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June 7, 2025

The Revolution of Light and Korea’s Democratic Triumph: Why Washington Should Pay Attention

Simone Chun CounterPunch

Lee’s election marks not just an end to authoritarianism, but also the dawn of Korea’s democratic revolution. The future of Korea belongs to its people.

June 6, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | June 6, 2025

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I Love a Parade! (Trump Military Parade Song). We Asked 5 Young Men: Are They Struggling More Than Women? Meet Tim Pool: Podcaster With a WH Press Pass. Musk-Trump Feud Goes Nuclear. Gaza: Journalists Under Fire.

June 6, 2025

Who Does Harvard Owe?

Harvard Crimson Editorial The Crimson

The question of who gets a say is not a sideshow. It is Harvard’s defining issue. A university that silences students and sidelines faculty becomes reactive, brittle, and beholden. A university that distributes power, though, becomes resilient.

June 6, 2025

The Trump-Musk Feud: We Can’t Rely on Outsized Egos To End Oligopoly

Guardian Editorial The Guardian

The row between the US president and his billionaire ex-buddy may seem entertaining, but wealth and power are still dangerously merged. Politics remains in thrall to money. Democracy requires better safeguards than rampant egos.

June 6, 2025

Drilling for (Renewable) Energy Reaches New Depths

Joe Salas New Atlas

Quaise Energy demo-ed its maser drill bit to go deeper into the Earth's crust than humans have ever gone. The plan is to drill down 12 miles, where temperatures reach nearly 1,000 degrees F, to tap into Earth's bottomless well of clean energy.

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

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June 6, 2025

I Love a Parade! (Trump Military Parade Song)

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.

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June 6, 2025

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

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.

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June 6, 2025

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

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

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June 6, 2025

Musk-Trump Feud Goes Nuclear

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.