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August 24, 2023 at 3:10 AM

Giving Shakespeare the Tough Love He Deserves

Portside Culture Giving Shakespeare the Tough Love He Deserves     John Douglas Thompson August 18, 2023The New York Times Book Review In “The Great White Bard,” Farah Karim-Cooper maintains that close attention to race, and racism, will only deepen engagement …

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August 24, 2023 at 12:56 AM

Global Left Midweek – August 23, 2023

Global Left Midweek – August 23, 2023     August 23, 2023xxxxxx Theory, history and strategic thinking— ‘Take it easy, but take it’ Antonio Gramsci, partisan of working people. Credit, The Collector   What Next For the UK Left? Organizing Informal Worker…

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August 23, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Can’t Decide Which Books To Ban? Leave It to ChatGPT!

Can’t Decide Which Books To Ban? Leave It to ChatGPT!     Arwa Mahdawi August 22, 2023The Guardian Ordered to remove unsuitable books from their libraries, school administrators in Iowa outsourced the job to AI. So long, The Color Purple, Beloved, The Handmaid’s Tale…

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August 23, 2023 at 12:05 AM

In Failing To Strike at UPS, the Teamsters Missed a Big Opportunity

In Failing To Strike at UPS, the Teamsters Missed a Big Opportunity     Sam Gindin August 22, 2023Jacobin The five-year period of ‘peace’ in reality strengthens the ability of the capitalists to wage class war, while severely limiting the leverage of workers because …

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August 23, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons

The Tragedy of Misunderstanding the Commons     Stephen Stoll August 16, 2023In These Times - Rural Twelfth-century peasants developed commons practices to survive domination. We could use them to reclaim our lives from capitalism. Pieter Brueghel the Younger…

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August 23, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Climate Culprits Hiding Their Role in California’s Extreme Weather

The Climate Culprits Hiding Their Role in California’s Extreme Weather     Rebecca Burns August 21, 2023The Lever As California is pummeled by unprecedented storms and wildfires, corporations are fighting a landmark bill exposing their true contributions to climate c…

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August 23, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Blue Beetle Review – Superhero Fun With Immigrant Survival Subtext

Portside Culture Blue Beetle Review – Superhero Fun With Immigrant Survival Subtext     Mark Kermode August 20, 2023The Guardian Blue Beetle Review – Superhero Fun With Immigrant Survival Subtext ‘Our eyeballs kept spinning, our heartstrings plucked’: Bl…

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August 23, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – August 22, 2023

Media Bits and Bytes – August 22, 2023     August 22, 2023xxxxxx The summer of the flying lawsuits, and more dystopian drama Jack Kirby's opinion. Credit, Dylan Horrocks   The Marion County Record Case X Runs Ads on Fascist Sites Universal Service Fund i…

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August 22, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Empire and Capital Set Maui Ablaze

Empire and Capital Set Maui Ablaze     Andrea Bower August 16, 2023Common Dreams The struggle now is the one that punctuates all moments of crisis: the forces of disaster capitalism versus the people attempting to build a paradise out of hell. Luz Vargas, 45, …

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August 22, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Mikhail Lobanov: “Soon the Moment Will Come When We Will Change Everything”

Mikhail Lobanov: “Soon the Moment Will Come When We Will Change Everything”     September Collective August 7, 2023September "September" met with mathematician and Russian left-wing politician Mikhail Lobanov to discuss his foreign agent status, his dismissal from Mo…

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August 22, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Florida’s Academic Standards Distort the Contributions That Enslaved Africans Made to American Society

Portside Culture Florida’s Academic Standards Distort the Contributions That Enslaved Africans Made to American Society     Rodney Coates August 14, 2023The Conversation Florida would have students believe that enslaved Black people “benefited” by developing sk…

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August 22, 2023 at 12:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, August 22 – 28

This Week in People’s History, August 22 – 28     xxxxxx "First Amendment, what's that?" in 1918. GIs sit-in, go to jail in 1968. An invasion is an invasion in 1968. KKK run out of town in 1923. Lead paint deadly in 1983 (and it still is). Trying to outlaw war in 192…

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August 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Nonsensical ‘Right and Left Need To Unite To Take On Elites’ Take That Just Won’t Die

