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May 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Sunday Science: A Strange Fascination

Sunday Science: A Strange Fascination     Zack Savitsky May 22, 2025 Science Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity Two tiny fingers of a strange metal (above, at right) are ready fo…

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May 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM

Land of Hope and Dreams

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May 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM

When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin

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May 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Can Donald Trump Build the ‘Golden Dome’ Over the US?

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May 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Woke Right Wants To Cancel Ms Rachel

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May 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Since George Floyd’s Murder, Police Killings Keep Rising, Not Falling

Since George Floyd’s Murder, Police Killings Keep Rising, Not Falling     Steven Rich, Tim Arango, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Graphics by Daniel Wood May 24, 2025 The New York Times The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the mu…

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May 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions

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May 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Democratic Party Botched the 2024 Election

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May 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

“Like a Pendulum”: How America’s Racial Reckoning Unraveled

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May 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Reminds Us How Civil Liberties and Collective Action Go Hand in Hand

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May 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Voters Demand a Bolder and More Progressive Democratic Party

Voters Demand a Bolder and More Progressive Democratic Party     Marianne Dhenin May 20, 2025 Yes! Magazine Anger among Democratic voters nationwide over the Trump administration’s agenda and Democrats’ unwillingness to act as a xxxxxx against its overreac…

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May 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | May 23, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | May 23, 2025     May 23, 2025 xxxxxx Why Zuckerberg Is Sucking Up to Trump. The Sexy Paradox That Stumped Darwin. Why Putin Believes the War Is Defensive. Trump Blasts South Africa for “White Genocide” | The Daily Show. Trump and the Pre…

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May 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM

Trump Treats Laws As Obstacles, Not Limits − and the Only Real Check on His Rule-Breaking Can Come From Political Pressure

Trump Treats Laws As Obstacles, Not Limits − and the Only Real Check on His Rule-Breaking Can Come From Political Pressure     Andrew Reeves May 21, 2025 The Conversation Trump is not the first president to test the limits of authority. But the pace and sc…

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May 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM

What Can the Joint List Teach Us About Building Palestinian Political Power?

What Can the Joint List Teach Us About Building Palestinian Political Power?     Rida Abu Rass May 23, 2025 +972 Magazine The Joint List was a historic electoral alliance of Palestinian-majority parties. Ten years after its formation, this experiment in Pa…

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May 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM

A House Divided: Washington, Langley, Saigon, and the Plot Against Diem

A House Divided: Washington, Langley, Saigon, and the Plot Against Diem     Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi and Luca Trenta May 22, 2025 National Security Archive Newly available historical evidence shows that the U.S. was deeply involved with the key players who w…

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May 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Why South Africa Is Torn Over the Trump-Ramaphosa Showdown

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May 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM

My Vote

Portside Culture My Vote     Charles Finn The Nature of our Times Poet and environmentalist Charles Finn imagines a regime that respects the world and all its creatures. ,   For President of the United States Grizzly Bear. For Vice…

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May 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM

House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail

House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail     Timothy Noah May 22, 2025 The New Republic Early this morning, House Republicans, rushed to cut not quite $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Today, Medicaid commands not merely a significant …

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May 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem     Timothy Snyder May 20, 2025 Thinking about... Ed Martin is a major actor in Trump's attempted regime change to authoritarianism. His particular role is to transform the law into a tool to intimidate America…

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May 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism

The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism     Michelle Goldberg May 19, 2025 The New York Times Ultra-Zionist gentiles are transforming America into something out of Jewish nightmares, pretending they're trying to ensure Jewish safety. …

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May 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Jadaliyya Co-Editor Noura Erakat Addresses the UN in Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba

Jadaliyya Co-Editor Noura Erakat Addresses the UN in Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba     Noura Erakat May 16, 2025 Jadaliyya Noura Erakat highlighted the shortcomings of international law in stopping Israel's ongoing genocide against the…

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May 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits- May 22-Readers Comments: After-Tax Income Under Trump-GOP Budget; One Brief Shining Moment; How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission; Take Action in Defense of NYU Student Logan Rozos; How Can Academics Support Workers’ Organizing at Amazon

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May 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM

Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People

Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People     Zolan Kanno-Youngs May 21, 2025 The New York Times President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of …

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May 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM

The Radical Courage of Noor Abdalla

The Radical Courage of Noor Abdalla     Aida Alami May 21, 2025 The New Yorker How the wife of Mahmoud Khalil has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom. Noor Abdalla, Photograph by Caitlin Ochs / Reuters …

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May 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Outrage After Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Live Rounds at Foreign Diplomats in West Bank

Outrage After Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Live Rounds at Foreign Diplomats in West Bank     Brett Wilkins May 21, 2025 Common Dreams Among those shot at were representatives of three nations that threatened "concrete actions" if Israel doesn't end its …

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May 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM

The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked

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May 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM

Double Negative

Portside Culture Double Negative     George Blaustein May 1, 2025 The European Review of Books This book is a detailed history of an aspect of modern European history and the treaty that catalyzed that story. ,   Europe without Bo…

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May 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 21, 2025

Global Left Midweek – May 21, 2025     May 21, 2025 xxxxxx War, peace, fascism and imperialism A commemoration of the people who fought against fascism on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Italy. Credit, EPA   For a Diplomatic Huma…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Path to Medicare for All

The Path to Medicare for All     Dean Baker May 20, 2025 CounterPunch Part of the story of reducing costs is easy. We pay $350 billion a year for the administrative costs of private health insurance. By contrast, the administrative costs of Medicare are ju…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM

