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July 11, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Oppenheimer, Nullified and Vindicated

Oppenheimer, Nullified and Vindicated     Kai Bird July 7, 2023The New Yorker The inventor of the atomic bomb, the subject of Christopher Nolan’s new film, was the chief celebrity victim of the national trauma known as McCarthyism. 1947... Albert Einstein, Rob…

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July 11, 2023 at 12:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, July 11 – 17

This Week in People’s History, July 11 – 17     xxxxxx ' No accommodation to racism' in 1905. Smoking causes lung cancer in 1957. Nixon on tape, really? in 1973. FBI admits to burglaries in 1975. CIA admits to more bad behavior in 1977. Forgetting about the Civil War…

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July 11, 2023 at 12:05 AM

How Stovemakers Helped Invent Modern Marketing

Portside Culture How Stovemakers Helped Invent Modern Marketing     Howell J. Harris February 20, 2023JSTOR The history of stovemaking in the nineteenth century, as businesses turned from small to mass manufacturing, is the story of the making and selling of th…

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July 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Human Rights and Housing

Human Rights and Housing     Peter Eglin July 2, 2023Socialist Project: The Bullet Housing is increasingly treated as both a speculative or an investment commodity for the rich and satisfied, and a charitable donation for the poor and precarious, in a system of corpo…

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July 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Angry Parents Protest Religious Right in a Southern California School District

Angry Parents Protest Religious Right in a Southern California School District     Blake Jones July 9, 2023Politico Novice school board members get a hard lesson in politics in a region that could determine control of the House. Students have held protests, an…

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July 11, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Black Radical Tradition Can Guide Our Struggles Against Oppression

The Black Radical Tradition Can Guide Our Struggles Against Oppression     Robin D. G. Kelley, Daniel Denvir July 6, 2023Jacobin Historian Robin D. G. Kelley has uncovered a tradition of African American radicalism that was — and is — a crucial part of the American l…

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July 10, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Sunday Science: Aging Is Complicated

Sunday Science: Aging Is Complicated     Ellen Quarles July 6, 2023The Conversation A biologist explains why no two people or cells age the same way, and what this means for anti-aging interventions >While some people may be older in chronological age, thei…

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July 10, 2023 at 12:05 AM

‘Democracy Is at Risk’: Inside the Fight for Supreme Court Reform

‘Democracy Is at Risk’: Inside the Fight for Supreme Court Reform     Joan E Greve, Ed Pilkington July 9, 2023The Guardian As the court concludes another term that upended lives, conservative justices are attracting criticism for their rulings and their behavior away…

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July 10, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Supreme Court Term Limits

Supreme Court Term Limits     Alicia Bannon, Michael Milov-Cordoba June 20, 2023Brennan Center for Justice Staggered 18-year terms would bring regular turnover to the bench. The result would be a Court that better reflects prevailing public values. , BCJ/Rudy …

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July 10, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Eugenics, Environmental Ruin, and Surveillance: The Story of Silicon Valley

Eugenics, Environmental Ruin, and Surveillance: The Story of Silicon Valley     Edward Ongweso Jr. June 23, 2023The Nation California’s tech industry cannot escape its original sins. Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way (1862), Emanuel Leutze   In…

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July 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Rebecca Ferguson Delivers the Sci-Fi Hero We Need in Apple TV+’s Silo

Portside Culture Rebecca Ferguson Delivers the Sci-Fi Hero We Need in Apple TV+’s Silo     Leila Latif May 5, 2023Primetimer The dystopian drama spins class warfare into gold. Rebecca Ferguson in Silo, (Photo: Apple TV+)   Few actors can pull off w…

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July 10, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Ambitions of the Civil Rights Movement Went Far Beyond Affirmative Action

The Ambitions of the Civil Rights Movement Went Far Beyond Affirmative Action     Jerome Karabel June 29, 2023TIME Magazine Affirmative action is now a policy of the past. Something far more powerful than affirmative action is still needed. The vision of Randolph, Ru…

