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November 19, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Who Is Carlos Trujillo, Rumored To Be the Next Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs?

Who Is Carlos Trujillo, Rumored To Be the Next Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs?     Dan Beeton November 14, 2024 CEPR Trujillo is a hard-line supporter of lethal economic sanctions against Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela. He reportedly…

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November 19, 2024 at 1:00 AM

The Sense of an Endling

The Sense of an Endling     Tim Flannery November 13, 2024 The New York Review In the early nineteenth century, the idea of species extinction was an alien concept. That changed after an expedition to Iceland in search of the last of the great auks. …

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November 19, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Why Egg Prices Cause So Much Angst

Portside Culture Why Egg Prices Cause So Much Angst     Stacey Smith October 9, 2024 Bloomberg Egg prices were up 28% in last month’s price report.Typically, when the price of something rises by as much as eggs have this past year, people will buy l…

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November 18, 2024 at 8:10 AM

Sunday Science: How We Discovered That the Ocean’s Surface Absorbs Much More CO₂ Than Previously Thought

Sunday Science: How We Discovered That the Ocean’s Surface Absorbs Much More CO₂ Than Previously Thought     Daniel Ford, Ian Ashton, Jamie Shutler November 7, 2024 The Conversation The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (C…

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November 18, 2024 at 7:40 AM

Elon Musk’s Takeover

Elon Musk’s Takeover     Katie Harbath November 14, 2024 Lawfare A review of “Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter” and “Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History.” Elon Musk, Daniel Oberhaus (…

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November 18, 2024 at 7:25 AM

In 1949, a Union Official Invited Colleagues to His Englewood Home. Some Were Black. Violence Ensued.

In 1949, a Union Official Invited Colleagues to His Englewood Home. Some Were Black. Violence Ensued.     Ron Grossman November 3, 2024 Chicago Tribune Race riots were a sadly persistent theme of American history. But this one was a bit different. …

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November 18, 2024 at 6:55 AM

The Antisemitism Scare: Guide for the Perplexed

The Antisemitism Scare: Guide for the Perplexed     Alan Wald November 13, 2024 Against the Current As Zionist Israel becomes an international symbol of oppression, immorality, and illiberalism, Jews throughout the world are wrongly put in danger because the…

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November 18, 2024 at 6:35 AM

Food Commodities, Corporate Profiteeering and Crises, Revisiting the International Regulatory Agenda

Food Commodities, Corporate Profiteeering and Crises, Revisiting the International Regulatory Agenda     October 4, 2024 Trade and Development Report 2023 Growth, debt, and climate: Realigning the global financial architecture The report highlights how marke…

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November 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Want To Understand Why Trump Won the Election? Look at Pop Culture.

Portside Culture Want To Understand Why Trump Won the Election? Look at Pop Culture.     Kyndall Cunningham November 15, 2024 Vox This pendulum swing from the sort of diversity-focused art that dominated pop culture during the Obama years to what we’…

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November 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The 2017 Trump Resistance Playbook Is Out. Community Organizing Is In.

The 2017 Trump Resistance Playbook Is Out. Community Organizing Is In.     Candice Norwood and Jennifer Gerson November 14, 2024 The 19th The Women’s March is now the People’s March, and groups working to oppose Trump’s agenda are highlighting specific actio…

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November 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Lincare Became a Multibillion-Dollar Medicare Scofflaw

Lincare Became a Multibillion-Dollar Medicare Scofflaw     Peter Elkind November 13, 2024 Pro Publica Lincare, the nation’s largest distributor of home oxygen equipment, has repeatedly violated Medicare rules and probation agreements. Lincare bille…

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November 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM

A Review of Key 2024 Ballot Measures

A Review of Key 2024 Ballot Measures     Emma Cohn and Jennifer Sherer November 7, 2024 Economic Policy Institute Voters backed progressive policy measures A sign outside of a McDonald's restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Oct. 7, advertises o…

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November 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Being Against the Right Is Not Enough

