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July 1, 2024 at 7:25 AM

Theatre and Revolution: The Life and Legacy of Konstantin Stanislavski

Theatre and Revolution: The Life and Legacy of Konstantin Stanislavski     Nelson Wan June 24, 2024 In Defense of Marxism Konstantin Stanislavski is perhaps the greatest and most influential figure in the history of acting. His comprehensive system of traini…
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July 1, 2024 at 6:55 AM

SEIU’s New International President Looks To Help End Poverty-Wage Work in America

SEIU’s New International President Looks To Help End Poverty-Wage Work in America     Karen Juanita Carrillo June 30, 2024 Amsterdam News April Verrett, the newly elected international president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), is ready t…
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July 1, 2024 at 3:50 AM

A New Book Tackles the Splendor and Squalor of Reality TV

Portside Culture A New Book Tackles the Splendor and Squalor of Reality TV     Kyndall Cunningham June 26, 2024 Vox Critic Emily Nussbaum makes the case for the guilty pleasure as an art form. Chris Harrison, Peter Weber, and Madison Prewet…
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June 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Election 2024: A Chess Move, Not a Valentine

Election 2024: A Chess Move, Not a Valentine     Rand Wilson June 26, 2024 Stansbury Forum All Americans are impacted by attacks on democracy and can be rallied to work for imperfect Democratic candidates to block authoritarians like Donald Trump. While it’s…
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June 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Eric Garner, 10 Years Later

Eric Garner, 10 Years Later     Theodore Hamm June 28, 2024 Indypendent A cell phone video of Eric Garner being choked to death by NYPD police, seen by millions, helped ignite calls for sweeping changes in policing. Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, is trying to s…
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June 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM

S. Court Made Regulating Corporations Nearly Impossible

S. Court Made Regulating Corporations Nearly Impossible     Anthony Grasso June 28, 2024 The Progressive A decision about fishing regulations could lead to a massive rollback of progressive policies across the board. Fishermen haul up a full net of…
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June 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

ANC’s Crushing Electoral Defeat

ANC’s Crushing Electoral Defeat     Gunnett Kaaf June 28, 2024 Socialist Project A Nightmare of Coalitions, Splits and Neoliberal Crisis. ,   South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis. The precipitous electora…
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June 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Why Housing First Failed in Canada

Why Housing First Failed in Canada     Laurence Braun-Woodbury June 18, 2024 Canadian Dimension To end homelessness we must reclaim our housing infrastructure from the investor class, produce homes as if they were essential goods rather than investment vehic…
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June 29, 2024 at 5:45 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 28, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | June 28, 2024     June 28, 2024 xxxxxx Trump's Blatant Lies and Biden's Senior Moments. Biden's Fighting Statement After Debate. What a Wonderful Prez I Will Be – Again | Song Parody. “We need to talk about AIPAC” | Mehdi Hasan. How Tyso…
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June 29, 2024 at 2:25 AM

Biden-Trump Was a Bombshell No One Expected

Biden-Trump Was a Bombshell No One Expected     June 28, 2024 xxxxxx These 90 minutes were anticipated as a defining moment of the 2024 Presidential campaign. They proved to be a bombshell that few expected. Here is a survey of editorial comment from quarter…
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June 29, 2024 at 1:40 AM

The Boys Has Been Making Fun of Trumpers the Whole Time?!

The Boys Has Been Making Fun of Trumpers the Whole Time?!     Alex Abad-Santos June 25, 2024 Vox Right-wing fans of The Boys are so pissed off at Season 4 they've been review bombing it on Rotten Tomatoes. Here's why fans keep missing the point of The Boys. …
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June 29, 2024 at 1:30 AM

Anti-Putin Activist Plans Run for Local Office on Pro-Democracy Platform

Anti-Putin Activist Plans Run for Local Office on Pro-Democracy Platform     June 26, 2024 People of Baikal “Today it’s difficult to talk about politics without fear, even in the kitchen.” Interview with Irkutsk opposition activist Pavel Kharitonenko. He's p…
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June 29, 2024 at 1:05 AM

A Practical Prescription for Taxing Our World’s Richest

A Practical Prescription for Taxing Our World’s Richest     Sam Pizzigati June 27, 2024 inequality.org A bold new proposal from the economist Gabriel Zucman is gaining prime-time backing ,   Ever wonder why the divide between the world’s ri…
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June 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

