Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 15, 2025
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ICE vs USA
ICE vs USA
ICE vs USA
How Trump Is Keeping Americans From Celebrating the Fourth of July
The American Prospect
As ICE agents run amok, Latino cities and communities have been compelled to cancel their celebrations.
Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was
The New York Times
The problem wasn’t the vision of the country we remember on this day. The fault lay in the fact that some got left out. Douglass had the audacity to believe that America's story was not finished until the country kept all her promises.
When the Fourth of July Was a Black Holiday
The Atlantic
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom.
Friday Nite Videos | July 3, 2020
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The CIA Is Hiring | Trevor Noah. The Dangerous Ones | #VoteForOurLives. Native Americans Protest Trump Trip to Mount Rushmore. “Make AMERICA Again” | Langston Hughes Poem Let America Be America Again. Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel: Commentary
Native Americans Protest Trump Trip to Mount Rushmore
"I hope people begin to understand that these were racist white men." Writer Simon Moya-Smith says the Black Hills in South Dakota, where Mount Rushmore is located, have always been a holy place for the Lakota Nation.
Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom
The New Yorker
Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones.
‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’ by Frederick Douglass
This is the perfect time to read the entirety of Frederick Douglass’s famous speech (from 1852), and not merely because of the date on the calendar.(Dave Zirin)
Schedule of Events, July 4 (Annotated)
The American Prospect
ULTRA-TOP-SECRET: For POTUS (DJT), Ivanka and Jared (JK) only
Friday Nite Videos -- July 1, 2016
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A Special Fourth of July Message About Patriotism. More Torture Talk From Donald Trump. Homeless Man Joins Busker for Spontaneous Street Jam. Jesse Williams' Fiery BET Awards Speech. Jessica Williams Questions Sanders-to-Trump Supporters.
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