“Congress held a historic hearing on Medicare for all on Tuesday, opening with an emotional testimony from activist and lawyer Ady Barkan, who is dying of terminal ALS. We speak to Representative Ilhan Omar about yesterday’s hearing and her support for overhauling the country’s healthcare system in favor of Medicare for all. We also talk…
“Oscar-nominated film director John Singleton died Monday at age 51. He was taken off life support after suffering a stroke earlier in the month. Singleton’s remarkable career launched with the critically acclaimed 1991 film “Boyz N the Hood,” about three teens growing up amid Los Angeles violence and gang culture. At the time, it was…
Many high school students struggle with taking tests, which means that those who have high GPAs (grade point average) but end up with lower than hoped for SAT (scholastic assessment test) scores are limited in their ability to get into the college of their choice. Athena Amanatidis tells us that if more universities became test…
“Leana Wen, president of Planned Parenthood, says the Trump administration’s push to implement a so-called “gag order” is both unethical and classist. “If you are a person who is wealthy, if you have private insurance, you can still go to your doctor and get accurate medical information,” Wen explains. “But if you are a woman…
“Joe Biden raised $6.3 million on his first day of campaigning, surpassing his fellow Democratic candidates, and Congress will return to work on Monday amid growing tensions in the aftermath of the release of the Mueller report. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan for some political analysis and perspective.” Photo by Center for American…
The Green New Deal is the political football of the day. It’s being tossed around so much from right to left and back again that most Americans can’t see it long enough to understand what it is. That includes me. So, I wanted to take some time to understand what it is and why it…
“Members of the vigilante group United Constitutional Patriots have repeatedly filmed themselves detaining migrants illegally at gunpoint. Peter Simonson of the New Mexico ACLU says the vigilantes’ actions could have had tacit approval from immigration authorities. “There is plenty of video evidence … that suggests that the Border Patrol is actively collaborating with these folks,…
“Omar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave in the 1800s. Now, his one-of-a-kind autobiographical manuscript has been translated from its original Arabic and housed at the Library of Congress, where it “annihilates” the conventional narrative of African…
“As millions celebrate Earth Day around the globe, we speak with organizer Dallas Goldtooth about indigenous-led anti-pipeline activism in the United States. President Trump signed two executive orders earlier this month to facilitate the approval of pipeline projects at a federal level, limiting states’ ability to regulate such projects. The move is intended in part…
“The B.E.A.S.T., Bipartisan Existential Accessibility Societal Theory, is the methodology behind why mass shootings are a complex American issue, and will hopefully serve as a tool to help us eradicate this problem. The theory aims to change the way we speak and evaluate mass shootings, and will, in turn, change the way we approach and…