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June 6, 2025

Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk 47 Years After He Was Assassinated?

Peter Dreier Talking Points Memo

Milk is a target in the Trump administration’s homophobic crusade, part of a broader effort to eliminate recognition of people who fought discrimination against women, people of color, and LGBTQ Americans, including those who served in the military

I Love a Parade! (Trump Military Parade Song)

June 6, 2025

What do you get when you mix Harry Richman, a golden tank, Ivanka’s tugboat, nuclear missiles in glitter, and a dictator’s wave? A $40 million MAGA musical spectacular.

We Asked 5 Young Men: Are They Struggling More Than Women?

June 6, 2025

Some of what they said might make you uncomfortable. But if politicians want to actually reach working class men, they need to have more messy conversations like this one.

Meet Tim Pool: Podcaster With a WH Press Pass | The Daily Show

June 6, 2025

The Trump administration favors conspiratorial right-wing "new media" figures like Tim Pool: a YouTuber passionate about stroking Trump's ego and delivering reporting sponsored by Russian interests. #DailyShow #TimPool #Trump #WhiteHouse

Musk-Trump Feud Goes Nuclear

June 6, 2025

Seth takes a closer look at Trump threatening to take away Elon Musk's government contracts and Musk saying Trump was in the Epstein files.

Gaza: Journalists Under Fire | Documentary

June 6, 2025

Since October 7, 2023, more journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both World Wars combined. This film (released May 28, 2025) highlights three of these stories.

June 6, 2025

Venture Capital (VC) Money Is Fueling a Global Boom in Worker Surveillance Tech

GAYATHRI VAIDYANATHAN rest of world

photo of the back of someone at a desk surrounded by surveillance technology.

A funding surge has given rise to technologies to track, analyze and manage workers — often in countries with little regulation.

June 6, 2025

Where This Is Leading

Rebecca Foust

Taking George Orwell's classic text, 1984, as her foundation, poet Rebecca Foust asks where the current regime is taking us.

June 5, 2025

Jerusalem Day Flag March Reached a New Low: Mocking the Dead Children of Gaza

Nir Hasson

The annual pogrom in Jerusalem's Old City included assaults on Palestinians, property destruction, and racist chants. Even when police intervened for a change, the incitement was met with silence

June 5, 2025

Tidbits- June 5-Reader Comments: Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail; That’s Antisemitism; What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean; RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making; the Upside-Down Priorities of House Budget – the Black Left & Labor…

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Reader Comments: Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail; That's Antisemitism; What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean; RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making; The Upside-Down Priorities of House Budget - The Black Left & Labor: What are we doing