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September 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM

Sunday Science: Trump’s Department of Energy Gets Scienced

Sunday Science: Trump’s Department of Energy Gets Scienced     Bill McKibben September 7, 2025 The New Yorker International climate experts have extensively debunked the D.O.E.’s recent report, but will science win out? Chris Wright testifies at …
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September 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM

80 Years Ago, a Jewish Radical and Two Negro League Stars Led a Crusade To Integrate Baseball That Paved the Way for Jackie Robinson

80 Years Ago, a Jewish Radical and Two Negro League Stars Led a Crusade To Integrate Baseball That Paved the Way for Jackie Robinson     Peter Dreier September 7, 2025 Common Dreams The little known story about Sam Nahem, Leon Day, and Willard Brown who in…
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September 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.     Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott, Alex Mierjeski September 4, 2025 ProPublica The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, fo…
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September 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM

An Arkansas Group’s Effort To Build a White Ethnostate Forms Part of a Wider US Movement Inspired by White Supremacy

An Arkansas Group’s Effort To Build a White Ethnostate Forms Part of a Wider US Movement Inspired by White Supremacy     Paul J. Becker September 5, 2025 The Conversation The group, which describes itself as a “private membership association” that helps gr…
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September 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM

Mostly Economics Podcast #:18 Beyond ‘I Have a Dream’ – the Forgotten Economic Demands of 1963

Mostly Economics Podcast #:18 Beyond ‘I Have a Dream’ – the Forgotten Economic Demands of 1963     Dean Baker, Dr. William P. Jones August 28, 2025 Center for Economic and Policy Research Dean Baker speaks with historian Dr. William P. Jones about his book…
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September 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM

If You’re a Socialist, Root for the Green Bay Packers

Portside Culture If You’re a Socialist, Root for the Green Bay Packers     Josh Androsky September 4, 2025 Jacobin Let’s get one thing straight: the Green Bay Packers are the only socialist team in the NFL. Israel Abanikanda #23 of the Gr…
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September 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Washington, DC, Residents Protest Against Trump

Washington, DC, Residents Protest Against Trump     Brad Ulery September 6, 2025 Reuters Several thousand protesters march to oppose Trump's troop deployment Justice Department data shows violent crime at 30-year low in D.C D.C. Attorney General files laws…
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September 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Sanders Backs Trump Plan for Government Stake in Intel

Sanders Backs Trump Plan for Government Stake in Intel     August 20, 2025 Al Jazeera The new stake in the tech giant aims to increase US semiconductor chip production. The United States government’s interest in the semiconductor chipmaker has sp…
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September 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM

US Lawmakers Urged To Follow Merkley and Van Hollen’s Lead After Senators Denied Access to Gaza

US Lawmakers Urged To Follow Merkley and Van Hollen’s Lead After Senators Denied Access to Gaza     Jessica Corbett August 31, 2025 Common Dreams CAIR said that they "have taken a bold and necessary step by confronting the Israeli-manufactured and US-backe…
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September 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM

‘Hard Work of Hope’: A Memoir of the New Left, Antiwar Movement, and Working Class Politics

‘Hard Work of Hope’: A Memoir of the New Left, Antiwar Movement, and Working Class Politics     Roger Bybee August 25, 2025 Foreign Policy in Focus While not providing a clear antidote to Trumpism, Michael Ansara’s “Hard Work” still delivers indispensable …
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September 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Trump Promised an Antiwar Presidency. He’s Delivered the Opposite.

Trump Promised an Antiwar Presidency. He’s Delivered the Opposite.     Khury Petersen-Smith September 2, 2025 Newsweek Any expectation that Trump would bring a new era of reduced wars is being dashed by the brutal, opposite reality. The Nimitz-cl…
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September 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM

Friday Nite Videos | September 5, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | September 5, 2025     xxxxxx September 5, 2025 xxxxxx The Ballad of Big Balls. The Most Corrupt Stock Traders in Congress. Could the Epstein Vote Take Down Trump? Graham Platner for U.S. Senate | Launch Video. Chuck Schumer's Fantasy Cou…
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September 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM

