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June 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – June 4, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – June 4, 2024     June 4, 2024 xxxxxx Voting and fighting On May 4, 1970, Ohio chose to use its militarized National Guard against the students of Kent State University. Will fear and a commitment to the status quo…

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June 4, 2024 at 5:20 AM

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

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June 4, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Claudia Sheinbaum Is the Next President of Mexico

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June 4, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Anchor Has a Surprise New Owner. Why S.F. Should Be Excited — but Worried

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June 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Jerry Seinfeld’s Lurch to the Right Now Includes Mourning ‘Dominant Masculinity’

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June 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Like Israel, Hamas Isn’t Offering Palestinians a ‘Day After’ – Just More War and Suffering

Like Israel, Hamas Isn’t Offering Palestinians a ‘Day After’ – Just More War and Suffering     Amira Hass June 2, 2024 Haaretz Armed struggle has failed to stop the ongoing theft of Palestinian land. The destruction and death wrought by Israel in the Gaza St…

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June 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Integrated Vision

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June 3, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Britain’s Century Long Opium Trafficking and China’s Century of Humiliation (1839–1949)

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June 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM

Sunday Science: Black Hole Flyby – David Kaiser on the Mystery of Dark Matter

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June 3, 2024 at 8:15 AM

Trial Results for New Lung Cancer Drug Are ‘Off the Charts’, Say Doctors

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June 3, 2024 at 6:30 AM

How Will AMLO’s Presidency Be Remembered?

How Will AMLO’s Presidency Be Remembered?     Nicolas Allen, Edwin Ackerman, Jacques Coste, Viridiana Rios May 31, 2024 The Nation To understand the outgoing president’s popularity—and why not all leftists love him—Nicolas Allen spoke to three Mexican analys…

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June 3, 2024 at 6:05 AM

Alabama’s and Maryland’s Similar Black Unemployment Rates Mask Major Differences in Labor Market Conditions

Alabama’s and Maryland’s Similar Black Unemployment Rates Mask Major Differences in Labor Market Conditions     Chandra Childers and Valerie Wilson May 23, 2024 Economic Policy Institute If Black unemployment rates are so similar in both states, why are empl…

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June 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Sympathizer Takes On Hollywood’s Vietnam War Stories

Portside Culture The Sympathizer Takes On Hollywood’s Vietnam War Stories     Li Zhou May 29, 2024 Vox HBO’s new miniseries centers Vietnamese voices — and reframes the consequences of war. The Captain (Hoa Xuande) helps advise a director m…

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June 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM

A Corporate Poisoner Two-Steps out of Toxic Liability

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June 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Georgia, Center of Election Disputes

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June 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Dark Clouds and a Gentle Red Dawn

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June 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Military’s Myth of Black Freedom

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June 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Forced Labor vs. Forced Idleness

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June 1, 2024 at 4:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | May 31, 2024

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June 1, 2024 at 2:20 AM

Trump’s Stunning Guilty Verdict Shatters His Aura of Invincibility

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June 1, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Trump Wishes His Trial Were Rigged

Trump Wishes His Trial Were Rigged     Adam Serwer May 31, 2024 The Atlantic Trump is not angry because the Manhattan trial that convicted him was rigged; he is angry because it wasn’t. ,   Shortly after becoming the first former American p…

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June 1, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Can Palestinians Imagine a Future With Israelis After This War?

Can Palestinians Imagine a Future With Israelis After This War?     Mahmoud Mushtaha May 27, 2024 972 Magazine My grandfather remembers neighborly relations with Jews before 1948. For Palestinians today, such a prospect seems nearly impossible. Pal…

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June 1, 2024 at 1:35 AM

A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years

A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years     Jennifer Schuessler May 23, 2024 New York Times John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiogr…

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June 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Memorial Day

Portside Culture Memorial Day     Joe Zaccardi For California poet Joe Zaccardi our holiday of memory brings back wartime scenes of flying and hope of rescue. ,   Memorial Day By Joe Zaccardi   There’s so much in the sky: gods of c…

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May 31, 2024 at 2:35 AM

No One Is Above the Law – Trump Guilty on 34 Counts – Now a Convicted Felon

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May 31, 2024 at 2:15 AM

How To Kill Children Under Siege Legally

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May 31, 2024 at 2:00 AM

NYU Nurse Is Fired After Calling the Gaza War a ‘Genocide’ in Speech

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May 31, 2024 at 1:45 AM

Counting the Negro League Records Is About More Than Numbers

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May 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – May 30 – Reader Comments: Bombing Rafah Children – Where Is “Red Line?”; Trump and Palestine Protests; Response: Women Are Changing Labor Unions; NYC and Medicare Advantage; Organizations Raising Money for Humanitarian Relief in Rafah; More

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May 30, 2024 at 6:15 AM

Why Is Nikki Haley Scrawling Genocidal Messages on Israeli Bombs?

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May 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM

“The North Needs To Learn From the South”: Mexico Poised To Elect First Woman President

“The North Needs To Learn From the South”: Mexico Poised To Elect First Woman President     Interview by Amy Goodman and Juan González May 29, 2024 Democracy Now The landmark moment has filled many with hope as Mexico has one of the highest rates of gender v…

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May 30, 2024 at 5:35 AM

How Much Do Companies Spend on Union-Busters?