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July 9, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Debunking the Five Major Myths About Outmigration

Debunking the Five Major Myths About Outmigration     Kurt Wise June 14, 2023Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center In 2022 the voters in Massachusetts enacted a special tax on millionaires. During that campaign and after, the supporters of millionaires have flooded …

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July 9, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Child Labor Is Making a Big Comeback in the US

Child Labor Is Making a Big Comeback in the US     Steve Fraser July 7, 2023Jacobin Child labor was common in urban, industrial America for most of the country’s history. It’s now making a disturbing comeback: lawmakers across the US are undertaking concerted efforts…

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July 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Brutal Colonial Legacy Is Tinder for the Fires That Are Sweeping Across France

A Brutal Colonial Legacy Is Tinder for the Fires That Are Sweeping Across France     Vijay Prashad July 6, 2023Peoples Dispatch Racism against people of Arab and African descent in France has become almost banal, something that takes place and no longer raises an eye…

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July 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Eviction Filings Are 50% Higher Than They Were Pre-Pandemic in Some Cities As Rents Rise

Eviction Filings Are 50% Higher Than They Were Pre-Pandemic in Some Cities As Rents Rise     Michael Casey Associated Press and R.J. Rico Associated Press June 18, 2023Amsterdam News “Across the country, low-income renters are in an even worse situation than before t…

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July 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Patriot’s Fourth of July

A Patriot’s Fourth of July     Victor Grossman July 4, 2023Berlin Bulletin #213 The world needs millions to join in this fight, this fight back! In the United States, there have been models enough of genuine patriots. There is a need for U.S. patriots who are at the …

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July 8, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | July 7, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | July 7, 2023     July 7, 2023xxxxxx SCOTUS Axed Student Debt Relief. What Happens Next? Anthem | Trailer. Lakota Nation vs. United States | Movie. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Torches Clarence Thomas Over Affirmative Action | Roland Martin. Why …

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July 8, 2023 at 12:45 AM

‘Rent-To-Own’ or ‘Rent-Until-Evicted’?

‘Rent-To-Own’ or ‘Rent-Until-Evicted’?     Rebecca Burns July 7, 2023Insider Home Partners entices Americans locked out of traditional mortgages with rent-to-own deals. But an Insider analysis of three major markets found that eviction filings were more common than s…

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July 8, 2023 at 12:25 AM

The Segregationist Roots of Anti-Woke Ideology

The Segregationist Roots of Anti-Woke Ideology     Lawrence B. Glickman July 5, 2023Slate After Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, segregationists attempted to use state power to punish progressive corporations, civil rights groups, and media outlets; pundits conde…

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July 8, 2023 at 12:10 AM

The Russians Who Are Returning

The Russians Who Are Returning     Meduza staff July 5, 2023Meduza ‘It’s not me who needs to leave.’ We asked some of our readers who left Russia during the war and came back why they returned. Here’s what they said. ,   Some Russian residents who left t…

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July 8, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Moving On to Adversity-Based Affirmative Action

Moving On to Adversity-Based Affirmative Action     Paul Starr July 3, 2023The American Prospect A great deal can still be done. President Biden’s mention of “adversity” in his comments on the Court’s decision is one key to a new and more politically defensible form …

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July 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM

It’s Different Now

Portside Culture It’s Different Now     Christopher Clauss May 5, 2023Radical Teacher “I just want to teach science,” says New Hampshire poet Christopher Clauss, but his responsibilities also range from the absurd to the dangerous. ,   It’s Differ…

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July 7, 2023 at 12:10 AM

In Jenin, Israel Is Unveiling the Next Phase of Apartheid

In Jenin, Israel Is Unveiling the Next Phase of Apartheid     Amjad Iraqi June 30, 2023+972 Magazine Palestinians in West Bank cities are fast discovering that if their expulsion won’t be possible, Gazafication will be their future. Palestinians gather around …

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July 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Pat Fry: A Tribute in Memoriam

