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History Is Our Battleground

Walter Baier Transform!Europe
This year marks a crucial moment in the struggle over historical memory. We commemorate the liberation of the concentration camps, the capitulation of the German Wehrmacht, and the end of Nazi barbarism. But what lessons have been learned?

The Crypto Racket

Candice Bernd The American Prospect
Public officials at all levels are propping up a Texas Bitcoin mining boom that’s threatening water and energy systems while afflicting locals with noise pollution.

Trump To Welcome White South Africans

Katya Schwenk The Lever
Amid a near-total asylum ban, government sources say Trump officials are planning to use funds for at-risk refugees to facilitate imminent Afrikaner resettlement.

The Democrats’ Great Debates

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
How to contain Trump and defend democracy? What to stand for affirmatively as an opposition party? The outcome of these two debates will determine the direction and future of the Democratic party.

RFK Jr.’s Unethical and Deadly Vaccine Testing Plans

Michael Hiltzik Los Angeles Times
RFK Jr. plans to require more testing of vaccines before they approved, in the name of greater rigor. In fact, his proposals are highly unethical and pose a danger to your health. Here’s why

Why Is Congress Silent on the Nightmare in Gaza?

Bernie Sanders Common Dreams
Senator Bernie Sanders says: History will not forgive our complicity. The time is long overdue for us to end our support for Netanyahu’s destruction of the Palestinian people.

What Direction for Leo XIV and for the Catholic Church?

Joanne M. Pierce, Maureen K. Day The Conversation
Will Leo XIV follow in Francis' footsteps or strike out in a new direction? How will the new papacy affect how the U.S. Catholic Church will navigate the storms that have buffeted it for the past decades? Two experts provide insights.

Friday Nite Videos | May 9, 2025

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Transgender Soldiers: Why Trump’s Ban Is Bogus | Daily Show. Gov. Pritzker Blasts Republicans and ‘Do-nothing Democrats.' Why This Red State Made Preschool Free. 'Is Elmo a Communist?' Sexual Abuse Survivors Demand Accountability.