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December 21, 2022 at 1:30 AM

The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake

The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake     Jerusalem Demsas December 20, 2022The Atlantic Real estate should be treated as consumption, not investment. , Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty   It is a truth universally acknowledged that an American in pos…

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December 21, 2022 at 1:25 AM

The Committee Wraps It Up

The Committee Wraps It Up     Harold Meyerson December 20, 2022The American Prospect Charged with investigating the January 6th insurrection, the committee made a devastating case against Trump, regardless of what the attorney general elects to do. Chairman Be…

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December 21, 2022 at 1:25 AM

Big Oil Is Behind Conspiracy To Deceive Public, First Climate Racketeering Lawsuit Says

Big Oil Is Behind Conspiracy To Deceive Public, First Climate Racketeering Lawsuit Says     Nina Lakhani December 20, 2022The Guardian Lawyer in a civil lawsuit launched by towns in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico describes why it is using laws used to target mob bosses …

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December 21, 2022 at 1:25 AM

Puerto Rico’s Perfect Storm – Colonialism, Privatization, and Trump

Puerto Rico’s Perfect Storm – Colonialism, Privatization, and Trump     Arthur MacEwan December 20, 2022Dollars and Sense This is a perfect storm of human events - the effects of Puerto Rico’s 100-plus years as a U.S. colony; the damage wrought by the recent privatiz…

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December 21, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Makes Awful Documentaries Fawning Over the Establishment

Portside Culture Nancy Pelosi’s Daughter Makes Awful Documentaries Fawning Over the Establishment     Will Sloan December 16, 2022Jacobin For two decades, Alexandra Pelosi, Nancy’s daughter, has made award-winning, godawful films about America’s political class…

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December 21, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 20, 2022

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 20, 2022     December 20, 2022xxxxxx Beating back the right, fight by fight Credit, Nate Beeler   Fighting the Right in a School Board Running for President as an Anti-Vaxxer Vatican Defrocks Priests for Life L…

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December 20, 2022 at 2:40 AM

Jan. 6 Committee: Four Grave Crimes of Donald Trump

Jan. 6 Committee: Four Grave Crimes of Donald Trump     Jamie Raskin December 19, 2022xxxxxx Ours is not a system of justice where foot soldiers go to jail and masterminds and ringleaders get a free pass. More than sufficient evidence exists of Donald Trump assisting…

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December 20, 2022 at 1:15 AM

Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can’t Unsee It

Once You See the Truth About Cars, You Can’t Unsee It     Andrew Ross and Julie Livingston December 15, 2022The New York Times For many low-income and minority Americans, automobiles have been turbo-boosted engines of inequality, immobilizing their owners with debt, …

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December 20, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Drinking Cultures Around the World

Portside Culture Drinking Cultures Around the World     Gavin Lapidus eshores travel guides Different cultures have important rules, traditions and customs that reveal interesting things about them. Customs and traditions that change from country to count…

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December 20, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Boston Is Losing Its Snow Wicked Fast

Boston Is Losing Its Snow Wicked Fast     Katherine J. Wu December 19, 2022The Atlantic New England is warming more quickly than almost anywhere else on Earth. A street in Amesbury, Massachusetts, in 2019, Mark Power / Magnum   My first winter in Boston,…

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December 20, 2022 at 1:00 AM

AI Is Finally Good at Stuff, and That’s a Problem

AI Is Finally Good at Stuff, and That’s a Problem     Rebecca Heilweil December 7, 2022Vox Here’s why you’ve been hearing so much about ChatGPT. Artificial Intelligence is getting much better, mikemacmarketing https://www.flickr.com/photos/152824664@N07/302124…

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December 20, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Ken Loach: “The BBC’s Role in the Destruction of Jeremy Corbyn’s Leadership Has Been Absolutely Shameless”

Ken Loach: “The BBC’s Role in the Destruction of Jeremy Corbyn’s Leadership Has Been Absolutely Shameless”     Arthur Neslen December 16, 2022Equal Times Broadcasters play a propaganda role as does print media such as the Guardian. An example was the [1984] Miners’ S…

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December 19, 2022 at 8:10 AM

Fusion Skepticism Follows a Century of Genius, Fraud and Hype

Fusion Skepticism Follows a Century of Genius, Fraud and Hype     Stephen Mihm December 15, 2022Bloomberg.com Before we shrug off the latest achievement as just another small step on a long road, consider the miles we’ve come since the idea of tapping the power of th…