Pat Fry: A Tribute in Memoriam     Geoffrey Jacques July 6, 2023xxxxxx Pat Fry was a long-time activist, journalist, and leader in the working class, peace, solidarity, anti-imperialist, and left-wing and socialist movements in the United States, dies after long stru…

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July 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Industrial Revolution Iron Method ‘Was Taken From Jamaica by Briton’

Industrial Revolution Iron Method ‘Was Taken From Jamaica by Briton’     Hannah Devlin July 5, 2023The Guardian Wrought iron process that drove British industrial revolution success and colonialism was appropriated from black metallurgists, historical records now sug…

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July 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors

The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors     Eyal Press June 15, 2023New York Times The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work. Keith Corl, a critical care specialist who quit…

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July 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – July 6, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Return to Confederacy and Privilege; Voting Does Matter; Readers Respond to Elbaum, Gallagher and Feffer; Cartoons; Resources; Announcements; More; ...

Tidbits – July 6, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Return to Confederacy and Privilege; Voting Does Matter; Readers Respond to Elbaum, Gallagher and Feffer; Cartoons; Resources; Announcements; More; …     July 6, 2023xxxxxx Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Retur…

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July 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

W. E. B. Du Bois, Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation – A Review

Portside Culture W. E. B. Du Bois, Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation – A Review     Patrick Delices July 2, 2023Portside Paul Peart-Smith, Paul Buhle, and Herb Boyd provide the world with their masterful graphic adaptation and edited interpretation …

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July 6, 2023 at 5:10 AM

Palestinian Resistance Will Not Be Snuffed Out by Israel

Palestinian Resistance Will Not Be Snuffed Out by Israel     Mohammed R. Mhawish July 5, 2023Jacobin This week’s Israeli incursion into Jenin showed the violence of occupation and blatant disregard for Palestinian rights. At least 133 Palestinians have been killed by…

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July 6, 2023 at 4:55 AM

‘Race Neutral’ Is the New ‘Separate but Equal’

‘Race Neutral’ Is the New ‘Separate but Equal’     Uma Mazyck Jayakumar and Ibram X. Kendi June 29, 2023The Atlantic Race, by definition, has never been neutral. , Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic   On the first day of class in the fall of 1924, …

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July 6, 2023 at 4:40 AM

Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.

Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.     Radley Balko July 2, 2023New York Times The resignations came after Golden Valley, Minnesota hired its first Black police chief to begin addressing issues of racial profiling. , Image by Antoine Cossé   In a…

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July 6, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made ‘Unacceptable Offer’

Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made ‘Unacceptable Offer’     Jake Johnson July 5, 2023Common Dreams “This multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American workers—they just don't want to," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien. …

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July 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – July 5, 2023

Global Left Midweek – July 5, 2023     July 5, 2023xxxxxx “Earth or Death!”  — Hugo Blanco (1934-2023) Protest in Buenos Aires against police repression in Jujuy, Argentina. Credit, LUIS ROBAYO (AFP)   France’s Left Parties Take On Police Racism Iran: Oi…

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July 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Art’s Social Forms

Portside Culture Art’s Social Forms     Josefine Wikström April 1, 2023Radical Philosophy Reviewer Wikström examines this well-known cultural critic's massive, ambitious, yet flawed study of post World War II U.S. culture and its influence. ,   The…

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July 5, 2023 at 12:40 AM

A Major Question for a Smoky Independence Day

A Major Question for a Smoky Independence Day     Bill McKibben July 4, 2023Common Dreams What exactly does the Supreme Court recommend we do about the most dangerous crisis our species has ever faced? The U.S. Capitol under hazy skies in Washington, D.C, on J…

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July 5, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Supreme Court Decides Fake Plaintiffs Are Good Plaintiffs

Supreme Court Decides Fake Plaintiffs Are Good Plaintiffs     David Dayen June 30, 2023The American Prospect The result is that student debt cancellation for 43 million borrowers has been wiped away. People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, June 30, 2023,…

