Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 23, 2023
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Students show their antifascist colors
Students show their antifascist colors
Students show their antifascist colors
This Teach-In Is Taking the Fight for Democracy to DeSantis
CNN
The goal of the event is to confront the political assault on Florida’s educational system by teaching truthful history and providing education on voter suppression and voter empowerment.
Tidbits – May 18, 2023 – Reader Comments: GOP Rot at the Top; Florida Lies; MAGA PRESENTS: The Three Scamigos; Nabka at 75; 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; African American Singing Traditions; Cartoons; More…
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Reader Comments: GOP Rot at the Top; Florida Lies; MAGA PRESENTS: The Three Scamigos; Nabka at 75; 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; African American Singing Traditions; Cartoons; more....
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Florida Teachers Besieged by Draconian Laws
The Guardian
Teachers say they’re feeling more disrespected, unappreciated and under attack than ever before by new laws championed by Governor Ron DeSantis
DeSantis and Netanyahu: Shameless, Dangerous Anti-Democratic Brothers-in-Arms
Haaretz
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is doing acrobatics to outflank Trump as the most uncritically 'pro-Israel' GOP candidate. His brutal, repressive vision for America is a perfect partner for Netanyahu's vision for Israel and the Palestinians
Media Bits and Bytes – March 21, 2023
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Fact-checking Tucker lie by lie, and the shameless New York Times
Dispatches From the Culture Wars – Education Special
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Public schools are a political battleground
Friday Nite Videos | March 10, 2023
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Trump's Nightmare: Indictment | Brian Tyler Cohen. Chemical Apocalypse: What We Saw in East Palestine. Ted Lasso — Season 3. The Largest River On Earth Is in The Sky. Ron DeSantis | Last Week Tonight.
Ron DeSantis | Last Week Tonight
John Oliver discusses Ron DeSantis, his track record as the governor of Florida, the pitfalls of comparing him to Donald Trump, and the supposed dangers of “woke math.”
Haymarket Books Fights Back Against Republican Attacks on Educational Freedom
The American Prospect
This lefty publisher is giving out censored books for free in Florida. We know that books in and of themselves don't change the world. But people reading together, learning together, organizing together; people coming together to know these ideas, and to think about how our side wins is actually dangerous.
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