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December 19, 2022 at 7:40 AM

Shadowboxing and Geopolitics on the Dark Web

Shadowboxing and Geopolitics on the Dark Web     Mohar Chatterjee December 11, 2022Politico The takedown of a Russian darknet marketplace exposed cracks within the cyber-criminal underworld — and the global effort to shut down these digital black markets. , IT…

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December 19, 2022 at 6:50 AM

All Pain and No Gain From Higher Interest Rates

All Pain and No Gain From Higher Interest Rates     Joseph E. Stiglitz December 8, 2022Project Syndicate In the name of taming inflation, central banks have deliberately set themselves on a path to cause a recession – or to worsen it if it comes anyway. Worse, today'…

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December 19, 2022 at 6:05 AM

Charlene Mitchell, Leader of the Campaign To Free Angela Davis

Charlene Mitchell, Leader of the Campaign To Free Angela Davis     Mitchell family December 14, 2022xxxxxx Charlene (Alexander) Mitchell, a key leader of the movement in the early 1970s to free imprisoned activist Angela Davis, helped found NAARPR, and the CCDS, ran …

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December 19, 2022 at 5:40 AM

Why Biden Must Confront Corporate Employers More Directly

Why Biden Must Confront Corporate Employers More Directly     Jon Hiatt December 12, 2022onlabor It is not too late for Biden to use the full powers of his presidency to confront employers who force workers to choose between protecting their health or retaining their…

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December 19, 2022 at 1:00 AM

The White Lotus’s Second Season Was a Triumph of Subtle but Biting Class Analysis

Portside Culture The White Lotus’s Second Season Was a Triumph of Subtle but Biting Class Analysis     Conner Reed December 13, 2022Jacobin The second season of The White Lotus, HBO’s propulsive satire, had sex on the brain more than anything else. But it never…

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December 18, 2022 at 2:25 AM

‘We Must Unite Our Continent’

‘We Must Unite Our Continent’     Kyeretwie Opoku December 12, 2022Peoples Dispatch From December 8-10, members of political parties, trade unions, community-based organizations, women’s groups, other social movements across West Africa gathered in Winneba, Ghana to …

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December 18, 2022 at 2:25 AM

Democratic Majority at the FCC Still Blocked

Democratic Majority at the FCC Still Blocked     Luke Goldstein December 15, 2022The American Prospect The nomination of Gigi Sohn for the fifth commissioner’s slot has languished for over a year. Numerous policies affecting telecom interests are at stake. Gig…

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December 18, 2022 at 1:05 AM

The Road to Fascism

The Road to Fascism     Joseph E. Stiglitz December 12, 2022Project Syndicate Growing hardship is all but assured in 2023, and it will provide even more fertile ground for dangerous demagogues. , Wm McNamee/Getty Images   NEW YORK – Economics has been ca…

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December 18, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Remembering Ralph Fasanella

Remembering Ralph Fasanella     Jonathan Kissam December 16, 2022United Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers of America UE Organizer and Painter of Working-Class Life and Struggle Sunday Afternoon by Ralph Fasanella, Estate of Ralph Fasanella.   Ralph…

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December 18, 2022 at 1:00 AM

First Things First: The Truth About Fredric March

First Things First: The Truth About Fredric March     December 14, 2022 The old Hollywood actor and civil rights champion’s reputation has been tarnished by accusations of hate and racism. This calls for some sifting and winnowing. Fredric March in a publicity…

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December 17, 2022 at 3:50 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 16, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | December 16, 2022     December 16, 2022xxxxxx Trump Humiliates Himself so Badly, Even Republicans Abandon Him. To the End | Documentary. Building Resilient Organizations. I'm The Guy Behind The Viral "Insulin Is Free" Tweet. Indict Us Too: Danie…

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December 17, 2022 at 2:30 AM

‘You Don’t Get To Lead a Government You Tried To Destroy’: House Dems Move To Block Trump 2024 Run

‘You Don’t Get To Lead a Government You Tried To Destroy’: House Dems Move To Block Trump 2024 Run     Jake Johnson December 16, 2022Common Dreams "The 14th Amendment makes clear that based on his past behavior, Donald Trump is disqualified from ever holding federal …

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December 17, 2022 at 2:20 AM

