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January 25, 2023 at 1:10 AM

It Didn’t Start With Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy

It Didn’t Start With Trump: The Decades-Long Saga of How the GOP Went Crazy     David Corn October 1, 2022Mother Jones The modern Republican Party has always exploited and encouraged extremism. , Guillem Casasús   In May, during an Aspen Institute confer…
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January 25, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Iranian Labor Unions Have Led Inspiring Solidarity Strikes Amid the Uprising

Iranian Labor Unions Have Led Inspiring Solidarity Strikes Amid the Uprising     Frieda Afary January 19, 2023Truthout Labor organizing is severely restricted in Iran but independent unions have actively backed demands for women’s rights. A view of a marketpla…
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January 25, 2023 at 1:05 AM

“We Will Not Accept Your Laws”

“We Will Not Accept Your Laws”     Liam Kennedy January 19, 2023In These Times - Labor U.K. workers rise up against Conservatives’ attempt to hollow out their right to strike. Nursing staff and supporters march from London's University College Hospital to Down…
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January 25, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – January 24, 2023

Media Bits and Bytes – January 24, 2023     January 24, 2023xxxxxx Remembering a pathbreaker for free media Programmer and activist Aaron Swartz. Credit, Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images   Big Tech Firings by the Thousands DOJ vs Google Chat…
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January 25, 2023 at 1:00 AM

“Argentina, 1985”: Oscar-Shortlisted Film Depicts Historic War Crimes Trial of U.S.-Backed Generals

Portside Culture “Argentina, 1985”: Oscar-Shortlisted Film Depicts Historic War Crimes Trial of U.S.-Backed Generals     Democracy Now January 13, 2023Democracy Now Democracy Now interviews director Santiago Mitre about “Argentina, 1985,” his dramatization of t…
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January 24, 2023 at 2:50 AM

Science Museum Workers Vote To Unionize

Science Museum Workers Vote To Unionize     Union Advocate January 20, 2023Union Advocate Workers at the Science Museum of Minnesota have voted overwhelmingly to join together in a union with the AFSCME Council 5. ,   Workers at the Science Museum of Min…
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January 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Checking In With Joseph Stiglitz on the State of Inequality

Checking In With Joseph Stiglitz on the State of Inequality     Nadia Daar and Nabil Ahmed January 23, 2023Oxfam America The Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for a global tax on high earners at 70% and a 2-3% wealth tax on large fortunes to combat widening inequal…
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January 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Healthcare Against Black Americans: A History of Medical Maltreatment Continues To Kill Black Americans

Healthcare Against Black Americans: A History of Medical Maltreatment Continues To Kill Black Americans     Mark Kreidler January 20, 2023LA Progressive More than 25% of survey respondents have avoided care fearing how they would be treated, and nearly one third repo…
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January 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Ultra-Processed Foods: It’s Not Just Their Low Nutritional Value That’s a Concern

Portside Culture Ultra-Processed Foods: It’s Not Just Their Low Nutritional Value That’s a Concern     Richard Hoffman September 12, 2022The Conversation Some researchers have theorised that ultra-processed foods increase inflammation because they are recognise…
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January 24, 2023 at 1:00 AM

A Picture of Global Complicity: Aiding Myanmar’s Military Regime

A Picture of Global Complicity: Aiding Myanmar’s Military Regime     Binoy Kampmark January 20, 2023CounterPunch Myanmar’s military junta is not short of partners. Indeed, business, notably in the arms market, continues unabated. Such conduct makes a mockery of the s…
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January 24, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle

The Left Was Missing in Action From the McCarthy Spectacle     D.D. Guttenplan for The Nation January 20, 2023The Nation Watching the GOP’s circular firing squad during the speaker votes was entertaining, but what do progressive Democrats have to show for rallying ro…
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January 23, 2023 at 4:50 AM

Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?

Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?     Clifford Marks January 20, 2023The New Yorker Miniaturization, experimentation, and A.I. have unlocked revolutionary potential in an old technology. , Illustration by Nicholas Konrad / The New Yorker   The pa…
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January 23, 2023 at 4:30 AM

Paul Krugman, China’s Demographic Crisis, and the Which Way Is up Problem in Economics

Paul Krugman, China’s Demographic Crisis, and the Which Way Is up Problem in Economics     Dean Baker January 17, 2023CEPR Should China should be terrified that its population is now falling, as all our leading news outlets are telling us? ,   I rarely d…
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January 23, 2023 at 2:45 AM

Will Biden Save Israel From Its Worst Instincts?

Will Biden Save Israel From Its Worst Instincts?     Robert Kuttner January 20, 2023The American Prospect The U.S. has only days to act before Netanyahu destroys the Israeli High Court. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Interior and…
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January 23, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression

Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression     Bill Fletcher Jr. January 22, 2023The Nation The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us. Friend or foe? Ukrainian soldiers on a tank pass along the road on March 9, 2022, in Kyiv., Murat Saka / dia im…
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January 23, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Mexico Plans To Ban Solar Geoengineering After Rogue Experiment

Mexico Plans To Ban Solar Geoengineering After Rogue Experiment     Sebastian Rodriguez, Joe Lo January 18, 2023Climate Home News A U.S. startup carried out a geoengineering experiment in Mexico, which the country claims was done without prior notice and consent …
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January 23, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Why We Can’t Turn Off the NFL

Portside Culture Why We Can’t Turn Off the NFL     Dylan Scott January 5, 2023Vox America’s unbreakable fixation with football will only lead to more injuries like Damar Hamlin’s. A uniquely American concoction of capitalism and culture has allowed football to …
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January 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Sales Practices of the Nation’s Biggest Title Lender

Sales Practices of the Nation’s Biggest Title Lender     Margaret Coker, The Current January 19, 2023Pro Publica Former TitleMax store managers told ProPublica and The Current about how they were trained to keep customers unaware of the true costs of their title pawn…
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January 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM

What Black Americans Say Is Needed To Beat Inequality

What Black Americans Say Is Needed To Beat Inequality     Jens Manuel Krogstad and Kiana Cox January 20, 2023Pew Research Center Here are key findings from Pew Research Center surveys that explore Black Americans’ views about how to overcome racial inequality. …
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January 22, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Independent Probe Demanded After Police Kill Forest Defender “Tortuguita” in Georgia

Independent Probe Demanded After Police Kill Forest Defender “Tortuguita” in Georgia     Brett Wilkins January 20, 2023Common Dreams "Tortuguita's 'crime' was defending a forest in the heart of Atlanta—yet police moved in full force to evict the encampment, using the…
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January 22, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Greens Are in Government, but Environmentalists Are ‘Criminals’

The Greens Are in Government, but Environmentalists Are ‘Criminals’     Marco Bascetta January 19, 2023Il Manifesto Global The Greens are a moderate, centrist party, reluctant to pander to any eruption of social conflict and more than cautious in its dealings with bi…
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January 22, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Activist Offering: The Other Front Line

The Activist Offering: The Other Front Line     Steph Black January 10, 2023The Progressive Post-Roe, providers and patients are working across state lines and new legal barriers to provide and access abortion care. A patient at Whole Woman's Health in Austin…
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January 21, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 20, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | January 20, 2023     January 20, 2023xxxxxx Life And Death 3,000,000 Years Ago. Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young) | Woodstock (We Are Stardust). The Other Big Lie. Why Saving Kids Is Bad Business in America. ARGENTINA, 1985 | Movie. To v…
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January 21, 2023 at 1:25 AM

The Zero-Fare Public Transit Movement Is Picking Up Momentum

The Zero-Fare Public Transit Movement Is Picking Up Momentum     Rebecca Picciotto January 14, 2023CNBC The “zero-fare” movement has garnered support during the pandemic, which underscored the critical role public transit plays for essential workers who don’t have th…
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January 21, 2023 at 1:15 AM

Rightwing Group Pours Millions in ‘Dark Money’ Into US Voter Suppression Bid

Rightwing Group Pours Millions in ‘Dark Money’ Into US Voter Suppression Bid     Brendan Fischer and Ed Pilkington January 17, 2023documented.net The efforts help explain the unprecedented tidal wave of restrictive voting laws that spread across Republican-controlled…
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January 21, 2023 at 1:10 AM

