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July 27, 2024 at 1:25 AM

The Decimation of Gaza’s Academia Is ‘Impossible To Quantify’

The Decimation of Gaza’s Academia Is ‘Impossible To Quantify’     Ibtisam Mahdi July 26, 2024 972 Magazine With thousands of faculty and students likely killed and campuses destroyed, Palestinian universities in the Strip are barely surviving Israel’s schola…

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July 27, 2024 at 1:20 AM

The First Atomic Explosion, 16 July 1945

The First Atomic Explosion, 16 July 1945     William Burr July 16, 2024 National Security Archive Before Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was Trinity, the first, test-run atomic explosion in the New Mexican desert. The fallout is still with us, literally and fi…

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July 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Voyage to Outer Space

Portside Culture Voyage to Outer Space     William Trowbridge April 1, 2024 Birmingham Poetry Review Midwest poet William Trowbridge has a good eye for bargain real estate, perhaps a good reason to stay on Earth. ,   Voyage to Outer…

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July 26, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Netanyahu’s Bellicose Congressional Address Draws Scorn

Netanyahu’s Bellicose Congressional Address Draws Scorn     Blaise Malley July 24, 2024 Responsible Statecraft 'Our enemies are your enemies,' the prime minister insisted, setting up confrontation with Iran. He didn’t present as someone on the verge of signi…

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July 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

How Israel Plans To Whitewash Its War Crimes in Gaza

How Israel Plans To Whitewash Its War Crimes in Gaza     Dan Owen July 24, 2024 +972 Magazine The Israeli army uses the veneer of internal accountability to fend off external criticism. But its record reveals how few perpetrators are punished. Every day, mor…

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July 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity

The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity     David Klion July 24, 2024 The New Republic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is a leading candidate to be Kamala Harris’s running mate. Selecting him would fracture the party. Penn…

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July 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Vance’s Paean to Blood and Soil – JD Vance Dismisses the American Idea

Vance’s Paean to Blood and Soil – JD Vance Dismisses the American Idea     Jeff Jacoby July 23, 2024 Boston Globe Ours is a nation built upon a set of ideas — ideas not rooted in bloodlines and burial plots but in values and ideals. Anyone who doesn’t unders…

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July 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – July 25 – Reader Comments: Passing the Torch; Calling All Students Going Off to College-Get Your Absentee Ballots; Bernice Johnson Reagon; Ending Taxes on Tips?; March To End Climate Destruction-July 27; Cartoons; More

Tidbits – July 25 – Reader Comments: Passing the Torch; Calling All Students Going Off to College-Get Your Absentee Ballots; Bernice Johnson Reagon; Ending Taxes on Tips?; March To End Climate Destruction-July 27; Cartoons; More     July 25, 2024 xxxxxx Read…

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July 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

We Can Breathe!

Portside Culture We Can Breathe!     Gabriel Winant July 24, 2024 London Review of Books The fascinating history of how the antifascist movement of the 1930s created "the left" as we know it today. Joseph Fronczak shows how socialists, liberals, comm…

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July 25, 2024 at 4:30 AM

A Jewish Couple Were Rejected As Foster Parents Because of Their Religion. This Is the Future Project 2025 Envisions

A Jewish Couple Were Rejected As Foster Parents Because of Their Religion. This Is the Future Project 2025 Envisions     Rebecca McCray July 24, 2024 The Guardian A Jewish couple were rejected as foster parents because of their religion. This is the future P…

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July 25, 2024 at 4:20 AM

Major Unions Are Calling for an End to Israeli Military Aid

Major Unions Are Calling for an End to Israeli Military Aid     Alex N. Press July 24, 2024 Jacobin Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, seven unions — whose members constitute almost half of all American union members — have demanded an end to…

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July 25, 2024 at 4:05 AM

Bye Bye Bibi, Bye Bye

Bye Bye Bibi, Bye Bye     Michael Moore July 24, 2024 Michael Moore Blog In one of the worst-kept secrets in Washington, Kamala Harris has for months been quietly urging President Biden to end your war on the people of Gaza. ,   Dear Israel…

