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Friday Nite Videos | December 22, 2023

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Gary Younge on Race, Racism and Identity. Lock Him Away | Roy Zimmerman. Visual Evidence Shows Israel Dropped Bombs Where It Ordered Gaza Civilians to Go. The Confederate President Wasn't Tried, But Should Have Been. Elon Musk | John Oliver.

Ukraine, Israel and the Two Joe Bidens

Matthew Duss The New Republic
In Ukraine, Biden has spent two years articulating a stirring argument for a rules-based order. In Israel, he set about burning that argument to the ground. Is a morally consistent foreign policy possible?

Fascism 101: Why We Need To Spell It Out

Walden Bello Foreign Policy in Focus
There is no guarantee that fascism will not triumph, but it will certainly win unless we put ourselves, body and soul, fully and smartly, on the line to stop it

It’s Going To Be a Long Winter for Immigrants in Tents

Luis Feliz Leon Curbed
Recent immigrants are housed in tents at Floyd Bennett Field in New York City. “The tents are not safe for children in any weather, and families should never have been placed at this site,” said a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society.

Climate 2023: Silencing the Messengers

Owen Jones The Guardian
2023 was the year governments looked at the climate crisis – and decided to persecute the activists. But around the world, the people fighting for the survival of our planet.

Hollywood’s Maestro Does Disservice to a Great Musician and Educator

Karl Nerenberg Rabble (Canada)
You might put Maestro high on your holiday viewing list. And you might enjoy the film as a well-paced, sometimes heart-wrenching portrait of a troubled marriage. But this writer found the film about Leonard Bernstein to be deeply disappointing.

How Much Can Trump 2.0 Get Away With?

Thomas B. Edsall The New York Times
I am your warrior, I am your justice, Donald Trump told the crowd. And for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution. The first Trump term was deeply alarming, a second Trump one will be far more alarming, with many fewer errors

These Journalists Are Reporting From Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment

Zahra Hankir Teen Vogue
"We as journalists are trying our best to publish and spread the truth, despite the closures and restrictions we face," he says. "We’ll continue to publish, to live, to rebuild our lives, and to revive the region. We won't give up."
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