The attacks on Claudine Gay weren’t actually about plagiarism or antisemitism
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0:00 — Claudine Gay and the bigger picture
05:06 — Christopher Rufo, William F. Buckley, and the right wing’s 70+ year war on education and equality
12:47 — Gay’s ouster is making apolitical black Americans pay closer attention to politics
16:43 — “Liberal media” outlets aren’t getting tricked by reactionaries, they agree with them because they are center-right
24:50 — Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents release have nothing new so far
26:52 — Pharmaceutical companies lowering insulin prices after Biden's price control
28:04 — Minimum wages are going up in 22 states in 2024
29:51 — Michigan Republicans face financial and political disaster thanks to QAnon chairwoman
31:55 — Elon Musk and other right-wingers shocked that Green Day is left-wing
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Easy Lover: “The End of Our Deceit”
Lyrics and Vocals by Kali Holloway
Music by Jeremy Wimmer
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