Friday Nite Videos -- September 4, 2015
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Judy Collins -- Bread and Roses
Take a Labor Day listen to this song inspired by a speech by Rose Schneiderman, immigrant, radical, labor and feminist leader. The song is especially associated with the successful strike by women textile workers in Lawrence, MA, in 1912.
How Wolves Change Rivers
What happened when wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995 -- a cascade that embraced animals, plants, birds and even the earth itself.
Man With Arms Raised Killed by San Antonio Police
Unedited video obtained by KSAT 12 News shows the fatal shooting of a man with his arms raised by two Bexar County, Texas, sheriff deputies.
I Didn't Come From Your Rib (You Came From My Vagina)
A musical response to the recent upsurge in GOP misogyny - attacks on Planned Parenthood, denial of fair pay laws, and candidates trying to out-Trump each other.
Police Recruitment Video Features Military-style Tactics -
The Portsmouth, VA, police department, whose officers have killed two black men this year, act out an operation akin to an army raid to lure new sign-ups. The force has acquired a strong military streak by targeting troops leaving a large navy base in neighboring Norfolk.