Friday Nite Videos | March 27, 2026

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Iran War: Experts Offer ‘Exit Plan’

Brad Reed Common Dreams
“The United States and Iran are trapped in a conflict in which each new escalation only deepens a shared, losing predicament... Sooner rather than later, both will confront the urgency of finding an off-ramp.”

France’s Communists Hold Back the Far Right, for Now

Phineas Rueckert Jacobin
Blue-collar voters in northern France are often seen as a natural base for Marine Le Pen’s surging far right. Yet while her party has made major inroads in this electorate, local elections saw Communists resist what seemed like inevitable defeat.

Billionaire Wealth Has Doubled So Far This Decade

David Dayen The American Prospect
The doubling of estimated revenues from the Warren wealth tax adds a dimension to the debate on how to redesign the tax code. The numbers show that the bulk of the money available for taxation is currently shielded.

Female Sperm Whales Aide Birthing Mother

One of the most detailed observations of a sperm whale birth ever recorded shows how the deep diving marine mammals reproduce and interact socially.

No Kings! No Kings!

Thoughts on Monarchy from Songwriters John Forster & Tom Chapin and their musical community.