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A secret audio recording of a stop-and-frisk in action sheds unprecedented light on a practice that has put the city's young people of color in the NYPD's crosshairs. Read the full story here.

The Chained CPI, deceptively portrayed as a reasonable cost of living adjustment, is a cut to Social Security that would hurt seniors. Watch Robert Reich explain why Chained CPI is so stingy in this video, and then sign his SignOn.org petition to President Obama here.

This video is a MoveOn original.

What color is Green Falcon?

This version of the Etta James' original was recorded at the Playing For Change Band's last rehearsal before heading out on the road for their spring 2012 "Back To Our Roots" Tour.

If Bill O'Reilly is now pro-gay marriage, then back when he said gay marriage was like marrying a goat, he was really saying that he's pro-goat marriage. 

OurFuture.org interviews author Peter Dreier about his latest book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, in advance of a talk Feb. 1 before the AFL-CIO in Washington. The book looks at the impact of 100 progressive leaders on America and the lives of ordinary people. The talk was co-sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future.

From a Pulitzer Prize--winning investigative reporter at The New York Times comes the explosive story of the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. Michael Moss reveals how companies use salt, sugar, and fat to addict us and, more important, how we can fight back. Based on the book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us.

On Earthday, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank creating the worst oil spill in history. According to the global media, the story ended when the well was capped – but that’s when the real story began. By exposing the root causes of the oil spill and what really happened after the news cameras left the Gulf states, filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell uncover a vast network of corruption. Movie home page is here.

Speech by President Obama in Israel on March 21, 2013. The full transcript can be read here.

In the week marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Democracy Now! looks at the remarkable life and imminent death of Iraq War veteran Tomas Young. Citing his overwhelming physical pain from wounds that left him paralyzed in Iraq, Young recently announced he has decided to end his life by discontinuing his medicine and nourishment.