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April 13, 2023 at 5:30 AM

One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness

One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness     Katia Riddle April 11, 2023NPR Program staff spend weeks getting to know people in homeless encampments like this one. In addition to housing, they find out what the people need. …

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April 13, 2023 at 5:15 AM

Judge’s Ruling Against Abortion Pill Is Filled With Activists’ Language

Judge’s Ruling Against Abortion Pill Is Filled With Activists’ Language     Charlie Savage and Pam Belluck April 11, 2023The New York Times The preliminary ruling from Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk adopts the terminology of anti-abortion groups, such as “chemical aborti…

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April 13, 2023 at 5:05 AM

AOC: The Biden Administration’s Rightward Turn Is “A Profound Miscalculation”

AOC: The Biden Administration’s Rightward Turn Is “A Profound Miscalculation”     AOC Interview by David Sirota April 11, 2023Jacobin In an interview, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses her call for Clarence Thomas’s impeachment, Joe Biden’s reelection prospects…

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April 13, 2023 at 4:35 AM

US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education”

US Fascism Is Spreading Under the Guise of “Patriotic Education”     Henry A. Giroux , April 10, 2023Truthout Republicans are rallying behind racist pedagogy as an organizing principle. Great Oak High School students leave campus in protest of the district's b…

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April 13, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Sex and the State

Portside Culture Sex and the State     Sex and the State December 22, 2022Dissent Paisley Currah’s Sex Is as Sex Does raises questions about efforts to achieve equal recognition under laws that sanction repression and inequality. ,   Sex Is as Sex …

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April 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – April 12, 2023

Global Left Midweek – April 12, 2023     April 12, 2023xxxxxx European insights – Who votes for the left, and why? The iconic image of Kandaka Alaa Salah during the revolutionary protests on April 8, 2019, in Khartoum. Credit, Lana H. Haroun   Europe: El…

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April 12, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Tennessee Republicans Kicked Out Justin Jones for Gun Control Protests. He’s Back.

Tennessee Republicans Kicked Out Justin Jones for Gun Control Protests. He’s Back.     Li Zhou April 11, 2023Vox Jones was unanimously reinstated by the Nashville Metropolitan Council on Monday. State Rep. Justin Jones of Nashville raises his fist after being …

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April 12, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Pentagon Leaks: US Seeks To Mend Ties After Claims Washington Spied on Key Allies

Pentagon Leaks: US Seeks To Mend Ties After Claims Washington Spied on Key Allies     Justin McCurry in Tokyo, Julian Borger in Washington and Ben Doherty in Sydney April 11, 2023The Guardian Defense secretary speaks to South Korean counterpart after leak suggesting …

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April 12, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Celebrating Daniel Ellsberg and a Courage Unconfined to the Past

Celebrating Daniel Ellsberg and a Courage Unconfined to the Past     Norman Solomon April 11, 2023Common Dreams In the closing time of his life, the famed whistleblower continues to speak out with urgency, in particular about the need for genuine diplomacy between th…

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April 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Just Another Week in the Federalist Society Hellscape

Just Another Week in the Federalist Society Hellscape     Michael Podhorzer April 10, 2023Substack Power corrupts; gerrymandering corrupts absolutely. , Painting by Sharif Tarabay   Q: What do last week’s stories about Clarence Thomas, the Tennessee expu…

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April 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

‘Showing Up’ Review: A Stressed Artist Befriends a Wounded Pigeon in Kelly Reichardt’s Feather-Light Comedy

Portside Culture ‘Showing Up’ Review: A Stressed Artist Befriends a Wounded Pigeon in Kelly Reichardt’s Feather-Light Comedy     David Erlich May 27, 2022Indie Wire Making art in all its everyday glory: In their latest movie together, Michelle Williams and dire…

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April 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – April 11, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – April 11, 2023     April 11, 2023xxxxxx What a difference a day makes! Chicago and Wisconsin voters turn the tables , Judy Heumann, 1947-2023   The Left Lashes Back Chicago’s New Mayor is a Public Education Champ Tennes…

