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The Department of Justice Is Overseeing the Resegregation of American Schools
9 Sep 2017 … On weekends, North Smithfield Manor smells like freshly cut grass, as men venture out under the Alabama sun to tend to their lawns. Kids race their bikes up and down the neighborhood’s hilly streets. Leslie Williams, a 34-year-old mother of Continue reading
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The ‘Hidden Figures’ Jeff Sessions Wants to Keep in the Shadows
1 Jan 2017 … Update: Jeff Sessions was confirmed as US attorney general on Feb. 8, 2017. As the Senate hearings for Jeff Sessions’ nomination as attorney general ran into their second day, I kept thinking about the movie Hidden Figures, which my wife Continue reading
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The Report From Baghdad and Pension Funding Troubles
6 Jun 2003 … This episode of NOW looks at the state of the Iraq War, considers how ancient poetry transcends time, and considers what happens when companies renege on their pension agreements. Continue reading
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Noam Chomsky on ‘Manufacturing Consent’ (Part One)
11 Nov 1988 … Noam Chomsky is known around the world for his revolutionary work on the structure of language, studies he has persued at MIT since 1955. But he is most controversial as a freelance critic of politics and power. Continue reading
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Thomas Frank on Money in Politics
6 Jun 2012 … The historian and author talks about the power of concentrated money to subvert elections. Continue reading
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Hundreds of Students Arrested Outside White House at Keystone XL Pipeline Protest
3 Mar 2014 … About a thousand students gathered outside the White House Sunday, some submitting to arrest, to urge President Obama to reject the controversial oil pipeline. Continue reading
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Six Myths About Food Stamps
10 Oct 2013 … The right-wing echo chamber has vilified food stamp users with a variety of absurd lies and myths. As a result, people will go hungry. Continue reading
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The Pentagon Makes History the First Casualty
2 Feb 2014 … A DoD initiative to educate the public on the history of the Vietnam War is misleading. Continue reading
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Morning Reads: Debtors’ Prisons Are Back; Pope: It’s ‘Sinful’ to Continue Causing Climate Change
5 May 2014 … A roundup of some of the stories we're reading at Moyers & Company HQ... Continue reading
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Scholar John McWhorter Suggests a New Approach To Racial Issues
2 Feb 2009 … Veteran political commentator, linguist and author John McWhorter weighs in on race in America. Continue reading