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March 1, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Feb.29, 2024 – Reader Comments: Alabama Supreme Court Decision; Aaron Bushnell; Nex Benedict; How To Avoid Climate Collapse; Jerusalem Youth Chorus North American Spring Tour; Southern Student Organizing Committee Reunion; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – Feb.29, 2024 – Reader Comments: Alabama Supreme Court Decision; Aaron Bushnell; Nex Benedict; How To Avoid Climate Collapse; Jerusalem Youth Chorus North American Spring Tour; Southern Student Organizing Committee Reunion; Cartoons; More…     February 29…

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February 29, 2024 at 4:55 AM

Ultra-Processed Food Linked to 32 Harmful Effects to Health, Review Finds

Ultra-Processed Food Linked to 32 Harmful Effects to Health, Review Finds     Andrew Gregory February 28, 2024 The Guardian World’s largest review finds direct associations with higher risks of cancer, heart disease and early death Ultra-processed …

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February 29, 2024 at 4:40 AM

Private Equity Has Its Eyes on the Child-Care Industry

Private Equity Has Its Eyes on the Child-Care Industry     Adam Harris February 21, 2024 The Atlantic As states and the federal government pour money into early education, how will they keep a public good from becoming a private cash cow? , …

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February 29, 2024 at 4:25 AM

‘Ready To Win’: Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Move To Join UAW

‘Ready To Win’: Mercedes-Benz Workers in Alabama Move To Join UAW     Thor Benson February 27, 2024 Common Dreams "We're here to tell you that we are the majority. Mercedes workers are ready to stand up." Workers protest during recent UAW strike., …

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February 29, 2024 at 4:10 AM

Michigan’s Primary Shows Biden Is Courting Political Suicide

Michigan’s Primary Shows Biden Is Courting Political Suicide     Branko Marcetic February 28, 2024 Jacobin The “uncommitted” vote in Michigan way outperformed expectations last night, reflecting Democratic unhappiness with Joe Biden’s support for Israel’s br…

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February 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit

Portside Culture Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit     K.C. Compton August 18, 2022 Early Learning Nation Over a period of the five years, beginning in 2014, the City of Detroit cut of water services for over a quarter million r…

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February 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – February 28, 2024

Global Left Midweek – February 28, 2024     February 28, 2024 xxxxxx Unrest worldwide, and what it means Female farmers listen to a speech by a farming leader at the protest site on the Indian Shambhu border between Haryana and Punjab. Credit, Md M…

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February 28, 2024 at 1:45 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – February 27, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – February 27, 2024     February 27, 2024 xxxxxx Beyoncé vs Nashville , Anna Kim/Slate   Understanding Good Ol’ Nazis The Color Line in Country Who Are Moms for Liberty? America Loves to Lose The Banked and…

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February 28, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Public Ownership of Housing Could Be Closer Than You Think

Public Ownership of Housing Could Be Closer Than You Think     Mindy Isser February 15, 2024 In These Times Forget private developers—cities and states could just build their own housing to solve the crisis. In New York, now there’s a bill to do it. …

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February 28, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Making It Work From the River to the Sea

Making It Work From the River to the Sea     Matthew Teller February 26, 2024 New Lines Magazine For Israel and Palestine, security depends on equal treatment now that the ‘land for peace’ formula has failed A man walks past a section of Israel’s s…

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February 28, 2024 at 1:00 AM

World Court Hearing on Legality of Israeli Occupation Ends Following Week of Testimony

World Court Hearing on Legality of Israeli Occupation Ends Following Week of Testimony     David Kattenburg February 26, 2024 Mondoweiss Over 50 nations presented testimony to the ICJ on the legality of the Israeli occupation, with the majority offering stir…

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February 28, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Elon Musk Flees to Billionaires’ New Court

Elon Musk Flees to Billionaires’ New Court     Katya Schwenk; Helen Santoro February 27, 2024 The Lever Burned by legal decisions, Elon Musk is relocating his rocket company to Texas — where he’ll enjoy a new, separate justice system controlled by his ally, …

