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How Prison Taught This Man How to Play Chess

Title: How Prison Taught This Man How to Play Chess
Runtime: 3:35
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: When Nahshon Thomas was incarcerated in the 1980s, he didn’t know much about chess. But he met a guy who told him that he would never beat him at the game. He didn’t like to hear that, but he decided to learn from him. Now that he’s out, he teaches chess and plays for money in New York’s Washington Square Park. “If you see any black man out here hustlin’, trying’ to sell something,” Thomas says, “he’s been to jail.”

From the film “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes” by Brett Story, courtesy of Independent Lens and PBS. Read more at https://www.thenation.com/article/the-prisoner-firefighters-battling-californias-wildfires

What Kind of Care Package Can You Send to a Loved One In Prison—That Won’t Get Thrown Away?

Title: What Kind of Care Package Can You Send to a Loved One In Prison—That Won’t Get Thrown Away?
Runtime: 4:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: When Chris Barrett’s brother was imprisoned, Barrett wanted to send him a package. But when the package of sneakers, clothes and food finally made it to the prison, a lot of the items were not approved, and prison officials threw them in the garbage. That’s why Barrett started his business, which lets family and friends send approved items to their loved ones behind bars.

From the film “The Prison in Twelve Landscapes” by Brett Story, courtesy of Independent Lens and PBS. Read more at https://www.thenation.com/article/the-prisoner-firefighters-battling-californias-wildfires

Deported: A Father of Three Torn From His Family

Title: Deported: A Father of Three Torn From His Family
Runtime: 3:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In February of 2016, José Alvarez, a husband and a father of six in Long Beach, California, was pulled over for a broken headlamp. More than two decades before, Alvarez, who is an undocumented immigrant, had been convicted on a non-violent drug charge. He served out his sentence and was deported to Mexico. Then he crossed back into the US again, to reunite with his family. He had had no further arrests in the years since. “All he does is work,” his son Victor told me.

Within hours of being pulled over, Alvarez found himself in Tijuana, Mexico. It’s hard to imagine how this middle-aged dad, three of whose kids had gone to college and one into the Marines, posed a threat to public safety. But under the immigration policies of the Obama administration, he was considered a priority case for deportation. Alvarez’s case points to the inherent contradictions of the former administration’s policy of separating “good immigrants” from “bad immigrants.” Under Trump...

The Score: The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan

Title: The Score: The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Donald Trump and Republicans have criticized Obamacare from the left, but now they’re gutting it from the right.

Full story: https://www.thenation.com/article/the-truth-about-the-gop-health-care-plan/

The Young Turks Are Beating Major Media Operations—on YouTube

Title: The Young Turks Are Beating Major Media Operations—on YouTube
Runtime: 6:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In this clip from the Laura Flanders Show, Ana Kasparian and Steven Oh explain the secret to their success.

Read the full story at thenation.com/the-young-turks-are-beating-major-media-operations-on-youtube

Clean In: How Hotel Workers Fought For a Union—And Won

Title: Clean In: How Hotel Workers Fought For a Union—And Won
Runtime: 21:06
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: A feminism for the 99% has been forged by working class immigrant women who grappled with Harvard’s first female president and Sheryl Sandberg.

Robert F. Kennedy: ‘We Don’t Treat Everybody Equally’

Title: Robert F. Kennedy: ‘We Don’t Treat Everybody Equally’
Runtime: 1:52
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In February, 1968, Harry Belafonte hosted "The Tonight Show" and brought politics and activism into America's living rooms. In this clip, Robert F. Kennedy diagnoses the hypocrisy of America’s persistent inequality. Read the full story at TheNation.com/belafontetonight

Martin Luther King Jr.: ‘The Economic Problem Is the Most Serious Problem’

Title: Martin Luther King Jr.: ‘The Economic Problem Is the Most Serious Problem’
Runtime: 2:36
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In February, 1968, Harry Belafonte hosted "The Tonight Show" and brought politics and activism into America's living rooms. In this clip, Martin Luther King Jr. talks to Belafonte about what is needed to achieve true civil rights. Read the full story at TheNation.com/belafontetonight

Trump’s Obsession With Manufacturing Is About Politics, Not Jobs

Title: Trump’s Obsession With Manufacturing Is About Politics, Not Jobs
Runtime: 1:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Most of us work in the service sector, but you won't hear the president talk about that.

Future Generations Need to Know Our Nuclear Waste Is Deadly. How Can We Tell Them?

