Conspiracy Theories at the Heart of Power

Adele M. Stan The American Prospect
When effectively employed by the president of the United States and his agents, conspiracy theories disorient the whole of the body politic. Gaslighting is a classic tactic of authoritarian leaders.

The Day Shall Come | Movie

A British-American black comedy featuring FBI sting operations that bear uncanny and unsettling similarity to actual FBI sting operations.

Jokerman | John Cruz

A new video from Playing for Change featuring John Cruz's soulful rendition of Bob Dylan's "Jokerman." Filmed on the beautiful island of Oahu, Hawai'i.

Friday Nite Videos | October 4, 2019

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Impeachment Is Broken. Impeach Trump, Anyway. Jokerman | John Cruz. The Day Shall Come | Movie. Trump Tries to Normalize His Criminal Behavior by Doing It in Public. Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment.

Whistle-Blowing

Scott McLemee Inside Higher Ed
Timing matters. The book under review--a history of whistle blowing-- was released coterminous with news of a whistleblower's alleging evidence of Trump's criminal misfeasance in office, the commission of which could cost him the presidency.

Canadian Unions and a Green New Deal

Chloe Rockarts RankandFile.CA
The role of unions in building towards a just transition must fit the scale of the crisis. Labour has an opportunity to use the platform of a Green New Deal to demand publicly owned services and large-scale job creation.

Tidbits - Oct. 3, 2019 - Reader Comments: Impeachment; Global Climate Strike; Peggy Lipschutz Remembered; Science Education; Venceremos Brigade; Holocaust Partisans; China at 70; Resources; Announcements - New York, Brooklyn, New Haven, more...

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Reader Comments: Impeachment; Global Climate Strike; Peggy Lipschutz Remembered; Science Education; Venceremos Brigade; Holocaust Partisans; China at 70; Mexico; Women's Work; Resources; Announcements - New York, Brooklyn, New Haven, and lots more..

Fifty Years of Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition

Jacqueline Serrato South Side Weekly
A look back on how multiracial Chicago-style coalition building has influenced organizing to this day. The trajectory of fearless grassroots, youth-driven, intersectional organizing set in motion by the 1969 Rainbow Coalition still resonates today.