A (Scientifically Based) Guide To Fall 2025 Vaccines

A (Scientifically Based) Guide To Fall 2025 Vaccines     Katelyn Jetelina September 3, 2025 Your Local Epidemiologist Vaccines are one of the best things you can do this fall and winter to stay healthy and minimize disruption. Here is the Who, What and Whe…
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September 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Epstein Survivors Have Had Enough

Epstein Survivors Have Had Enough     Mimi Rocah September 4, 2025 MSNBC Trump's DOJ shoved Epstein's survivors too many times, and now they are determined to push back and to demand justice. "We are here today, and we are speaking, and we are not going to…
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September 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Cost of Children Is Too Damn High

The Cost of Children Is Too Damn High     Nancy Folbre September 2, 2025 Dollars & Sense Most so-called pronatalist policies seriously underestimate the costs and risks of raising children in today’s economic environment. Sketch by Nancy Folb…
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September 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM

A Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine Is Still Possible

A Two-State Solution for Israel and Palestine Is Still Possible     Limor Yehuda September 3, 2025 Haaretz The E1 settlement bloc and ethnic cleansing are meant to foreclose Palestinian liberation. But if we revisit our assumptions about partition and recl…
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September 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Poem Revised in a 12th Floor Hotel Room after Seeing a Man in the Building Across the Street Holding What Appears to be Binoculars

Portside Culture Poem Revised in a 12th Floor Hotel Room after Seeing a Man in the Building Across the Street Holding What Appears to be Binoculars     Camille Dungy Poet Camille Dungy offers us insight into the intersection of sexism and the beauty i…
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September 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Andrew Cuomo Has a Jeffrey Epstein Problem

Andrew Cuomo Has a Jeffrey Epstein Problem     Branko Marcetic September 2, 2025 Jacobin A surprising number of Andrew Cuomo’s allies, donors, and friends have close ties to the late pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew Cuomo form…
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September 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Why Does The New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading With Jewish Voters?

Why Does The New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading With Jewish Voters?     Adam Johnson August 27, 2025 In These Times Polling shows mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a commanding lead with Jewish New Yorkers, but you won’t read abou…
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September 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Most Israelis, Including on the Right, Back Hostage Deal That Ends Gaza War, Poll Shows

Most Israelis, Including on the Right, Back Hostage Deal That Ends Gaza War, Poll Shows     Linda Dayan September 3, 2025 Haaretz A new Israel Democracy Institute survey reveals 64.5 percent of Israelis, including half of the surveyed Likud voters, favor a…
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September 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM

‘In Whose Interests Are We Fighting?’ What Historian Premilla Nadasen Learned About Economic Justice From the Domestic Workers’ Rights Movement

‘In Whose Interests Are We Fighting?’ What Historian Premilla Nadasen Learned About Economic Justice From the Domestic Workers’ Rights Movement     Carmen Rios interviews Premilla Nadasen August 10, 2025 Ms. Magazine “We, as feminists today, like domestic …
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September 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits- Sept 4 -Readers Comments: Death of Voting Rights Act, Gerrymandering, Confederacy Worship, Gestapo Seizures, Camps; RFK Insanity; Zohran Mamdani; Martin Niemöller Real Quote; Italian Dockworkers Threaten Europe Shut Down; No Kings 2 – Oct 18

Tidbits- Sept 4 -Readers Comments: Death of Voting Rights Act, Gerrymandering, Confederacy Worship, Gestapo Seizures, Camps; RFK Insanity; Zohran Mamdani; Martin Niemöller Real Quote; Italian Dockworkers Threaten Europe Shut Down; No Kings 2 – Oct 18     September…
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September 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM

Trump Team’s Contentious Climate Report ‘Makes a Mockery of Science’, Experts Say

Trump Team’s Contentious Climate Report ‘Makes a Mockery of Science’, Experts Say     Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor September 2, 2025 The Guardian Over 85 top climate specialists lambasted administration’s review, calling it a ‘shoddy mess’ that downplays …
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September 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM

