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Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 300 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new. Herbie Hancock turns 86 years old today—so let’s celebrate! His Musician Guide biography was written by Sonya Shelton. Herbert…

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Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. President Donald Trump spent the last week causing global panic, threatening to wipe out Iranian civilization before walking it back —at least for now. But his callous threats are nothing new. This is just the latest example of Republicans ind…

UC Berkeley study finds employment held steady — and only pennies were added to menu prices. By Mark Kreidler for Capital & Main In their third report on the subject and second update of data, University of California researchers reach the same conclusions that have twice bedeviled the anti-wage hike sector of the restaurant industry: California’s $20 an hour fast food minimum wage, instituted in…

Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. This week, we’ve got a whole crop of frequent fliers. Ed Martin is here, still being a hot mess even as his role at the Department of Justice diminishes, Pam Bondi is trying to skip out on Congress, and MyPillow guy Mike Lindell … is being Mike Li…

The takeover efforts reflect a wider struggle over race, democracy and power. By Anna Claire Vollers for Stateline In late March, a handful of Black faith leaders gathered on the steps of the Alabama State House to protest a bill that could allow the state to seize control of the police force in the capital of Montgomery. Supporters of the Republican-sponsored proposal cast it as a response to Mo…

President Donald Trump spent the week terrifying the world flip-flopping on war crimes threats. In response, the GOP and Fox News rushed to cravenly play apologetics for the deranged orange tyrant. And it was all on video. ‘Please keep bombing’: Trump gives most unhinged press conference yet YouTube Video If Trump wanted to make the case that there’s no reason for Congress to consider invoking th…

Comic books and science fiction have long delved into the concept of alternate timelines, which creatively allow writers to show alternate versions of reality. They explore paths where small choices lead to radically different outcomes—where things either break better, or not at all. Think of the goateed evil Spock in the “Star Trek” mirror universe, or the countless comic book arcs where a singl…

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean . The current oil blockade of Cuba handed down by President Donald Trump including the machinations of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and right-wing Cuban Americans isn’t new. But many Cuban…

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