The Nonsensical ‘Right and Left Need To Unite To Take On Elites’ Take That Just Won’t Die     Adam Johnson August 16, 2023Real News Network Two diametrically opposed groups of people, operating under two totally different definitions of “the enemy,” cannot unite in a…

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August 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM

War Without Humans

War Without Humans     Barbara Ehrenreich August 20, 2023TomDispatch In 1997, Barbara Ehrenreich went after the human attraction to violence in her book Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War. Now, in an updated, adapted version of an afterword, she …

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August 21, 2023 at 6:40 AM

Science Sunday: There’s Only One Way To Control AI -- Nationalization

Science Sunday: There’s Only One Way To Control AI -- Nationalization     Charles Jennings August 20, 2023Politico AI’s infinite potential — and infinite risk — requires federal ownership. , POLITICO illustration/Photos by iStock.   Nine years ago, in a …

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August 21, 2023 at 6:35 AM

The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again

The Constitution Prohibits Trump From Ever Being President Again     J. Michael Luttig and Laurence H. Tribe August 19, 2023The Atlantic The only question is whether American citizens today can uphold that commitment. , Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atla…

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August 21, 2023 at 6:10 AM

As Abortion Rights Win Votes Across US, Nebraska Becomes Latest State To Launch Referendum

As Abortion Rights Win Votes Across US, Nebraska Becomes Latest State To Launch Referendum     Julia Conley August 18, 2023Common Dreams "We are committed to exploring all possible options to protect our rights in Nebraska and restore the rights Nebraskans lost when …

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August 21, 2023 at 6:00 AM

How Majority-Minority Districts Fueled Diversity in Congress

How Majority-Minority Districts Fueled Diversity in Congress     Geoffrey Skelley August 14, 2023FiveThirtyEight And why people of color are winning more seats outside of those districts too. , ABC NEWS PHOTO ILLUSTRATION   The Voting Rights Act of 1965 …

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August 21, 2023 at 5:30 AM

The Night the Cops Tried To Break Thelonious Monk

The Night the Cops Tried To Break Thelonious Monk     Jeffrey St. Clair August 18, 2023PunterPunch Shamefully, few in the jazz world came to Monk’s defense. Monk at the Village Gate, 1968., Bernard Gotfryd. (Public Domain)   Usually Monk walked. He amble…

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August 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Star Trek Gave Us a Utopian Vision of an Egalitarian, Postcapitalist Future

Portside Culture Star Trek Gave Us a Utopian Vision of an Egalitarian, Postcapitalist Future     Simon Tyrie August 16, 2023Jacobin Unlike many classic works of sci-fi, Star Trek offered an optimistic vision of humanity’s future — one where democracy triumphs, …

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August 20, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Locals Have Been Sounding the Alarm for Years About Lahaina Wildfire Risk

Locals Have Been Sounding the Alarm for Years About Lahaina Wildfire Risk     Anita Hofschneider August 17, 2023Grist While the inferno spread shockingly fast, it didn’t come out of nowhere. , Courtesy of the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources …

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August 20, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Biden DOJ: “No Constitutional Right to Stable Climate”

Biden DOJ: “No Constitutional Right to Stable Climate”     David Sirota, Matthew Cunningham-Cook August 16, 2023The Lever Amid multiple ecological crises, the Justice Department is attempting to kill kids’ landmark climate case. Burnt areas in Lahaina on the M…

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August 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Collapse 2.0

Collapse 2.0     Michael Klare August 18, 2023ScheerPost What a 2005 Bestseller Tells Us About Climate Change and Human Survival. Redlining the Temperature, Alan Levine   In his 2005 bestseller Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, geographe…

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August 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

NYCHA Residents in Chelsea Resist Demolition Plan That Could Displace Them

NYCHA Residents in Chelsea Resist Demolition Plan That Could Displace Them     Elsie Carson-Holt August 7, 2023Indypendent The 4,500 tenants at New York City's Housing Authority's Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses face the recent announcement that their buildings wil…

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August 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Hard Right Captivates the Argentine Electorate

