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November 18, 2022

A New Republican Civil War Is About To Begin

Alex Shephard The New Republic

The GOP’s old guard is pinning their hopes on a Ron DeSantis renaissance. But Donald Trump’s counterestablishment has beaten them once before.

November 18, 2022

Why Special Counsel Jack Smith Might Be Different From Robert Mueller

Andrew Prokop Vox

The obvious comparison to Smith’s appointment is the last special counsel who investigated Trump: Robert Mueller. But this appointment appears different in some important ways.

Empty Classrooms, Abandoned Kids: Inside the Great Teacher Resignation

November 18, 2022

Extra kids, extra grading and extra tasks. Six educators explain why they, and the American education system, are at breaking point.

Steve Bannon Lost

November 18, 2022

Steve Bannon made big promises. Again, and again, and again.

Karen Bass Speaks After Winning LA Mayor's Race

November 18, 2022

Mayor-elect Karen Bass names solving the homeless crisis as top priority after historic win.

Wish You Were Here | Afro Fiesta ft. Twanguero & I-Taweh

November 18, 2022

Remarkable musicians reunite for this special version of the Pink Floyd hit “Wish You Were Here” in hopes of spreading love and unity all over the world.

McCarthy Is in for a Rough Ride | Nancy Pelosi Passes the Torch

November 18, 2022

The next Speaker of the House will face frequent headaches from the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene

November 18, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | November 18, 2022

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McCarthy Is in for a Rough Ride | Nancy Pelosi Passes the Torch. Wish You Were Here | Afro Fiesta. Karen Bass Speaks After Winning LA Mayor's Race. Steve Bannon Lost. Inside the Great Teacher Resignation.

November 17, 2022

Students and Teachers From Hungary’s Theater and Film University Build an Alternative to Autocracy

Alisa Solomon Theater Magazine

Narrative story that reconstructs the astonishing resistance to Victor Orbán's authoritarian power-grab against universities in Hungary: students and faculty at the Academy of Theater and Film in Budapest occupied the school for 71 days...

November 17, 2022

Mexico’s Independent Union Movement: An Overview of Recent Victories and Challenges Ahead

Jeffery Hermanson Labor Notes

As worker organizing deepens the crisis of the corporatist regime, opportunities open to build a democratic labor regime. The question is whether the resources will be available to support a massive organizing campaign by independent Mexican labor.