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The Thin Line Between Corporate Farmers And Drug Dealers

Convening the pernicious nature of the fast food industry, predatory practices of corporate farmers, poverty and race into one riveting short, Joshua Merchant introduces us to his friend James and breaks down how lack of access to healthy, sustainable foods in low income neighborhoods contributes to the epidemic of Type 2 diabetes.

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Why Immigration Reform Is Good For Us

Don’t let Tea Party zealots fool you; immigration reform is good for you, for the country, and for our future. The video above shows exactly why.

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James Baldwin On Race In America

This video featuring renown American writer James Baldwin is over 50 years old, and it’s sadly still relevant.

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Global Warming’s Burden Of Proof

The educated and expert scientific communities have reached a consensus on global warming’s existence; it’s the skeptics who need to prove not only that the scientists are wrong, but that they themselves are right. It’s a pretty tall order.

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Harvard Version Of “Guess Who?” Puts Race In A New Light

We want to live in a post-racial society, and we don’t want to be considered racist. So naturally, in order to accomplish that, we avoid talking about race all together–even in games. But as evident here, failing to discuss race only exacerbates the problem and does little to help “win” the game.

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