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The Virtual Convention
8 Aug 2020 … The DNC programming was designed to feel inclusive. The theme was “We the People,” and the evening began with the voices and pictures of young Americans from all walks of life singing. Soon they were replaced by a video of Continue reading
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Why Trump’s Cast-Off Campaign Manager Represents a YUUUGE Problem
8 Aug 2016 … It’s important not to lose sight of the larger picture: the fact that the legal landscape around lobbying allows operatives like Paul Manafort to flourish financially with only minimal disclosures and oversight. The fact that hesucceeded swimmingly speaks to a Continue reading
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These New Orleans Public Defenders Actually Want to Get Sued
4 Apr 2016 … In late November 2015, New Orleans police arrested a man named Joseph Allen for attempted murder in relation to one of the bloodiest nights the city had seen in years. Shots had broken out at a party in Bunny Friend Continue reading
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Morning Reads: Canada Remains Calm After Terror Attacks
10 Oct 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
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Morning Reads: “Shocking, Systemic Brutality” in Cleveland PD; Joe Arpaio in Contempt?
12 Dec 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
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Elizabeth Warren Recalls a Time When Big Donors May Have Changed Hillary’s Vote
2 Feb 2016 … At last night’s Democratic town hall, Hillary Clinton challenged critics who describe her as too close to other monied interests to name a time when that closeness influenced her policy decisions. A tweet from investigative journalist David Sirota reminded us Continue reading
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Remembering Joyce Appleby: “Sailing the Ocean of Knowledge”
1 Jan 2017 … On December 23, 2016, Joyce Appleby, professor emerita at UCLA, passed away. She was 87. Her long list of accomplishments included stints as the president of both leading history organizations in the United States: the American Historical Association and the Continue reading
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Mission Impossible: Keeping Track of US Special Ops in Africa
9 Sep 2016 … It was September 2014. The sky was bright and clear and ice blue as the camouflage-clad men walked to the open door and tumbled out into nothing. One moment members of the US 19th Special Forces Group and Moroccan paratroopers were flying Continue reading
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Envy and Jealousy? Gag Me With a Silver Spoon
3 Mar 2014 … Plutocrats keep comparing progressives to Nazis. What's up with that? Continue reading
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Pakistan in Peril
11 Nov 2007 … Bill Moyers provides an update on protests in Pakistan. Continue reading