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January 8, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Ontario’s Strong Mayor Reforms

Ontario’s Strong Mayor Reforms     Tom McDowell December 19, 2022Canadian Dimension Strong mayor reforms are a ruling class effort to insulate neoliberal policies from democratic interference Toronto Mayor John Tory and Ontario Premier Doug Ford., Twitter …

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January 8, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Ultrarich Are Getting Cozy in America’s Tax Havens

The Ultrarich Are Getting Cozy in America’s Tax Havens     Whizy Kim January 4, 2023Vox More states are slashing or eliminating taxes, lessening the burden mostly for the wealthy. What does that cost the rest of us? , Christina Animashaun/Vox   In 2020, …

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January 7, 2023 at 1:35 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 6, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | January 6, 2023     January 6, 2023xxxxxx The Case for a $20/Hour Minimum Wage. The Beat, It Travels: Reggaeton. Boebert and Hannity Clash, Republicans Turn On Trump. How Physicists Created a Holographic Wormhole. What New Zealand Can Teach Us A…

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January 7, 2023 at 1:05 AM

A Jan. 6 Comic Book Asks the Terrifying Question: What if the Coup Had Worked?

A Jan. 6 Comic Book Asks the Terrifying Question: What if the Coup Had Worked?     Todd Zwillich January 6, 2023Vice “1/6” imagines the dystopian MAGA future that almost was. ,   This content comes from the latest installment of our weekly Breaking the V…

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January 7, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Record-High Temperatures Across Europe Ease Energy Crisis Imposed by Russia’s War

Record-High Temperatures Across Europe Ease Energy Crisis Imposed by Russia’s War     Chelsea Harvey and Sara Schonhardt January 5, 2023E&E News Extreme heat has provided some relief from Europe’s punishing energy crunch. Trouble looms, though, as it continues to…

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January 7, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Why Socialists Need To Talk About Justice

Why Socialists Need To Talk About Justice     Lillian Cicerchia December 28, 2022Jacobin It’s not enough for socialists to point out capitalism’s many faults — we need to explain our positive vision of the future and how it lives up to our ideals of justice. ,…

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January 7, 2023 at 1:00 AM

In Milley’s Own Words: The Most Striking Moments From His Jan. 6 Interview

In Milley’s Own Words: The Most Striking Moments From His Jan. 6 Interview     Lara Seligman January 4, 2023Politico “You’re the Commander in Chief. You’ve got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America, and there’s nothing? No call? Nothing? …

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January 7, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Poem for My Country

Portside Culture Poem for My Country     Beau Beausoleil January 6, 2023 San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil opens the new year with poetry of hope. ,   Poem For My Country By Beau Beausoleil I want a day when every gun refuses to fire I want a day…

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January 6, 2023 at 1:34 AM

Eight Things You Should Know About Roberto Clemente on the 50th Anniversary of His Tragic Death

Eight Things You Should Know About Roberto Clemente on the 50th Anniversary of His Tragic Death     John Tarleton December 31, 2022The Indypendent Last Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of the death of baseball superstar Roberto Clemente.The fascinating story of a …

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January 6, 2023 at 1:10 AM

The Real GOP Steps Forward – Jan. 06 They Failed, Now They Are Stopping the Functioning of Congress

The Real GOP Steps Forward – Jan. 06 They Failed, Now They Are Stopping the Functioning of Congress     Josh Marshall January 4, 2023Talking Points Memo (TPM) The GOP is a failed state, Donald Trump is its warlord. The 20 rebels are saying they rule the GOP, which th…

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January 6, 2023 at 1:10 AM

The Devastating New History of the January 6th Insurrection (long)

The Devastating New History of the January 6th Insurrection (long)     David Remnick December 22, 2022The New Yorker The House report describes both a catastrophe and a way forward. For the first time in the history of the United States, Congress referred a former Pr…

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January 6, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Israel’s New Government Learned From the U.S. Far Right

Israel’s New Government Learned From the U.S. Far Right     Shiri Eisner January 1, 2023+972 Magazine The goal of Israel’s fascist right is to establish a religious dictatorship run according to their openly oppressive principles, explicitly targeting Palestinians, L…