Title: Future Generations Need to Know Our Nuclear Waste Is Deadly. How Can We Tell Them?
Runtime: 6:57
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Nuclear waste can be harmful for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. How can people today even imagine what society will be like over those types of time periods? And more importantly, how can we make sure that future generations don’t forget nuclear waste’s dangers, and start digging around in the waste sites we are setting aside today?

In “Containment,” a film that airs today on PBS’s Independent Lens, scientists and thinkers show just how hard it is to plan for an unknown future. In this clip, get a look inside the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant outside Carlsbad, New Mexico, a site that just began accepting nuclear waste this month for the first time in three years.

Native Americans Are Fighting to Take Back Their Artifacts

Title: Native Americans Are Fighting to Take Back Their Artifacts
Runtime: 10:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: When Philbert McLeod was a young man, he left Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation to fight in Vietnam. The Shoshone elder served as a helicopter gunner in the war, and very nearly didn't come back. But McLeod had an old beaded charm, passed down to him by an elder, which he believes helped him survive.

McLeod's story shows the power of Native American artifacts for the people who have made them and passed them down for generations. The film What Was Ours, which premiers on PBS's Independent Lens today, shows that too many of these artifacts—the material history and culture of these tribes—have been taken from their rightful owners. Watch this exclusive clip from the film, and visit Independent Lens for more information.

Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions

Title: Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions
Runtime: 10:34
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: For these families, home is a car in a quiet parking lot. Read the full story here: https://www.thenation.com/article/homeless-in-the-shadow-of-santa-barbaras-mansions

This feature was made possible through the generous support of the journalism nonprofits Capital & Main and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Title: Homeless in the Shadow of Santa Barbara’s Mansions
Runtime: 10:31
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: For these families, home is a car in a quiet parking lot. Read the full story here: https://www.thenation.com/article/homeless-in-the-shadow-of-santa-barbaras-mansions

This feature was made possible through the generous support of the journalism nonprofits Capital & Main
and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

Obama Was Not an Economic Radical. Trump Will Be.

Title: Obama Was Not an Economic Radical. Trump Will Be.
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: President Obama’s economic reforms were modest—but they’re definitely worth fighting for. Here are Obama's three biggest economic successes that Trump could erase.

More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters: The Revolutionary Life of Lucy Parsons

Title: More Dangerous Than a Thousand Rioters: The Revolutionary Life of Lucy Parsons
Runtime: 6:22
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: What we can learn from one of the great organizers in American history. Video by Kelly Gallagher.

Title: A Message From an Inner-City Black
Runtime: 1:59
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Comedian Khalid Rahmaan offers a few last-minute pointers to Donald Trump. (Directed by Terrence James.)

Donald Trump Is Wrong: Trade Deficits Are Not the Problem

Title: Donald Trump Is Wrong: Trade Deficits Are Not the Problem
Runtime: 1:07
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Read more at https://www.thenation.com/article/heres-the-trade-policy-that-progressives-should-get-behind/

Why Do Trump’s Voters Care So Much About Immigration?

Title: Why Do Trump’s Voters Care So Much About Immigration?
Runtime: 3:26
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Joe Musillo, an equine dentist from New York’s Long Island, works alongside many Latino immigrants at the Belmont Park horse racing track, and he has nothing but respect for them. But Trump’s hard line on immigration still appeals to him. Watch the video to learn why so many of Trump’s supporters care so much about immigration.

This Election Is Being Rigged—But Not By Democrats

Title: This Election Is Being Rigged—But Not By Democrats
Runtime: 4:09
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Watch: Rev. William J. Barber II, Ari Berman, and Eric Holder explain why ‘voter fraud’ is a myth. (Video by Project Turnout)

The Post-Election Lives of Trump's Surrogates

Title: The Post-Election Lives of Trump's Surrogates
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: What will happen to Rudy Giuliani, Chris Christie, and the others? Comedian Khalid Rahmaan makes a few suggestions and predictions. (Directed by Terrence James.)

Title: President Obama: In the Final Stretch
Runtime: 2:30
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: While most people are focused on the campaign between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, let's take a moment to take note of President Obama's final year and a half in office.

Zack Moore speaking outside the DMV in Madison

Title: Zack Moore speaking outside the DMV in Madison
Runtime: 0:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Zack Moore speaking outside the DMV in Madison

Title: How to Protest Without Offending Anyone
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The backlash against Colin Kaepernick, other athletes, and private citizens who join in protests against police brutality prompted comedian Khalid Rahmaan to think about ways to protest with civility. Here are three suggestions. (Directed by Terrence James.)

