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Friday Nite Videos | September 13, 2024

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School Lunch | John Oliver. Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy. How to Debate | Sarah Cooper. Cherokee Author Rebecca Nagle on the Ongoing Fight for Tribal Sovereignty. The GOP’s Three-Part Plan to Subvert Elections.

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Interview: Bridging Political Divides Through Solidarity

Katy Habr interviews Steve Lawton Labor Notes
How should unions engage with members drawn to right-wing, anti-worker politics and candidates? One union trying to tackle this disconnect is the Communications Workers (CWA).

The GOP’s Sisyphean Punishment for Supporting Trump

Marc Elias Democracy Docket
The political professionals remaining in the GOP insist that mail-in voting is part of their get-out-the-vote program even as Trump vilifies mail-in voting. To defeat Trump, pro-democracy voters need to actually get out the early and mail-in vote.

Palestine Won at the Democratic Convention

James J. Zogby Arab American Institute
The DNC was a messy affair, with highs and lows, some small victories and some setbacks. It’s imperative to recognize the victories won and continue to engage with allies in the political process because change will come—only if this work continues.

Ballot Initiatives Activate Voters, Change the Landscape

Chris Melody Fields Figueredo Convergence Magazine
Ballot initiatives offer a tool “to not only block authoritarian rule and ideology, but to build a world where all of us thrive and live with dignity — the world we deserve.”

State of the South: Voting Rights Under Assault Report

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Southern Coalition for Social Justice
This Report documents how voters of color, young voters and those with disabilities have been targeted with repressive laws and policies that undermine the hard-fought progress secured during the Civil Rights era.

Democracy Needs the Loser

Barbara F. Walter The New Yorker
The observance of defeat, especially in an election, is often all that keeps a state from tipping into violence.
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