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An animal rights investigator tells Democracy Now! how he has spent over a decade secretly filming animal abuse and why that work is now imperiled by a wave of laws sweeping the country. 

The very best in the Chicago Blues scene gather for one acoustic show. This amazing Trio features Chicago's blues legends Jimmy Burns, Lurrie Bell, and John Primer.

Koko the talking gorilla conveys her sadness, and Jeremy Irons' anti-gay comments aren't offensive because he eventually wishes everybody well. 

Delta blues player Pat Nichols performs during the reception for the America's Music: Blues and Gospel program at The Kansas City Public Library - Plaza Branch, April 2, 2013.

Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice caught on tape abusing his players.

Chris Hayes talks with Tsedeye Gebreselassie of the National Employment Law Project, Columbia Univerisity's Dorian Warren, and striking fast food workers Joseph Barrera and Tabitha Verges about Thursday's fast food strike and the future of the fight for fair pay.

A secret audio recording of a stop-and-frisk in action sheds unprecedented light on a practice that has put the city's young people of color in the NYPD's crosshairs. Read the full story here.

The Chained CPI, deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security that would hurt seniors. Watch Robert Reich explain why Chained CPI is so stingy in this video, and then sign his SignOn.org petition to President Obama here.

This video is a MoveOn original.

What color is Green Falcon?

This version of the Etta James' original was recorded at the Playing For Change Band's last rehearsal before heading out on the road for their spring 2012 "Back To Our Roots" Tour.