How The Far Right Infiltrates American Education

We’re all familiar with PragerU. The billionaire-funded conservative media outlet has become a household name with their easily digestible 5-minute propaganda videos. But now they’ve got their sights set on American schools. Come learn about how PragerU weasels its way into your child’s classroom, and what the future of American education could look like.

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The Growing Threat Of Christian Nationalism

It’s been called “the greatest threat to religious freedom” in the country’s history. We have elected officials openly calling themselves christian nationalists. So…what exactly is it?

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Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?

PragerU, The Daily Wire, countless far-right talk shows, YouTube channels, think tanks, and online magazines. Where are they all coming from, and why are they all so well funded? Let’s take a look at the groups bankrolling far-right rhetoric and what they stand to gain from platforming these people.

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Why Work Is Getting Worse

Most of us grow up with the ingrained notion that life for every successive generation is better than the last. That truism no longer seems to be the case. Why is everything seeming to go downhill? And why is work specifically getting so much worse?

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How Corporate Greed Destroyed East Palestine

On February 3rd, 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying tens of thousands of gallons of toxic vinyl chloride derailed in the small town of East Palestine, Ohio. This event, while not unique in the least, is a striking example of how corporate negligence causes environmental humanitarian disasters. In the weeks since the crash, several other trains have derailed, including at least one more of Norfolk Southern’s. Why is this such a common problem? What has led to the US having over 1,000 derailments per year, and why isn’t anything being done about it? The team of Second Thought flew out to East Palestine to speak to residents and take a look at the issue.

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How Capitalism Destroyed Russia

If you’re like me, you know way too many people who think Russia is communist, or that don’t realize the USSR has been gone for three decades now. But even for those who do understand that Russia is a capitalist oligarchy, not many know the full story. Come learn about how the West subjected the former soviet countries to brutal free market shock therapy, and the disastrous consequences that followed.

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American Fascism And The Groomer Panic

We’ve seen several moral panics over the decades, and this one is no different. Come learn how the same old tropes are being recycled to animate this latest strain of American fascism.

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