The Science (and Business) Behind COVID-19 Disinformation

The Science (and Business) Behind COVID-19 Disinformation     Katelyn Jetelina January 20, 2023Your Local Epdemiologist Covid-19 disinformation is coordinated, effective, lucrative, and costs lives. This is true during the pandemic and it will be true for other publi…
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January 21, 2023 at 1:10 AM

How To Read the Communist Manifesto

How To Read the Communist Manifesto     James Robins January 19, 2023The New Republic The novelist China Miéville aims to show that Marx’s words remain just as vital as when they were first hastily composed. ,   At the wintry end of a ravenous year, K…
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January 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows

Portside Culture Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows     Majid Naficy December 9, 2022 The Persian poet Majid Naficy still awakens at night, mourning friends and family, victims of the Iranian regime. ,   Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows By Majid Naficy In …
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January 20, 2023 at 4:10 AM

We’re Happy To Have Readers Who Don’t Donate

We’re Happy To Have Readers Who Don’t Donate     xxxxxx Moderators January 19, 2023xxxxxx This message is for you, whether you choose to donate or not. ,   Dear xxxxxx Reader, We are happy to have many xxxxxx readers who do not donate money for this pro…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The MAGA Threat Is Greater Today Than It Was in 2020

The MAGA Threat Is Greater Today Than It Was in 2020     Max Elbaum January 13, 2023Convergence McCarthy got his gavel, but MAGA pulls his strings. The GOP is comfy with armed fascists, SCOTUS is rolling back the 20th century. Time to get busy. Proud Boys scre…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

In Major Rebuke, New York Senate Committee Rejects Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Court Pick

In Major Rebuke, New York Senate Committee Rejects Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Court Pick     Prem Thakker January 18, 2023The New Republic The judiciary committee voted not to advance the nomination of Hector LaSalle, setting up a likely legal fight between the governor and…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Let’s Remember That Martin Luther King’s Dream Included Full Employment for All

Let’s Remember That Martin Luther King’s Dream Included Full Employment for All     William P. Jones and Algernon Austin January 16, 2023MarketWatch Despite important strides that the United States has made toward racial equality in the 60 years since the March on Wa…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Israeli Right Is the Minority — The Left Need Only Realize It

The Israeli Right Is the Minority — The Left Need Only Realize It     Meron Rapoport January 12, 2023+972 Magazine It’s time for the Jewish left to understand that by aligning its struggle with the Palestinians, it can be part of a majority against occupation and apa…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Jan. 19, 2023 – Reader Comments: Martin Luther King-A True and Visionary Radical; Israel Under Netanyahu; Socialism in Our History – Wisconsin, Superman, Barbara Kingsolver; Brazil; Medicare Under Attack; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – Jan. 19, 2023 – Reader Comments: Martin Luther King-A True and Visionary Radical; Israel Under Netanyahu; Socialism in Our History – Wisconsin, Superman, Barbara Kingsolver; Brazil; Medicare Under Attack; Cartoons; More…     January 19, 2023xxxxxx Reader Co…
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January 19, 2023 at 3:10 AM

Fraying Fabric: How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America

Portside Culture Fraying Fabric: How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America     Robert D. Parmet December 28, 2022The New York Labor History Association This new book is a history of the struggle over trade policy, and the impact of trade poli…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

FBI’s Opposition to Releasing Leonard Peltier Driven by Vendetta, Says Ex-Agent

FBI’s Opposition to Releasing Leonard Peltier Driven by Vendetta, Says Ex-Agent     Nina Lakhani January 18, 2023The Guardian Exclusive: retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley calls for clemency for Indigenous activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years Leona…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Bernie Sanders on the State of the Working Class in America

Bernie Sanders on the State of the Working Class in America     Bernie Sanders January 17, 2023Our Revolution I see a nation where 63 percent of workers live paycheck to paycheck — paycheck to paycheck. What does that mean? It means that every day you are living unde…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

DeSantis Allies Plot the Hostile Takeover of a Liberal College

DeSantis Allies Plot the Hostile Takeover of a Liberal College     Michelle Goldberg January 9, 2023The New York Times Naturally, Gov. DeSantis of Florida wants to demolish New College, the most progressive public college in the state, at least as it currently exists…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

They’re Trying to George Floyd Me!

