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Say Nothing Turns the IRA’s Secret History Into TV Drama

An interview with Josh Zetumer Jacobin
The new FX TV show Say Nothing dramatizes one of the most controversial stories in modern Irish history, with characters that include former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Showrunner Josh Zetumer spoke to us about the challenges of producing the serie

Americans Hate Their Private Health Insurance

Branko Marcetic Jacobin
The response to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder surely disproves the claim that Americans love the private health insurance system. It’s a political force waiting to be harnessed — but few in DC seem interested.

From Kindergarten to Real World

Paul Garver Chartist
If DSA can graduate from the kindergarten playground to the real political world, it can make a major contribution to putting the interests of the inclusive and diverse working class onto the national political agenda.

Friday Nite Videos | December 6, 2024

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Five Things Christian Nationalists Want from Trump. What Your Brain Is Really Doing When You're Doing 'Nothing.' The $1 Trillion Private Health Insurance Scam. Michael Kosta Meets the No. 1 Book Banner in Florida. Trump Goes to War With Allies.

The Most Billionaires Ever

Robert Tait The Guardian
The president-elect is tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services. The gulf between Trump’s taste for the wealthy and his populist everyman rhetoric has not gone unnoticed.