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Biden and Trump’s Leniency on Corporate Crime

Freddy Brewster Jacobin
The federal government under Joe Biden prosecuted fewer corporate crime cases than at any point in the last 30 years. Now the Trump administration is set to drop or pause more than 100 enforcement actions against corporate misconduct.

Friday Nite Videos | April 18, 2025

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Friday Nite Videos | April 18, 2025: 20 Lessons on Tyranny | John Lithgow. RFK Jr. Sparks Outrage With Autism Remarks. Palantir: The New Deep State. Chornobyl Scientist Warns of a Toxic Future. Appeals Court Warns of Trump 'Lawlessness.'

Bernie and AOC Electrify Democrats Who Want To Fight Trump

Kellen Browning The New York Times
Bernie Sanders and his apparent heir, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, have drawn enormous crowds on their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. Sanders expresses confidence that anti-establishment anger could turn into something substantive for the left.

Trump Policy Poses Threat to Ukraine and Europe

Phillips P. OBrien Phillips’s Newsletter
Trump's plan for Ukraine seems to be reaching a tipping point. European states may soon be confronted with an entirely different war. They will either have to decisively support Ukraine or we could see an end to democratic Europe.

The Rise of End Times Fascism

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor The Guardian
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
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