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July 19, 2025

Film Review: James Gunn’s Superman

Mitchell Plitnick Mondoweiss

James Gunn’s new Superman movie, which draws an analogy between Israel and the villainous country of Boravia, demonstrates how Israel's idealized image in American culture has been shattered by the widespread acknowledgment of Palestinian oppression.

July 19, 2025

With ‘The Fierce Urgency of Now,’ NAACP Convenes 116th Annual Convention

Dorothy A. Clark The Bay State Banner

For the first time in its history, the NAACP declined to invite the sitting president. Nor was Vice President JD Vance asked to attend. The organization invited Trump to its conventions during his first term in office, which he turned down.

July 19, 2025

What California History Has To Say About the New York Mayor’s Race

Fred Glass The Stansbury Forum

If Mamdani loses, the leadership of the Democratic Party will redouble its push to field empty neoliberal suits in 2026. Harriman’s defeat in LA in 1911 set back the cause of working-class politics for decades.

July 18, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | July 18, 2025

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Crossroads | Playing For Change. Jordan Klepper on the Trump-Epstein Relationship. Wall Street Jacked Up Your Electricity Bill. The Fiercest Debate in Linguistics. Three Phrases That Get You Arrested While Filming Police.

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July 18, 2025

Crossroads | Playing For Change x Visit Mississippi

Performing Robert Johnson's iconic blues song, a diverse array of blues and world music talents unite to spotlight the enduring impact of Mississippi music on a global scale

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July 18, 2025

Jordan Klepper Takes Occam's Razor to the Trump-Epstein Relationship

Jordan Klepper charts the president’s well-documented history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell #DailyShow #MAGA #EpsteinList #GhislaineMaxwell

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July 18, 2025

The Wall Street Lie That Jacked Up Your Electricity Bill

Investor-owned utilities are building expensive & polluting energy projects on customers' dime

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July 18, 2025

Inside the Fiercest Debate in Linguistics | Otherwords

It's one of the most contentious debates in linguistics, and at the heart of what it means to be human!

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July 18, 2025

Three Phrases That Get You Arrested While Filming Police

Recording police officers is legal in all 50 states, but saying the wrong thing can turn your First Amendment right into an arrest for obstruction

July 18, 2025

Jeffrey Epstein Is a Policy Issue

David Dayen The American Prospect

There’s an incorrect belief that the Epstein case is somehow separate from the real concerns facing America, a conspiracist concoction. But it’s actually about the two-tiered system of justice and accountability in America.