The Hard Right Captivates the Argentine Electorate     Mariano Schuster and Pablo Stefanoni / Nueva Sociedad August 15, 2023NACLA Reports The Argentine primary elections caused a political earthquake, with libertarian Javier Milei taking first place and Peronism comi…

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August 19, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 18, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | August 18, 2023     August 18, 2023xxxxxx Explosive New Tape: Roger Stone Pushing Elector Plot. Why We Might Be Alone. T-R-E-A-S-O-N (A Musical Parody). NYC Labor Chorus Sings Handel's Hallelujah, With New Lyrics. AI Regenerates Pink Floyd Song f…

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August 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Donald Trump, Mob Boss — Then and Now

Donald Trump, Mob Boss — Then and Now     David Corn Now that Trump has been indicted under RICO, let’s look at his past Mafia ties. Donald Trump caricature, DonkeyHotey (CC BY 2.0)   Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsle…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:55 AM

Why There’s Joy in Right-Wing Media Mudville

Why There’s Joy in Right-Wing Media Mudville     Kareem Abdul-Jabbar August 18, 2023Kareem Substack Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's take on why right-wing media and politicians hate the U.S. women's soccer team and are celebrating its loss at the World Cup. U.S. Women's…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:15 AM

The Squad’s Many Left-Wing Accomplishments

The Squad’s Many Left-Wing Accomplishments     Branko Marcetic August 16, 2023Jacobin They are often savaged from the Left these days. But left-wing vitriol is unwarranted: it ignores the Squad’s many progressive accomplishments and their legislation’s aid to activis…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

How To Eat Carbs (Without Regrets)

How To Eat Carbs (Without Regrets)     Christopher Damman July 3, 2023The Conversation Fiber is your body’s natural guide to weight management – rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fiber packaging instead Fruits and vegetable…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

What’s in a Name?

Portside Culture What’s in a Name?     Carol Kanter Who is Jack Smith? asks the poet Carol Kanter. Cross your fingers. Is he the hero who shows that someone with a fancier name is not above the law? Look it up. ,   What’s in a Name?                …

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August 18, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Here’s Why PA. And Some of Its Trump Supporters Are Named in the Georgia Indictment

Here’s Why PA. And Some of Its Trump Supporters Are Named in the Georgia Indictment     Charles Thompson August 15, 2023PennLive Fulton County DA Fani Willis threw some light on Pennsylvania - along with several other political swing states - in her 98-page indictmen…

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August 18, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Georgia Indictment Speaks to History

The Georgia Indictment Speaks to History     David Firestone August 16, 2023New York Times Ms. Willis in trying to tell the full story, made sure the high cost paid by lesser-known figures was also recorded. Specifically, the indictment focuses on the outrageous accu…

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August 18, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More

Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More     Luis Feliz Leon August 3, 2023Labor Notes UPS Teamsters used a strike threat to win big wage increases in their tentative agreement. Amazon workers are looking at the pay gains as proof they can do the same. …

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August 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Jeopardy! Contestants Weigh a Second Shot at Glory Versus Crossing the Picket Line

Jeopardy! Contestants Weigh a Second Shot at Glory Versus Crossing the Picket Line     Matt Patches August 9, 2023Polygon Jeopardy! is not like other game shows. According to the WGA, “Jeopardy is produced by a struck company...Anyone participating in a Jeopardy prod…

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August 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Aug.17, 2023 – Reader Comments: A Criminal Enterprise Conspiracy; King Coal; Take Action – Here’s How You Can Help Maui; West Virginia University Walkout Against Cuts; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – Aug.17, 2023 – Reader Comments: A Criminal Enterprise Conspiracy; King Coal; Take Action – Here’s How You Can Help Maui; West Virginia University Walkout Against Cuts; Cartoons; More…     August 17, 2023xxxxxx Reader Comments: A Criminal Enterprise Conspira…

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August 17, 2023 at 5:05 AM

Sky-High US Housing Costs Fuel Record Surge in Homelessness

Sky-High US Housing Costs Fuel Record Surge in Homelessness     Jake Johnson August 15, 2023Common Dreams "When rents skyrocket amidst a severe shortage of affordable housing and a shredded safety net, more people become homeless. It really is that simple—and prevent…

