Boots Riley on His Anti-Capitalist Film “Sorry to Bother You”
“In a Labor Day special, we air an extended conversation with Boots Riley, writer and director of “Sorry to Bother You,” his new film about an evil telemarketing company, a corporation...
The Government of Puerto Rico Raises Official Death Toll to Nearly 3,000
“Puerto Rico officially raised the death toll from Hurricane Maria last year from 64 to nearly 3,000 following the release of a study ordered by the governor of the island. This officially makes...
Sanders Backers Win Major Reforms to Limit Superdelegate Power
“After a major debate, Democrats have voted on a key progressive demand after the 2016 campaign: to vastly reduce the power of superdelegates in choosing the party’s presidential nominee....
ICE Guards Separate Fathers & Sons After They Had Just Been Reunited
“In Texas, armed guards forcibly removed 16 fathers from the Karnes County detention center, where they were being held with their sons after the families were separated at the border and then...
New Far-Right Trend: Multiethnic Groups with Fascist Heroes Like Pinochet
“We continue our interview with A.C. Thompson, a correspondent for Frontline PBS and reporter for ProPublica. His new investigation is titled Documenting Hate: Charlottesville. He discusses how...
At $1 An Hour Are Prison Firefighting Programs Slave Labor?
“California relies on thousands of prisoners, including many women, to battle the wildfires burning statewide. Prisoner firefighters gain training and earn time off of their sentences for good...
How Trump’s “America First” Policy Enabled Ethnic Cleansing in the DRC
“he Democratic Republic of Congo is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world as a wave of extreme violence sweeps the country. Some 2 million Congolese fled their homes last...
How Humanity Came to Understand Climate Change & Failed to Act in Time
“Losing Earth.” That’s the title of The New York Times Magazine article by Nathaniel Rich published August 1 in a special edition of the magazine dedicated entirely to climate change. The story...