What the Garden Bodes

Portside Culture What the Garden Bodes     Carol Kanter What the Garden Bodes, poet Carol Kanter implies, is not about flowers alone but about the political seasons in the run-up to the coming elections. ,   What the Garden Bodes By…
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June 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Three Israeli Army Reservists Explain Why They Refuse To Continue Serving in Gaza

Three Israeli Army Reservists Explain Why They Refuse To Continue Serving in Gaza     Liza Rozovsky June 27, 2024 Haaretz Yuval was required to torch two residential buildings; Michael realized how many civilians were likely to be killed during every bombing…
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June 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Lessons of Bowman’s Loss – No, It Wasn’t a Generalized Defeat for ‘The Left.’

Lessons of Bowman’s Loss – No, It Wasn’t a Generalized Defeat for ‘The Left.’     Robert Kuttner June 26, 2024 The American Prospect The loss of Rep. Jamaal Bowman to AIPAC-backed challenger George Latimer is being played as a defeat for “the left” and a sig…
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June 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past

Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past     Dave Zirin June 24, 2024 The Nation Baseball legend Reggie Jackson tells the Fox Sports audience the truth about playing baseball in the 1960s in the South. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.” He the…
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June 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Life and Times of Conn Hallinan, 1942–2024

The Life and Times of Conn Hallinan, 1942–2024     Charles Idelson June 26, 2024 xxxxxx Son of legendary San Franciscans left luminaries, Vincent and Vivian Hallinan, Conn, popularly known to multitude of friends as “Ringo,” carved his own reputation as an a…
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June 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – June 27 – Reader Comments: Trump Worked To Destroy Unions; Remembering Troublemakers-Frank Emspak, Conn Hallinan; AFL-CIO Union Organizer Program; Rethinking the Elections: MAGA Threat and Challenges Facing Progressives and Union Activists;

Tidbits – June 27 – Reader Comments: Trump Worked To Destroy Unions; Remembering Troublemakers-Frank Emspak, Conn Hallinan; AFL-CIO Union Organizer Program; Rethinking the Elections: MAGA Threat and Challenges Facing Progressives and Union Activists;     June 27, …
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June 27, 2024 at 6:10 AM

Top Democrat Accuses House GOP of ‘Full-Scale Attempt To Eliminate Public Education’

Top Democrat Accuses House GOP of ‘Full-Scale Attempt To Eliminate Public Education’     Jake Johnson June 26, 2024 Common Dreams Rep. Rosa DeLauro said Republicans' newly proposed funding cuts threaten "the future of an entire generation." , Freep…
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June 27, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Report: Israel Targets US Public With Massive Propaganda Campaign

Report: Israel Targets US Public With Massive Propaganda Campaign     News Desk, The Cradle. June 25, 2024 Popular Resistance.org Israel’s Ministry Of Diaspora Affairs Funds US-Based Organizations To Lobby For Measures Restricting Criticism Of Israel And Its…
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June 27, 2024 at 5:35 AM

Fantasyland General

Fantasyland General     Robert Kuttner June 13, 2024 The American Prospect Hospital pricing is impenetrable to consumers and regulators alike. The result: increased costs and profits, and wasteful reliance on armies of middlemen. , ILLUSTRATION BY …
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June 27, 2024 at 5:15 AM

AIPAC’s Defeat of Jamaal Bowman Disguises Its Weakness

AIPAC’s Defeat of Jamaal Bowman Disguises Its Weakness     Branco Marcetic June 26, 2024 Jacobin Lost in the triumphalism over Jamaal Bowman’s loss is that AIPAC has had to drastically narrow its ambitions, targeting the most already vulnerable of Israel cri…
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June 27, 2024 at 1:55 AM

When Being Gay Meant Going Underground

Portside Culture When Being Gay Meant Going Underground     John Self June 25, 2024 The Guardian These beautifully written letters, diary entries and extracts from novels, skillfully edited by Peter Parker, add up to an essential study of postwar gay…
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June 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – June 26, 2024