They’re Trying to George Floyd Me!     Abby Zimet January 17, 2023Common Dreams We are left wondering on what planet does distraught black man Keenan Anderson begging "Please help me" to police become "Please brutishly kill me"? Keenan Anderson and his son., T…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – January 18, 2023

Global Left Midweek – January 18, 2023     January 18, 2023xxxxxx A week of mass upsurge and states in transition Lima, Peru, this week. Union banner: "Down with the murderous Boluarte dictatorship! The spilled blood will never be forgotten!" Credit, Deutsche …
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January 18, 2023 at 2:00 AM

Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason To Avoid Emancipation

Portside Culture Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason To Avoid Emancipation     Shirley Li December 9, 2022The Atlantic If only Emancipation actually had a memorable message. Despite a committed cast and stunning cinematography, the film’s script is too blunt and t…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:30 AM

At Davos, Capitalists Are Trying To Solve the Problems They Themselves Create

At Davos, Capitalists Are Trying To Solve the Problems They Themselves Create     Grace Blakeley January 17, 2023Jacobin At the World Economic Forum’s conference in Davos this week, elites will try to address problems from climate change to the threat of worldwide re…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:25 AM

What Price “Defense”?

What Price “Defense”?     William D. Hartung January 17, 2023Tom Dispatch America's Costly, Dysfunctional Approach to Security Is Making Us Ever Less Safe , Reuters/iStockphoto/The Fiscal Times   Late last month, President Biden signed a bill that clears…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:25 AM

From Church to Classroom: The Rev William Barber Takes His ‘Moral Mission’ to Yale

From Church to Classroom: The Rev William Barber Takes His ‘Moral Mission’ to Yale     Ed Pilkington January 16, 2023The Guardian The leader of the Poor People’s Campaign will train the next generation of ‘moral fusion leaders’ at the Yale divinity school The …
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January 18, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Blunders, Splits and War

Blunders, Splits and War     Victor Grossman January 17, 2023xxxxxx Berlin Bulletin #206 January 17 2023 The lack of homes for working class and also for middle-class seekers is a nation-wide emergency. Somehow, allegedly due to rising costs, there is never enough mo…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 17, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 17, 2023     January 17, 2023xxxxxx Is the Republican Party the political equivalent of Chucky? , Win McNamee/Getty Images   How to Write a People’s History of Antifascism Voter Suppression in Milwaukee Dating A…
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January 17, 2023 at 2:35 AM

The Richest 1% of People Amassed Almost Two-Thirds of New Wealth Created in the Last Two Years, Oxfam Says

The Richest 1% of People Amassed Almost Two-Thirds of New Wealth Created in the Last Two Years, Oxfam Says     Sophie Kiderlin January 16, 2023CNBC Taxes must be increased for the ultra-rich as a “strategic precondition to reducing inequality and resuscitating democr…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

South Nassau Nurses Vote To Become Members of New York’s Largest Union of Registered Nurses

South Nassau Nurses Vote To Become Members of New York’s Largest Union of Registered Nurses     Kristi Barnes January 13, 2023New York State Nurses Association Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau voted by a majority to join the New York State Nurses Association. The a…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Recipes from the Survivors of Auschwitz

Portside Culture Recipes from the Survivors of Auschwitz     Hannah Goldfield October 22, 2022The New Yorker “Honey Cake and Latkes: Recipes from the Old World by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Survivors” was organized by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation. Mor…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

A True and Visionary Radical, Martin Luther King Jr. Was No Moderate

A True and Visionary Radical, Martin Luther King Jr. Was No Moderate     Peter Dreier January 16, 2023Common Dreams King called himself a democratic socialist. He believed that America needed a "radical redistribution of economic and political power." Civil ri…