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June 28, 2025

From Segregation to the Backdoor Draft: How Structural Racism Fuels America’s Endless Wars

Sharon Kyle LA Progressive

De jure segregation, the backdoor draft, and elite immunity are part of a recurring cycle of American inequality. As the U.S. threatens new war in Iran, history again points to who will bear the cost—and who will benefit.

June 28, 2025

Rust Belt Voters Are Sick of Both Parties

Jared Abbott and Les Leopold Jacobin

Polling shows Americans are ready to support independent populists running on economic platforms. But what they don’t want is anything associated with the Democratic Party’s brand.

June 28, 2025

The Corporate Plan for AI Is Dangerous

Martin Hart-Landsberg Socialist Project

Can we create more modest AI systems that assist human workers and support creative and socially beneficial work? The answer is yes. But that is not the road corporations want to take.

June 28, 2025

The National Labor Relations Act Is 90

Steve Early CounterPunch

Under Siege, and Showing its Age

June 28, 2025

‘This Isn’t Just About Policy, It’s About What Kind of Nation We Want To Be’: CounterSpin Interview With LaToya Parker on Trump Budget’s Racial Impact

Janine Jackson FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting

The Budget is a moral document that reveals our nation’s priorities. What stands out is a reverse wealth transfer. The ultra-wealthy get billions in tax breaks, while Black families lose the programs that have provided pathways to the middle-class.

June 28, 2025

Just Transition for All: A Q&A With J. Mijin Cha

Chris Mills Rodrigo Inequality.org

The idea of non-reformist reforms is that you work within your existing system to build something new, while also winding down the extractive system.

June 27, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | June 27, 2025

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Mamdani Wins With Positivity | Stephen Colbert. Proud To Be an American | George Carlin. Birthright Citizenship Instant Response! Zohran Mamdani's Full Victory Speech. Woody Guthrie’s Fight with Trump.

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June 27, 2025

Mamdani Wins With Relentless Positivity / Lander To Cuomo: "Good F***ing Riddance"

Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won a stunning victory in New York City's mayoral primary, beating disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo

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June 27, 2025

Proud To Be an American / God Bless America | George Carlin

In comedian George Carlin's Emmy-nominated last stand-up special, he dissects American pride and the co-optation of God

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June 27, 2025

Legal Defenders of Birthright Citizenship Respond with Instant Check!

Following Justice Sotomayor’s “direction,” public interest groups litigating to protect Birthright Citizenship filed a new class action suit just hours after the Supreme Court ruled against them