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July 25, 2024 at 3:50 AM

The Great Manliness Flip-Flop

The Great Manliness Flip-Flop     Tom Nichols July 24, 2024 The Atlantic When it comes to masculinity, Republicans have become everything they once accused Democrats of being. , norman_786   America after World War II celebrated traditional…

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July 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Patriarchs: How Men Came To Rule

Portside Culture The Patriarchs: How Men Came To Rule     Nicoleta Ciubotariu May 23, 2024 LSE Review of Books This book "explores the origins of patriarchy, debunking biological determinism and highlighting the role of nation building, social norms,…

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July 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – July 24, 2024

Global Left Midweek – July 24, 2024     xxxxxx The food issue and the world struggle Activists of All India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO) shout slogans in solidarity with protesting students in Bangladesh, at a protest gathering in New D…

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July 24, 2024 at 3:48 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – July 23, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – July 23, 2024     July 23, 2024 xxxxxx Mary L. Trump on how the press covered the convention Kari Lake addressed news media at the Republican National Convention: “I don’t welcome everybody in this meeting, in this room. Fran…

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July 24, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Unions Who Think Republicans Are Warming to Labor Rights Are Getting Played

Unions Who Think Republicans Are Warming to Labor Rights Are Getting Played     Steven Greenhouse July 23, 2024 The Guardian The Teamsters president took a gamble and accepted Trump’s invitation to speak at the Republican convention – it backfired …

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July 24, 2024 at 12:20 AM

Joe Biden Wanted This

Joe Biden Wanted This     Branko Marcetic July 22, 2024 Jacobin No one forced Joe Biden to run for president — or to facilitate a genocide. His unlikely conversion to economic populism was a triumph for the Left, but he ultimately proved his own worst enemy.…

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July 24, 2024 at 12:20 AM

Venezuela Contra Mundum

Venezuela Contra Mundum     Maria Paez Victor July 22, 2024 Counterpunch The USA is imposing collective punishment on Venezuelans with illegal sanctions for daring to assert their sovereignty in deciding that only they, the Venezuelan people, in fair electio…

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July 24, 2024 at 12:20 AM

Genocidaire Netanhayu Does Not Deserve To Address Congress a Record 4th Time

Genocidaire Netanhayu Does Not Deserve To Address Congress a Record 4th Time     Ralph Nader July 23, 2024 Common Dreams The invitation has outraged many Israelis—majorities of whom despise Netanyahu, who is under indictment by Israeli prosecutors for corrup…

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July 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Fly Me to the Moon Crashes Back Down to Earth

Portside Culture Fly Me to the Moon Crashes Back Down to Earth     Eileen Jones July 18, 2024 Jacobin Channing Tatum and Scarlett Johansson try to win the 1969 space race in Fly Me to the Moon. But its heavy-handed history lessons ruin the fun. …

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July 23, 2024 at 9:40 AM

This Week in People’s History, July 24–30

This Week in People’s History, July 24–30     So Much Change in 50 Years (1974), ‘The News That Kills’ (1989), Martial Law’s Upside (1934), ‘Big Government’ in Action (1949), NYPD Prepares for the Worst (1934), ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round’ (1964),…

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July 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Calls To Boycott Netanyahu Speech Grow As Israeli PM Heads to DC

Calls To Boycott Netanyahu Speech Grow As Israeli PM Heads to DC     Brett Wilkins July 22, 2024 Common Dreams A new coalition of advocacy groups—some of them Jewish-led—are urging lawmakers to "amplify the voices of those in Israel, Palestine, and around th…

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July 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Election 2024: The Path Forward

Election 2024: The Path Forward     Michael Podhorzer July 22, 2024 Weekend Reading There are 106 days to reconsolidate the Anti-MAGA majority. We, not just Democratic campaigns, but also civil society, the free press, and everyday Americans, have a big task…

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July 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

How the Potato Changed the Course of World History

Portside Culture How the Potato Changed the Course of World History     Matthew Wills July 12, 2024 JStor.org Historian William H. McNeill contends that the potato fundamentally changed world history. European armies marched on what they foraged loca…

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July 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

