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September 22, 2023

Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica

Thomas has attended at least two Koch donor summits, putting him in the extraordinary position of having helped a political network that has brought multiple cases before the Supreme Court.

The Real Reason Auto Workers Are Fed Up

September 22, 2023

One union member stuck it to the CEOs: "Do you really work 300-400x times harder than we do? No, you don't."

Long Knife | Documentary

September 22, 2023

Greg Palast’s brand new documentary Long Knife centers on the billion-dollar theft of oil from the Osage by Charles Koch and Koch Oil.

Rupert Murdoch Resigns, Will Lachlan Be More Extreme?

September 22, 2023

Angelo Carusone (Media Matters for America), warns son Lachlan Murdoch has a "nihilist" worldview that could make Fox News and other properties even more extreme.

Hannity Tonight | Parody

September 22, 2023

A Fox-themed parody of Steven Sondheim's Comedy Tonight, with lyrics by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby

The Scheme To Capture the Court

September 22, 2023

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) takes to the Senate Floor to expose the machinations by right-wing donor interests to capture the Supreme Court. (Related Clarence Thomas story.)

September 22, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | September 22, 2023

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The Scheme To Capture the Court. Hannity Tonight | Parody. Rupert Murdoch Resigns, Will Lachlan Be More Extreme? Long Knife | Documentary. The Real Reason Auto Workers Are Fed Up.

September 21, 2023

The Stakes Are Sky High in Historic Delta Labor Battle

John Ruch Capital & Main

A novel partnership among three labor unions to organize tens of thousands of airline workers could set a national example.

September 21, 2023

Arundhati Roy: The Dismantling of Democracy in India Will Affect the Whole World

Arundhati Roy Scroll.in

The text of the writer’s speech as she received the 45th European Essay Prize on September 12..."What’s happening in India is not that loose variety of internet fascism. It’s the real thing. We have become Nazis."

September 21, 2023

Tidbits – Sept. 21, 2023 – Reader Comments: Auto Strike; Ukraine War; Billionaire Tax, Dems, SCOTUS; Africa and France; Walter Mosley’s New; Nuclear Truth Telling; Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich; Nano Stern Sings Victor Jara; Vito Marcantonio;

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Reader Comments: Auto Strike; Ukraine War; Billionaire Tax, Dems and Supreme Court; Africa and France; Walter Mosley's New; Nuclear Truth Telling; Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich; Nano Stern Sings Victor Jara; Vito Marcantonio; Cartoons; more ....