Friday Nite Videos | September 11, 2026
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What corporate consolidation and oligarch ownership mean for journalism, democracy, and the public’s access to independent information, and what the public can do to defend a free press
Coy Young nearly ended his life due to the consolidation in the beef industry. He’s one of 14,700 cattle farmers who will have to sell their farms or go bankrupt this year.
Managers and supervisors can now legally require their workers to participate in politics as a condition of employment. For instance, in most states, managers have the legal right to mandate worker attendance at a political rally for a favored candidate—and fire or punish workers who decline to participate.
Celebrations marked the 50th Anniversary of the Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley. The FSM, along with the Civil Rights Movement, the Southern Freedom Movement, and organizations like SNCC and CORE inspired a generation. Yesterday, marking the 50th anniversary, there were celebrations and a rally - today the struggle is continuing - in Berkeley, in the U.S., and worldwide, like the Hong Kong students are showing.
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