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February 27, 2024 at 5:45 AM

This Week in People’s History, Feb 27-Mar 4

This Week in People’s History, Feb 27-Mar 4     xxxxxx A Big Loss for Labor (in 1939), Legal Lynching is Still Lynching (1919), Women Hold Up Half the Sky (1864), Nuclear Test Disaster (1954), Disability Inclusion's Ancient Roots (1829), This is Freedom of t…

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February 27, 2024 at 1:45 AM

It Was Never a Civil War

It Was Never a Civil War     Michael Podhorzer February 20, 2024 Washington Monthly The threat posed by Trump and the MAGA movement, like the Confederate States, is not “conservative” or even “extremist” but criminally anti-democratic. ,   …

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February 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM

After Setting Himself on Fire, US Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies Declaring ‘Free Palestine’

After Setting Himself on Fire, US Airman Aaron Bushnell Dies Declaring ‘Free Palestine’     Brett Wilkins February 26, 2024 Common Dreams "Many of us like to ask ourselves, 'What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? …

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February 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The New Chicken Run Movie Is Fun — And a Damning Critique of America’s Meat Industry

Portside Culture The New Chicken Run Movie Is Fun — And a Damning Critique of America’s Meat Industry     Kenny Torrella December 8, 2023 VOX The film is a critique of the factory farm industry’s deceptive marketing to convince the public that animal…

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February 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Black Students Join Gaza War Protesters

Black Students Join Gaza War Protesters     Mandile Mpofu February 21, 2024 The Bay State Banner At a Feb. 19 pro-Palestine rally in Cambridge, a crowd of supporters held up signs and waved Palestinian flags. At one point, a chant of “No justice. No peace” …

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February 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Harriet Tubman and the Most Important, Understudied Battle of the Civil War

Harriet Tubman and the Most Important, Understudied Battle of the Civil War     Eric Herschthal February 23, 2024 The New Republic Edda L. Fields-Black sets out to restore the Combahee River Raid to its proper place in Tubman’s life and in the war on slavery…

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February 26, 2024 at 8:30 AM

Sunday Science: Einstein on the Run: How the World’s Greatest Scientist Hid From Nazis in a Norfolk Hut

Sunday Science: Einstein on the Run: How the World’s Greatest Scientist Hid From Nazis in a Norfolk Hut     Donna Ferguson February 10, 2024 The Guardian The physicist’s refuge from assassins on a British heath changed the course of history, as a new docudra…

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February 26, 2024 at 7:40 AM

The National Fight for Rent Control

The National Fight for Rent Control     Oksana Mironova February 18, 2024 Protean Rent control is back from the dead with a vengeance, with serious organizing campaigns underway in at least 15 states. Protesters at a Rent Guidelines Board hearing, …

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February 26, 2024 at 6:35 AM

There Is Only One Way for Biden To Fulfill His Promise To “Restore Roe”

There Is Only One Way for Biden To Fulfill His Promise To “Restore Roe”     Elie Mystal February 20, 2024 The Nation If the president truly wants to protect reproductive rights, he’s going to have to do what he’s so far refused even to consider: expand the S…

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February 26, 2024 at 6:10 AM

Fragile Juggernaut: What Was the CIO?

Fragile Juggernaut: What Was the CIO?     Andrew Elrod January 24, 2024 N+1 What is there to learn from the history of industrial workers’ struggles in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s? Detail of mural painted by Ben Shahn, Hightstown, NJ, Ben Shahn …

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February 26, 2024 at 4:55 AM

The Endless Journey of “Blowin’ in the Wind”

The Endless Journey of “Blowin’ in the Wind”     Bob Dylan Center February 13, 2024 Bob Dylan Center In celebration of Black History Month, we’re tracing the origins of Bob Dylan’s reverent and timeless Civil Rights anthem “Blowin’ in the Wind” , …

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February 26, 2024 at 4:30 AM

