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The World is Moving Far-Right: What Went Wrong?
The World is Moving Far-Right: What Went Wrong?
In the aftermath of the 2024 American presidential election, we have seen a lot of finger-pointing and misplaced blame. The fact that Donald Trump's brand of far-right populism beat the liberal centrism of Kamala Harris and the Democrats is not surprising. 
10 min
Why I left the Democratic Party #WalkAway
Why I left the Democratic Party #WalkAway
video by Orf Twitter  https://twitter.com/0rf  Rumble https://rumble.com/Orf  Patreon https://patreon.com/Orf  Substack https://substack.com/@MattOrf  Locals https://mattorfalea.locals.com  Truth
10 min
Trump Picks Hawks & Neocons to Run US Foreign Policy: Meet His Warmongering Cabinet
Trump Picks Hawks & Neocons to Run US Foreign Policy: Meet His Warmongering Cabinet
Donald Trump has nominated warmongering neoconservatives to run his foreign policy, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor, Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary, John Ratcliffe as CIA Director, and Elise Stefanik as UN Ambassador. 
37 min
Why Joe Rogan Ditched the Left – And What It Means for America
Why Joe Rogan Ditched the Left – And What It Means for America
An examination of the "Bernie to Trump pipeline". 
16 min
Trump Supporters PANIC as Reality Hits HARD
Trump Supporters PANIC as Reality Hits HARD
MeidasTouch host Brett Meiselas reports on Trump voters losing it after they either realize that Trump is a complete and total disaster or see their lives fall apart as a result of their decisions. 
14 min
This Post-Election Take Is Going Viral for the Best Possible Reason
This Post-Election Take Is Going Viral for the Best Possible Reason
It's true.
Tim Hjersted
The Lessons for the Media and the Democrats After Trump's Win | The Listening Post
The Lessons for the Media and the Democrats After Trump's Win | The Listening Post
Donald Trump’s shock victory in the United States election this week revealed fundamental flaws with the Democratic Party establishment, the news outlets in its corner and how they approach the voting public.
27 min
Why Donald Trump Won the US Election: Kamala Harris Failed to Provide an Economic Alternative
Why Donald Trump Won the US Election: Kamala Harris Failed to Provide an Economic Alternative
Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election in a landslide. Why did Kamala Harris lose so badly? Ben Norton explains the failure of the billionaire-funded Democratic Party to provide an economic alternative to the billionaire-funded Republicans' pseudo "populism", as...
38 min
A Progressive Call to Arms: Laboratories of Democracy
A Progressive Call to Arms: Laboratories of Democracy
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Throughout the history of our nation, this amendment has...
Keeling Baker
The True Cost of the Military-Industrial Complex
The True Cost of the Military-Industrial Complex
"In this video essay, I look at the environmental and social cost of the military and militarism. I narrow in on the United States military-industrial complex because it is by far the biggest military machine in the world. I look at how the military and the...
10 min
Doubling Down: the Military, Big Bankers and Big Oil Are Not in Climate Denial, They Are in Control and Plan to Keep It That Way.
Doubling Down: the Military, Big Bankers and Big Oil Are Not in Climate Denial, They Are in Control and Plan to Keep It That Way.
“Capitalism, militarism and imperialism are disastrously intertwined with the fossil fuel economy….A globalized economy predicated on growth at any social or environmental costs, carbon dependent international trade, the limitless extraction of natural resources, and a view...
Richard Moser
Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are so Endlessly Terrible
Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are so Endlessly Terrible
Amid the postmortems and reckoning that will now follow the wreckage of Donald Trump’s return to “absolute” power, as authorized by the Supreme Court, there are two notes in particular that deserve a deeper dive.
Chuck Idelson
What Do We Do Now?
What Do We Do Now?
What do we do now that the orange fascist is back? 
9 min
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
Instructions for Courageous Living in a Broken World
In a world marked by division, inequality, and growing despair, navigating daily life with integrity and purpose can feel overwhelming. Yet, even amid this brokenness, profound change is possible through acts of radical compassion.
Tim Hjersted
Niall Ferguson Stuns World Leaders: "Are We the Soviets Now?"
Niall Ferguson Stuns World Leaders: "Are We the Soviets Now?"