Mamdani Rejects ‘Corrupt Politics and Backroom Deals’ After Latest Trump-Cuomo Revelations

Mamdani Rejects ‘Corrupt Politics and Backroom Deals’ After Latest Trump-Cuomo Revelations     Brad Reed September 3, 2025 Common Dreams "The NYC mayor's race is a clear example of a corrupt political system," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Zohran Mam…
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September 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM

Yes, America Has a Housing Emergency

Yes, America Has a Housing Emergency     Paul Krugman September 3, 2025 Paul Krugman Substack But Trump will make it worse Housing advocates demand the city offer truly affordable housing and units for homeless New Yorkers., Photo: Paul Frangipan…
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September 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM

The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler

The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler     Yair Rosenberg September 3, 2025 The Atlantic A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II. ,   The story we got about World War II is all wrong,” …
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September 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM

One Nation, Not Under God

Portside Culture One Nation, Not Under God     Stephen Rohde December 19, 2019 Los Angeles Review of Books This book was first published in 2019 and is a classic whose relevance has only grown over time. Reviewer Rohde offers a detailed tour of thi…
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September 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — September 3, 2025

Global Left Midweek — September 3, 2025     September 3, 2025 xxxxxx News From Asia: Workers Are Breaking Out May Day (1924) – a painting by Kanji Maeta. Credit, Tsukublog   Power, Control, Inequality, and Democracy in the Twenty-First Cen…
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September 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Hundreds of Staff at California National Parks To Unionize Amid Trump Turmoil

Hundreds of Staff at California National Parks To Unionize Amid Trump Turmoil     Dani Anguiano September 2, 2025 The Guardian More than 97% at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon parks voted to unionize as president enacts major cuts Visitor…
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September 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM

Free DC Models Effective Resistance to Trump’s Takeover

Free DC Models Effective Resistance to Trump’s Takeover     Daniel Hunter August 13, 2025 Waging Nonviolence Washington, D.C. residents’ rapid response to Trump's National Guard deployment is a masterclass in how to prepare for crises and fight authoritari…
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September 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM

The CDC Crisis and Republican Complicity

The CDC Crisis and Republican Complicity     Robert Kuttner August 29, 2025 The American Prospect Today on TAP: Will the destruction of the Centers for Disease Control finally push the Republican Congress to constrain Trump’s science deniers? Dr.…
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September 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM

Trump’s Populist Base Versus Corporate Power

Trump’s Populist Base Versus Corporate Power     Sam Gindin September 2, 2025 The Bullet Trump is looking to consolidate his populist base without challenging corporate power or addressing inequalities. ,   ILNA: During his second preside…
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September 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes — September 2, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes — September 2, 2025     August 2, 2025 xxxxxx Big Tech and civilization , Shutterstock   Saving Digital Democracy  When Neutrality is a Constraint Saving Rural Newspapers Reality Bites in DC Sam Altman Gets CGT-5 Backl…
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September 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Highest 2 Lowest Is a Cringeworthy Remake of a Classic

Portside Culture Highest 2 Lowest Is a Cringeworthy Remake of a Classic     Eileen Jones August 29, 2025 Jacobin Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest attempts to remake a beloved Akira Kurosawa film about the injustices of a class-stratified society all wh…
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September 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM

This Week in Peoples’ History, Sep. 3–9, 2025

This Week in Peoples’ History, Sep. 3–9, 2025     xxxxxx No Job Is Worth Dying For (1991), Racist Terror in Mississippi (1875), Max Roach Lays Down the Freedom Suite (1960), ‘Never Again’ (2000), ‘They Shall Beat Their Swords Into Plowshares’ (1980) …
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September 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM

MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy’s Cruel New Gospel of ‘Fitness’

MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy’s Cruel New Gospel of ‘Fitness’     Thom Hartmann September 1, 2025 Hartmann Report If we let Bob Kennedy, MAHA madness, and his billionaire patrons redefine America as a place where only the strong survive, we will lose not just …
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September 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Strange Origins of Common Food Superstitions

