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Masters Of War | Bob Dylan (The RoJ LiGht Cover)

May 19, 2023

Dylan's second album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, debuted 60 years ago, in May 1963. It marked the beginning of the period of Dylan's intense political engagement, including the songs Masters of War, Blowin' in the Wind and A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall.

Jim Jordan Shut Down at 'Whistleblower' Hearing | Brian Tyler Cohen

May 19, 2023

Jordan's witnesses are not really whistleblowers, but they are very much deserving of being fired from law enforcement and having their security clearances revoked.

May 19, 2023

North Carolina’s Devastating New Abortion Ban and the Fight Ahead

Billy Corriher Slate

North Carolina has been here before. From 2013 through 2018, Republicans had a veto-proof supermajority in the Legislature. They engaged in a series of power grabs. North Carolina’s citizens can rally to save the state’s democracy once again.

May 19, 2023

A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading

Oliver Whang The New York Times

In a recent experiment, researchers used large language models to translate brain activity into words.

May 19, 2023

Bernie Sanders: It’s Time To Guarantee Healthcare to All Americans as a Human Right

Bernie The Guardian

It is time to end the international embarrassment of the US being the only major country that does not guarantee healthcare

May 19, 2023

This Teach-In Is Taking the Fight for Democracy to DeSantis

Kellie Carter Jackson CNN

The goal of the event is to confront the political assault on Florida’s educational system by teaching truthful history and providing education on voter suppression and voter empowerment.

May 19, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | May 19, 2023

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Jim Jordan Shut Down at 'Whistleblower' Hearing. Masters Of War | Bob Dylan (The RoJ LiGht Cover). Malcolm X at 98 | Angela Davis. We Talked to The Wire’s David Simon About the Writers' Strike. Pussy Riot's Powerful Message to Vladimir Putin.

May 18, 2023

Gov. Wes Moore, Help Higher-Ed Faculty and Grad Students Unionize at Maryland’s Public Schools

Todd Eberly The Baltimore Sun

In Maryland, it is often college leadership that opposes allowing faculty and graduate students to unionize. This is no different than other manager versus labor battles witnessed across numerous industries.

May 18, 2023

Tidbits – May 18, 2023 – Reader Comments: GOP Rot at the Top; Florida Lies; MAGA PRESENTS: The Three Scamigos; Nabka at 75; 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; African American Singing Traditions; Cartoons; More…

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Reader Comments: GOP Rot at the Top; Florida Lies; MAGA PRESENTS: The Three Scamigos; Nabka at 75; 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; African American Singing Traditions; Cartoons; more....

May 18, 2023

Khader Adnan’s Last Hunger Strike

Mouin Rabbani London Review of Books

Khader Adnan died in prison on May 2, aged 45, after an 87-day hunger strike. He had been repeatedly held in administrative detention since 1999. Despite vilifying him as a terrorist, Israel never charged him with involvement in military activities.