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Tulsi Gabbard Would Be a Shock to the U.S. Intelligence System

Jeremy Scahill Drop Site
Gabbard should be aggressively questioned about her use of “war on terror” language and calls for a militarized war against an ideology. But Democratic senators are likely to deploy a Cold War line of interrogation on her stances on Russia and Syria.

The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back to the 19th Century

Linda Greenhouse New York Times
Idaho, Kansas and Missouri in seeking to establish standing to outlaw mifepristone argue cause "a loss in potential population or potential population increase,” and that “decreased births” were inflicting “a sovereign injury to the state itself.

Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.

Beth Howard Barn Raiser
The director of the Appalachia People’s Union on why the South is ready to stand up to Trump. White people delivered this victory to Trump. Out of 76 million votes cast for Trump (2 million more than in 2020), 84% of those were white voters.

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Overtime Pay Rule

Daniel Wiessner Reuters
The rule would have required employers to pay overtime premiums to salaried workers who earn less than $1,128 per week, or about $58,600 per year, when they work more than 40 hours in a week.

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Labor’s Resurgence Can Continue Despite Trump

Chris Bohner and Eric Blanc Radish Research
Donald Trump will do his best to undermine unions. But the labor movement still has momentum on its side and numerous opportunities to seize. Trump’s presidency has to be a time for labor action, not despair.

The LEADER Never Apologizes, Even to God

Carl Davidson LeftLinks Newsletter
Donald Trump, our President-elect, is the head teacher of the Führerprinzip, the ‘Leader Principle.’ We only get to have one of them, nor do we need any more. ‘The Leader’ is all-knowing and infallible.

Friday Nite Videos | November 15, 2024

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The Cast of SNL Is Sincerely Sorry. What a Trump DOJ Will Look Like. Separated | Trailer. We Have To Talk About Weed. Iraqis Tortured at Abu Ghraib Win $42 Million Judgment.
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