Inside Hakeem Jeffries’ Quiet Standoff With the Left

Inside Hakeem Jeffries’ Quiet Standoff With the Left     Ursula Perano and Sam Brody December 16, 2022The Daily Beast The tension at the heart of Jeffries’ relationship with the key progressive bloc of his party could shape how the newly minted leader approaches his …

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December 17, 2022 at 2:05 AM

For Mothers Like Me, Raising a Child Involves Managing a Constant Sense of Rage

For Mothers Like Me, Raising a Child Involves Managing a Constant Sense of Rage     Sandra Jeong Lane December 10, 2022Jacobin The US lacks the most basic policies and infrastructure to support parents like me — and mothers bear the worst of it. At a time when we sho…

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December 17, 2022 at 1:40 AM

Hundreds of Members of Extremist Group Oath Keepers Worked for U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Leaked Roster Shows

Hundreds of Members of Extremist Group Oath Keepers Worked for U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Leaked Roster Shows     Kevin G. Hall December 12, 2022Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project The Oath Keepers roster shows that 306 dues-paying Oath Keeper…

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December 17, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Bad Mother

Portside Culture Bad Mother     Alexis Rhone Fancher January 1, 2020American Journal of Poetry The prolific LA poet Alexis Rhone Fancher offers a strong a poem of grief and the absence of legacy. ,   Bad Mother By Alexis Rhone Fancher My boy died …

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December 16, 2022 at 1:05 AM

As Scandals Mount, So Do Calls To Abolish Private Medicare Advantage Plans

As Scandals Mount, So Do Calls To Abolish Private Medicare Advantage Plans     Brett Wilkins December 13, 2022Common Dreams As yet another scandal involving Medicare Advantage made headlines this week, progressive U.S. lawmakers and advocates renewed calls to abolish…

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December 16, 2022 at 1:05 AM

The Ukrainian Left View on the Prospects of Peace Negotiations

The Ukrainian Left View on the Prospects of Peace Negotiations     Denys Bondar and Zakhar Popovych December 12, 2022Соціальний Рух (Social Movement Ukraine) Lately, in the West, the sentiment on the prospects of a peaceful end to the war imposed on the Ukrainian peo…

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December 16, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Nothing Has Changed Since Sandy Hook? That’s Simply Not True

Nothing Has Changed Since Sandy Hook? That’s Simply Not True     Matt Valentine December 14, 2022The New Republic The gun control movement has won important legislative and legal victories since the massacre at the Connecticut elementary school a decade ago. But not …

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December 16, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Trump Is Not Our Biggest Problem: It’s the Open Fascism He Has Unleashed

Trump Is Not Our Biggest Problem: It’s the Open Fascism He Has Unleashed     Thom Hartmann December 13, 2022Medium The American media needs to call this movement what it is, fascism, and demand accountability and answers from the thousands of Republican politicians n…

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December 16, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Dec. 15, 2022 – Reader Comments: Georgia Victory, Electoral Politics, Electoral Strategy; Rail Workers; Doctors and Unions; After Dobbs; Ending the ‘American War’: Promises, Realities, Impact of U.S. Peace Movement; Cartoons, More ...

Tidbits – Dec. 15, 2022 – Reader Comments: Georgia Victory, Electoral Politics, Electoral Strategy; Rail Workers; Doctors and Unions; After Dobbs; Ending the ‘American War’: Promises, Realities, Impact of U.S. Peace Movement; Cartoons, More …     December 15, 2022xxxxxx …

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December 15, 2022 at 6:05 AM

The Obvious Answer to Homelessness

The Obvious Answer to Homelessness     Jerusalem Demsas December 12, 2022The Atlantic And why everyone’s ignoring it , Danielle Del Plato   When someone becomes homeless, the instinct is to ask what tragedy befell them. What bad choices did they make wit…

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December 15, 2022 at 5:50 AM

There’s a Reason There Aren’t Enough Teachers in America. Many Reasons, Actually.

