Get This: It's Not 'Both Sides'

Neither party is perfect, but Republicans in Congress have been drifting towards political extremism since long before Trump, and they’re making it impossible for Congress to work the way it’s supposed to.

Alexandria Goes to Washington

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been live broadcasting congressional orientation, speaking directly to her viewers and constituents in a way members of Congress have never done before.

Saudi Arabia

Hasan Minhaj tackles the reality of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's autocratic rule and, as a Muslim and an American, breaks down why the world should reassess its relationship with Saudi Arabia.

Freedom of Assembly Still Matters

Jan-Werner Mueller Project Syndicate
Protests are essential to the democratic experience and can never be replaced by online activism or voting.

Lies, Damn Lies and Post-Truth

Lee McIntyre The Conversation
Any amateur politician can engage in lying. Trump is engaging in “post-truth.” Ideology takes precedence over reality.

Friday Nite Videos | November 23, 2018

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Why Reds Were Better in Bed

Ann Schneider The Indypendent
A counterintuitive if rigorous argument that the sex lives of men and women under the Soviets were better than those in the capitalist West, based on the system's ability to deliver the sort of social benefits unavailable even in Scandinavia.