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August 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Ballot Initiatives Activate Voters, Change the Landscape

Ballot Initiatives Activate Voters, Change the Landscape     Chris Melody Fields Figueredo August 26, 2024 Convergence Magazine Ballot initiatives offer a tool “to not only block authoritarian rule and ideology, but to build a world where all of us thrive and li…

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August 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Laughter

Portside Culture Laughter     Joanne Durham August 5, 2024 New Verse News “You can tell a lot by a laugh,” said a certain Republican politician, and a laugh may set you free! ,   Laughter  By Joanne Durham in honor of Kamala Harris …

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August 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The US Diplomatic Strategy on Israel and Gaza Is Not Working

The US Diplomatic Strategy on Israel and Gaza Is Not Working     Daniel Levy August 27, 2024 The Guardian US policies strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu – whose political preference in the short term is an open-ended war, not a deal. Netanyahu is a loose cannon, …

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August 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Harris-Walz Vision for Public Schools

The Harris-Walz Vision for Public Schools     Jennifer C. Berkshire August 28, 2024 The Nation Their agenda breaks with decades of Democratic thinking about education. The Harris-­Walz education agenda is often inseparable from the campaign’s economic priori…

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August 30, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Bitter Fight Over the Meaning of ‘Genocide’

The Bitter Fight Over the Meaning of ‘Genocide’     Linda Kinstler August 20, 2024 New York Times Debates over how to describe conflicts in Gaza, Myanmar and elsewhere are channeling a controversy as old as the word itself. The Genocide Convention emerged as…

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August 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Texas AG Raids Homes of Latino Civil Rights Group Members, Setting Up a Voting Rights Showdown

Texas AG Raids Homes of Latino Civil Rights Group Members, Setting Up a Voting Rights Showdown     Suzanne Gamboa and Jane C. Timm August 26, 2024 NBC News The raids have triggered outrage and cries of voter suppression in a state with a long history of disc…

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August 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Aug. 29 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz Campaign, Democratic National Convention and Gaza, Palestinian Voters, Uncommitted Voters, Youth Voters; Public Rail Now Campaign; New Resources To Teach About Central America; Cartoons; More…

Tidbits – Aug. 29 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz Campaign, Democratic National Convention and Gaza, Palestinian Voters, Uncommitted Voters, Youth Voters; Public Rail Now Campaign; New Resources To Teach About Central America; Cartoons; More…     August 29, 2024 x…

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August 29, 2024 at 4:05 AM

Why the Uncommitted Movement Was a Success at the DNC

Why the Uncommitted Movement Was a Success at the DNC     Waleed Shahid August 27, 2024 Jacobin Political strategist Waleed Shahid explains why the Uncommitted movement’s organizing at the Democratic National Convention should be seen as successfully moving …

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August 29, 2024 at 3:55 AM

Kroger and Albertsons’ Dirty Tricks To Preserve Greedflation

Kroger and Albertsons’ Dirty Tricks To Preserve Greedflation     Freddy Brewster August 26, 2024 The Lever As Harris vows to tackle grocery store prices, the grocery chains are doing everything they can to bypass regulators and merge into a price-gouging beh…

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August 29, 2024 at 3:10 AM

Not Held Accountable for Gaza, IDF Launches Largest Attack on West Bank in Decades

Not Held Accountable for Gaza, IDF Launches Largest Attack on West Bank in Decades     Edward Carver August 28, 2024 Common Dreams "This is the predictable culmination of the actions of an Israeli regime that has been fully empowered, armed, supported, and e…

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August 29, 2024 at 2:50 AM

The Election Story Nobody Wants To Talk About

The Election Story Nobody Wants To Talk About     Rick Perlstein August 28, 2024 The American Prospect A Q&A with David Neiwert, America’s foremost writer and thinker on far-right extremism, on what might happen if Trump wins—or loses Members o…

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August 29, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Burning Bush

Portside Culture Burning Bush     Gene Seymour July 2, 2024 Bookforum How the early ’90s set the stage for America’s crooked present. ,   When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s   J…

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August 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – August 28, 2024

