What was the origin of rock and roll? Andrew Cole focuses a diamond-tipped stylus—and a bit of sardonic humor—on that period in the late 1940s and early 1950s when rhythm and blues and country music were fused into early rock and roll. He embeds several videos for easy comparison of early versions and rocking versions of the same song and hones in on Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Big Joe Turner, and Elvis.

Derek Jensen grades Barack Obama on his first 100 days and on his approach to dealing with the torture policies of the previous administration. He examines the historical American policy around torture and concludes that not nearly enough has been done.