"Nobody believed in the system anymore." In recent years academics have coined the term 'late Soviet America' in response to alarming similarities between conditions in the late Soviet Union prior to its downfall, and those we see in US society today and across Western...
20 min
The Politics of Cultural Despair
The Politics of Cultural Despair
It is despair that is killing us. It fosters what the Roger Lancaster calls “poisoned solidarity,” the intoxication forged from the negative energies of fear, envy, hatred and a lust for violence.
Chris Hedges
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
10 Ways to Be Prepared and Grounded Now That Trump Has Won
The key to taking effective action in a Trump world is to avoid perpetuating the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.
Daniel Hunter
An American Affair: Trump's 40-Year Entanglement with the FBI and Organized Crime
An American Affair: Trump's 40-Year Entanglement with the FBI and Organized Crime (2020)
Never has a president so repeatedly and openly demonstrated his disrespect for the law, the Constitution and the democratic institutions of the United States. From Russian interference in the 2016 elections to secret deals with the mafia, Donald Trump has faced many...
50 min
Election 2024: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Election 2024: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
A quick message ahead of Tuesday’s election. 
15 min
Vote Like A Radical
Vote Like A Radical
Voting like a radical means voting for our movements. This election and every election, #VoteLikeARadical 📣 
5 min
Voting Like a Radical and Honoring the Complexities of Organizing for Justice
Voting Like a Radical and Honoring the Complexities of Organizing for Justice
NOTE: In the days leading up to the election, NDN Collective was invited to participate and contribute to a video with other organizers and activists, calling upon the movement to “Vote Like a Radical,” inspired by the essay authored by April Rosenblum.
NDN Collective
Fahrenheit 11/9 | A Film by Michael Moore
Fahrenheit 11/9 | A Film by Michael Moore (2018)
Michael Moore's epic Trump-era film, "Fahrenheit 11/9", presented in full. 
128 min
Fight Like Hell
Fight Like Hell (2024)
Fight Like Hell shows the true story of January 6 as never been seen before. With no narration, after-the-fact interviews, or other “spin,” the film immerses the viewer into the Stop the Steal movement from its origins - long before the 2020 election had even ended. 
96 min
I Served 16 Years In The Air Force And Left Because Of Gaza
I Served 16 Years In The Air Force And Left Because Of Gaza
What would you do if you joined the Air Force to defend the United States but realized your job made you complicit in ruining the lives of innocent Palestinians? 
8 min
How America Was Destroyed By Trump & Vance | A WARNING From the Future
How America Was Destroyed By Trump & Vance | A WARNING From the Future
 A vision of the end of America. 🚨🚨🚨
3 min
Vote for Our Movements, Not Politicians: a Strategic Guide to Elections, Where Activism Matters Most
Vote for Our Movements, Not Politicians: a Strategic Guide to Elections, Where Activism Matters Most
This is a guide to think less like a voter and more like an activist. 
Tim Hjersted
Protest/Not Voting Is a Trap: Real Impact Requires Material Strategy, Not Symbolism
Protest/Not Voting Is a Trap: Real Impact Requires Material Strategy, Not Symbolism
Strategic materialism + activism > symbolic protest at the ballot box.
Tim Hjersted
Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Progressive Democrats Statement on Presidential Election
Arizona Palestinian, Arab, Muslim, and Progressive Democrats Statement on Presidential Election
As Democrats and leaders in the Palestinian, Arab, Muslim and Progressive communities in Arizona, we the undersigned make the following statement, published on 10/24/2024:
We the Undersigned
Why Trump Is So Dangerous
Why Trump Is So Dangerous
In this video essay, OCC examines the disaster of another Trump presidency and the implementation of Project 2025. In short, Trump will build a fossil fascist regime that would not only be catastrophic for oppressed people everywhere but also lock-in climate chaos for decades...
22 min
The Shady Group Behind Project 2025
The Shady Group Behind Project 2025
The Shady Group Behind Project 2025 – Second Thought 
20 min
Trump Was the Most “Anti-Palestinian President in US History”
Trump Was the Most “Anti-Palestinian President in US History”
Mehdi Hasan explains how a second term for Trump would cause significantly more damage to Palestine than if Vice President Kamala Harris wins. In this video, Mehdi explains how Trump was “indisputably the most pro-Israeli, anti-Palestinian president in US history,” citing...
