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Friday Nite Videos | September 20, 2024

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Mr. Robinson | Song Parody. Exactly How Trump Could Ban Abortion. Mark "Black Nazi" Robinson | White Dudes For Harris. Private Equity Is Devouring the Last Affordable Housing. The Project 2025 Song!

Monopoly League Baseball

Amos Barshad The Lever
Why is a private equity firm reaping the benefits of hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball?

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Welcome to the Era of Garbage Film and Television Streaming

David Moscrop Jacobin
Private equity and monopoly capitalists will destroy anything to make a buck, and they’ve turned their sights on TV and film. If you hated cable’s high prices, endless ads, and copycat programming, you’re going to loathe the future of streaming.

How Private Equity Conquered America

Chris Hedges and Gretchen Morgenson Scheerpost
Blackstone, Apollo, and a handful of other firms are demolishing the US economy for short-term gain, and leaving workers and communities in the wreckage.

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Workers Funding Other Workers’ Misery

Rachel Phua The American Prospect
Billions of dollars in public pension fund money flow to private equity–owned firms that union-bust, violate labor laws, and put workers’ safety at risk.
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