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The Rise of the French Fry Cartel

Katya Schwenk Jacobin
After decades of consolidation, just four firms now control at least 97 percent of the $68 billion frozen potato market. A new spate of antitrust lawsuits accuses them of brazen price-fixing.

How Trump Nominees Could Make Project 2025 a Reality

Amanda Becker The 19th
While many of the policies in Project 2025 have been floating around Republican circles for years, the document is a roadmap that shows how its authors believe they can finally deliver on key pieces of their conservative Christian agenda.

Tariq Ali: Memories of the Struggle Reloaded

Michael Lavalette interviews Tariq Ali Counterfire
Over the last few decades, we have witnessed the growth of dynamic movements, like Stop the War. But we need to think about organisational outcomes, establishing networks and rebuilding a progressive political alternative.

Friday Nite Videos | January 3, 2025

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H-1B ('16 tons' Song Parody). Suze Rotolo Interview: Dylan, NY and Art. Inside a Science Sexual Harassment Scandal. How Elon Musk Is Corrupting the Government. Why the Trumpiest Congress May Not Deliver.

What Is the Duty of the Israeli Left in a Time of Genocide?

Hadas Binyamini +972 Magazine
Israeli leftists have been more divided and marginalized than ever since the October 7 assault, with joint Palestinian-Jewish struggle at a breaking point. Yet their sights remain set on long-term political change.

Elvis, the Polio Vaccine, and Us

Charles Idelson Medium.com
In October 1956 the ascending rock idol lent his considerable stardom to helping save lives by getting vaccinated against polio on the Ed Sullivan show. Today an anti-vax fanatic with a celebrity name is in line to be in charge of public health.

H-1B ('16 tons' Song Parody)

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy want cheap labor that they can force to work for whatever pay and hours they choose to set