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April 11, 2023 at 4:55 AM

How One Mother’s Love for Her Gay Son Started a Revolution

How One Mother’s Love for Her Gay Son Started a Revolution     Kathryn Schulz April 10, 2023The New Yorker In the sixties and seventies, fighting for the rights of queer people was considered radical activism. To Jeanne Manford, it was just part of being a parent. …

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April 11, 2023 at 12:45 AM

The American Civil War Ended on This Day. It Should Be a National Holiday

The American Civil War Ended on This Day. It Should Be a National Holiday     Steve Phillips April 9, 2023Guardian Rather than celebrate this milestone of multiracial democracy, our leaders conspicuously ignore the occasion ,   Today should be a national…

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April 11, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Rutgers Strike Sends Professors to Picket Lines Chanting ‘RU Listening? We Are Picketing.’

Rutgers Strike Sends Professors to Picket Lines Chanting ‘RU Listening? We Are Picketing.’     Katie Kausch, Jackie Roman, Jeff Goldman April 10, 2023NJ.com Union members representing three Rutgers University unions took to picket lines on Monday morning as 9,000 mem…

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April 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM

What These Imitation Foods Are Actually Made Of

Portside Culture What These Imitation Foods Are Actually Made Of     Brian Boone December 12, 2022The Daily Meal In order to get as many people as possible to buy their products, food companies often employ labeling which is misleading. A high number of commonl…

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April 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Ecuador: Murder of Key Witness in Investigation of President Lasso, Others, Raises More Questions

Ecuador: Murder of Key Witness in Investigation of President Lasso, Others, Raises More Questions     April 3, 2023CEPR Witness Was Close Associate of Lasso’s Inner Circle, Business Partners, and Campaign Donors Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso speaks durin…

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April 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Capitalism’s Fascist Temptation

Capitalism’s Fascist Temptation     Dave Anderson March 30, 2023Boulder Weekly MAGA mega-donor Peter Thiel, the leading Silicon Valley libertarian who promoted cryptocurrency and floating tax refuges beyond the reach of government, wrote in 2009 that democracy is no …

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April 10, 2023 at 7:10 AM

Science Sunday: Racist and Sexist Depictions of Human Evolution Still Permeate Science, Education and Popular Culture Today

Science Sunday: Racist and Sexist Depictions of Human Evolution Still Permeate Science, Education and Popular Culture Today     Rui Diogo April 5, 2023The Conversation Despite the significant societal changes that have occurred in the last 150 years, sexist and racis…

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April 10, 2023 at 6:50 AM

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s End Child Poverty Act Is a Political and Policy Home Run

Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar’s End Child Poverty Act Is a Political and Policy Home Run     Matt Bruenig April 7, 2023Jacobin US Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar just introduced the End Child Poverty Act, which would set up a universal child benefit. It’s a major i…

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April 10, 2023 at 5:05 AM

When Truly Stolen Elections Changed the Course of American History

When Truly Stolen Elections Changed the Course of American History     Stan Haynes April 9, 2023History News Network While the recent election fraud allegations have been rejected by the courts due to lack of supporting evidence, there was a time in American history …

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April 10, 2023 at 4:45 AM

King David and Boss Daley

King David and Boss Daley     Bobby Vanecko November 17, 2022South Side Weekly Professor Lance Williams traces the stories and conflicts of two powerful Chicago leaders, David Barksdale and Richard J. Daley, in a recent book. David Barksdale and Richard J. Dal…

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April 10, 2023 at 3:10 AM

Why Israeli Efforts To Write a Constitution Always Fail

Why Israeli Efforts To Write a Constitution Always Fail     Dahlia Scheindlin April 4, 2023+972 Magazine Resurrected by the protest movement, the idea of a constitution has been pursued throughout Israel's history. But opposition to equality foils its fruition. …

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April 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Review: A Blast From the Past Through a Modern Lens

Portside Culture Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Review: A Blast From the Past Through a Modern Lens     Jenna Scherer April 6, 2023AV Club Paramount Plus' 1950s-set series 'Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies' is filled with progressive Gen-Z values. Their struggl…

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April 9, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Everyone Blasts Ruling on FDA’s Mifepristone Approval

Everyone Blasts Ruling on FDA’s Mifepristone Approval     Brett Wilkins April 8, 2023Common Dreams "Today's ruling from a MAGA judge—who was hand-selected to hear this case by the anti-abortion activists who brought it—is an audacious act of judicial meddling in our …

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April 9, 2023 at 12:05 AM

New Cars Have Become Luxury Items

New Cars Have Become Luxury Items     Daniel de Visé April 5, 2023The Hill Between December 2017 and December 2022, the share of all new auto sales priced above $60,000 more than tripled, from 8 percent to 25 percent, according to research by Cox Automotive. ,…

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April 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

What’s Behind the Revolts in France?