There’s a Reason There Aren’t Enough Teachers in America. Many Reasons, Actually.     Thomas B. Edsall December 14, 2022The New York Times Teachers are not only burnt out and undercompensated, they are also demoralized. They are being asked to do things in the name o…

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December 15, 2022 at 5:40 AM

‘This Is Big’: Oregon Gov. Commutes Death Sentences, Dismantles State Execution Chamber

‘This Is Big’: Oregon Gov. Commutes Death Sentences, Dismantles State Execution Chamber     Julia Conley December 14, 2022Common Dreams "Justice is not advanced by taking a life, and the state should not be in the business of executing people," said Gov. Kate Brown. …

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December 15, 2022 at 5:20 AM

Biden Is Still Refusing To Give Railworkers Paid Sick Leave

Biden Is Still Refusing To Give Railworkers Paid Sick Leave     Luke Savage December 14, 2022Jacobin If he wanted to, Joe Biden could give railworkers the sick days they’re seeking without any need for Senate approval. He is choosing not to. Long Island Railro…

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December 15, 2022 at 4:05 AM

Climate Struggle

Portside Culture Climate Struggle     Casey Williams October 1, 2022Radical Philosophy "The way for the climate movement to start winning is to treat climate change as a class struggle" is how reviewer Williams characterizes this book's main argument. , …

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December 15, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – December 14, 2022

Global Left Midweek – December 14, 2022     December 14, 2022xxxxxx Rage in Peru and Iran, and new takes on socialism Supporters of former President Pedro Castillo clash with riot police during a demonstration demanding his release and the closure of the Peruv…

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December 14, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Don’t Overstate the Divide Between the Campus and the Working Class

Don’t Overstate the Divide Between the Campus and the Working Class     Chris Maisano December 13, 2022Jacobin Leftists shouldn’t counterpose working-class voters on the one hand and college-educated voters on the other. Our strategy can combine a working-class econo…

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December 14, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Informative, Galvanizing Book Recommendations for the Holidays

Informative, Galvanizing Book Recommendations for the Holidays     Ralph Nader December 13, 2022Common Dreams Readers Think, Thinkers Read. , AlexRaths/Getty Images   The following recent books invite the application of the aphorism, Readers Think, Think…

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December 14, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Elon Musk Through the Eyes of Twitter’s Janitors

Elon Musk Through the Eyes of Twitter’s Janitors     Teddy Ostrow December 12, 2022In These Times - Labor Three weeks before the holidays, Twitter laid off its custodial staff. We spoke to them on what they saw at HQ. Protesting janitors march outside Twitter'…

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December 14, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – December 13, 2022

Media Bits and Bytes – December 13, 2022     December 13, 2022xxxxxx DIY AI, more on Musk, and the NYT strike Credit, Carol Yepes   How Monopoly Enshittified Amazon ChatGBT: DIY AI Communication or Entertainment? More on Musk Capital B and the Georgia Ru…

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December 14, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Onslaught of New Abortion Restrictions Looms in Reddest of States

Onslaught of New Abortion Restrictions Looms in Reddest of States     Poppy Noor December 13, 2022The Guardian New state legislative sessions likely to bring fresh efforts to restrict, penalize or altogether ban the procedure In January, state legislatures wil…

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December 14, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Of Course Glass Onion Is a Blast. But It Cuts Deeper Than Knives Out, Too.

Portside Culture Of Course Glass Onion Is a Blast. But It Cuts Deeper Than Knives Out, Too.     Alissa Wilkinson November 23, 2022Vox Rian Johnson’s murder mystery follow-up takes on the self-styled founder class, with riotous results. Kate Hudson, Jessi…

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December 13, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Progressive Profile: Greg Casar’s ‘Roots in Organizing’

Progressive Profile: Greg Casar’s ‘Roots in Organizing’     Jarod Facundo December 12, 2022The American Prospect “We have clear evidence that people that ran on progressive platforms or were for working families won competitive elections … For too long, there has bee…

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December 13, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Varoufakis Details Vision for Ending ‘Global Empire of Capital’ To Avert Catastrophe

Varoufakis Details Vision for Ending ‘Global Empire of Capital’ To Avert Catastrophe     Kenny Stancil December 12, 2022Common Dreams Creating a new international economic order "sounds like an impossible dream," said the former Greek finance minister, but "not more …

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December 13, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Farmers Sell Their Produce

Portside Culture Farmers Sell Their Produce     Bridget Shirvell September 25, 2022Modern Farmer The Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) in Providence, Rhode Island works to give immigrant farmers opportunities to sell what they grow to wholesale markets. …

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December 13, 2022 at 1:00 AM

New School Teachers’ Strike Ends As NYC University Agrees to First Pay Raises in 4 Years

New School Teachers’ Strike Ends As NYC University Agrees to First Pay Raises in 4 Years     Olivia Ebertz December 11, 2022Gothamist The New School reached a tentative contract agreement with its part-time faculty this weekend, ending a strike that lasted nearly a m…

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