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Brazilian Secretary of Culture Quotes Goebbels in Official Statement
The Special Secretariat of Culture of Brazil has just released a video in which the Secretary of Culture Roberto Alvim announced a funding program for the arts. In a well centred frame and with a piec...
Why Black doctors like me are leaving academic medicine
Racism was a key reason I left my job in an academic medical center. These centers must recognize and rectify racism's effect on the health care workforce.
Jason Stanley
This article also mentions Yale, where my partner is a professor of cardiology
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Expert: Georgia election server showed signs of tampering
BOSTON (AP) — A computer security expert says he found that an election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections
"Flood the zone with shit": how misinformation overwhelmed our democracy
The impeachment trial probably won’t change any minds. Here’s why.
Jason Stanley
“Liberal Democracy cannot function without a shared sense of reality” - another excellent piece by @seanilling
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Uh, Virginia Just Declared a State of Emergency as Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capital
“This intelligence suggests militia groups and hate groups, some from out of state, plan to come to the Capitol to disrupt our democratic process with acts of violence.”
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Jason Stanley
Uh, Virginia Just Declared a State of Emergency as Armed Militias Threaten to Storm the Capital
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La diversitat als carrers els molesta, por Teresa Ciges
Els últims dies ha circulat per les xarxes un vídeo on es podia veure com una persona increpava pel carrer a l'alcalde de València, Joan Ribó, per haver tingut l'atreviment de portar castells catalans...
The Radical Equality of Lives
Judith Butler talks with Brandon M. Terry about MLK, the grievability of black lives, and how to defend nonviolence today.
Civility and citizenship
JNU protests reveal ideas are alive on campuses, dissent is respected
Jason Stanley
“With its student protests..the university showed it was an early warning system.” Powerful piece about the vital nature of student protests in a democracy.
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A ‘#NeverWarren’ hashtag portended a Democratic squabble. Data showed otherwise.
The hashtag was used by many well-followed accounts that sought to downplay any division between Sanders and Warren, in turn boosting the trend.
William Barr: The Carl Schmitt of Our Time
For Carl Schmitt, laws and constitutions didn’t arise from moral principles. At their basis, there was always a sovereign authority, a decision-maker. US Attorney General William Barr’s defense of unchecked executive authority in his recent speech...
Tenured McGill prof resigns over university's refusal to divest from fossil fuels | CBC News
Frustrated by McGill University's refusal to rid itself of investments in fossil fuels, Gregory Mikkelson, who has taught at McGill for 18 years, felt it would be immoral to stay on.
Jason Stanley: “Investe-se muito em atacar universidades porque é onde está a maior liberdade de expressão”
Em seu livro 'Como Funciona o Fascismo', professor de Yale disseca os traços da ideologia radical
Vladimir Putin scores eight goals in ice hockey match then falls over on victory lap
Russian president Vladimir Putin further burnished his action man status after scoring at least eight goals in an exhibition ice hockey game in Sochi. The 66...
Stephen Miller shared idea of shipping undocumented immigrants out of the U.S. on trains as scare tactic, leaked Breitbart emails reveal
Stephen Miller railed against Republicans he saw as too weak on immigration and suggested Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients would one day replace white Americans, leaked emails to Breitbart News between 2015 and 2016 show.
Rio de Janeiro Recorded Heat Index of 54.8ºC on Saturday
Those who were at Santa Cruz station, in Rio de Janeiro, around 12h45, felt a heat of 52.7ºC. This was the Heat Index registered, this Saturday, January 11th, in the Cidade Maravilhosa.
In Long Political Career, Sanders Relies on Son as a Constant Witness
Levi Sanders, the only biological child of Bernie Sanders, has experienced the parenting of a socialist, anti-establishment politician devoted to fathering and interested in child psychology.
The Cave Trailer | National Geographic
From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Feras Fayyad, THE CAVE tells the story of a hidden underground hospital in Syria and the unprecedented female-led team who ris...
The 10 Most Checked-Out Books in N.Y. Public Library History
More than half are children’s books, but “1984,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Fahrenheit 451” also made the list.