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May 10, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Why I Changed My Mind on the Debt Limit

Why I Changed My Mind on the Debt Limit     Laurence H. Tribe May 7, 2023The New York Times The right question is whether Congress — after passing the spending bills that created these debts in the first place — can invoke an arbitrary dollar limit to force the presi…

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May 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM

‘Chile ’76’ Review: Domestic Unease That Twists Into Intrigue

Portside Culture ‘Chile ’76’ Review: Domestic Unease That Twists Into Intrigue     Teo Bugbee May 4, 2023The New York Times Manuela Martelli’s new film examines the Pinochet dictatorship through the eyes of a woman who never intended to play an active role. …

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May 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 9, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 9, 2023     May 9, 2023xxxxxx A not-so-civil war continues , Clay Jones, claytoonz.com   How White Men Fight A Comic Book for Democracy Cis Boom Bah Chuck You, Farley The Golden Rule Sails Again Schools, Cops and Me…

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May 9, 2023 at 12:55 AM

Mob Justice

Mob Justice     Brooke Harrington May 8, 2023The Atlantic What do plutocrats and Supreme Court members get from being friends? The Godfather: The Wallpaper, by alvarezperea (CC BY-NC 2.0)   What is a Mafia? At the systemic level, it’s different from othe…

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May 9, 2023 at 12:05 AM

This Historic Writers’ Strike Matters for Everyone – Not Just Hollywood

This Historic Writers’ Strike Matters for Everyone – Not Just Hollywood     Hamilton Nolan May 6, 2023Guardian The contract that the writers are striking for could set a powerful precedent that AI must work for people, rather than being used to marginalize people to …

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May 9, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Sweet History of Lemonade

Portside Culture The Sweet History of Lemonade     Anne Ewbank April 17, 2023Atlas Obscura Lemonade became an emblem of the temperance movement. Lucy Webb Hayes, First Lady from 1877 to 1881, bore the nickname “Lemonade Lucy” for her refusal to serve alcohol in…

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May 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws

A New Republican Assault on Children: Overturning Labor Laws     Sonali Kolhatkar May 5, 2023Independent Media Institute It seems unimaginable that we are backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that’s precisely what the GOP appears to be doing. …

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May 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Second Amendment

The Second Amendment     Heather Cox Richardson May 6, 2023Letters from an American In 1972 the Republican platform had called for gun control to restrict the sale of “cheap handguns.” In 1980, the Republican platform opposed the federal registration of firearms, and…

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May 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

New Documents Undermine Supreme Court Student Debt Case

New Documents Undermine Supreme Court Student Debt Case     Julia Rock May 2, 2023The Lever When it comes to student debt relief, the court’s conservative justices appear willing to accept dubious standing claims to force more debt onto millions of Americans. …

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May 8, 2023 at 7:45 AM

Science Sunday: ‘Too Greedy’ –Mass Walkout at Global Science Journal Over ‘Unethical’ Fees

Science Sunday: ‘Too Greedy’ –Mass Walkout at Global Science Journal Over ‘Unethical’ Fees     Anna Fazackerley May 7, 2023The Guardian Entire board resigns over actions of academic publisher whose profit margins outstrip even Google and Amazon An Elsevier fac…

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May 8, 2023 at 7:05 AM

The Persistent Allure of Military Coups

The Persistent Allure of Military Coups     John Feffer April 26, 2023Foreign Policy in Focus Sudan is in yet another civil war. Can it put military rule behind it once and for all? Military situation as of 8 May 2023 (Pink) Controlled by the Sudanese Armed Fo…

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May 8, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Buried Footage Helped Chicago Police Get Away With Killing 10 Labor Activists in 1937

Buried Footage Helped Chicago Police Get Away With Killing 10 Labor Activists in 1937     Greg Mitchell May 7, 2023History News Network The first film to fully explore the 1937 tragedy in Chicago, when police shot and killed ten pro-labor marchers--and the shocking f…

