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Jordan Klepper Takes On the Million MAGA March

November 20, 2020

Somewhere in an alternate reality, Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Jordan Klepper hits up the Million MAGA March to talk to the folks who won’t let that achievement go uncelebrated. #DailyShow #JordanKlepper #MillionMAGAMarch

'We Didn’t Start the Fire’ | The Trump Presidency in 3 Minutes

November 20, 2020

PATHOLOGICAL LIAR: ‘He’s not learning, now the Earth is burning’ — This parody of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ sums up the whole Trump presidency in 3 minutes.

Trump & Election Results | John Oliver

November 20, 2020

A week after Joe Biden’s win in the US presidential election, John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s various attempts to overturn the results, why his claims don’t hold water, and the consequences of indulging him.

November 20, 2020

Friday Nite Videos | November 20, 2020

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Trump & Election Results | John Oliver. 'We Didn’t Start the Fire’ | The Trump Presidency in 3 Minutes. Jordan Klepper Takes on the Million MAGA March. Visible Beethoven. Feed the Birds (Trump Pence and MAGA) | Roy Zimmerman.

November 19, 2020

The Long Shadow of Racial Fascism

Alberto Toscano Boston Review

Recent debates have centered on whether it’s appropriate to compare Trump to European fascists. But radical Black thinkers have long argued that racial slavery created its own unique form of American fascism.

November 19, 2020

COVID-19 Takes Toll on Women’s Labor Force Participation, Reversing Trend

Jennifer Schramm AARP

As the pandemic continues, many women have left the labor market as they shoulder more responsibility for caregiving of children and adult family members, family health needs, homeschooling due to school closures, and managing other disruptions

November 19, 2020

Tidbits - Nov. 19, 2020 - Reader Comments: 2020 elections analysis; a Biden Administration; Use of Latinx; Star Trek; China; cookbooks; Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health; Resources; Announcements; more....

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Reader Comments: 2020 elections analysis of who voted how; a Biden Administration; Use of Latinx; Star Trek pioneering show; China; cookbooks; Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health; resources; lots of Announcements; more....

November 19, 2020

Nigeria: “We Will Fight For Our Total Liberation”

Baba Aye Progressive International

Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent, with just over two hundred million inhabitants. The Oct. 3 killing of a young man by the brutal SARS police unit has sparked a nationwide uprising.

November 19, 2020

We Fought Against South African Apartheid, and We’re Appalled by Jeremy Corbyn’s Suspension

Ronnie Kasrils Jacobin

South African freedom fighters here respond to the purge of Jeremy Corbyn from membership in Britain's Labour Party last week, over charges that he is anti-Semitic. The purge was reversed this week by the party's National Executive Committee.

November 19, 2020

Instead of Repeating the Obama Administration, Biden Must Do Better. Here's How.

Branko Marcetic In These Times

A successful Biden presidency will require immediately making people's lives better - and this is where to start.