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Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “What was the biggest fail at the PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate? The Young Turks panel of Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Jimmy Dore and John Iadarola discuss. Who do you think won the debate, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? […]

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Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

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TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has been awash with both criticism and praise for Beyonce’s halftime show at the Super Bowl Sunday. Critiques of the U.S. policing system and support for the Black Lives Matter movement […]

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Palin for Trump: ‘Political Correctness’ (anti-racism) is a Suicide Bomb Vest

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The term “political correctness” has a long and varying history, but what do Donald Trump and Sarah Palin mean when they attack it? They are using it to mean anti-racism. A day after Martin Luther King Day, Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump for president in Ames, […]

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On MLK Day, let’s Remember Ike’s warning about the Military-Industrial Complex

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By Shahid Buttar | Electronic Frontier Foundation [Sunday] marked the 55th anniversary of a world-historical speech by the last war hero to occupy the White House: President Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower. His last speech while in office holds crucial implications for the U.S. today, as well as the history we celebrate . . . on […]

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Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

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Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn’t just about land rights. Dena Takruri gets the thoughts of occupiers LaVoy Finicum and Jon Ritzheimer on what would happen if they were brown, black or Muslim. Shot by video […]

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SC Cop Flips Black Student In Her Desk

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Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and Hannah Cranston | (The Young Turks Video) | – – “A cop in South Carolina was called in to deal with an unruly student at a high school. The student was on her phone and not listening to teachers or administrators. The officer tried dealing with the student verbally but […]

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Alabama Requires Photo IDs for Voting, Then Shutters DMV Offices in Black Counties

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By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – “The ‘decision to cut out ID services to almost all counties with a majority black population is discriminatory and wrong,’ says ACLU of Alabama.” Some observers say that Alabama’s move to close dozens of drivers license offices is a discriminatory move that could trigger […]

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What if Kim Davis Refused to License Marriages of Inter-Racial Couples?

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Kentucky court clerk Kim Davis was released from prison on Tuesday after having been jailed for 5 days for contempt of court because she will not issue marriage licenses to her gay constituents. Her release was turned into a circus by Mike Huckabee, seeking a way […]

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Charge that Trump had Black Casino Employees hidden from him in ’80s

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By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Black employees at the Trump Casino in Atlantic City were routinely kept out of sight whenever the real estate mogul entered the building, says one former employee. A New Yorker magazine article about Atlantic City contained the story of a […]