6 min
Kamala Harris: Heed the People's Call. Arms Embargo Now!
Kamala Harris: Heed the People's Call. Arms Embargo Now!
We are living through this generation's WW2 moment. What will we tell our children when war crimes, including the crime of collective punishment, was committed against the Palestinian and Lebanese people with the complicit support of the United States of America? 
Tim Hjersted
The EERIE Similarities Between Trump’s Rhetoric and Hitlerian Fascism
The EERIE Similarities Between Trump’s Rhetoric and Hitlerian Fascism
Trump’s rhetoric is getting increasingly dark and more explicitly fascistic as we get closer to election day, prompting some pundits (such as Jake Tapper of CNN) to finally use the f-word: fascism. This is long overdue. Trump’s rhetoric eerily echoes the same divide and...
21 min
Would US Democracy Survive a Second Trump Presidency? Mehdi Hasan & Adolfo Franco | Head to Head
Would US Democracy Survive a Second Trump Presidency? Mehdi Hasan & Adolfo Franco | Head to Head
With the 2024 US presidential elections just weeks away, former US President Donald Trump is intensifying his campaign, pushing more aggressive rhetoric than ever before. Given his continued attacks on the legitimacy of the electoral system and his efforts to overturn the...
48 min
Gaza Genocide 2040: Haunting Video from the Future Asks Why We Didn't Stop It
Gaza Genocide 2040: Haunting Video from the Future Asks Why We Didn't Stop It
In 2040, Palestinian genocide memorials will be visited by families around the world, and our children will ask us: what did you do to stop it? 
2 min
Election Subversion 2024: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Election Subversion 2024: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
John Oliver discusses the attempts made by Donald Trump and his supporters to undermine the upcoming election, what we can expect after election night, and the greatest “I voted” sticker of all time. 
29 min
If Trump Wins, "You Can Blame Yourself" — Mehdi Warns Kamala Harris
If Trump Wins, "You Can Blame Yourself" — Mehdi Warns Kamala Harris
“Madam Vice President… if the country wakes up to another nightmare Trump presidency, don’t you or the Democrats dare blame ‘the Muslims’ for that; no, you can blame yourself.” 
5 min
Trump’s Victory Won’t Push the Democrats Left — It’ll Only Weaken Our Movements
Trump’s Victory Won’t Push the Democrats Left — It’ll Only Weaken Our Movements
"It’s one thing to criticize neoliberalism; it’s quite another to imagine that a fascist regime will provide better conditions for our movements to flourish."
Tim Hjersted
How We Take Back the Supreme Court | Robert Reich
How We Take Back the Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Need one more reason to stop Donald Trump this November? I have one for you. If Trump wins, he could become the first president in more than a half century to appoint a majority of the Supreme Court.
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Jill Stein's Controversial Campaign: Grifter or Savior?
Jill Stein's Controversial Campaign: Grifter or Savior?
Jill Stein is being used as leverage by Republicans, Democrats, the far right, and leftists alike because of the failure of our electoral college system. But a vote for Jill Stein is not the "protest" you think it is. Let's talk about Jill Stein and third party candidates in...
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Mehdi Hasan's Interview With Jill Stein Reveals Political Rhetoric Vs. Political Function
Mehdi Hasan's Interview With Jill Stein Reveals Political Rhetoric Vs. Political Function
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152 min
THE "ONLY DEMOCRACY"
THE "ONLY DEMOCRACY"
After a seven-year hiatus, Aamer Rahman returned to the stage in February 2024 for a week of shows in London. The Culture War mixtape is a series of clips from these performances.
5 min
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy
Radical societal transformation is inevitable; a plan could make a difference between catastrophe and progress.
David Fridley, Richard Heinberg
The 98.96% Difference Between REPUBLICANS and DEMOCRATS
The 98.96% Difference Between REPUBLICANS and DEMOCRATS
Actual Roll Call Voting Records on 20 Issues That America Cares About
Richard Greene
A Strategy to Unite Green Party and Democratic Voters
A Strategy to Unite Green Party and Democratic Voters
A concerted campaign to vote Green in Red states and Blue in Swing-States could be the key to shaking up the political system and uniting progressives.
