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Friday Nite Videos | July 3, 2026

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A Change Is Gonna Come | Junior. Gerrymandering Is Bad for Democracy, but... This Land is Your Land | Woody Guthrie. Peter Thiel's Secret Master Plan. Zohran Mamdani on America's 250th Anniversary.

Peter Thiel's Secret Master Plan

Peter Thiel is funding a plan to build privatized city-states everywhere from Gaza and Venezuela to small towns in California.

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Report Warns Attacks on Workers’ Rights Are Weakening Democracy

Democracy Without Borders Democracy Without Borders
The International Trade Union Confederation has released its annual report on global rights. This year the U.S. was placed on a new “watchlist” alongside 6 other countries where there found a measurable increase in worker rights' violations.

The Supreme Court Doesn’t Own the Constitution

Jamelle Bouie The New York Times
In past eras of American politics, the people, through their representatives in Congress, have shaped and settled constitutional meaning, rebuking the court when it overstepped its role as a legitimate actor.

The Dismantling of Black Studies

Jafari Sinclaire Allen The Nation
Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.
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