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January 6, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Jan. 5, 2023 – Reader Comments: MAGAers Hold Congress Hostage; Roots of American Fascism; Open Letter to Young UniOrganizers; Come Work With Railroad Workers United; Jan 6th Justice: Our Freedoms, Our Vote – Nationwide Events; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – Jan. 5, 2023 – Reader Comments: MAGAers Hold Congress Hostage; Roots of American Fascism; Open Letter to Young UniOrganizers; Come Work With Railroad Workers United; Jan 6th Justice: Our Freedoms, Our Vote – Nationwide Events; Cartoons; More…     January 5, 202…

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January 5, 2023 at 6:40 AM

A Breathless Race Through Recent History

Portside Culture A Breathless Race Through Recent History     Pratinav Anil January 4, 2023The Guardian This sweeping survey of the post-war period contains fascinating insights but lacks an organizing principle. ,   The Age of Interconnection A Gl…

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January 5, 2023 at 3:50 AM

The GOP-Speaker-Vote Burlesque

The GOP-Speaker-Vote Burlesque     Tom Nichols January 4, 2023The Atlantic If you think the crisis of American democracy is over, the circus in the House should remind you that a significant portion of the Republican Party has no interest in governing, policy, or dem…

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January 5, 2023 at 3:35 AM

Is the Right to Contraception About To End in America?

Is the Right to Contraception About To End in America?     Thom Hartmann January 4, 2023The Hartmann Report As of last week, Republican efforts to ban birth control in America have officially started, and teenagers in Texas are its first victims , Image by Tho…

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January 5, 2023 at 3:20 AM

The NFL’s Moral Collapse

The NFL’s Moral Collapse     Judd Legum January 4, 2023Popular Information What was unusual on Monday is that the full impact of Hamlin's injury was on display in the middle of the field during a primetime matchup. Typically, players who suffer injuries are rushed of…

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January 5, 2023 at 3:05 AM

Millennials Aren’t Getting More Rightwing With Age. I Suspect I Know Why

Millennials Aren’t Getting More Rightwing With Age. I Suspect I Know Why     Arwa Mahdawi January 3, 2023The Guardian The radicalism of my generation is often attributed to housing costs. But, as I found when I had my first child, there are much deeper issues at play…

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January 5, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – Mideast Focus

Global Left Midweek – Mideast Focus     January 4, 2023xxxxxx There is a global left — and it's challenging a global system Jordanians show solidarity with occupied Palestinians in 2020. Credit, REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed   Women’s Rights in the Gulf in 2022…

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January 4, 2023 at 1:35 AM

‘Not Business As Usual’: Health Lobbyists Brace for Bernie Sanders

‘Not Business As Usual’: Health Lobbyists Brace for Bernie Sanders     Megan R. Wilson January 3, 2023Politico Sanders’ well-chronicled antagonism toward lobbyists has some concerned they’ll be unable to blunt criticism of their clients’ profits or corporate executiv…

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January 4, 2023 at 1:30 AM

‘The GOP Is Irretrievably Broken’: House Adjourns After McCarthy Fails To Win Speakership

‘The GOP Is Irretrievably Broken’: House Adjourns After McCarthy Fails To Win Speakership     Common Dreams Staff January 3, 2023Common Dreams "Still not sworn in because the Republicans are having a hard time picking their leader," said Democratic Rep.-elect Maxwell…

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January 4, 2023 at 1:30 AM

Hero of 2022: The Movement To Bring Brittney Griner and Pay Equity Back Home

Hero of 2022: The Movement To Bring Brittney Griner and Pay Equity Back Home     Maggie Duffy January 2, 2023Mother Jones “WNBA players need to be valued in their country and they won’t have to play overseas.” , Mother Jones; Charlie Neibergall/AP   On D…

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January 4, 2023 at 1:30 AM

AMLO’s Four Years in Power Have Been a Success

AMLO’s Four Years in Power Have Been a Success     Kurt Hackbarth January 3, 2023Jacobin President Andrés Manuel López Obrador rose to power on the promise of massive redistribution. So far, he has nationalized lithium stores and lifted the minimum wage by 20%. But t…

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January 4, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 3, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 3, 2023     January 3, 2023xxxxxx A new year of MAGA madness and subversive pop Credit, Joe Rocco   Youth Activists Take On Gun Violence Epidemic Flight Attendants Raise the Roof Spreading Warmth All MAGA Sadism…