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May 8, 2023 at 3:00 AM

A New Supreme Court Case Seeks To Make the Nine Justices Even More Powerful

A New Supreme Court Case Seeks To Make the Nine Justices Even More Powerful     Ian Millhiser May 2, 2023Vox The Court has spent the last several years claiming the other two branches’ powers for itself. Future Justice Neil M. Gorsuch laughs at a senator’s jok…

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May 8, 2023 at 2:30 AM

The New York Law Everyone Is Watching

The New York Law Everyone Is Watching     Victoria Law May 4, 2023The Nation The HALT Act was passed to end long-term solitary confinement. Enforcing it is a whole new struggle. A prisoner is shackled while attending a class for mental health in the Short-Term…

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May 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Real History of Queen Charlotte, and the Problem With Netflix’s Bridgerton Spinoff

Portside Culture The Real History of Queen Charlotte, and the Problem With Netflix’s Bridgerton Spinoff     Nylah Burton May 5, 2023Vox Shonda Rhimes’s new show imagines an interracial romance that remakes Regency England. That sure didn’t happen. Young …

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May 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Fed, the Supreme Court, and Their Legitimacy

The Fed, the Supreme Court, and Their Legitimacy     Max Moran May 5, 2023American Prospect/The Revolving Door Project The government’s least democratic branches are incompetent and corrupt because they are unaccountable. James Madison would not be surprised… …

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May 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Michael A. Lebowitz (Nov 27, 1937 – April 19, 2023)

Michael A. Lebowitz (Nov 27, 1937 – April 19, 2023)     April 20, 2023https://michaelalebowitz.com/ Michael A. Lebowitz was Professor Emeritus of Economics at Simon Fraser University in Canada and the author of many books on marxism. ,   For his writing …

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May 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

NAACP Sues Over Mississippi Legislation Expanding State Power in Jackson

NAACP Sues Over Mississippi Legislation Expanding State Power in Jackson     Nick Robertson April 22, 2023The Hill If our state lawmakers really wanted to help fight crime, they would invest more tax dollars into mental health and anti-poverty programs to better supp…

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May 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Conversation With Susan Neiman About Left and Woke

A Conversation With Susan Neiman About Left and Woke     Robert Kuttner May 2, 2023The American Prospect In their justified concern for inequalities of power, the woke often simply focus on power struggles rather than thinking about justice, which sometimes gets left…

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May 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Resisting Cannibal Capitalism

Resisting Cannibal Capitalism     Nancy Fraser May 3, 2023Red Pepper If we are serious about saving democracy, care and the planet we need to address the root of the crisis, which is capital’s insatiable need to devour them. ‘Finding the Right Balance for Cryp…

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May 6, 2023 at 3:05 AM

Friday Nite Videos | 5-5-2023: Belafonte in Five

Friday Nite Videos | 5-5-2023: Belafonte in Five     May 5, 2023xxxxxx Harry Belafonte is synonymous with getting people across the world up, singing and dancing and celebrating life. Little to we appreciate how great a role he played in getting us up and acting on …

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May 6, 2023 at 1:30 AM

Why the Godfather of AI Fears for Humanity

Why the Godfather of AI Fears for Humanity     Alex Hern May 5, 2023Guardian 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton recently quit Google warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence. ‘We’ve discovered the secret of immortality. The bad news is it’s not for us.’ …

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May 6, 2023 at 1:04 AM

‘This Regime Is Not Subject to Evolution’ an Interview With Ilya Budraitskis

‘This Regime Is Not Subject to Evolution’ an Interview With Ilya Budraitskis     Ilya Budraitskis April 17, 2023Meduza Political writer Ilya Budraitskis explains the left’s vision of decentralized governance and why Russia’s Communist Party must exit together with Pu…

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May 6, 2023 at 12:25 AM

DNA at 70: Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role

DNA at 70: Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role     Emily Anthes April 25, 2023New York Times Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix. A new opinion essay argues that she was an “equal contributor.” Rosali…

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May 6, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better

Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better     Stephanie Feldstein May 4, 2023Scientific American A future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment World Population, by Arenamontanus (CC BY 2.0)   China’s po…

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May 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Yes, I Am Latina. And No, I Am Not Mexican