Global Left Midweek – June 26, 2024     June 26, 2024 xxxxxx As the world churns... and burns Around 10.000 people march to denounce fascism in Brussels, Belgium on June 16, 2024. Protest was organised by the Belgian Anti-Fascist Coordination (CAB)…
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June 26, 2024 at 4:45 AM

RIP Donald Sutherland, a Hollywood Legend

Portside Culture RIP Donald Sutherland, a Hollywood Legend     Eileen Jones June 21, 2024 Jacobin Donald Sutherland (1935–2024) projected equal parts warmth, intelligence, and menace on the big screen. But he wasn’t just a brilliant actor — he was a …
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June 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Conn Hallinan: He Knew Whose Side He Was On

Conn Hallinan: He Knew Whose Side He Was On     David Bacon June 24, 2024 Foreign Policy in Focus Former FPIF columnist Conn Hallinan, who passed away on June 19 at the age of 81, wrote sharply and passionately about international issues for five decades. …
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June 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Mississippi Goddamn: You Were Definitely Involved in This

Mississippi Goddamn: You Were Definitely Involved in This     Abby Zimet June 23, 2024 Common Dreams Amidst right-wing assaults on our rights and history, many deem it vital we remember those who confronted America's brutal racist legacy and declared, "We ar…
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June 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Experts Warn Julian Assange Plea Deal Could Set Dangerous Precedent

Experts Warn Julian Assange Plea Deal Could Set Dangerous Precedent     Alexandra Topping June 25, 2024 The Guardian Human rights organisations want the next UK government to seek assurances from the US that it will not pursue journalists publishing classifi…
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June 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Two Year Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

The Two Year Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization     Heather Cox Richardson June 24, 2024 Letters from an American In the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, for the first time in our history, rather than conveying…
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June 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes — June 25, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes — June 25, 2024     June 25, 2024 xxxxxx Can artificial intelligence destroy the climate? , Walt Handelsman   Washpost Washout Neo-Nazis are All-In on AI Meta and TikTok Curbing Abortion-Related Content Fixing Election…
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June 25, 2024 at 1:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, June 25–July 2

This Week in People’s History, June 25–July 2     xxxxxx A Successful Experiment (1959), Boycotts Can Work (1959), Hospital Workers Win Big (1969), Malcolm X’s Last Stand (1964), Brilliance Gets Shafted (1954), Throwing Shade on Racism (1989), Hit the Road, …
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June 25, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Democrats, Parties, and Palestine: Five Stages of Political Grief

Democrats, Parties, and Palestine: Five Stages of Political Grief     Waleed Shahid June 21, 2024 Convergence Magazine Elections are fundamentally about choosing coalitions, not just casting votes. While coalitions require compromise, the key is to make stra…
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June 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The GOP’s Post-Constitutional Future: A New Gilded Age?

The GOP’s Post-Constitutional Future: A New Gilded Age?     Thom Harmann June 24, 2024 The Hartmann Report A middle class is not a normal thing, and if a country wants one it must be created by direct government intervention in the marketplace… , …
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June 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Behind the ‘Butter Board’: How the Dairy Industry Took Over Your Feed

Portside Culture Behind the ‘Butter Board’: How the Dairy Industry Took Over Your Feed     H. Claire Brown May 10, 2024 Grist.org A vast constellation of celebrities, from Kelly Ripa to the McDonald’s mascot Grimace, have helped push dairy sales. …
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June 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Malian Master Puppeteer, Yaya Coulibali: “Puppetry Is the Sum of the Collective Human Imaginary”

Malian Master Puppeteer, Yaya Coulibali: “Puppetry Is the Sum of the Collective Human Imaginary”     Ricard González March 15, 2024 Equal Times We Africans have to value what we have more and what we are, to value culture, something that is not tangible and …
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June 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Who Is Keir Starmer, British Labour Party Leader on the Road to Downing Street?

Who Is Keir Starmer, British Labour Party Leader on the Road to Downing Street?     Marilyn Albert June 24, 2024 xxxxxx A Review of “The Starmer Project: A Journey to the Right” by Oliver Eagleton, Verso Books 2022 Keir Starmer, The Guardian …
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June 24, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Sunday Science: Can You Inherit Memories From Your Ancestors?