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July 5, 2023 at 12:35 AM

An Independence Day Reflection

An Independence Day Reflection     Frederick Douglass July 4, 2023Yes! Nearly 160 years after Frederick Douglass first delivered his iconic address "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?," his questions and challenges are as relevant as ever. An illustratio…

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July 5, 2023 at 12:35 AM

U.S. Elected Socialists Just Held Their Largest Gathering in Nearly 40 Years

U.S. Elected Socialists Just Held Their Largest Gathering in Nearly 40 Years     David Duhalde June 29, 2023In These Times A recent conference brought together democratic socialist elected officials from across the United States—including Bernie Sanders—to collaborat…

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July 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 4, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 4, 2023     July 4, 2023xxxxxx From culture wars to civil war? , Climate Defiance   SCOTUS Backlash, Popular Response Youth Climate Activists Turn Up the Heat Childcare Workers Rediscover Power Gun Crazy Florida Wo…

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July 4, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was

Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was     Esau McCaulley July 3, 2023New York Times The problem wasn’t the vision of the country we remember on this day. The fault lay in the fact that some got left out. Douglass had the audacity to believe that America's…

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July 4, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Peace Movement and Ukraine: John Feffer Replies to Critics

The Peace Movement and Ukraine: John Feffer Replies to Critics     John Feffer July 30, 2023New Politics Continuing the debate over peace movement strategy and principles, John Feffer addresses proposals for the U.S. to cut off weapons to Ukraine, arms control with R…

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July 4, 2023 at 12:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, July 4 – 10

This Week in People’s History, July 4 – 10     xxxxxx Shining light on federal records in 1966. Segregating the U.S. civil service in 1913. Smallpox scam in 2002. March of the Mill Children in 1903. A big win for airline workers in 1966. 14th Amendment inked in 1868.…

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July 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Climate Savior or ‘Monsanto of the Sea’?

Portside Culture Climate Savior or ‘Monsanto of the Sea’?     Bridget Huber June 1, 2023The Fern Seaweed farming is being hyped as a major weapon in the fight against climate change. But skeptics say the rush to build industrial-scale operations risks unintende…

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July 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Confessions of an Affirmative Action Baby

Confessions of an Affirmative Action Baby     Greg Palast June 29, 2023Greg Palast Investigative Journalism How an “undeserving” kid like me got admitted to Stanford ,   There’s no way you’d been reading this — and I could not write this — if it weren’t …

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July 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Slave Cases Are Still Cited As Good Law Across the U.S. This Team Aims To Change That

Slave Cases Are Still Cited As Good Law Across the U.S. This Team Aims To Change That     Rachel Treisman June 14, 2023NPR Thousands of cases involving enslaved people that lawyers and judges continue to cite as good precedent, more than a century after the 13th Amen…

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July 3, 2023 at 8:45 AM

Sunday Science: A Subtle Symphony of Ripples in Spacetime – Astronomers Use Dead Stars To Measure Gravitational Waves Produced by Ancient Black Holes

Sunday Science: A Subtle Symphony of Ripples in Spacetime – Astronomers Use Dead Stars To Measure Gravitational Waves Produced by Ancient Black Holes     Chris Impey June 30, 2023The Conversation This new finding from the NANOGrav team is like adding another color – …

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July 3, 2023 at 8:20 AM

Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. As Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber

Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. As Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber     Bishop William Barber, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez June 28, 2023Democracy Now! Democratic Congressmembers Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee have introduced a resolution …

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July 3, 2023 at 7:55 AM

The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax

The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax     Matt Ford June 26, 2023The New Republic Given the recent ethics questions about justices’ interactions with billionaires, it’s an interesting case to take on. , Wikipedia   The Supreme Court…

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July 3, 2023 at 7:35 AM

Justice Kagan’s Dissent in Student Loan Case

Justice Kagan’s Dissent in Student Loan Case     June 30, 2023Supreme Court And that means the Court, by deciding this case, exercises authority it does not have. It violates the Constitution. . . . [T]he majority overrides the combined judgment of the Legislative an…

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