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January 4, 2023 at 1:00 AM

While You Were Sleeping Is a Delightful Holiday Rom-Com About a Union Transit Worker

Portside Culture While You Were Sleeping Is a Delightful Holiday Rom-Com About a Union Transit Worker     Leonard Pierce December 24, 2022Jacobin The 1995 Christmas rom-com While You Were Sleeping stars Sandra Bullock as a union transit worker in Chicago. Over …

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January 3, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Envisioning a World Without Nuclear Weapons

Envisioning a World Without Nuclear Weapons     H Patricia Hynes January 2, 2023xxxxxx While nuclear weapons governments and their bomb-making industries are criminally sleepwalking into what could mean the end of our planet’s life, many others – scientists, high-lev…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Telling Americans To ‘Eat Better’ Doesn’t Work. We Must Make Healthier Food

Portside Culture Telling Americans To ‘Eat Better’ Doesn’t Work. We Must Make Healthier Food     Mark Bittman December 4, 2022The Guardian Diet-related diseases from UPFs (ultra-processed food, or junk food) kill over 600,000 Americans a year. By contrast, at c…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Evolution of Post-Soviet Ideology

The Evolution of Post-Soviet Ideology     Arseniy Krasnikov December 31, 2022Russian Dissent There is no dividing line between the Russian “quasi-liberals” of the 90s and the ideology of Russian imperialism today. They are aligned politically and economically, the fi…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Iranian Uprising and the Cycles of Protest

The Iranian Uprising and the Cycles of Protest     Nassim Noroozi, Linda Martín Alcoff December 23, 2022The Indypendent  How authentic protest movements like the one in Iran can be hijacked by a funded opposition that builds momentum for war and military intervention…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Seals, Satellites, and Dung Beetles — What Links Them?

Seals, Satellites, and Dung Beetles — What Links Them?     Meena Miriam Yust January 1, 2023Common Dreams The seals are enduring the consequences of human activity in more than one way. Is it too much to ask that we give them a chance? Seal lying on sand amid …

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January 2, 2023 at 5:35 AM

Inside Google’s Quest To Digitize Troops’ Tissue Samples

Inside Google’s Quest To Digitize Troops’ Tissue Samples     James Bandler January 12, 2023ProPublica The tech giant has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies and slices of organs. DOD staffers have pushed back, raising eth…

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January 2, 2023 at 5:20 AM

White Supremacy and January 6: What’s Missing From the Congressional Report

White Supremacy and January 6: What’s Missing From the Congressional Report     Anthony DiMaggio December 30, 2022CounterPunch The question of whether white supremacist values are driving how the public understands J6 has been almost entirely ignored by U.S. journali…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:05 AM

“Unacceptable”: NY Progressives Vow To Stop Dem. Gov’s Nomination of Conservative Judge to Top Court

“Unacceptable”: NY Progressives Vow To Stop Dem. Gov’s Nomination of Conservative Judge to Top Court     Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Jabari Brisport December 30, 2022Democracy Now! Democrats likely to defeat Dem. Governor Hochul’s nomination of Hector LaSalle to be t…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The New Inflation Picture

The New Inflation Picture     J. Bradford Delong December 28, 2022Project Syndicate Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the bond market's 5-10 year projection of annual chain-weighted personal-consumption-expenditures inflation reached 2.27%, raising concerns tha…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Facing Houthi Victory in Yemen, US Changes Tactics

Facing Houthi Victory in Yemen, US Changes Tactics     Edward Hunt December 14, 2022Foreign Policy in Focus U.S. officials are trying to preserve a truce that has reduced violence and created the possibility for a negotiated settlement to the war. Yemen War De…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Star Wars’ Evil Empire Can Feel a Little Corny — But Then Came Andor

Portside Culture Star Wars’ Evil Empire Can Feel a Little Corny — But Then Came Andor     Sonia Saraiya December 15, 2022Vox Andor actually shows why the Empire is terrifying. We see the Empire’s strategy over and over again: Extract resources. Displace indigen…

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January 1, 2023 at 2:05 AM

Bernie Sanders, HELP Committee

Bernie Sanders, HELP Committee     Burgess Everett December 16, 2022Politico The Vermont independent is taking over the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with plans to both embrace his activist roots and work across the aisle. Sen. Bernie Sanders…