Sunday Science: Can You Inherit Memories From Your Ancestors?     Hannah Critchlow June 17, 2024 The Guardian The science of epigenetics suggests we can pass on trauma – but trust and compassion too , Illustration: Elia Barbieri/The Guardian …
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June 24, 2024 at 6:30 AM

How Israel Became a Nuclear Power

How Israel Became a Nuclear Power     Emma Claire Foley June 23, 2024 Jacobin Israel’s nuclear program is its worst-kept secret. It was made possible through the support of Western nations like France and has thrived due to a cynical attitude toward nonproli…
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June 24, 2024 at 6:05 AM

When Tax Policy Discriminates the TCJA’s Impact on Black Taxpayers

When Tax Policy Discriminates the TCJA’s Impact on Black Taxpayers     Beverly Moran June 18, 2024 Roosevelt Institute When the trickle-down theory first took off in the 1980s, the argument was that tax cuts lift all boats. After 50 years, no one can continu…
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June 24, 2024 at 3:55 AM

Bridgerton Finally Gave Us Queer Storylines. Fans Aren’t Having It.

Portside Culture Bridgerton Finally Gave Us Queer Storylines. Fans Aren’t Having It.     Aja Romano June 18, 2024 Vox The show’s first queer storylines have been met with backlash, homophobia, and misogynoir. Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridg…
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June 24, 2024 at 3:10 AM

What Frederick Douglass Learned From an Irish Antislavery Activist: ‘Agitate, Agitate, Agitate’

What Frederick Douglass Learned From an Irish Antislavery Activist: ‘Agitate, Agitate, Agitate’     Christine Kinealy June 14, 2024 The Conversation Even before Douglass arrived in Ireland in 1845, he was aware of the rich tradition of Irish men and women in…
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June 24, 2024 at 2:35 AM

The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling Using Pyrolysis

The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling Using Pyrolysis     Lisa Song, Illustrations by Max Guther, special to ProPublica June 20, 2024 Propublica The world is drowning in plastic. Experts say we need to stop making so much. But the plastics industry pedd…
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June 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Shell’s Exit From Nigeria: To Dodge Legal Problems?

Shell’s Exit From Nigeria: To Dodge Legal Problems?     Andy Rowell and James Marriot June 18, 2024 Scheer Post The oil giant is selling its Niger Delta subsidiary – but lending the new owners the money for the purchase. “Eric Dooh at home in Goi v…
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June 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM

NLRB Is Testing Out a New Tool To Stop Union Busting

NLRB Is Testing Out a New Tool To Stop Union Busting     Alex N. Press June 22, 2024 Jacobin This week, the NLRB handed down its first Cemex order against Station Casinos in Las Vegas, which engaged in heavy-handed union busting before workers lost a vote to…
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June 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

29 Years Without Jonas Salk: Against the Normalization of the Absurd

29 Years Without Jonas Salk: Against the Normalization of the Absurd     Alan Rossi Silva and Joost Smiers June 21, 2024 Peoples Dispatch Nearly three decades after Jonas Salk’s passing, his legacy continues to highlight the need for building a different pha…
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June 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Firewalls of Ignorance and Disappearance: Corporate Media in the Age of Fascist Politics

Firewalls of Ignorance and Disappearance: Corporate Media in the Age of Fascist Politics     Henry A. Giroux June 21, 2024 CounterPunch Deceit, ignorance, and the death of civic responsibility now function as the perfect storm enabling fascist politics. Amer…
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June 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

From Italia: Behind the Curtain of the EU Elections All Is Not What It Seems

From Italia: Behind the Curtain of the EU Elections All Is Not What It Seems     Nicola Benvenuti June 17, 2024 Stansbury Forum The danger from the right is becoming more marked and is shifting West, whereas until a few years ago the right was rooted in form…
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June 22, 2024 at 4:35 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 21, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | June 21, 2024     June 21, 2024 xxxxxx Jordan Klepper at First Post-Conviction Rally. Jesus Christ | Woody Guthrie. William Barber | “White Poverty” & Poor People’s Campaign March. A Time for Choosing. Cult Massacre: One Day in Jones…
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June 22, 2024 at 3:55 AM

This Democratic Governor Just Demonstrated the Right Way To Use the Pardon Power

This Democratic Governor Just Demonstrated the Right Way To Use the Pardon Power     Austin Sarata Slate Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s clemency forgives low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people in what he said is a step to heal decad…