Friday Nite Videos | January 16, 2026

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That's How Every Empire Falls | John Prine. 60,000 Trump Voters Just Elected a Socialist. Minnesota Tells ICE To F**k Off. "Who's Shitting on Who?" What Bernie Learned Running For President.

The Tunnel Home: A Story of Housing First

Patrick Markee The Nation
In the 1990s, a group of New Yorkers helped prove the effectiveness of a bold but simple approach to homelessness. Now Trump wants to end it.

Friday Nite Videos | January 9, 2026

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Can We Unrecruit People With No Business in Law Enforcement? | The Daily Show. Join Ice | Jesse Welles. Videos Contradict Trump Account of ICE Shooting. The Secret Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Videos. FBI Whistleblowers: What Trump Is Hiding.

The Secret Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Videos

The team of creatives behind his Zohran Mamdani's viral videos, which gave the campaign a life of its own online, sit down with Mehdi Hasan to discuss some of their most talked-about videos.

How Did Astoria Become So Socialist?

Naaman Zhou The New Yorker
One neighborhood in New York has elected so many democratic socialists—including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani—that people have started calling it “the People’s Republic,” or a part of the Commie Corridor.

The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Inauguration Speech

Zohran Mamdani The New York Times
New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and opponents to make the city better, to hold him to account. "I ask you to stand with us now, and every day that follows. City Hall will not be able to deliver on our own-the work-has only just begun."

Zohran Needs To Create Popular Assemblies

Gabriel Hetland and Bhaskar Sunkara Jacobin
If Zohran Mamdani is serious about delivering on his promises, he needs more than policies — he needs institutions that empower working people. Popular assemblies offer a way to build a new, bottom-up political culture in New York City.

Tidbits-Jan. 1- Reader Comments: Israel Preparing for Permanent Gaza Presence; New “New Deal” About To Wipe Out the Old Political Order; Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg; Exchange: Why Portside Ran SMART Union President’s Message; Cartoons

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Reader Comments: Israel Preparing for Permanent Gaza Presence; New “New Deal” About To Wipe Out the Old Political Order; Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg; Exchange: Why Portside Ran SMART Union President's Message; Announcements; Cartoons
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