TRANSCRIPT: Rep. AOC Delivers Major Floor Speech on Articles of Impeachment Against Justices Thomas and Alito

TRANSCRIPT: Rep. AOC Delivers Major Floor Speech on Articles of Impeachment Against Justices Thomas and Alito     Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez July 20, 2024 Stansbury Forum While our framers perhaps may not have envisioned someone like me, in this seat, they abs…

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July 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Banlieue Vote Pivotal in French Left’s Upset

Banlieue Vote Pivotal in French Left’s Upset     Amba Guerguerian July 19, 2024 The Indypendent Voters from Paris’s marginalized immigrant communities turned out in large numbers to vote for leftist coalition that championed wealth redistribution and Palesti…

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July 22, 2024 at 7:45 AM

Sunday Science: Massive IT Outage Spotlights Major Vulnerabilities in the Global Information Ecosystem

Sunday Science: Massive IT Outage Spotlights Major Vulnerabilities in the Global Information Ecosystem     Richard Forno July 19, 2024 The Conversation The outage is emblematic of the way organizational networks, cloud computing services and the internet are…

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July 22, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Selected Reporting on Biden/Harris Announcement

Selected Reporting on Biden/Harris Announcement     July 21, 2024 Selected reporting on Joe Biden's announcement withdrawing from presidential race on Sunday and endorsing Kamala Harris for president. Biden on picket line with striking UAW members…

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July 22, 2024 at 6:40 AM

Deceive, Defy, and Defer: Netanyahu’s Time-Tested Strategy To Outmaneuver Biden

Deceive, Defy, and Defer: Netanyahu’s Time-Tested Strategy To Outmaneuver Biden     Lev Grinberg July 16, 2024 972 Magazine For 15 years, the Israeli prime minister has proven his ability to scuttle political agreements — while never losing the United States…

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July 22, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Disneyland Workers in Anaheim, California, Vote To Authorize Strike

Disneyland Workers in Anaheim, California, Vote To Authorize Strike     Lauren Aratani July 20, 2024 The Guardian Largest US strike so far this year could take place if negotiations, including over wages, fail next week , The Guardian   Mem…

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July 22, 2024 at 5:35 AM

The Constitution and the American Left

The Constitution and the American Left     Azia Rana July 19, 2024 Dissent A culture of reverence for the U.S. Constitution shields the founding document from criticism, despite its many shortcomings. We need an alternative vision that provides meaningful fr…

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July 22, 2024 at 2:50 AM

‘Always Sunny’ Creator Rob McElhenney on His Pandemic Purchase: A Welsh Soccer Team

Portside Culture ‘Always Sunny’ Creator Rob McElhenney on His Pandemic Purchase: A Welsh Soccer Team     Sam Briger June 12, 2024 NPR  “[The show] is, at its core, a love letter to working-class people,” he says. “I wanted people to fall in love with…

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July 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Illinois Has Already Had 100 Tornadoes

Illinois Has Already Had 100 Tornadoes     Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, TNS July 19, 2024 Governing On Monday, July 15, Chicago issued 16 tornado warnings, the most sent on a single day since 2004. In an average year, the state only experiences 50 tornado…

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July 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM

New AFL-CIO Guide on Project 2025

New AFL-CIO Guide on Project 2025     Brett Wilkins July 19, 2024 CommonDreams "A second Trump term would put everything we've fought for—good jobs, fair wages, healthcare, retirement security, worker safety—on the chopping block," said AFL-CIO president Liz…

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July 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Macron Loyalist Elected Parliamentary Speaker in ‘Coup’ Against the Left

Macron Loyalist Elected Parliamentary Speaker in ‘Coup’ Against the Left     Roger McKenzie July 19, 2024 Morning Star Unions and left-wing activists staged protests across France on Thursday to put pressure on President Macron to choose a prime minister fro…

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July 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Cori Bush, Activist-Politician, Still Inspires Working People Like Me

Cori Bush, Activist-Politician, Still Inspires Working People Like Me     India Walton July 17, 2024 Progressive Hub Rep. Cori Bush is the first line of defense for working-class people and the most vulnerable members of our community. We need her in Congres…