Tim Hjersted
The Myth of Far-Left Extremism: How Common-Sense Ethics Are Framed as Radical
The Myth of Far-Left Extremism: How Common-Sense Ethics Are Framed as Radical
The real extremists are the corporate and political elites who wear $5,000 suits and calmly explain why war, profit and greed are good on the evening news.
Tim Hjersted
No, the Government Can’t Create Hurricanes
No, the Government Can’t Create Hurricanes
We've all heard the news about the recent hurricanes in the southeast. But the surprising part is the conspiracy theories that have arisen, implying that the government deliberately manufactured and deployed them. This is totally idiotic on so many levels, the primary level...
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The Tyranny of the Majority Myth: How Elites Tricked Us Into Fearing Democracy
The Tyranny of the Majority Myth: How Elites Tricked Us Into Fearing Democracy
Heard that old saying "democracy is the tyranny of the majority? It was propaganda invented by elites.
Tim Hjersted
The Tragedy of Weaponized Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The Tragedy of Weaponized Hurricane Conspiracy Theories
The tragedy of the theory that the U.S. government is manipulating hurricanes is that it redirects anti-establishment energy back towards support for the status quo.
Tim Hjersted
Israeli Soldiers Sickening War Crimes EXPOSED
Israeli Soldiers Sickening War Crimes EXPOSED
The Footage The BBC Won’t Show You 
18 min
Inside Meta’s Palestine Censorship
Inside Meta’s Palestine Censorship
Pro-Palestine content is suppressed on Meta’s platforms and has been for years, according to numerous reports. But Direct From is learning just how systemic this censorship is, and the toll it’s taking on employees. 
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An Inconvenient Election Truth: Netanyahu Wants Trump to Win | Mehdi Hasan
An Inconvenient Election Truth: Netanyahu Wants Trump to Win | Mehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan addresses an inconvenient truth about the debate surrounding Gaza, Trump, Harris, and the November 5th elections.
10 min
Division by Design: How Enemy Images Are Used in Polarizing Societies
Division by Design: How Enemy Images Are Used in Polarizing Societies
A brief primer on "enemy images" and how power structures deploy them to rally support for military and political agendas.
Tim Hjersted
Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism | Jason Hickel
Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism | Jason Hickel
Jason Hickel: Why is Palestine at the center of the climate and colonial struggle? How are capitalism and the ecological crisis linked? Who really benefits from the exploitation of resources in the Global South? At the Transnational Institute's Ignite Festival in 2024, Jason...
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The Right Wing's Woke-a-Dope Strategy
The Right Wing's Woke-a-Dope Strategy
Middle Nation critiques the anti-woke pundit class.
15 min
How Israel Uses Sex To Sell Zionism
How Israel Uses Sex To Sell Zionism
For a long time, Israel has used sex to sell zionism. There are 3 reasons why: they involve the settler-colony’s past, present, and survival for the future.
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How Video Games Sold the American “War on Terror”
How Video Games Sold the American “War on Terror”
Video games are not what they seem... They have a hidden agenda and are the frontlines of a digital battleground where pixels and politics collide. Salem breaks it down. 
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The Anti-Woke Guys Keep Gettin Weirder
The Anti-Woke Guys Keep Gettin Weirder
Captain andypants saved the lives of me and my 19 sons. 
15 min
Jerry Seinfeld’s Entire World is Falling Apart
Jerry Seinfeld’s Entire World is Falling Apart
A thorough and unbiased decoding of Jerry Seinfeld's recent controversial remarks made during his relentless media tour in support of his new film Unfrosted - and an examination of how Jerry has trapped himself in his own self-made comedy purgatory. Stop laughing, it's not funny.
39 min
The War Machine | James K. Boyce
The War Machine | James K. Boyce
If we want durable peace, we need to look for more than just economic expansion. James K. Boyce (@UMass.Amherst @PERIeconomics) explains how horizontal inequalities and economic policies can stoke or settle conflicts. Learn more about his work at https://www.jameskboyce.com/ 
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