Friday Nite Videos | January 17, 2025

How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. 7 Ways to Cut TRILLIONS in Tax Giveaways to the 1%. Gideon Levy and Mouin Rabbani on Ceasefire. Sing Sing | Movie. John Deere Is Calling Trump's Bluff.

Can US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?

From pursuing “enemies” to cementing plutocracy, Trump’s second term will test the resilience of the constitutional order. This time, he has control of Congress and a Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing immunity. Five authors share their views.

All Childhood Vaccines Were Tested Against Placebos

Yes, ALL childhood vaccines have been tested against placebos, and most have been tested against inert placebos (when they aren't, there's a very good reason why). We'll walk through the history, and explore why trial designs have evolved.

Agreeing to a Ceasefire Was Netanyahu’s Own Calculation

In Israel, the war in Gaza has become a burden on the government, the military, and society as a whole. Trump only gave Netanyahu an excuse to cut his losses.

Biden’s Warning of Oligarchy

The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the table

First Ceasefire; Next Day Netanyahu Delays Vote

Yesterday, a ceasefire and peace agreement was reached between Hamas and the Israeli government, which has been supported and armed by the United States. Today Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not send the peace agreement to a vote in the Cabinet,

Democrats Will Regret Helping Pass the Laken Riley Act

Democrats have a terrible habit, during moments of right-wing backlash, of voting for Republican legislation that they don’t seem to truly believe in and eventually live to regret. The Laken Riley Act, is such a wrong vehicle.

Los Angeles Burned, Now They’re Coming for Karen Bass

The first woman and second-ever Black person to serve as mayor of Los Angeles is under attack by conservative trolls like Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

Remember How Roberto Clemente Lived, Not How He Died

Thinking about the legacy of the humanitarian and star as his island home sits in darkness from power outages. Clemente’s solidarity with the less fortunate came from his life experience.

Reader Comments & Tidbits, January 16, 2025

Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal - After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P - Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; For Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and more....
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Culture

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Holding Vigil

Alison Luterman Rattle Magazine
As we approach Trump's second inauguration, poet Alison Luterman asks if the patient will survive? The patient is us, the American people.

books

Whose Future Is It Anyway?

Jess Maginity Los Angeles Review of Books
This book discusses the effort by the alt-right and fascist movements to claim the genres science fiction and speculative literature as their own.

film

Costa-Gavras Directing the Revolution-‘Z’

Kenan Behzat Sharpe Jacobin
Political cinema can sometimes be too highbrow for a mass audience. But in the 1960s and early '70s, French-Greek director Costa-Garvas showed that films with a revolutionary message can also be popular.

tv

Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy

Caitlyn Clark Jacobin
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.

books

Balance of Power: Central Banks and the Fate of Democracies

Ivan Radanović LSE Review of Books
Reviewer Radanović calls this book essential reading for understanding why reconnecting central banks to the people is crucial to meet the major challenges of our time, from rising inequality to the climate crisis.

Labor

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Union Election Set at North Carolina Amazon Warehouse

Mark Satinoff World-Outlook
On January 7, exactly three years since the founding of Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment (CAUSE), the NLRB ruled that workers at Amazon’s RDU1 fulfillment center in Garner, North Carolina, can have an election.

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BLS: Oregon Union Membership Grew 23% Since 2013

Garrett Andrews Oregon Business
A new study shows Oregon saw higher than average union growth in recent years, a trend pushed by strong participation in education, behavioral health and social services.

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The Video Game Industry Is Unionizing

An interview with Emma Kinema Robin LoBugilo Carolyn Jong Em Geiger Josiah Clark Jacobin
This summer, World of Warcraft and Bethesda Game Studios workers joined the growing number of video game developers organizing with Communications Workers of America. We spoke with some of the workers and organizers who have been unionizing

Friday nite video

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Sing Sing | Movie

Based on a true story of an individual imprisoned for a crime he did not commit and the real-life Sing Sing Correctional Facility Rehabilitation Through the Arts program. Now returning to theaters. The first film shown in theaters and prisons simultaneously.

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John Deere Is Calling Trump's Bluff

John Deere has announced more than 1500 layoffs in the last year. We investigated what's behind it — and how to bring those jobs back.

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Colonialism Is Back, Baby!

Desi Lydic and Jordan Klepper investigate Trump's push ahead of his inauguration, including making Canada the 51st state, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, and possibly invading Greenland

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Rastaman Chant/ Amazing Grace | Playing For Change

A profound medley of Rastaman Chant/Amazing Grace Song Around The World, featuring the incredible talents of John Cruz, Chris Pierce, River Eckert, Tal Ben Ari, Nour Darwish, and many gifted artists from across the globe