What’s Behind the Revolts in France?     Colin Falconer April 3, 2023The Left Berlin People are waging not just a defensive struggle, but a positive one for a better world, one in which we have more leisure and work takes on a new meaning – the very opposite of a soc…

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April 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeal Is Denied

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeal Is Denied     April 3, 2023Peoples Dispatch Abu-Jamal’s bid for a new trial based on new evidence of racism and corruption within the prosecution has failed, leaving supporters with one less path for the decades-long political prisoner’s free…

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April 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Welcome to Utah, Where Pipeline Protests Could Now Get You at Least Five Years in Prison

Welcome to Utah, Where Pipeline Protests Could Now Get You at Least Five Years in Prison     Naveena Sadasivam March 23, 2023Grist Since the Standing Rock protests in 2017, 19 states have passed so-called critical infrastructure laws. The new rules make Utah t…

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April 8, 2023 at 1:55 AM

Friday Nite Videos | April 7, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | April 7, 2023     April 7, 2023xxxxxx TN Lawmaker Responds to Expulsion. AOC Calls Out Republicans' "Wokeism" Term. Mehdi Hasan Debates Matt Taibbi. The Corporations Bringing Back Child Labor. The Guardian’s Links to Slavery: ‘That Reality Can’t …

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April 8, 2023 at 12:05 AM

A Bomb as an Argument

A Bomb as an Argument     Boris Kagarlitsky April 7, 2023Russian Dissent A bomb that killed a Russian military blogger echos across past and future ,   On April 2, 2023, there was an explosion on the University embankment of Vasilyevsky Island in St. Pet…

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April 8, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Interview: The Tennessee Representative Expelled for Speaking Against Gun Violence

Interview: The Tennessee Representative Expelled for Speaking Against Gun Violence     Adrienne Johnson Martin April 5, 2023MLK50 Justin Pearson, was one of two Black representatives ousted from the Tennessee legislature, speaks out before Thursday’s vote: the legisl…

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April 8, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Secrets of Cooperation

The Secrets of Cooperation     Bob Holmes March 29, 2023Knowable Magazine Most people care what others think of them. In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good. , Maria Hergueta   People stop their cars simply because a little light …

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April 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire     Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski April 6, 2023ProPublica For over 20 years, Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to luxury vacations by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow. Justice …

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April 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Experts

Portside Culture Global Experts     A Fisher April 7, 2023 Schools may be in trouble, assesses Vermont poet Ann Fisher, but not the fault of students who create their own “precipitation” despite “all the measured wisdom/ we’ve provided.” ,   Global…

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April 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong

We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong     Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Norman Eisen April 4, 2023New York Times There is nothing weak about Alvin Bragg's case against Donald Trump. Big cases involving powerful, high-profile individuals have been han…

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April 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Biden’s Disinvitation to Netanyahu Followed PM’s Accusation U.S. Is Funding Demonstrations To ‘Topple’ Him

Biden’s Disinvitation to Netanyahu Followed PM’s Accusation U.S. Is Funding Demonstrations To ‘Topple’ Him     Philip Weiss April 4, 2023Mondoweiss Israeli analysts say the Biden administration thinks Netanyahu "has lost his mind," there is a growing likelihood of Je…

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April 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The War of Surprises in Ukraine

The War of Surprises in Ukraine     Rajan Menon March 28, 2023TomDispatch The world was surprised first by Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine and then by his army's failure to capture Kyiv and obliterate the government of Volodymyr Zelensky. In truth, though, we Am…

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April 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Should Leftists Call for Ending NATO?