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January 1, 2023 at 1:55 AM

Jan. 6 Report Downplays Role of Christian Nationalism

Jan. 6 Report Downplays Role of Christian Nationalism     Julia Conley December 30, 2022Common Dreams "If we don't confront Christian nationalism then we are leaving ourselves open to future attacks, like what we saw on January 6," said one critic. Former Pres…

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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Joy of the South: We Were Not Born To Suffer

The Joy of the South: We Were Not Born To Suffer     Javier Tolcachier December 21, 2022Pressenza We were not born to suffer, neither Argentines, nor French, nor any other human being on this earth. We were born precisely for the opposite, to free ourselves increasin…

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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Ten Surprisingly Good Things That Happened in 2022

Ten Surprisingly Good Things That Happened in 2022     Medea Benjamin December 23, 2022CounterPunch From Lula's victory in Brazil to a peace treaty ending civil war in Ethiopia, victorties pushing back Republican reaction in the United States to the growing presence …

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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Disabled Minnesotans Are Facing a Home Care Crisis. Workers Are Calling on Democrats To Change That.

Disabled Minnesotans Are Facing a Home Care Crisis. Workers Are Calling on Democrats To Change That.     Isabela Escalona December 20, 2022Workday Magazine Home care workers are negotiating their contract in hopes the state will allocate some of the $17.6 billion sur…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 30, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | December 30, 2022     December 30, 2022xxxxxx One Love (Bob Marley) | Playing for Change. Constructive-ish Criticism: Jordan & Roy Look Back. Our Forests | Timelapse. Pelé, Football Great, Dies Aged 82. How This Fusion Reactor Will Make Elec…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:05 AM

The Bitterness of Victory, the Sweetness of Defeat

The Bitterness of Victory, the Sweetness of Defeat     Anna Ochkina December 27, 2022Russian Dissent Russia faces the greatest defeat in its history. Russia had lost the moment the first bomber took off towards Kyiv because at that moment Russia had only two options …

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December 31, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Larger Squad? How the Hill’s Newest Progressives Plan To Wield Power.

Larger Squad? How the Hill’s Newest Progressives Plan To Wield Power.     Nicholas Wu December 28, 2022Politico Five new members-elect are taking cues from the liberal squad, ready to bypass the limits of being a first-term lawmaker and use their voices to turn the p…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:05 AM

COVID in China, the U.S., and Everything In-Between

COVID in China, the U.S., and Everything In-Between     Katelyn Jetelina December 29, 2022Your Local Epdemiologist We should be very concerned for the people of China. They have gone from a “zero COVID” policy to a “let it rip” policy. It is possible that a variant o…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Getting Lab-Grown Meat — and Milk — to the Table

Getting Lab-Grown Meat — and Milk — to the Table     Bob Holmes December 22, 2022Knowable Magazine Beef, chicken and dairy made from cultured cells could offer a smaller footprint than conventional farms. Companies are working on scaling up and bringing prices down. …

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December 31, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Weighing In

Portside Culture Weighing In     Alice Friman October 1, 2022Southern Review Entering the year’s end, Georgia poet Alice Friman suggests how much, how little, time carries as life goes on. ,   Weighing In                  What makes these corpses …

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December 30, 2022 at 1:05 AM

State Officials Warned Buttigieg About Airline Mess

State Officials Warned Buttigieg About Airline Mess     David Sirota and Andrew Perez December 28, 2022The Lever Before the holiday travel nightmare, attorneys general begged the Transportation Secretary and Congress to crack down. "The Department of Transportation h…

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December 30, 2022 at 1:05 AM

It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed

It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed     Mark Kreidler December 22, 2022Capital & Main California’s hospitals struggle once more to find beds for desperate patients. In Los Angeles County, the average number of available hospital …

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December 30, 2022 at 1:05 AM

‘I Can’t Imagine Who Would Think It’s OK To Take Food Away From Kids’

‘I Can’t Imagine Who Would Think It’s OK To Take Food Away From Kids’     Bryce Covert December 27, 2022New York Times The 117th Congress has finished its work, with little to offer American children. Lawmakers were unable to muster a deal to combine an extension of …

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