“Mr. Boston”: Meet the Man Who Secretly Helped Daniel Ellsberg Leak Pentagon Papers to the Press; “They Repress Us Because We’re Poor”: Immigrant Rights Activist Speaks from Sanctuary in Colorado.
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Marcy Wheeler on Showdown over Nunes Memo, Mueller Probe & Reauthorization of Mass Surveillance; 16 Years of War: Trump Joins Obama & Bush in Using SOTU to Hail “Progress” in Afghan War; Johann Hari on How the “Junk Values” of Neoliberalism Drive Depression and Anxiety in the U.S.
Made in the USA: The Real History of the MS-13 Gang Trump Talked About in State of the Union; We Are Not Going to Be Intimidated: Undocumented Activist Attends SOTU Despite Threat of Arrest; Ilhan Omar, First Somali-American State Lawmaker: Trump’s SOTU was “Disgusting” & “Fascist”; In Warmongering First State of the Union, Trump Doubles … Continued
Exclusive: Ravi Ragbir Speaks Out After Being Freed from “Unnecessarily Cruel” ICE Detention; Ravi Ragbir of The New Sanctuary Coalition: I Was Detained Because of Our Immigration Activism; Two Immigrants Detained in NJ While Taking Children to School; Third Seeks Sanctuary in Church.
“Unprecedented Level of Violence” in Heart of Kabul as Taliban Sends “Clear Message” to Trump; With Larry Nassar Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of 160 Female Athletes, Many Now Ask: Who Else Knew? “Are You a U.S. Citizen?”: Trump Could Sabotage the 2020 Census by Adding Controversial Question; “We’re Living in a Rigged System”: Ari Berman … Continued
Women’s Rights Attorney Gloria Allred on Suing Donald Trump for Sexual Assault: “Truth Matters”; A Lifetime of Activism: Jane Fonda on Gender Violence, Indigenous Rights & Opposing War in Vietnam; Actor & Musician Common on Erica Garner, Colin Kaepernick, DREAMers, Trump & Standing Up for Justice.
MLK’s Radical Final Years: Civil Rights Leader Was Isolated After Taking On Capitalism & Vietnam War
MLK’s Radical Final Years: Civil Rights Leader Was Isolated After Taking On Capitalism & Vietnam War.
Fantasy Novelist Ursula Le Guin, Who Explored Resistance & Change, Dies at Age 88; “Strong Island”: Trans Filmmaker Yance Ford Searches for Justice After His Brother’s Racist Murder; Alabama’s Hale County is Subject of Poetic Documentary on Blackness and Everyday Life in the Black Belt.
DuPont vs. the World: Chemical Giant Covered Up Health Risks of Teflon Contamination Across Globe; A Warning from the Center of the World: Pacific Nation Kiribati Is Disappearing as Sea Level Rises.
“The Year of Our Awakening”: Global Protests Mark Anniversary of Women’s March & Trump Inauguration; Amy Goodman Questions Ruth Bader Ginsburg About #MeToo Movement at Sundance Film Festival; “RBG”: New Documentary Celebrates Life of Groundbreaking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.zalez.