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August 17, 2023 at 4:50 AM

America’s Original Gun Control

America’s Original Gun Control     Robert J. Spitzer August 12, 2023The Atlantic Early in our history, firearms laws were everywhere. , Illustration by The Atlantic   In the summer of 1619, the leaders of the fledgling Jamestown colony came together as t…

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August 17, 2023 at 4:20 AM

At a College Targeted by DeSantis, Gender Studies Is Out, Jocks Are In

At a College Targeted by DeSantis, Gender Studies Is Out, Jocks Are In     Michelle Goldberg August 14, 2023New York Times Over a third of the faculty members have left. Many of last year’s students are continuing their education elsewhere. Chris Rufo, a New C…

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August 17, 2023 at 4:05 AM

The Blind Side’s White Savior Tale Was Always Built on Shaky Ground

The Blind Side’s White Savior Tale Was Always Built on Shaky Ground     Andrew Lawrence August 16, 2023The Guardian The main figures in the Oscar-winning movie are embroiled in an ugly legal dispute. But the story never sat comfortably with many observers Mich…

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August 17, 2023 at 1:40 AM

The Gender of Capital

Portside Culture The Gender of Capital     Khushbu Sharma August 16, 2023LSE Review of Books In this book, writes reviewer Sharma, the authors argue that despite supposed equality, women in all classes of society are economically disadvantaged with respect to t…

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August 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – August 16, 2023

Global Left Midweek – August 16, 2023     August 16, 2023xxxxxx Reports on women in action in Bulgaria and El Salvador, the election drama in Ecuador, the coup in Niger, and more , Fundación Mujeres   Class Identity and Fighting the Right African Sociali…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Montana Kids Win Historic Climate Lawsuit

Montana Kids Win Historic Climate Lawsuit     Amber Polk August 15, 2023The Conversation Judge Kathy Seeley’s ruling in the youths’ favor sets a powerful precedent for the role of “green amendments” in climate litigation. The young plaintiffs in Held v. State…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Of the Criminal Cases Against Trump, Georgia’s May Be the Most Important

Of the Criminal Cases Against Trump, Georgia’s May Be the Most Important     Moira Donegan August 15, 2023The Guardian This is how Trump is behaving as his presidential campaign lumbers toward 2024: it's as if he’s running against the prosecution. The Fulton c…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

My Life in Corporate Medicine

My Life in Corporate Medicine     Stephanie Arnold, Maureen Tkacik July 31, 2023The American Prospect Meet a millennial family physician who is also a one-woman antidote to private equity and the forces that have destroyed compassionate treatment for patients. …

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August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Could Force the DOJ’s Hand

A Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Could Force the DOJ’s Hand     Matt Ford August 15, 2023The New Republic The publisher of the Marion County Record says local law enforcement unleashed “Gestapo tactics” on his organization over the weekend. The offices of T…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 15, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 15, 2023     August 15, 2023xxxxxx Is Jason Aldean the MAGA Bieber? And other questions pondered ,   Ohio Strikes Back Grim Warning for the Climate Movement Looking At the Teamsters Win Try That in a Big Country …

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August 15, 2023 at 2:40 AM

The Plot Thickens: The Battle Over Books Comes at a Cost

The Plot Thickens: The Battle Over Books Comes at a Cost     Tovia Smith August 11, 2023NPR Amid all the skirmishes over individual book titles and challenge policies, it's easy to miss the toll it's taking on librarians, kids, and the country. School libraria…

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August 15, 2023 at 2:20 AM

After Imran Khan’s Arrest, Pakistan’s National Assembly Is Dissolved

After Imran Khan’s Arrest, Pakistan’s National Assembly Is Dissolved     By Hasan Ali August 11, 2023The Nation The former prime minister was detained and convicted on Saturday. By Wednesday, the lower house of Parliament had been disbanded. Pakistan’s Prime M…

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August 15, 2023 at 12:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, August 15 – 21

This Week in People’s History, August 15 – 21     xxxxxx Debating the abolition of slavery in 1843. Klaus Barbie's friends in the CIA in 1983. Birth of a hero in 1913. If I Had a Hammer in 1962. U.S. meddling in Iran in 1953. The War on Poverty starts in 1964. U.S. m…

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