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November 18, 2023

I Stand With CASA

Nine Maryland Senators from the Montgomery County County Council have been threatening to cut funding to CASA because of a pro-Palestinian tweet (since withdrawn). Below is a statement from Maryland ACLU and two open letters suporting CASA.

November 18, 2023

Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Doesn’t Address Either Issue

Olivia Riggio FAIR

Locking people up in mental health facilities doesn’t automatically cure them. And considering mentally ill people are far more likely to be the victims than the perpetrators of violence, it does not adequately address the mass shooting crisis.

November 17, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | November 17, 2023

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Israel-Hamas War | John Oliver. Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne. Trump Is a Fascist, Bernie Stops a Fight. Trump Destroys his Own Case With Bombshell Admission. The Night Doctrine: The Truth About Afghanistan’s Zero Unit Night Raids.

Israel-Hamas War | John Oliver

November 17, 2023

John Oliver discusses the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne

November 17, 2023

A stunning rendition of the classic Doctor My Eyes brings together two musicians from the 1972 original with 11 amazing musicians from around the globe

Trump Is a Fascist, Bernie Stops a Fight

November 17, 2023

The former president is sending loud and clear signals that a second Trump term would be a fascist nightmare

Trump Destroys his Own Case With Bombshell Admission

November 17, 2023

In a newly released interview, Donald Trump's version of his attempt to join the mob on Jan. 6 incriminates ... himself.

The Night Doctrine: The Truth About Afghanistan’s Zero Unit Night Raids

November 17, 2023

ProPublica’s first animated documentary traces a young British journalist of Afghan-Pakistani origins, who returns to Afghanistan to find out who killed her family 30 years earlier, only to stumble upon a secretive U.S.-backed program the killed hundreds of civilians

November 17, 2023

Ask a Scientist: How To Avoid Climate Disaster

Elliott Negin Union of Concerned Scientists blog

The Inflation Reduction Act's $400B investment in clean energy will make a significant dent in emissions, but not enough to meet US carbon reduction goals. A Union of Concerned Scientists team showed how to lower emission by 50 percent by 2030.

November 17, 2023

A New Class Consciousness

Andrew Elrod Dissent

There is unquestionably a new force undergirding the labor market: a new class consciousness. But leaving neoliberalism behind will require sustained collective action among millions of unorganized workers.