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Friday Nite Videos | May 26, 2023

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The Corporate Money Behind 'No Labels.' Tina Turner Talks About Gaining Respect in the Music Industry. Henry Kissinger Is 100 and Still Free, Somehow | Mehdi Hasan. After Uvalde: Guns, Grief & Texas Politics. AI Assists 50-Year Math Breakthrough.

America’s Workplace Safety Crisis

Terri Gerstein The American Prospect
Today is Worker's Memorial Day. Conditions have improved from the days of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. But not by nearly enough.

Friday Nite Videos | April 21, 2023

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AOC & Jordan Klepper on Trump, Clarence Thomas & Ending Violence. Here's Why Writers Are Ready to Shut Hollywood Down. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. | Movie. Paul Robeson Testifying Before HUAC. Farmworkers | John Oliver.

‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Can Get You Killed

Caroline Light The Conversation
Since 2005, “stand your ground” laws have spread to around 30 states, transforming the legal landscape. Enacted in the context of deep racial biases, they encourage armed citizens to use deadly force against any perceived threat – real or imagined.

Friday Nite Videos | April 7, 2023

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TN Lawmaker Responds to Expulsion. AOC Calls Out Republicans' "Wokeism" Term. Mehdi Hasan Debates Matt Taibbi. The Corporations Bringing Back Child Labor. The Guardian’s Links to Slavery: ‘That Reality Can’t Be Negotiated With.’
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