How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission

How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission     Michael Felsen May 19, 2025 xxxxxx Hatred of Jews because they are Jews is anathema wherever it rears its ugly head, it should be called out. But anti-Israel statements should not presumptively be equated with …

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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America     Michael Chameides May 19, 2025 Barn Raiser Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) is seen with other Dem…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

No, There Isn’t an Epidemic of Workless Medicaid Recipients

No, There Isn’t an Epidemic of Workless Medicaid Recipients     Matt Bruenig May 16, 2025 Jacobin Trump administration officials including RFK Jr want to add work requirements to Medicaid, arguing that there is a major scourge of able-bodied recipients ref…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 20, 2025

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May 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, May 21–27, 2025

This Week in People’s History, May 21–27, 2025     xxxxxx Act Up Against Bad Science (1990), Don’t Talk, Take Action! (1980), Racism Debunked, But for How Long? (1950), Speak Up, Memory! (2025), Protest and Serve (2020), National Institute of Health, R.I.P? (…

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May 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM

How Democrats Beat a Supposedly Unbeatable Republican

How Democrats Beat a Supposedly Unbeatable Republican     John Nichols May 16, 2025 The Nation The supposedly unbeatable Republican mayor of Nebraska’s largest city used the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ+ playbook in her reelection bid. And suffered a resounding loss! …

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May 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Heritage Foundation Plan To Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement

Heritage Foundation Plan To Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement     Katie J.M. Baker May 18, 2025 The New York Times Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activis…

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May 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Americans Must Prepare To Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners

Americans Must Prepare To Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners     Sherrilyn Ifill April 12, 2025 Sherrilyn’s Newsletter Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners.…

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May 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Illinois Is the Last State Still Unlawfully Stripping Wealth From Homeowners in Tax Foreclosures

Illinois Is the Last State Still Unlawfully Stripping Wealth From Homeowners in Tax Foreclosures     Emeline Posner (Investigative Project on Race and Equity), Carlos Ballesteros (Injustice Watch) May 16, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times The Supreme Court ruled unco…

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May 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tinned Fish Is As Hot as Ever in the U.S. so Why Aren’t We Making It Ourselves?

Portside Culture Tinned Fish Is As Hot as Ever in the U.S. so Why Aren’t We Making It Ourselves?     Hannah Walhout April 4, 2025 Ambrook.com A lot of American companies are asking the same question: We have fish here, we have canneries here, why c…

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May 19, 2025 at 6:45 AM

Sunday Science: On Being Wrong

Sunday Science: On Being Wrong     Neil deGrasse Tyson January 30, 2025 StarTalk Is Neil deGrasse Tyson ever wrong? Neil and Chuck Nice break down all the ways he can be wrong, big moments when scientists were wrong from history, and why science itself is …

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May 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM

America’s Great Brain Drain

America’s Great Brain Drain     Robert Hunziker May 10, 2025 Dissident Voice America’s shores are experiencing a huge sucking sound as one of the biggest brain drains of modern history hits the country’s best, smartest, heading for Europe on grants, as smi…

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May 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM

One Brief Shining Moment

One Brief Shining Moment     Adam Hochschild May 11, 2025 The New York Review of Books Manisha Sinha’s history of Reconstruction sheds fresh light on the period that fleetingly opened a door to a different America. A Freedmen’s Bureau office, Ric…

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May 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti Is Part of a Broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti Is Part of a Broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration     Chelsea Stieber May 14, 2025 The Conversation It is this – and so much more – that makes theirs a truly American story. Pope Leo XIV appears b…

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May 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM

The Fog of War

The Fog of War     Dennis Normile April 24, 2025 Science Fifty years after the Vietnam War, researchers are still struggling to document the long-term health effects of the massive spraying of Agent Orange and other herbicides During the war in V…

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May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

At Long Last, Marvel and Disney VFX Workers Ratify First Union Contract

Portside Culture At Long Last, Marvel and Disney VFX Workers Ratify First Union Contract     Emma Keates May 16, 2025 AV Club VFX workers have been speaking out about the pressure and poor working conditions at Marvel for years now. , Scr…

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May 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Unpacking the House’s Highly Regressive Tax Plan

Unpacking the House’s Highly Regressive Tax Plan     Carl Davis May 15, 2025 Common Dreams Two-thirds of the tax cuts offered in 2027 would go to the top 20% of families, and 41% would flow to just the top 5% of families. People take part in a pr…

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May 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Genocide, Trauma, and Jewish Identity

Genocide, Trauma, and Jewish Identity     Paul Von Blum May 5, 2025 The Progressive Peter Beinart’s ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza’ offers an incisive perspective on Zionism and Jewish identity. , Knopf Publishers   Peter Bei…

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May 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

America’s Descent Into Authoritarianism May Have Started With Policing in Blue Cities.

America’s Descent Into Authoritarianism May Have Started With Policing in Blue Cities.     Stephen Janis and Taya Graham May 12, 2025 real News Network As the Trump administration continues to press the boundaries of the Constitution, Johns Hopkins Profess…

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May 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

‘We Are in a Moment of Unparalleled Peril’: An Interview With Naomi Klein

‘We Are in a Moment of Unparalleled Peril’: An Interview With Naomi Klein     Cerise Castle May 9, 2025 Capital & Main This counterrevolution is strange because there never was a revolution. They’re upset about pronouns. They’re upset that their worker…

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May 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The PKK Is Gone, Having ‘Fulfilled Its Historic Mission’

The PKK Is Gone, Having ‘Fulfilled Its Historic Mission’     Tiziano Saccucci May 14, 2025 Il Manifesto Global The PKK has dissolved itself, but leaves behind a renewed political vision the final communiqué calls “socialism of a democratic society”: anti-h…

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