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30 for 30 Fall 2015 Anthem
ESPN
30 for 30 Volume III returns this fall with five new films every Tuesday beginning October 13th on ESPN.

 10/13 at 9 PM/ET - Trojan War
10/20 at 9 PM/ET - Down in the Valley
10/27 at 9 PM/ET - The Prince of Pennsylvania
11/3 at 9 PM/ET - The Gospel According to Mac
11/10 at 8 PM/ET - Chasing Tyson 

Naomi Klein on "Leap Manifesto": "We Must Care For One Another & For The Climate"
Naomi Klein on "Leap Manifesto": "We Must Care For One Another & Fo...
Democracy Now!
Democracynow.org - A group of more than 100 leading activists, writers and musicians have released a wide-ranging call for economic and environmental change to address "the deepest crisis in recent memory" – climate change. The Leap Manifesto calls for respecting the rights of indigenous communities, implementing a universal program to build energy-efficient homes, ending fossil fuel subsidies and cutting military spending. Signatories include musicians Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Tegan and Sara, and Alanis Morissette; actors Ellen Page, Rachel McAdams and Donald Sutherland, and many more. Naomi Klein, author of "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate," unveiled the manifesto on Tuesday.

What Drives Donald Trump? 'He's got money, he's got fame...Power is what's left'
What Drives Donald Trump? 'He's got money, he's got fame...Power is...
ReasonTV
"Donald Trump is to me the American version of Vladimir Putin," says Jerome Tuccille, the best-selling author of the very first biography—1985's Trump—of the billionaire developer. Between his bullying rhetorical style, barely contained xenophobia, and scurrilous comments about Mexican immigrants, Tuccille says Trump "is appealing to the worst elements in our society."

The author of works about the libertarian movement, Ernest and Julio Gallo's wine empire, Ernest Hemingway's politics, and much more, Tuccille's latest book is The Roughest Riders: The Untold Story of the Black Soldiers in the Spanish-American War.

"When republics start to fail, as ours is, it opens the door for demagogue, a strong man. People say they want somebody new," Tuccille tells Reason's Nick Gillespie.

That might explain Trump's appeal to voters, but why does The Donald want to run for president?

Oklahoma Set to Execute Richard Glossip Despite Mounting Evidence of His Innocence


Oklahoma Set to Execute Richard Glossip Despite Mounting Evidence o...
DDemocracy Now!
Warren Diggs: I Was Beaten Same Officer Who Tackled James Blake
Warren Diggs: I Was Beaten Same Officer Who Tackled James Blake
Democracy Now!
Democracynow.org - Retired professional tennis star James Blake was standing outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on September 9, waiting for a car to go watch the U.S. Open, when surveillance video shows undercover police officer James Frascatore run at him, wrap an arm around his neck, tackle him to the ground and handcuff him. Blake, who is biracial, never resisted. Police say they mistakenly identified Blake as a suspect in a credit card fraud probe. NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the arrest "should not have happened," and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has personally apologized to Blake. At least one officer has been placed on administrative desk duty after the incident, but Blake is calling for Frascatore to be fired as more is being learned about his record. Frascatore has worked for four different police departments in the last five years and has had five complaints in just seven months against him registered with the Civilian Complaint Review Board 

Juan Felipe Herrera Becomes First Latino U.S. Poet Laureate
Democracy Now! 
Juan Felipe Herrera has begun his term as the new U.S. poet laureate. The son of migrant farm workers, Herrera is the first-ever Latino to hold the position. He writes in both English and Spanish. At his inaugural reading at the Library of Congress Tuesday, Herrera spoke about the plight of migrants and refugees.

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