Portside Culture The Strange Origins of Common Food Superstitions     Tony Dunnell August 27, 2025 historyfacts.com Food superstitions are believed to bring luck, prosperity, health, wealth, and a range of other supposed benefits. The wis…
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September 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Labor Day and May Day, Both Made in America

Labor Day and May Day, Both Made in America     Jeffrey Sklansky August 13, 2025 The Conversation The battles that birthed these labor holidays united native-born and immigrant workers in an extraordinary alliance to demand an eight-hour workday at a time …
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September 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Crackdown on Immigrant Workers at a Wisconsin Cheese Factory Triggers Backlash, Solidarity

Crackdown on Immigrant Workers at a Wisconsin Cheese Factory Triggers Backlash, Solidarity     Ruth Conniff August 29, 2025 Wisconsin Examiner People confuse essential workers with workers who can be exploited,” Bibiana Gonzalez, a child care provider note…
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September 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM

African Union Joins Calls To End Use of Mercator Map That Shrinks Continent’s Size

African Union Joins Calls To End Use of Mercator Map That Shrinks Continent’s Size     Reuters August 15, 2025 The Guardian Member states back Correct the Map campaign that urges governments and organisations to use more accurate map ‘Mercator pr…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM

‘Alien: Earth’ Is One of the Best Shows So Far This Year

Portside Culture ‘Alien: Earth’ Is One of the Best Shows So Far This Year     Eric Deggans August 12, 2025 NPR 'Alien: Earth' is one of the best shows so far this year. Many classic themes recur: A modern world corrupted by corporate exploitation o…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Sunday Science: Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

Sunday Science: Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright     Carl Zimmer August 27, 2025 The New York Times A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism. A comparison of skeletons from “Evidenc…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Donald Trump Won’t Be Saved by Maps

Donald Trump Won’t Be Saved by Maps     David Dayen August 29, 2025 The Atlantic Gerrymandering in red states is predicated on Republicans holding Trump’s support in 2024, particularly from Latinos. That could be a bad bet. ,   As America…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Opinion | October 7 Wasn’t the First Time Israel’s Government Abandoned Jews for Political Gain

Opinion | October 7 Wasn’t the First Time Israel’s Government Abandoned Jews for Political Gain     Sebastian Ben-Daniel (John Brown) August 31, 2025 Haaretz Argentine junta benefited from cooperation with right-wing Israeli governments. Unlike Hamas, it c…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign     Bernie Sanders August 30, 2025 The New York Times Secretary Kennedy is putting Americans’ lives in danger, and he must resign. , Mark Peterson for The New York Times   Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the sec…
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September 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Trump Proposes 200 Percent Tariff on Imports From China, Xi Pushes for 300 Percent

Trump Proposes 200 Percent Tariff on Imports From China, Xi Pushes for 300 Percent     Dean Baker August 26, 2025 Center for Economic and Policy Research Trump's threat of 200 percent tariff on Chinese imports shows a fundamental misunderstanding of trade.…
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August 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Support for Labor Unions Near Historic High

Support for Labor Unions Near Historic High     Jon Queally August 29, 2025 Common Dreams "Working people want unions and the numbers prove it," says one labor leader. "While billionaires and their yes-men in Congress try to slash wages, gut health care, a…
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August 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Could Oregon Chart the Course for Universal Health Care in the US?

Could Oregon Chart the Course for Universal Health Care in the US?     Kevin Foster August 27, 2025 Waging Nonviolence Oregon is on the verge of enacting a single-payer health care plan, but continued organizing is needed to secure this historic victory. …
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August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM

What Does the Land Know? Ricardo Levins Morales on Art and Organizing

What Does the Land Know? Ricardo Levins Morales on Art and Organizing     Amie Stager | August 21, 2025 Workday Magazine People are hungry for truth telling, but truth telling has a smaller audience because it’s not within people’s realm of comfort or fami…
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August 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Judge the Actually Existing Trump Economy, Not the Theory

Judge the Actually Existing Trump Economy, Not the Theory     David Dayen August 28, 2025 The American Prospect Equity stakes, loophole closures, and protecting domestic industries might make sense in someone else’s hands. Not from a president with no stra…