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We have seen protest and public unrest since the foundation of the country we call the US. Just because it’s not covered...
11/14/2025

We have seen protest and public unrest since the foundation of the country we call the US. Just because it’s not covered by the news doesn’t mean it’s not happening.

This week on “The Public Eye” the issue regarding protests takes center stage when Al speaks with law professor and author Gloria Browne-Marshall about her new book, “A Protest History of the United States”.

Each day, 3 people are expected to die in police custody. Dr. Terence Keel says the tragedy is that these victims have b...
11/14/2025

Each day, 3 people are expected to die in police custody. Dr. Terence Keel says the tragedy is that these victims have been failed many times over by local and state government.

Brittany Page welcomes Dr. Terence Keel to the Page Perspective to discuss his new book, "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Poli...

40+ years after Eleanor Bumpurs’ death, the public continues to remember her. Her daughter, Mary, says the legacy of her...
11/13/2025

40+ years after Eleanor Bumpurs’ death, the public continues to remember her. Her daughter, Mary, says the legacy of her case is to keep her spirit moving. To let people know what happened to her.

The 1984 shooting death of a Black grandmother in her Bronx apartment sparked an ongoing movement against police brutality and neglect of the mentally ill.

When Jared Fox got his students outside  the classroom by engaging them in hands-on activities, that's where he saw thei...
11/13/2025

When Jared Fox got his students outside the classroom by engaging them in hands-on activities, that's where he saw their spark and interest in science. This is experiential teaching.

Dr. Jared Fox, a former New York City teacher, on how he took science education beyond the classroom.

We’re not nostalgic. YOU’RE nostalgic. Seriously, though, we love reading what Adele Bertei says about these 3 songs fro...
11/13/2025

We’re not nostalgic. YOU’RE nostalgic. Seriously, though, we love reading what Adele Bertei says about these 3 songs from Patti Smith’s HORSES.

In 1975, she transformed poetry into punk. Neither would ever be the same. More than 20 artists who made and admired the album share their memories.

📢GIVEAWAY ALERT!📢Nora Neus’s 24 HOURS AT THE CAPITOL offers a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through ne...
11/12/2025

📢GIVEAWAY ALERT!📢

Nora Neus’s 24 HOURS AT THE CAPITOL offers a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through never-before-heard stories of those who were there. Enter our Goodreads giveaway by November 30 for a chance to win a copy!

Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 31-Nov 30, 2025. Enter for a chance to win 1 of 25 first edition copies of 24 Hours...

The moment you discover Viktor Frankl’s MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING is the moment you’re ready for it. Pam Roy Blog discove...
11/12/2025

The moment you discover Viktor Frankl’s MAN’S SEARCH FOR MEANING is the moment you’re ready for it. Pam Roy Blog discovered it when her daughters were in middle school.

One of the most difficult things we all face is how to find meaning in the moments or experiences of our lives that cause suffering.

Thank the Golden 13 for their service on Veteran’s Day!
11/12/2025

Thank the Golden 13 for their service on Veteran’s Day!

During World War II, a group of African American sailors was chosen to integrate the Naval Officer Corps, forever changing what was possible in the U.S. Navy.

Get ready to rock out in March 2026! Cuz that’s when Adele Bertei’s NO NEW YORK comes out! This is her intimate insider’...
11/11/2025

Get ready to rock out in March 2026! Cuz that’s when Adele Bertei’s NO NEW YORK comes out! This is her intimate insider’s account of New York’s most radical cultural revolution and the women who obliterated every barrier in their path. You can preorder now to start the pre-party before we go live!

11/11/2025

Happy Publication Day, Dr. Terence Keel!🔍

THE CORONER’S SILENCE, his landmark intervention that uncovers how coroners and other death investigators are complicit in obscuring the violent circumstances of in-custody deaths, is a “searing exposé” (Ruha Benjamin, author of VIRAL JUSTICE).

What’s the tell-tale sign we’re living through the last phase of Zionism? Ilan Pappé argues that Israel has become the S...
11/11/2025

What’s the tell-tale sign we’re living through the last phase of Zionism? Ilan Pappé argues that Israel has become the State of Judea—ruthless before dying out.

“Israel is disintegrating from within,” Ilan Pappé says.In conversation with Mehdi Hasan and an audience of paid Zeteo subscribers on Zoom, acclaimed Israeli...

Hopefully, Vance learns that pressuring one’s spouse to convert or even hoping they would convert is not a good basis fo...
11/10/2025

Hopefully, Vance learns that pressuring one’s spouse to convert or even hoping they would convert is not a good basis for a successful marriage.

Vice President JD Vance’s recent comments about hoping his Hindu wife converts to Christianity have sparked discussions about interfaith marriages.

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