Exclusive: Zach Galifianakis Wants You to Know How Bad Gerrymandering Has Gotten

Title: Exclusive: Zach Galifianakis Wants You to Know How Bad Gerrymandering Has Gotten
Runtime: 2:16
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The new documentary series America Divided shines a light on voter restrictions, the housing crisis, and other symptoms of our unequal society. Watch exclusive excerpts from the series each Friday morning at TheNation.com.

Title: A Report from the Day After Trump Wins
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The day that many people couldn’t, or didn’t want to, foresee is closer to becoming a reality than ever. Comedians Khalid Rahmaan and Terrence James spoof (they hope) a news report from November 9, 2016. (Directed by Harrison Tweed.)

Top 5 Craziest Moments of the 2016 Campaign

Title: Top 5 Craziest Moments of the 2016 Campaign
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Spoiler alert: They’re mostly about Donald Trump.

Title: An Alternate National Anthem
Runtime: 2:06
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: If you burn Colin Kaepernick's jersey and love Muhammad Ali, you might be a hypocrite. So here's something we can all sing.

What Is It Like to Be an Abortion Provider in an Anti-Choice State?

Title: What Is It Like to Be an Abortion Provider in an Anti-Choice State?
Runtime: 5:03
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: In Utah, Dr. Leah Torres has to contend with a slew of medically unsound regulations to care for her patients. And that’s before the death-threats.

Title: Gawker’s Total Knockout
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How Gawker changed the game, and how they got taken out.

Video Credits:
Written by Khalid Rahmaan (@KhalidNYC)
Directed by Terrence James (@TerrenceComedy)

Photo Credits:
Hulk Hogan: John McKeon
Rob Ford: Shaun Merrit
Alec Baldwin: Youtube/CNN

Song: Real American by Derringer

Title: Slam Poetry for Hillary Clinton
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Slam poetry can be difficult for some people to stomach, what with the self-righteousness, snapping fingers, and contrived rhythms. But over the years, you can learn to appreciate it—much like Hillary Clinton. And so, this goes out to the Democratic nominee.

(Comics: Khalid Rahmaan, Carolyn Busa, and Terrence James. Directed by Terrence James. Photo credits: The Ellen Show; PBS NewsHour/Flickr; Greg Allen/Invision/AP)

5 Signs That You’re Paying Too Much Attention to the Election

Title: 5 Signs That You’re Paying Too Much Attention to the Election
Runtime: 2:42
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: You might have noticed that people are bugging out about this year’s presidential campaign. You might be one of those people. Here are the top 5 signs that you need to chill out. (Comics: Khalid Rahmaan and LeClerc Andre. Directed by Terrence James.)

What if we just gave people enough money to get out of poverty?

Title: What if we just gave people enough money to get out of poverty?
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Three policies that could move us toward a Universal Basic Income.

Title: Damage Control in Rio
Runtime: 2:01
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Reports ahead of tonight’s Opening Ceremony have, to say the least, not been encouraging. Comedians Khalid Rahmaan and Terrence James imagine how Brazil’s tourist agency might be telling their side of the story.

A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations

Title: A Post-Convention Guide to Workplace Conversations
Runtime: 2:08
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: How to talk to your coworkers who share different political views. (Photo Credits: Left: Beverly Yuen Thompson/Flickr; Right: Lorie Shaull/Flickr)

Melania’s Law: What Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong

Title: Melania’s Law: What Can Go Wrong, Will Go Wrong
Runtime: 1:53
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Some people watched the Republican National Convention and felt edified. Others are still trying to make sense of everything that happened. Minister BeanPie only made it through one night. He didn’t like it, but that didn’t stop him from having an opinion. Watch above.

Credits:

Minister BeanPie: Khalid Rahmaan
Writer & Editor: Khalid Rahmaan
Director: Terrence James

Melania Trump: (ABC/ Ida Mae Astute)
Rudy Giuliani: (AP Photo / Paul Sancya)
Donald Trump: (CQ Roll Call via AP Photo / Tom Williams)
Clint Eastwood: (Youtube/C-Span)
Bean pie: (Flickr/Romana Klee)

If Wayne LaPierre Held a Press Conference

Title: If Wayne LaPierre Held a Press Conference
Runtime: 2:28
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: The NRA’s responses to gun violence and the ease of access to lethal weapons has been predictable and consistent in its frigidity. Though the organization did release a tepid statement, its executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, however, has not commented on last week’s string of shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Falcon Heights, Minnesota, and Dallas, Texas. This week, comedian Khalid Rahmaan wondered what a LaPierre presser might look like. Watch the video, directed by Terrence James, above.

