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Readers Comments: Not Just Texas, It's Voting Rights and Democracy Under Assault; ICE Block; GOP Cover-Up: Ultra Rich Power Grab and Child Sex Trafficking; Gaza is Time to Remember Hiroshima - War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things;

Zionist McCarthyism Comes for CUNY

Liza Featherstone Jacobin
Not content to torment the Ivy League, Republicans are seeking authoritarian control over working-class public universities like the City University of New York. The latest salvo: allegedly firing four adjuncts for their support of Palestine.

AIPAC Demands Democrats ‘Stand With Israel’

David Dayen, Ryan Grim, Nicolae Butler, Pablo Manriquez The American Prospect
The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.

Friday Nite Videos | May 16, 2025

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Maxwell Frost Wants Democrats to “Get Caught Fighting.” Andor | Season 2. Rep. Delia Ramirez Accuses Kristi Noem of Corrupt Acts and Demands Resignation. Fear of AIPAC and Elon Musk Intimidates Democrats and Republicans. Trump's Epic 'Weave.'

The Case for a Shadow Cabinet

Kenny Stancil The American Prospect
High-energy progressives can provide a compelling daily account of everything going wrong and coordinate opposition to the Trump-Musk nightmare...a daily press conference, held on Capitol Hill or at televised town halls across the United States.
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