How Much Do Companies Spend on Union-Busters?     Celine McNicholas and Bob Funk May 22, 2024 Economic Policy Institute The Department of Labor has improved reporting requirements and enforcement—but more is needed ‘March Against Union-Busting Bill…

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May 30, 2024 at 5:20 AM

A Chilling Effect of Louisiana’s Abortion Law

A Chilling Effect of Louisiana’s Abortion Law     Lora Kelley May 28, 2024 The Atlantic Louisiana just became the first state to reclassify abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances. The law may signal a new strategy to curb reproductive-health-care …

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May 30, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Ladders Last a Long Time

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May 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 29, 2024

Global Left Midweek – May 29, 2024     May 29, 2024 xxxxxx Election season is challenging the left in South Africa, India and the UK Protesters take part in a gathering organised by the pro-independence coalition of the Cellule de Coordination de T…

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May 29, 2024 at 4:05 AM

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.     Brad Plumer April 14, 2024 New York Times A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports foun…

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May 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM

Over 400 Physicians From Delaware’s ChristianaCare Move To Unionize

Over 400 Physicians From Delaware’s ChristianaCare Move To Unionize     Jennifer Henderson May 15, 2024 MedpageToday — "This is a movement that needs to happen in medicine," one physician said ,   More than 400 physicians from Delaware's Ch…

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May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Surveillance and Interference: Israel’s Covert War on the ICC Exposed

Surveillance and Interference: Israel’s Covert War on the ICC Exposed     Yuval Abraham and Meron Rapoport May 28, 2024 972 Magazine Top Israeli government and security officials have overseen a nine-year surveillance operation targeting the ICC and Palestin…

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May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

‘I Will Throw Them Out’: Trump Tells Jewish Donors He’ll Deport Pro-Palestinian Protesters

‘I Will Throw Them Out’: Trump Tells Jewish Donors He’ll Deport Pro-Palestinian Protesters     Rachel Fink May 28, 2024 Haaretz In a closed meeting with Jewish donors, Trump promises swift action against student protesters if elected, while affirming Israel'…

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May 28, 2024 at 4:55 AM

This Week in People’s History, May 28–June 3

This Week in People’s History, May 28–June 3     xxxxxx Can’t Understand a Word (2019), Go to Jail and Stay There (1964), Deadly Force on Film (1937), Just Following Orders (1779), A New Broom for Civil Rights (1909), Too Young to Work? Think Again. (1924), …

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May 28, 2024 at 2:22 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – May 28, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – May 28, 2024     May 28, 2024 xxxxxx x ,   We Need Local News More Than Ever AI News Musk Attacks Media Matters Chicago Tribune Staffers Sue Big Tech and Section 230 Why a TikTok Ban is a Terrible Idea  Breaking Up L…

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May 28, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Massachusetts’ New Millionaire Tax Is Doing Better Than Expected

Massachusetts’ New Millionaire Tax Is Doing Better Than Expected     Hayes Brown May 25, 2024 MSNBC The Biden campaign would be smart to highlight the windfall a new surtax on millionaires is generating in its first year. ,   Massachusetts,…

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May 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Voices for Justice in Palestine

Voices for Justice in Palestine     H Patricia Hynes May 27, 2024 xxxxxx Greenfield, Massachusetts residents talk about what drives then to protest Israel's war on Gaza Dozens of residents gathered outside the Greenfield City Council meeting in Feb…

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May 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Farm to Lunar Table: How Astronauts Are Eating Today

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May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Children Are the First To Die

Children Are the First To Die     Judith Van Allen May 20, 2024 Africa is a Country There is a particular historical pattern of colonial settler genocide that links Africa to Palestine. Children breaking a Guinness World Record for kite flying in N…

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May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Students for Gaza Are Undeterred

Students for Gaza Are Undeterred     Arun Gupta May 16, 2024 Yes Magazine Beaten, doxxed, threatened, arrested, and suspended, college students learned from past movements to put their bodies on the line for Gaza. Students stand in their protest ca…

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May 27, 2024 at 6:55 AM

Why Chile Has a Palestinian Football Team – the Bigger History

Why Chile Has a Palestinian Football Team – the Bigger History     Mary Katherine Newman May 21, 2024 The Conversation Chile is home to the largest population of Palestinians outside of the Middle East. At the heart of this community, Palestino has not only …

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May 27, 2024 at 6:35 AM

Sunday Science: Revolutionary Genetics Research Shows RNA May Rule Our Genome

Sunday Science: Revolutionary Genetics Research Shows RNA May Rule Our Genome     Phillip Ball May 14, 2024 Scientific American Scientists have recently discovered thousands of active RNA molecules that can control the human body , James Yang …

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May 27, 2024 at 6:05 AM

ANC, and SA Election – Apartheid’s Long Shadows: Two Articles

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May 27, 2024 at 2:30 AM

Bridgerton’s Third Season Is More Diverse — and Even Shallower — Than Ever

Portside Culture Bridgerton’s Third Season Is More Diverse — and Even Shallower — Than Ever     Aja Romano May 21, 2024 Vox Bridgerton’s third season is gauzier than ever. Should we still be holding it accountable? Golda Rosheuvel as Queen …

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