Global Left Midweek – August 28, 2024     August 28, 2024 xxxxxx Mass protests break out in Indonesia "Don't wreck democracy!" A demonstration in front of House of Representative building in Jakarta, against the controversial changes to election la…

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August 28, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Local Fears Grow After Major PFAS Spill at Former Navy Base in Maine

Local Fears Grow After Major PFAS Spill at Former Navy Base in Maine     Julia Conley August 27, 2024 Common Dreams Forever chemicals were stored in tanks at an airport at more than 10,000 times the federal limit. Firefighter foam is seen on the su…

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August 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Polling Shows Voters Want To See Action on Corporate Power

Polling Shows Voters Want To See Action on Corporate Power     Luke Goldstein August 27, 2024 The American Prospect Despite these detractors’ claims, a new polling survey commissioned by More Perfect Union and provided exclusively to the Prospect finds that …

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August 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

UPS Drivers Won “Historic Heat Protections.” They Say the Company Hasn’t Lived up to That Promise.

UPS Drivers Won “Historic Heat Protections.” They Say the Company Hasn’t Lived up to That Promise.     Serena Lin August 26, 2024 Mother Jones The contract’s heat safety rules are among the first of their kind, but some workers say they have brought little r…

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August 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The 2024 Democratic Convention: More 1964 Than 1968

The 2024 Democratic Convention: More 1964 Than 1968     Liza Featherstone August 23, 2024 Jacobin The media kept comparing this year’s DNC to Chicago 1968. But given the party’s rejection of the Uncommitted movement, Atlantic City 1964, when Democrats refuse…

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August 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Blink Twice and the Problem With #MeToo Thrillers

Portside Culture Blink Twice and the Problem With #MeToo Thrillers     Adrian Horton August 27, 2024 The Guardian Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut joins a microgenre of films, from Promising Young Woman to Don’t Worry Darling, that try – and mostly fa…

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August 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 27, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 27, 2024     August 27, 2024 xxxxxx Demanding Palestinian recognition at the convention , Tom Tomorrow   Racial Justice Defunded Suburban Women Support Abortion Rights AIPAC Won’t Just Go Away Insu…

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August 27, 2024 at 12:05 AM

As Classes Start, Universities Begin a New Wave of Repression Against the Palestine Movement

As Classes Start, Universities Begin a New Wave of Repression Against the Palestine Movement     Maryam Alaniz August 24, 2024 Left Voice University administrators are unleashing a fresh wave of attacks to discipline the Pro-Palestine movement. These draconi…

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August 27, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Say It to My Face

Say It to My Face     Rick Perlstein August 26, 2024 The American Prospect How Democrats learned to tell the plain truth and like it "Kamala Harris & Tim Walz - 53915738289", by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)   A quiet revolution has been…

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August 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola

Portside Culture Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola     Marion Nestle August 23, 2024 Food Politics This book reveals the work of the International Life Sciences Institute funded by Coca-Cola This book reveals the work of the International…

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August 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Beyond Realism: How the Global South Can Shape a More Moral Internationalism

Beyond Realism: How the Global South Can Shape a More Moral Internationalism     Zane Dangor August 22, 2024 Foreign Policy in Focus South Africa’s experience with apartheid has given its foreign policy a uniquely moral frame. A Parisian demonstrat…

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August 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Workers, Unchecked: The Case for Card Check This Labor Day

Workers, Unchecked: The Case for Card Check This Labor Day     Hayley Brown, Sylvia Allegretto August 21, 2024 CEPR This Labor Day, workers deserve to see lawmakers tackle one of the key areas of policy hindering their right to organize unions. , …

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August 26, 2024 at 8:15 AM

Sunday Science: The Fascinating Story of Math in a Book You Can Actually Understand

Sunday Science: The Fascinating Story of Math in a Book You Can Actually Understand     Alec Wilkinson July 29, 2024 New York Times “The Secret Lives of Numbers,” by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell, highlights overlooked contributions to the field by ancien…

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August 26, 2024 at 7:55 AM

State of the South: Voting Rights Under Assault Report

State of the South: Voting Rights Under Assault Report     Southern Coalition for Social Justice August 22, 2024 Southern Coalition for Social Justice This Report documents how voters of color, young voters and those with disabilities have been targeted with…

