Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 19, 2023
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Living with the monsters
Living with the monsters
Living with the monsters
Friday Nite Videos | November 10, 2023
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Filmmakers Ask Gaza Children: What Is Your Dream? Democrats in House Call for Cease-fire. Washington's Dream | SNL. Little Fishermen, Rich Fisherman and Why Our Videos Got Raided. Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death.
Democrats in House Call for Cease-fire
Reps. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) and Summer Lee (D-Pa.) called for a cease-fire in Gaza and the West Bank on Nov. 9
I Run the UN Agency for Palestine Refugees. History Will Judge Us All if There Is No Ceasefire in Gaza
The Guardian
Before October 7 Gaza received some 500 trucks of food and other supplies every day, including 45 trucks of fuel to power the strip’s cars, water desalination plants and bakeries. Women, children and elderly people are being killed – no one is spared
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Spearheads Resolution to Punish Rep. Boebert for Her Islamophobic Remarks
NBC
"Without meaningful accountability for that member's actions, we risk normalizing this behavior and endangering the lives of our Muslim colleagues, Muslim staffers, and every Muslim who calls America home," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
Friday Nite Videos | October 1, 2021
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Rudy Giuliani Is Banned From Fox News, But Not From the Late Show! Congresswomen Share Personal Abortion Stories. Joe Manchin's Yacht Surrounded by West Virginian Protesters. Amazon Empire. Beethoven Xth Symphony: The AI Project.
Congresswomen Share Personal Abortion Stories at Hearing
Three Democratic members of Congress on Thursday offered deeply personal testimony about their own abortions as a congressional committee examined how to respond to conservative states that are passing laws limiting abortion access.
Cori Bush Steers Progressives to Win on Eviction Crisis
Politico
A new member of the liberal “Squad” stepped to the forefront this week, leading a Capitol steps sit-in that forced the White House to act.
Dispatches From the Culture Wars - March 16, 2021
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Republicans and fascists and big biz, oh my! The Nevada Democratic upset, two officials lay out the racial divide, and more news from the culture gulch
Democratic Socialists 2X in the House, More Downballot
Talking Points Memo
The resurgence of democratic socialism has occurred during a period of growing activism against widening inequality, persistent racism and looming environmental disaster.
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