Portside Culture Yes, I Am Latina. And No, I Am Not Mexican     Rafaella Daumas April 13, 2023Cultural Daily “I am Latina,” insists poet Rafaellla Daumas. “And I am not another curiosity to be stared at/ And I am not just another stereotype.” ,   Y…

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May 5, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Nurredin Amro’s Epic Battle To Save His Home From Demolition

Nurredin Amro’s Epic Battle To Save His Home From Demolition     Nora Lester Murad April 24, 2023The Markaz Review The writer’s Palestinian friend, a blind school principal, has resisted eight years of Israeli efforts to drive his family out of Jerusalem. Ethnic clea…

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May 5, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Four Possibilities for the Kremlin Attack

Four Possibilities for the Kremlin Attack     Tom Nichols May 3, 2023The Atlantc Two drones struck inside the Kremlin complex early Tuesday. We don’t know exactly what happened but the Russian claims of a Ukrainian attack are doubtful. It’s more likely that Vladimir …

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May 5, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Democrats Shouldn’t Fall for McCarthy’s Debt Limit Ransom Attempt

Democrats Shouldn’t Fall for McCarthy’s Debt Limit Ransom Attempt     Max B. Sawicky May 2, 2023In These Times Republicans are threatening to tank the global economy if President Biden doesn’t agree to slash spending on social welfare programs. It’s a trap. Ho…

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May 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Mayor Adams’ Irresponsible New Police-Union Contract Demands Closer Scrutiny

Mayor Adams’ Irresponsible New Police-Union Contract Demands Closer Scrutiny     John Teufel April 12, 2023The Indypendent Massive pay hikes and continued abuse of overtime pay send cop salaries soaring while other city agencies are starved of funds. NYPD officers ar…

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May 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – May 4, 2023 – Reader Comments: Young Voters; Writers Strike; Corporate Evil – Workers Deaths, Polluters, Private Equity, Crypto Currency, Debt Crisis, School Vouchers; SpaceX Explosion; xxxxxx Cooking Controversy; Lots of Announcements

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May 4, 2023 at 5:55 AM

Why I’m Saying No to the IDF as a 17-Year-Old

Why I’m Saying No to the IDF as a 17-Year-Old     Fred Hidvegi April 27, 2023Common Dreams As my birthday approaches, I grow more and more anxious because a professional organization of trained terrorists that calls itself an army wants me to be one of them. And if I…

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May 4, 2023 at 5:45 AM

Confronting the Roots of American-Style Fascism in One Family’s History

Confronting the Roots of American-Style Fascism in One Family’s History     Julie Carr April 30, 2023History News Network It made a kind of perverse and dangerous sense that some settler-homesteaders like my great-grandfather would seek to relocate the source of thei…

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May 4, 2023 at 5:15 AM

‘Immense and Needless Suffering’: Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Creating a Crisis of Care

‘Immense and Needless Suffering’: Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Creating a Crisis of Care     Alanna Vagianos April 26, 2023HuffPost The threat of prison time under Idaho's near-total abortion ban is forcing providers to leave the state — and pregnant people are paying the…

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May 4, 2023 at 5:00 AM

Ilhan Omar Condemns US Failure To Act Since George Floyd: ‘A Broken System’

Ilhan Omar Condemns US Failure To Act Since George Floyd: ‘A Broken System’     Sam Levin May 3, 2023The Guardian Exclusive: three years after murder, Minnesota congresswoman talks prison abuse and her new police violence resolution Ilhan Omar has condemned th…

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May 4, 2023 at 3:30 AM

The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity

Portside Culture The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity     Craig R. Roach April 24, 2023New York Journal of Books This book argues that the United States must move beyond its current minimalist approach to fighting povert…

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May 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May Day 2023 Reports

Global Left Midweek – May Day 2023 Reports     May 3, 2023xxxxxx Bringing back proletarian internationalism one May Day at a time Members of the Sommilito Garments Sramik Federation in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday, May 1, 2023. Credit, bdnews24.com   May …

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May 3, 2023 at 12:40 AM

Saudi Alfalfa Sparks Tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

Saudi Alfalfa Sparks Tension in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert     Sharon Udasin April 30, 2023The Hill “We don’t have any restrictions on our groundwater,” Holly Irwin, a La Paz County supervisor, told The Hill. “So it’s like a free for all.” Going down. Drought in…