Dior and Chanel Square Off in the Messy the New Look

Portside Culture Dior and Chanel Square Off in the Messy the New Look     Eileen Jones February 21, 2024 Jacobin Largely set in occupied France during World War II, the new Apple TV+ series The New Look zeroes in on Christian Dior’s rivalry with Coco…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Julian Assange’s Last Chance To Avoid Extradition

Julian Assange’s Last Chance To Avoid Extradition     Kevin Gosztola February 20, 2024 The Progressive Prosecuting Assange gives a green light to countries around the world that it is possible to protect their government secrets by charging international re…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Americans Paid $11 Billion for Drugs You Can’t Afford

Americans Paid $11 Billion for Drugs You Can’t Afford     Helen Santoro February 22, 2024 The Lever A bombshell report reveals that taxpayers spent billions developing medicines that drugmakers say shouldn’t face Medicare price negotiations. , Illu…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Georgia, One of the Least Safe States for Women

Georgia, One of the Least Safe States for Women     Samantha Hogan February 22, 2024 Governing Women across the state are dying from pregnancy-related causes at the highest rate that has been documented by the state in the past decade. Between 35 and 40 moth…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM

The Neglected History of the State of Israel

The Neglected History of the State of Israel     Rick Perlstein February 21, 2024 The American Prospect The Revisionist faction of Zionism that ended up triumphing adhered to literal fascist doctrines and traditions. , Oded Balilty/AP Photo …

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February 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM

United We Dream and Allies Demand Permanent Ceasefire and Immigrant Protections

United We Dream and Allies Demand Permanent Ceasefire and Immigrant Protections     Alliyah Lusuegro February 21, 2024 National Priorities Project For years, anti-immigrant politicians have told us that immigration is a bad thing. It’s time to dispel this no…

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February 24, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | February 23, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | February 23, 2024     February 23, 2024 xxxxxx Supreme Court Ethics | John Oliver. Alabama’s New Reproductive Law Considers Embryos Children. American Fiction | Movie. How 2023 Broke Our Climate Models with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Gavi…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Case for Spending Way More on Babies

The Case for Spending Way More on Babies     Annie Lowrey February 14, 2024 The Atlantic Rx Kids has started sending $1,500 to every pregnant person in Flint, Michigan, and $500 a month for their child’s first year. It is a “prescription” against poverty, sa…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Meet the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice

Meet the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice     Payton Armstrong February 21, 2024 Media Matters for America Enlow is a pro-Trump “prophet” and leading proponent of the “Seven Mountain Mandate,” a “quasi-biblical blueprint for theocracy” that asserts that C…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Michigan Campaign To Protest Biden’s Gaza Policy Gains Steam

Michigan Campaign To Protest Biden’s Gaza Policy Gains Steam     Jacob Kornbluh February 21, 2024 The Forward In a new poll, less than a third of Michigan voters said they supported a continuation in the fighting to eliminate Hamas Rashida Tlaib is…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Beyoncé’s Foray Into Country Music

Beyoncé’s Foray Into Country Music     William Nash February 22, 2024 The Conversation As more listeners hear her directive to “just take it to the dance floor,” perhaps the sonic harmony of the country genre will translate to a new way of thinking about whe…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:00 AM

1619

Portside Culture 1619     Philip C. Kolin October 27, 2023 White Terror Black Trauma Mississippi poet Philip Kolin traces the history of enslavement since 1619, this extract from his new book White Terror, Black Trauma (Third World Press). …

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February 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM

The Fate of the Israeli Hostages Depends on Palestinians Running Gaza – And Hamas’ Future

The Fate of the Israeli Hostages Depends on Palestinians Running Gaza – And Hamas’ Future     Zvi Bar'el February 22, 2024 Haaretz The postwar rehabilitation of Gaza, aided by Egypt and Qatar, depends on the establishment of a Palestinian regime which, for n…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Immigrants Are Not Hurting U.S.-Born Workers – Six Facts To Set the Record Straight

