‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Can Get You Killed

Caroline Light The Conversation
Since 2005, “stand your ground” laws have spread to around 30 states, transforming the legal landscape. Enacted in the context of deep racial biases, they encourage armed citizens to use deadly force against any perceived threat – real or imagined.

The Most Dangerous Security Threat to the United States

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
For all his youth and naivete, Jack Teixeira represents a sizable government-skeptical force that works in or adjacent to the U.S. government. Many of these right-wing and extreme libertarian individuals can be found in the military.

The Other Abortion Pill Option

Katelyn Jetelina and Heidi Moseson Your Local Epidemiologist
A really important piece of the abortion rights story has gotten little attention the past few weeks: even if mifepristone is severely restricted, we have another option.

Hens in the Fox House: The Vote Machine Hack Myth

Greg Palast Greg Palast Investigative Journalism
Yes, elections are stolen, but not like that. To my good progressive colleagues who’ve been suckered into the “hacker” fantasy, I suggest it’s time to crawl out of the Fox hole. 

Farmworkers | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses the conditions farmworkers face, how we’ve failed to protect them, and the Jolly Green Giant’s body hair.

Paul Robeson Testifying Before HUAC

James Earl Jones re-enacts Paul Robeson's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (in memory of Robeson's 125th birthday)

Friday Nite Videos | April 21, 2023

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AOC & Jordan Klepper on Trump, Clarence Thomas & Ending Violence. Here's Why Writers Are Ready to Shut Hollywood Down. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. | Movie. Paul Robeson Testifying Before HUAC. Farmworkers | John Oliver.