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Friday Nite Videos | August 14, 2026

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How Much Water Data Centers Actually Use. Donavan McKinney on his Primary Upset. Can Baldness Be Reversed? Steal This Story, Please! India’s Internet War.

Donavan McKinney on his Primary Upset

Donavan McKinney, Democratic nominee to represent Detroit/Wayne County in Congress, on democratic socialism, corporate money, data centers and the need for Medicare for All

Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party

Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols The Nation
If established party leaders don’t screw things up—by echoing Republican talking points about a “dangerous” left, or by opting for caution when the electorate is calling for action—this revitalization has the potential to build a vibrant coalition.

Tidbits-Aug. 13: Reader Comments: Credible Threat?; Todd Blanche?; Contempt of Congress – No Question; New Health Care Crisis; Howard Zinn; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Prairieland; Abortion Rights; How Domestic Workers Built POWER; Announcements – New York;

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Reader Comments: Credible Threat?; Todd Blanche?; Contempt of Congress - No Question; New Health Care Crisis; Howard Zinn; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Prairieland; Abortion Rights; How Domestic Workers Built POWER; Announcements - New York City; Cartoons;

Looking Back To Look Forward

Jay Schaffner Democratic Left
Why did thousands seek out this socialist organization; why did they join it; what did they accomplish; what movements did they build; what mistakes did they make; what might today’s generation of activists and socialists learn from them?

El-Sayed’s Challenge: Overcoming ‘Otherness’

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
If the economy is the issue, he can win Michigan in November. El-Sayed's overriding message has to be that his election will help end Trump’s disastrous control of the economy. Halley Stevens concession and endorsement; Mallory McMorrow endorsement.

New York’s Socialist Victories Can’t Be So Easily Dismissed

Michael Kinnucan Convergence
Centrist Democrats are writing off New York City socialist wins as a fluke reducible to gentrification and low turnout. But it was the Democratic Party machine itself that spent decades cultivating a depoliticized electorate.

Tidbits-Aug. 6: Reader Comments: Mainstream Press Covers DSA, Elections; the ‘Red Scare’: Then and Now; Todd Blanche; Dr. Fauci;; New Howard Zinn Biography; Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes Against War and Genocide – Oct 30

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Reader Comments: Mainstream Press Covers DSA and Elections; The ‘Red Scare’: Then and Now; Todd Blanche and The Art of the Steal; Dr. Fauci;; New Howard Zinn Biography; Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes Against War, Genocide

NYT’s Embarrassing Anti-DSA Meltdown

Ari Paul FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
The Times insinuates that Black and Latino activists entering primaries, canvassing voters, promoting affordability, turning out supporters in low-turnout elections is a kind of dirty trick. In other words, the Times is afraid of too much democracy.
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