Should Leftists Call for Ending NATO?     David Bacon April 4, 2023xxxxxx Russia should withdraw its troops, there should be a cease-fire, and negotiations. Writer David Bacon wrote this in response Michael Kazin's earlier piece, "Reject the Left Right Alliance Again…

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April 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Apr. 6, 2023 – Reader Comments: Trump Indictment; Nashville Students Protest, Tenn Legislators Dixiecrat Policies; Israeli Protests; Dolly Parton; Russian Neo-Imperialism; the Measures Taken-Live Theater Performance of Bertolt Brecht Play;

Tidbits – Apr. 6, 2023 – Reader Comments: Trump Indictment; Nashville Students Protest, Tenn Legislators Dixiecrat Policies; Israeli Protests; Dolly Parton; Russian Neo-Imperialism; the Measures Taken-Live Theater Performance of Bertolt Brecht Play;     April 6, 2023xxxx…

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April 6, 2023 at 6:10 AM

As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy

As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy     Margaret Renkl April 5, 2023The New York Times Tennessee Republicans moving toward expulsion of three Democrats who supported students protesting for gun control after Nashvi…

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April 6, 2023 at 5:50 AM

Liberal Judge’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Win Shows a Shake-Up in US Politics

Liberal Judge’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Win Shows a Shake-Up in US Politics     Sam Levine April 5, 2023The Guardian Victory will have consequences for abortion and voting rights in the state as Democrats become serious about down-ballot races Janet Prota…

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April 6, 2023 at 5:40 AM

Israeli Forces Draw Condemnation Over ‘Barbaric’ Raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli Forces Draw Condemnation Over ‘Barbaric’ Raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque     Kenny Stancil April 5, 2023Common Dreams "The army broke the upper windows of the mosque and began throwing stun grenades at us," said one Palestinian worshiper who was arrested alongside hun…

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April 6, 2023 at 5:20 AM

Brandon Johnson: A Win for People Power in Chicago

Brandon Johnson: A Win for People Power in Chicago     Miles Kampf-Lassin April 5, 2023Jacobin In Chicago’s mayoral runoff Tuesday, Paul Vallas’s vision of budget cuts and law and order lost to Brandon Johnson’s promises to tax the rich and invest in social services.…

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April 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Books Bob Dylan’s the Philosophy of Modern Song

Portside Culture Books Bob Dylan’s the Philosophy of Modern Song     Raymond Foye November 1, 2022The Brooklyn Rail Dylan, writes reviewer Foye of this new coffee table-size book, "is sweeping out the ashes from the cave of a long career. He is casting a light …

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April 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – April 5, 2023

Global Left Midweek – April 5, 2023     April 5, 2023xxxxxx Crisis deepens, struggle rises in France and Israel/Palestine Protests in France are becoming bigger and more militant. Credit, LEWIS JOLY / AP   South Africa: Future of the Tripartite Alliance …

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April 5, 2023 at 2:35 AM

Starbucks Fires Buffalo Worker Who Founded Union Campaign

Starbucks Fires Buffalo Worker Who Founded Union Campaign     Michael Sainato April 3, 2023The Guardian Lexi Rizzo, Starbucks Buffalo shift supervisor for seven years at one of the first stores to unionize, says company claims she was fired for tardiness. Star…

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April 5, 2023 at 2:30 AM

Mel King, Whose 1983 Mayoral Campaign Ushered In a New Era in Boston Race Relations, Dies at 94

Mel King, Whose 1983 Mayoral Campaign Ushered In a New Era in Boston Race Relations, Dies at 94     Mark Feeney March 28, 2023The Boston Globe Mel King, the longtime political activist and former state representative from the South End who in 1983 became the first Bl…

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April 5, 2023 at 2:30 AM

The GOP, ESG, and the Willful Destruction of Planet Earth

The GOP, ESG, and the Willful Destruction of Planet Earth     Stan Cox April 2, 2023Tom Dispatch That so many states have been passing such legislation that forbids considering environment, society, and governance implications of financial investments is anything but…

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April 5, 2023 at 2:30 AM

55 Years After MLK’s Death, His Radical Vision Should Galvanize Our Struggles Today

55 Years After MLK’s Death, His Radical Vision Should Galvanize Our Struggles Today     Michael K. Honey April 4, 2023Jacobin Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated 55 years ago today while in Memphis standing in solidarity with striking sanitation workers. His life …

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