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Friday Nite Videos | June 9, 2023

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I Tracked Down My Anonymous Landlord... Here's What Happened. How a 1968 Student Protest Fueled a Chicano Rights Movement. Santos' Lawyer Was Part of the J6 Mob. Why Did Our Brains Shrink? The Canadian Village Incinerated by Record Temperature.

US West Coast Port Workers Shut Some Terminals in Showdown Over Pay

Greg Miller Freightwaves
ILWU Local 13 said employers have "thumbed their noses" at worker pay requests. The local, representing 12,000 longshoremen in Los Angeles and Long Beach, said rank-and-file union members "had taken it upon themselves to voice their displeasure."

The Tricky Thing With Humanism, This Book Implies, Is Humans

Jennifer Szalai The New York Times
Sarah Bakewell’s sweeping new survey of the philosophical tradition, “Humanly Possible,” says that putting your faith in human behavior means confronting complacency and nihilism — but it can be worth it.

Tidbits – June 8, 2023 – Reader Comments: Why I Voted No on the McCarthy Agreement; Supreme Court Rulings; Henry Kissinger; Ukraine War; UPS Strike?; Karl Marx Critics; Wealthiest Billionaire in Each State; Bill Fletcher’s New Novel; Cartoons;

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Reader Comments: Why I voted no on the McCarthy agreement; Supreme Court rulings; Henry Kissinger; Ukraine War; UPS Ready To Strike; Karl Marx’s Critics; Wealthiest Billionaire in Each State; Bill Fletcher's New Novel; Cartoons; more....

Readers Debate: The Surprising Pervasiveness of American Arrogance

Kevin Young; Charles Patrick Lynch; John Feffer Portside
Last week Portside ran John Feffer's column, which generated a number of likes and shares on Portside's Facebook page. We are are sharing two comments from readers Kevin Young and Charles Patrick Lynch. We asked John Feffer to respond to these.

“This Ain’t No Disco,” Broadway Tells David Byrne

Chris Lehmann The Nation
The former Talking Heads front man is battling Broadway musicians, the concept of musical theatrical productions on Broadway, and the local musicians’ union over a production that relies on prerecorded music. No live music, Not a musical.

More Indications RFK Jr’s Anti Vaccine Claims Have Little Basis

Russ Baker Going Deep with Russ Baker
At a time when disinformation and narrow-mindedness are at an all-time high, the last thing we need is a purported “reform” candidate who contributes to the mess. The danger of Donald Trump or the GOP's hold on Congress is just too great.

Is Killing Blacks a Growth Industry?

Ishmael Reed CounterPunch
A growth industry is a sector of an economy that experiences a higher-than-average growth rate compared to other sectors. Growth industries are often new or pioneer industries that did not exist in the past. Lynching Black men is nothing new....