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Friday Nite Videos | April 7, 2023

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A Bomb as an Argument

Boris Kagarlitsky Russian Dissent
A bomb that killed a Russian military blogger echos across past and future

The Secrets of Cooperation

Bob Holmes Knowable Magazine
Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good.

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica
For over 20 years, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to luxury vacations by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow.

What’s Behind the Revolts in France?

Colin Falconer The Left Berlin
People are waging not just a defensive struggle, but a positive one for a better world, one in which we have more leisure and work takes on a new meaning – the very opposite of a society dominated by people Macron who told an unemployed protester that he only needed to cross the road to find a job.

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeal Is Denied

People's Dispatch
Abu-Jamal’s bid for a new trial based on new evidence of racism and corruption within the prosecution has failed, leaving supporters with one less path for the decades-long political prisoner’s freedom

We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong

Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Norman Eisen The New York Times
There is nothing weak about Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump. Big cases involving powerful, high-profile individuals have been handled by the Manhattan DA for decades. That was proved most recently by the conviction of the Trump Organization
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