ahana Fernandez trekked through the rainforests of Central America, ears tuned for high-pitched, repetitive chirping and squeaking from greater sac-winged bat pups. Their babbling may shed light on why human babies babble and the origins of speech.

John Oliver explains how the Sackler family has been handling opiod lawsuits and why you should judge the situation for yourself.

A brilliantly animated new single “Human Touch” by Jimmy Cliff celebrates the irreplaceable personal interaction that we are currently deprived of.

A powerful documentary film about the life and activism of Ady Barkan, who has remained a powerful advocate for justice and health care while suffering from ALS. In select theaters Aug 13.

'The Afghanistan Papers' reveal how senior U.S. officials made rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hid evidence the war had become unwinnable throughout the 18-year campaign.

In the highly politicized debate over whether transgender women should be allowed to play women’s sports, opinions tend to divide into two starkly opposing camps.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell claims he has evidence that 2020 election results were hacked. Cybersecurity experts say his so-called "proof" doesn't add up.

Chuck Schumer to Mitch McConnell: elections have consequences. Ari Melber asked viewers what soundtrack would be right for the moment Schumer makes a power move on McConnell. Here are the top choices.

Medicare for All has been discussed for years with little understanding of how it would be financed. Here are some direct and transparent answers.

Former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka died Aug. 5, 2021. Here is the fiery and courageous Trumka as AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer in 2008.

Our planet has seen this before. Its ice has melted. Water levels have risen. Ocean currents have already stopped. The last time this happened was 13,000 years ago.