Michel Martin
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This is Michel Martin's personal account . I work at NPR but that's not all I do. Views expressed here are my own
Journalist Jacob Weisbwrg wondered why so many people who stood up to Trump in the first term were so quick to roll over, back down, change their minds ? in the second. See what you think.. www.youtube.com/shorts/fsuY4...
Author Jacob Weisberg on the Silence of George W. Bush
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It was published 25 years ago so why are the tech curious ( and skeptical ) hunting it down now ? Find out why "Cyberselfish" is finding a new life www.youtube.com/shorts/62QeF...
Why “Cyberselfish,” Written 25 Years Ago, Continues to Resonate
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You've probably heard of projects where a group suggests books you can read to commemorate or celebrate some occasion. Well a group of writers and communications professionals noticed something curious about a list put together by the NEA to commemorate America250 www.youtube.com/shorts/TiWST...
The Black Female Authors Left Off NEA’s Book List
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If you wanted to know why there are TWO different groups sponsoring celebrations for America's Big Birthday , @michaelscherer.bsky.social breaks it down for you youtu.be/NLnoyqoj4Ik
Inside the “Ugly Battle” Over America’s 250th Anniversary | Amanpour and Company
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I followed Prof Pryor's work on race and language for years ..it never occurred to me that Richard Pryor was her father ... youtu.be/o6m3dtrXiz4
Richard Pryor Put the N-Word on Stage. His Daughter Reckons with Its Legacy | Amanpour and Company
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This is one of those remarkable stories you only come across a few times in your career --if you're lucky . My former colleague Michele Norris has this eyewitness account of the Tulsa massacre . A white man who wanted to tell a world that did not want to listen open.substack.com/pub/michelen...
The Tulsa Tapes: The “Bystander" who saw Black Wall Street Burn
On The 105th Anniversary of The Tulsa Race Massacre, a Rare Recording and a Reckoning.
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TWICE this week I clicked on a link for something I've used before -in one case a news website, in the other a sporting goods store -and got a notice saying if I used the service I HAD to agree to forced arbitration--do YOU think that's ok? www.youtube.com/shorts/rm9MF...
What Is Hidden in Your User Agreements?
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Blackface wasnt just a short term thing or a "southern" thing . It was an American thing www.youtube.com/shorts/kyBdp...
How Blackface Embedded Itself in American Culture
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So maybe you thought Black face was just some random entertainment thing by a handful of performers ..think again youtu.be/AwKn8N-HJ6M
How Blackface Embedded Itself in American Culture | Amanpour and Company
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Ok so you've probably heard about the black maternal mortality crisis. But what you might not know is that the gap between white and black mothers' outcomes RISES with income and education. Why? youtube.com/shorts/yP4zt...
Trump’s Healthcare Upheaval – and a Deadly Crisis for Black Mothers
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Is there a "blue wave" beginning in Florida? I asked someone who's followed politics in the state for decades --and brings receipts. Here's an excerpt; I posted the full interview separately www.youtube.com/shorts/hPhk5...
A Blue Wave in Florida?
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I know , I know it's March Madness..so for some of ya'all ( and you know who you are) that means it's only 6 months to football season!) so lets talk about it.... www.youtube.com/shorts/NWpT6...
Why Chuck Klosterman Thinks Football Is “Doomed”
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A U.S. President's pardon power is absolute . So how is it being used in this administration? @nytimes.com 's Kenneth Vogel has been looking into it www.youtube.com/shorts/DdGys...
Reporter Takes Readers Inside Trump’s “Pardon Industry”
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After fighting to keep their businesses afloat after having to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in tariffs the high court has now ruled illegal, entrepreneurs have a question --where's my money ? youtube.com/shorts/UaFrS...
The Impact of Trump Tariffs on American Businesses
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David Frum was part of the George W. Bush administration and watched the Iraq war from the beginning ..and all that came after. So what does he envision about what could come about because of this latest Middle East war? www.youtube.com/shorts/tDnRD...
What is the Day-After Plan for Iran?
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