Immigrants Are Not Hurting U.S.-Born Workers – Six Facts To Set the Record Straight     Daniel Costa and Heidi Shierholz February 20, 2024 Economic Policy Institute The economy does not have a fixed number of jobs, and today we see a growing economy adding j…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Throwing Out the Constitution – Donald Trump vs. the 14th Amendment – All of It

Throwing Out the Constitution – Donald Trump vs. the 14th Amendment – All of It     Clarence Lusane February 13, 2024 TomDispatch Much attention has been focused on the "insurrection" clause (Section 3) and whether Trump should be allowed to hold office, giv…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Central Pennsylvania ‘Sundown Towns’ and the Legacy of Racism: ’It’s Still Here”

Central Pennsylvania ‘Sundown Towns’ and the Legacy of Racism: ’It’s Still Here”     Ivey DeJesus February 22, 2024 PennLive "Don't get caught there," The legacy of sundown towns is not confined to the pages of history books - but is alive and well in 2024. …

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February 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Feb.22, 2024 – Reader Comments: Democrats’ Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; More

Tidbits – Feb.22, 2024 – Reader Comments: Democrats’ Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; More     February 22, 2…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Strangely Lenin

Portside Culture Strangely Lenin     Paul Buhle February 18, 2024 Portside This may be the funniest book about Lenin ever published, a generalization difficult to prove because there have been thousands of books about Lenin in hundreds of languages. …

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February 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM

Nex Benedict Matters

Nex Benedict Matters     Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby February 21, 2024 Popular Information The 16-year-old non-binary student's ultimately fatal attack in her high school bathroom occurred amid a concerted effort in Oklahoma, led by powerf…

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February 22, 2024 at 6:05 AM

‘Unconscionable’ Criminal Justice Bills Could Fuel Soaring Incarceration in Louisiana

‘Unconscionable’ Criminal Justice Bills Could Fuel Soaring Incarceration in Louisiana     Oliver Laughland February 19, 2024 The Guardian Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governor Jeff Landry became gov…

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February 22, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Data Show Anti-Union ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Damage State Economies

Data Show Anti-Union ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Damage State Economies     Jennifer Sherer and Elise Gould February 13, 2024 Economic Policy Institute As Michigan’s repeal takes effect, New Hampshire should continue to reject ‘right-to-work’ legislation …

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February 22, 2024 at 5:25 AM

Alabama University Pauses IVF Treatments After Court Rules Embryos Are ‘Children’

Alabama University Pauses IVF Treatments After Court Rules Embryos Are ‘Children’     Brett Wilkins February 21, 2024 Common Dreams "This cruel ruling, and the subsequent decision by UAB's health system, are horrifying signals of what's to come across the co…

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February 22, 2024 at 2:05 AM

Timothy Leary Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: On Benjamin Breen’s “Tripping on Utopia”

Portside Culture Timothy Leary Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: On Benjamin Breen’s “Tripping on Utopia”     Kim Adams February 21, 2024 Los Angeles Review of Books This book's point, writes reviewer Adams, "is to sketch an alternate history of psy…

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February 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – February 21, 2024

Global Left Midweek – February 21, 2024     February 21, 2024 xxxxxx In defense of humanity At Rio’s carnival, a samba school’s performance resonated with themes of defiance, morphing into a rallying cry for Yanomami ethnicity and the Amazon rainfo…

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February 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Charles v. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94

Charles v. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94     Sam Roberts February 18, 2024 The New York Times He popularized the term “institutional racism" and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto. …

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February 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Popular Enforcement of International Law From Vietnam to Gaza

Popular Enforcement of International Law From Vietnam to Gaza     Jeremy Brecher February 20, 2024 Labor Network for Sustainability The International Court of Justice has found that Israel’s actions in Gaza may constitute genocide in violation of internation…

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February 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM

US Vetoes Another UN Security Council Resolution Urging Gaza War Ceasefire

US Vetoes Another UN Security Council Resolution Urging Gaza War Ceasefire     February 20, 2024 Al Jazeera Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000 people. The UN Securit…

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