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The IP Laws That Promote Enshittification

Cory Doctorow Jacobin
Laws included in trade deals protect US companies’ rent extraction schemes and stop us from fixing or improving our own devices — from phones and tractors to insulin pumps. Repealing them will save billions and hit Trump’s donor class.

Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak

Paul Krugman Paul Krugman's Substack Blog
The tariff story so far is that Trump announced extreme policies, insisted that he would persist no matter what, then beat an ignominious retreat. In other words, Trump is a typical bully, full of swagger, who runs away in the face of adversity.

Friday Nite Videos | April 11, 2025

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Who's Coming to the Bernie/AOC Rallies? Supercallousfascistracistsexistnazipotus – The Ultimate Parody! Trump's Chilling New Executive Orders. Desi Lydic Foxsplains Trump's 4D Tariff Chess Game. The Most Insane Weapon.

Tidbits – Apr.10 – Reader Comments: Trump Tariffs Tanked Economy; How Dems Can Win by Organizing From the County Up; Library Assn Sues To Stop Trump Cuts; New Resource – Black Federal Workers by State; Webinar-Labor and the Crisis of Democracy;

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Reader Comments: Trump Tariffs Tanked Economy; How Dems Can Win by Organizing From the County Up; Library Assn Sues To Stop Trump Cuts; New Resource - Black Federal Workers by State; Webinar-Labor and the Crisis Of Democracy; Cartoons and more....

Why a Workshop on Antisemitism Is Accused of Being Antisemitic

Nina Mehta and Donna Nevel Common Dreams
In addition to a robust discussion of what antisemitism is, the curriculum also includes what antisemitism is not, distinguishing between antisemitism and criticism of, or opposition to, Israel or Zionism.

Ten National Unions Call for Anti-Trump Resistance

Natascha Elena Uhlmann Labor Notes
Ten national unions and dozens of locals representing more than 3 million members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of immigrant workers recently snatched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (You can add your name below)

We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid

Erwin Chemerinsky and Laurence H. Tribe The New York Times
Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants... If the government can disappear any people it wishes, we all should be very, very afraid.