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May 3, 2023 at 12:30 AM

How the Biggest Private Sector Union Wants To Transform the Restaurant Workforce

How the Biggest Private Sector Union Wants To Transform the Restaurant Workforce     Aneurin Canham May 1, 2023Restaurant Dive SEIU President Mary Kay Henry outlines strategies to kickstart a national fast food union and reform labor law. Mary Kay Henry, seco…

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May 3, 2023 at 12:25 AM

The Golden Rule Sets Sail To Abolish Nuclear Weapons

The Golden Rule Sets Sail To Abolish Nuclear Weapons     Arnie Alpert May 1, 2023Waging Nonviolence 65 years ago, the Golden Rule ignited protests that led to a partial ban on nuclear weapons testing. Now it’s back to fight for nothing short of abolition. The …

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May 3, 2023 at 12:25 AM

How the War on Crypto Triggered a Banking Crisis

How the War on Crypto Triggered a Banking Crisis     Ellen Brown May 2, 2023CounterPunch Carter and Long make a compelling case that it was the FDIC, the SEC and the Federal Reserve that brought the banks down, by a coordinated, extrajudicial “war on crypto” that blo…

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May 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM

‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Review: An Unflinching Look at the True Price of Russia’s War on Ukraine

Portside Culture ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ Review: An Unflinching Look at the True Price of Russia’s War on Ukraine     Adam Solomans January 20, 2023IndieWire Among the last journalists left in Ukraine after the invasion, Mystylav Chernov captures a horrifying por…

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May 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – May 2, 2023

Media Bits and Bytes – May 2, 2023     May 2, 2023xxxxxx Tucker, Lemon, BuzzFeed, Vice News – dropping like flies , Alamy Stock Photo   A Test of the News A Tucker Born Every Minute AI Spam Fox News Needs You California’s Media Regulation Bill Goodbye Tw…

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May 2, 2023 at 6:30 AM

What Home Cooking Does That Restaurants Can’t

What Home Cooking Does That Restaurants Can’t     Reem Kassis May 1, 2023The Atlantic When we eat, the social context matters perhaps even more than the food. , Illustration by Celina Pereira   As a professional food writer, I have always found joy and e…

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May 2, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?     Paige Oamek May 1, 2023The Nation For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement. Those under 35 overwhelmingly approve of organized …

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May 2, 2023 at 12:05 AM

What Is May Day? For the Most Part, the Opposite of Capitalism

What Is May Day? For the Most Part, the Opposite of Capitalism     Emma Bowman May 1, 2023NPR U.S. resistance to celebrate International Labor Day — also called International Workers' Day — in May stems from a resistance to emboldening worldwide working-class unity, …

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May 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Please Eat in the Library

Portside Culture Please Eat in the Library     Mackenzie Filson April 25, 2023Taste Magazine Increasingly, libraries offer more than just a place to take a break between using fast and free internet and researching ancient Martian glaciers. They’re stocked with…

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May 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM

One-Quarter of Minority Youth in Cook County Juvenile Justice System Are Shot, Killed After Detention, Study Finds

One-Quarter of Minority Youth in Cook County Juvenile Justice System Are Shot, Killed After Detention, Study Finds     Andy Grimm April 24, 2023Chicago Sun-Times Long-term research from Northwestern University finds that rates of firearm injury or death are higher fo…

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May 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM

May Day, Haymarket, Kent State, Jackson State

May Day, Haymarket, Kent State, Jackson State     April 28, 2023Friday's Labor Folklore The day will come when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you are throttling today. The Haymarket Martyrs' Monument, Chicago, Illinois,     The Haymark…

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May 1, 2023 at 9:30 AM

Sunday Science: How Does Dark Energy Accelerate the Universe?

Sunday Science: How Does Dark Energy Accelerate the Universe?     Ethan Siegel April 28, 2023Big Think All forms of energy affect the expanding Universe. But if matter and radiation slow the expansion down, how does dark energy speed it up? For the first sever…

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