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American Universities Are Complicit in Their Own Destruction

Eric Ross Progressive Hub
Last spring, university administrators facilitated the mass arrest of over 3,000 students on more than sixty campuses—an extraordinary repressive response to one of the largest student protest movements in U.S. history.

Ending Militarism in America

William J. Astore TomDispatch
No other practice, no other societal force is more favorable to the rise of authoritarianism and the rule of tyrants than pernicious war. Wage war long and it’s likely you can kiss your democracy, your rights, and just maybe your ass goodbye.

Making Films Against Amnesia

Zahra Moloo interviews Johan Gimonprez Africa is a Country
The director of the Oscar-nominated film 'Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat' reflects on imperial violence, corporate warfare, and how cinema can disrupt the official record—and help us remember differently.

Never Mind Wisconsin

Charlie Mahtesian Politico
The GOP Should be Worried About the Florida Results.

Friday Nite Videos | April 4, 2025

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Hands Off! Demos in Over 1,000 Elevate Resistance. Change Is Gonna Come | Playing for Change. Highlights From Cory Booker's 25-Hour Senate Speech. Tasers & Excited Delirium | John Oliver. RFK Jr. Is in Charge of Vaccines. What Now?
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