Who Will Be Donald Trump's Running Mate?

Title: Who Will Be Donald Trump's Running Mate?
Runtime: 3:17
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Three suggestions.

Thumbnail photo of Donald Trump: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Title: Police Kill Nearly 25 Dogs Each Day
Runtime: 14:55
Date posted: 10 years ago
Description: Law enforcement’s treatment of dogs is just a symptom of the militarized policing so many of our neighborhoods are subjected to. Read the full story at http://www.thenation.com/article/police-kill-nearly-25-dogs-each-day

Will Those Who Voted For Brexit Suffer the Most as a Result of It?

Title: Will Those Who Voted For Brexit Suffer the Most as a Result of It?
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Read more at https://www.thenation.com/article/britain-is-in-danger-of-becoming-a-zombie-state/

Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress

Title: Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress
Runtime: 0:50
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: They might be able to prevent the next Orlando—if they get out of the way of gun-control legislation. Find their numbers: https://www.thenation.com/nra-cash/

Khalid Says: Muhammad Ali Transcended Race? Really?

Title: Khalid Says: Muhammad Ali Transcended Race? Really?
Runtime: 1:19
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Featuring Khalid A. Rahmaan. Directed by Sean Waltrous. Edited by Ethan David. Photo and Video credits, in order of appearance: Bre Fujimoto (YouTube); (Press Association via AP Images); (AP Photo); (AP Photo); (AP Photo/Horst Faas, File); (AP Photo / Liu Heung Shing); (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian); (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma); (Reuters/Rick Wilking).

What the Abortion Providers Who Work at ’Whole Woman’s Health’ Think About TRAP Laws

Title: What the Abortion Providers Who Work at ’Whole Woman’s Health’ Think About TRAP Laws
Runtime: 6:35
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: Depending on how the justices rule, the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt currently before the US Supreme Court could decimate access to abortion in this country. The documentary TRAPPED goes to the front lines of the controversial battle currently being waged over so-called TRAP laws—Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers—which reproductive rights advocates believe are designed to restrict access to abortion. The film reveals the impact of the hundreds of new laws passed since 2011 that set additional standards and regulations for abortion providers. Compliance often requires costly facility modifications or staffing requirements and has resulted in the closure of many clinics.

In a ruling expected soon, the Supreme Court will decide whether these laws are constitutional.

The full-length film broadcasts on PBS June 20 at 10pm. To learn more and stream the full-length film on the PBS video player from June 21- July 20, visit PBS’s website: ht...

Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System

Title: Jane Sanders Has Some Harsh Words for Our Public Education System
Runtime: 10:51
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: In this interview, Bernie Sanders’s wife explains how schools would be different under President Sanders.

The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Seven: The Salvation

Title: The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Seven: The Salvation
Runtime: 2:48
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of Syria’s bludgeoned survivors.

This is Part Seven of a seven-part series. Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/the-syrian-who-wanted-the-revolution/

The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Five: The Hospital

Title: The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Five: The Hospital
Runtime: 8:20
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of Syria’s bludgeoned survivors.

This is Part Five of a seven-part series. Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/the-syrian-who-wanted-the-revolution/

The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Three: The Punishment

Title: The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Three: The Punishment
Runtime: 6:52
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of Syria’s bludgeoned survivors.

This is Part Three of a seven-part series. Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/the-syrian-who-wanted-the-revolution/

The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Four: The Holiday

Title: The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Four: The Holiday
Runtime: 9:09
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of Syria’s bludgeoned survivors.

This is Part Four of a seven-part series. Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/the-syrian-who-wanted-the-revolution/

The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Two: The Welcome

Title: The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part Two: The Welcome
Runtime: 5:44
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of Syria’s bludgeoned survivors.

This is Part Two of a seven-part series. Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/the-...

The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part One: The Demonstrations

Title: The Syrian Who Wanted the Revolution, Part One: The Demonstrations
Runtime: 4:56
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: On the fifth anniversary of the Syrian revolt, the film collective Abounaddara gives a voice, a face, and a humanity to one of Syria’s bludgeoned survivors.

This is Part One of a seven-part series. Read more here: http://www.thenation.com/article/the-syrian-who-wanted-the-revolution

Title: Why We Stay: Gentrification’s Damage
Runtime: 7:52
Date posted: 11 years ago
Description: New York has always been a city of change, but as new replaces old, many of the city’s long-time residents are falling through the cracks. Read the full story at http://www.thenation.com/article/how-...

"Why We Stay"
A film by Crystal Kayiza, Pete Quandt and Leroy Farrell

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