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August 26, 2024 at 7:15 AM

Sometimes You Just Have To Ignore the Economists

Sometimes You Just Have To Ignore the Economists     Zephyr Teachout August 22, 2024 The Atlantic Kamala Harris’s proposed price-gouging ban might irritate academics, but it makes sense to everyone else. , Illustration by Ben Hickey   Last …

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August 26, 2024 at 6:30 AM

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Redefining What It Means To Be a Liberal Justice

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Redefining What It Means To Be a Liberal Justice     Elie Mystal August 5, 2024 The Nation During her short time on the Supreme Court, Jackson has articulated a skepticism toward judicial power that feels particularly urgent in a pos…

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August 26, 2024 at 6:10 AM

Democracy Needs the Loser

Democracy Needs the Loser     Barbara F. Walter August 24, 2024 The New Yorker The observance of defeat, especially in an election, is often all that keeps a state from tipping into violence. Protesters rally during the 2016 Republican National Con…

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August 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Pachinko, Apple TV+’s Unsung Hero, Makes a Remarkable Return

Portside Culture Pachinko, Apple TV+’s Unsung Hero, Makes a Remarkable Return     Saloni Gajjar August 16, 2024 AV Club Pachinko follows Sunja, a young Korean woman who immigrates to Japan in the late 1930s after marrying a Protestant minister. A mot…

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August 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Arkansas Court Removes Abortion Question From Ballot

Arkansas Court Removes Abortion Question From Ballot     Julia Conley August 22, 2024 CommonDreams "This effort has generated a wave of fiercely engaged Arkansas women," said one organizer. "We are outraged. We will not back down. And we will remember this i…

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August 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Will the Senate Take Off the Handcuffs?

Will the Senate Take Off the Handcuffs?     David Dayen August 22, 2024 The American Prospect The Harris-Walz ticket and every Democrat are promising big things. But the filibuster makes that agenda impossible. Will they finally remove that barrier? …

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August 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Paperwork Errors Will Keep Proposed Arkansas Abortion Amendment off Ballot

Paperwork Errors Will Keep Proposed Arkansas Abortion Amendment off Ballot     Tess Vrbin August 22, 2024 Arkansas Advocate Split Supreme Court affirms Secretary of State’s claim that supporters didn’t submit right documents at the correct time. Op…

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August 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The DNC Stays Committed To Silence on Gaza

The DNC Stays Committed To Silence on Gaza     Emilio Leanza August 22, 2024 The Progressive The Democratic Party refused to allow a single Palestinian to speak on stage at the convention. Abbas Alawieh and other uncommitted delegates call for the…

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August 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Punching Down and Republican Corruption

Punching Down and Republican Corruption     Heather Cox Richardson August 17, 2024 Letters From an American: August 16 2024 Republican dominance is cracking as Trump struggles and Vance offends people, and as that dominance falls away, the many things it cov…

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August 24, 2024 at 2:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 23, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | August 23, 2024     August 23, 2024 xxxxxx How the Democratic Message Is Shrinking Trump. Palestinian American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn't Allow. Undecided Voters Say Harris' Speech Made Up Their Minds. Law and Order: The Case…

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August 24, 2024 at 1:15 AM

Kamala Harris’ $5 Trillion Tax Plan

Kamala Harris’ $5 Trillion Tax Plan     Andrew Duehren August 22, 2024 New York Times Kamala Harris' campaign has rolled out its most ambitious economic policy proposal to date: a highly progressive set of tax reforms that would raise nearly $5 trillion ove…

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August 24, 2024 at 12:55 AM

Kamala Harris’ DNC Promises Depend on Filibuster Reform

Kamala Harris’ DNC Promises Depend on Filibuster Reform     David Dayan August 23, 2024 Jacobin At the DNC last night, Kamala Harris promised big change. But the only way to ensure her full agenda can be passed is by killing the filibuster. Kamala …

