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October 1, 2015

Tidbits - October 1, 2015 - Reader Comments: Sanders, Labor Endorsements, GOP Attacks Hillary; Slavery; Syrian Refugees; Unions, Contracts and NLRB; Public Education for Sale; and more...

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Reader Comments: Sanders and African American support, Labor endorsements divides union ranks, GOP attacks on Hillary;; Slavery, a national institution; Syrian Refugees and growing movement to welcome refugees; Unions, Contracts and the NLRB; Public Education for Sale; Puerto Rico's new party; Support for UE resolution on BDS; Julian Bond honored; Announcements: The Art of Peggy Lipschutz; more...

September 25, 2015

Friday Nite Videos -- September 25, 2015

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Donald Trump Has Nothing To Apologize For. John Oliver: Public Defenders. Brutally Honest NFL Theme Song with Bonnie McKee. Interview: From Freedom Fighter to President. 2-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early Humans.

2-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Hearing Abilities of Early Humans

September 25, 2015

New research into human fossils dating back approximately two million years reveals how a hearing pattern that might have been useful in vocal communication in an open terrain.

September 17, 2015

Big Pharma's Selective Silence Can Kill. Publish, or Be Damned.

Editorial Board New Scientist

Pharmaceutical firms have a history of suppressing unfavourable results from drug trials. It’s time to compel them to publish data in full.

September 11, 2015

Friday Nite Videos -- September 11, 2015

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Odetta: Long Ago, Far Away. How Many Trees Are There in the World? Mexican Donald Trump with George Lopez. New Human Species Discovered: Homo naledi. Bernie Sanders: Why 'Socialism' Isn't a Dirty Word.

How Many Trees Are There in the World?

September 11, 2015

The answer required 421,529 measurements from fifty countries on six continents. Now this data has been combined to produce a stunning new visualisation of our planet.

New Human Species Discovered: Homo naledi

September 11, 2015

Homo naledi adds a new human relative that was primitive but shared physical characteristics with modern humans. The location of the fossil bones suggests that they were deliberately disposed of underground.

September 11, 2015

Homo Naledi: A New Human-like Species, Discovered in South Africa

Pallab Ghosh BBC

Scientists have discovered a new human-like species in a burial chamber deep in a cave system in South Africa.

September 4, 2015

Friday Nite Videos -- September 4, 2015

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Judy Collins -- Bread and Roses. How Wolves Change Rivers. Man With Arms Raised Killed by San Antonio Police. I Didn't Come From Your Rib (You Came From My Vagina). Police Recruitment Video Features Military-style Tactics.

How Wolves Change Rivers

September 4, 2015

What happened when wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995 -- a cascade that embraced animals, plants, birds and even the earth itself.

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