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July 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Zionism: The End of an Illusion

Zionism: The End of an Illusion     Richard E. Rubenstein July 19, 2024 CounterPunch Zionism as currently defined connotes Jewish supremacy in Israel, Israeli supremacy in Palestine, and American supremacy in the region. , Photograph Source: Hossam…

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July 20, 2024 at 2:55 AM

Friday Nite Videos | July 19, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | July 19, 2024     July 19, 2024 xxxxxx The GOP Wants Us To Forget. Delta's Illegal Union-Busting Habit. The Project 2025 Song. We Need to Rethink Exercise – The Workout Paradox. How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords. T…

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July 20, 2024 at 2:05 AM

In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller

In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller     Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented July 16, 2024 ProPublica Vance may these remarkes in a private speech to the secretive Teneo Network. The …

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July 20, 2024 at 1:20 AM

A Party of Precarious Manhood, Led by a Blithering Idiot

A Party of Precarious Manhood, Led by a Blithering Idiot     Harold Meyerson July 19, 2024 The American Prospect Trump’s acceptance speech was a mishmash of self-love, protestations of toughness, and prefabricated lies. ,   The problem with…

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July 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Believe Your Own Eyes

Believe Your Own Eyes     Tyler Austin Harper July 16, 2024 The Atlantic We are ask us to believe that the debate was just one bad night, that presidents can have 90-minute stretches of befuddlement. We are asked to believe that this will not happen again. W…

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July 20, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Long COVID Puzzle Pieces Are Falling Into Place

Long COVID Puzzle Pieces Are Falling Into Place     Ziyad Al-Aly July 18, 2024 The Conversation Important progress is being made in understanding the pathways by which long COVID wreaks havoc on the body. Studies suggest that an abnormal immune response may …

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July 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Ode to the Cop Next to the One With the Pepper Spray

Portside Culture Ode to the Cop Next to the One With the Pepper Spray     Ryan McCarty May 26, 2024 Rattle Michigan poet Ryan McCarty witnesses the shock of pepper spray from an unfeeling cop doing his job. ,   Ode to the Cop Next …

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July 19, 2024 at 1:55 AM

‘He’s Dangerous. So Is His Book.’

‘He’s Dangerous. So Is His Book.’     Michael Kruse May 6, 2022 Politico An Appalachian writer says Hillbilly Elegy played to bogus notions on the left and right about the impoverished region. The only thing that benefited was Vance’s political career. …

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July 19, 2024 at 1:30 AM

‘I’m Bored, so I Shoot’: The Israeli Army’s Approval of Free-for-All Violence in Gaza

‘I’m Bored, so I Shoot’: The Israeli Army’s Approval of Free-for-All Violence in Gaza     Oren Ziv July 8, 2024 +972 Magazine Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting…

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July 19, 2024 at 12:40 AM

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Founder of the Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, Has Died

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a Founder of the Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, Has Died     Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong July 17, 2024 National Public Radio It is impossible to separate liberation struggles from song. And in the 1960s — at marches, and in ja…

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July 19, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Donald, You’re No Teddy Roosevelt

Donald, You’re No Teddy Roosevelt     Mike Konopacki July 17, 2024 The Cap Times Since the shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania, pundits have gone from branding it "unprecedented" (which it's not) to comparing it to other incidents of political v…

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July 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Radioactive Radicals!

Portside Culture Radioactive Radicals!     Paul Buhle July 6, 2024 Portside Radioactive Radicals is a vivid, galvanizing portrait of two young radicals thrust into the whirlwind of revolutionary working-class politics from the 1960s to the present. H…

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July 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – July 18 – Reader Comments: GOP Convention and Trump Shooting; Ocasio-Cortez Takes On Thomas and Alito; IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on Oct 7; Protest Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress; at the Heart of Health in Cuba Tour; Cartoons, More…

Tidbits – July 18 – Reader Comments: GOP Convention and Trump Shooting; Ocasio-Cortez Takes On Thomas and Alito; IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on Oct 7; Protest Netanyahu’s Visit to Congress; at the Heart of Health in Cuba Tour; Cartoons, More…     July 18, 2024 …

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