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August 24, 2024 at 12:45 AM

Uncommitted Delegates Denied a DNC Speaker

Uncommitted Delegates Denied a DNC Speaker     Emma Janssen August 23, 2024 The American Prospect A sit-in outside the convention in protest and support from numerous elected officials did not succeed. Pro-Palestinian delegates to the Democratic Na…

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August 24, 2024 at 12:25 AM

World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine Trials Launched Across Seven Countries

World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine Trials Launched Across Seven Countries     Andrew Gregory August 23, 2024 Guardian In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, an mRNA-based vaccine trains the patient's immune system to hunt down and kill the cancerous cells tha…

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August 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Into the Hush

Portside Culture Into the Hush     Esther Kamkar "…wherever you are is called here," writes poet Esther Kamkar in this era of refugees and immigrations, "and you must treat it as a powerful/ stranger." ,   Into the Hush By Esther Ka…

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August 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Here Is the Speech That the Uncommitted Movement Wanted To Give at the DNC

Here Is the Speech That the Uncommitted Movement Wanted To Give at the DNC     Noah Lanard August 22, 2024 MotherJones Read what Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman hoped to tell Democrats. Romman has been a vocal and prominent activist for Uncommitted. Waleed Sh…

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August 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Here’s the New Poem Amanda Gorman Recited at the DNC

Here’s the New Poem Amanda Gorman Recited at the DNC     Siladitya Ray and Amanda Gorman August 22, 2024 Forbes Poet-activist Amanda Gorman recited an original poem on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, a follow-up to the his…

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August 23, 2024 at 12:05 AM

On Cat Ladies, Mama Bears and ‘Momala’

On Cat Ladies, Mama Bears and ‘Momala’     Tressie McMillan Cottom August 19, 2024 New York Times “All female political candidates are expected to narrate their motherhood status or, at least, their mother-like qualities,” writes @tressiemcphd . “But no othe…

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August 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Israel Will Collapse Within a Year if the War of Attrition Against Hamas and Hezbollah Continues

Israel Will Collapse Within a Year if the War of Attrition Against Hamas and Hezbollah Continues     Yitzhak Brik August 22, 2024 Haaretz What Israel could have achieved earlier with a hostage/cease-fire agreement has become impossible due to new conditions …

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August 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Aug. 22 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz Campaign, Democratic National Convention and Gaza, Palestinian Voters, Uncommitted Voters, Youth Voters; Public Rail Now Campaign; New Resources To Teach About Central America; Cartoons; More…

Tidbits – Aug. 22 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz Campaign, Democratic National Convention and Gaza, Palestinian Voters, Uncommitted Voters, Youth Voters; Public Rail Now Campaign; New Resources To Teach About Central America; Cartoons; More…     August 22, 2024 x…

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August 22, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Down With the Kings: SCOTUS’ Presidential Protection Must Go

Down With the Kings: SCOTUS’ Presidential Protection Must Go     Thom Hartmann August 21, 2024 The Hartmann Report It’s supported by more than half the Democrats in the Senate, along with independents Bernie Sanders and Angus King; not a single Republican ha…

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August 22, 2024 at 5:40 AM

The Joyful Warrior and the Happy Warrior

The Joyful Warrior and the Happy Warrior     Harold Meyerson August 21, 2024 The American Prospect The new and improved Democrats sound like some very old and very good Democrats of long ago. Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during the Democ…

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August 22, 2024 at 5:25 AM

Biden’s Gaza Policy Is a Liability for Kamala Harris. She Must Break With Biden Now

Biden’s Gaza Policy Is a Liability for Kamala Harris. She Must Break With Biden Now     Mehdi Hasan August 19, 2024 The Guardian Harris must call for a ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel this week. It’s a no-brainer. Refusing to would mean risking defeat …

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August 22, 2024 at 4:50 AM

‘History Is Watching’: Gaza Doctors Urge Harris To Back Israel Arms Embargo at Democratic Convention

‘History Is Watching’: Gaza Doctors Urge Harris To Back Israel Arms Embargo at Democratic Convention     Brett Wilkins August 20, 2024 Common Dreams "We are here to deliver a policy that saves and improves lives," Uncommitted National Movement co-founder Abb…

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