Being Against the Right Is Not Enough     Magdalena Berger October 30, 2024 Transform!Europe The politics of ‘being against’ is part of the problem. The left’s claim must always be to make a difference in the daily life of people. Far Right Austria…

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November 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Milwaukee Activists Prepare for New Reality Under Trump

Milwaukee Activists Prepare for New Reality Under Trump     Isiah Holmes November 13, 2024 Wisconsin Examiner Local organizing groups get ready for upcoming campaigns and elections: "We need know that we all deserve better.”  , Protesters march in …

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November 16, 2024 at 3:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 15, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | November 15, 2024     November 15, 2024 xxxxxx The Cast of SNL Is Sincerely Sorry. What a Trump DOJ Will Look Like. Separated | Trailer. We Have To Talk About Weed. Iraqis Tortured at Abu Ghraib Win $42 Million Judgment. To vie…

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November 16, 2024 at 2:40 AM

The Democrats Must Become an Anti-Establishment Party

The Democrats Must Become an Anti-Establishment Party     Robert Reich November 14, 2024 The Guardian The lesson of this election is that Democrats must attack inequality – and not cede working-class voters to Trump "IMG_4023", by cornstalker (CC B…

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November 16, 2024 at 2:25 AM

Trump’s New Oligarchy

Trump’s New Oligarchy     The New Republic The elevation of Elon Musk to a key role suggests that right-wing elites are set to embark on a spree of sordid self-dealing. ,   Last spring, Donald Trump presided over a meeting with the country’s…

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November 16, 2024 at 2:15 AM

The Fox-Trump 2.0 Revolving Door

The Fox-Trump 2.0 Revolving Door     Matt Gertz November 13, 2024 Media Matters for America Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence. Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense. Tom Homan, “Border Czar.” Mike Huckabee, ambassador to Israel. Michael Waltz, na…

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November 16, 2024 at 1:55 AM

Evidence That Lucy Used Tools 3.2 Million Years Ago

Evidence That Lucy Used Tools 3.2 Million Years Ago     Dario Radley November 13, 2024 Archeology Magazine A recent study has challenged previous assumptions about early human tool use by examining the hand structure of ancient hominins, specifically the Aus…

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November 16, 2024 at 1:00 AM

To My Classless Motherland

Portside Culture To My Classless Motherland     Weijia Pan November 4, 2024 the Journal Chinese Poet Weijia Pan offers a glimpse of the contradictions in a “classless” society. ,   I bottle kerosene at a factory, sticking labels wit…

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November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Authoritarians Like Trump Love Fear, Defeatism, Surrender. Do Not Give Them What They Want

Authoritarians Like Trump Love Fear, Defeatism, Surrender. Do Not Give Them What They Want     Rebecca Solnit November 9, 2024 The Guardian We must lay up our supplies – of love, care, trust, community and resolve – so we may resist the storm. No one can dea…

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November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM

What’s the Deal With the Latine Vote?

What’s the Deal With the Latine Vote?     Briana Ureña-Ravelo November 11, 2024 Prism The diverse Latine experience, shaped by factors like immigration status, race, and class, is too often oversimplified—both by outsiders and within our own communities …

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November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM

What Happens Now?

What Happens Now?     Andy Borowitz November 10, 2024 The Borowitz Report Not satire from Borowitz, but a couple of history lessons. In 1984 after Reagan romped to victory with 59 percent of the popular vote and 525 electoral votes, Reaganism was declared un…

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November 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Israeli Ethnic Cleansing Nears Completion in Northern Gaza

Israeli Ethnic Cleansing Nears Completion in Northern Gaza     Paul R. Pillar November 11, 2024 Responsible Statecraft An IDF general admitted that their goal was to expel residents and provide no options for return. Netanyahu’s cabinet changes means he is c…

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November 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Nov. 14 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; What Next?; Where To Begin?; Texas Victories; What the Hell Happened? How – Why Did Working Class and Union Members Vote? Virtual Event; Strategy for Labor: Panel Discussion in Honor of Merle Ratner

Tidbits – Nov. 14 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; What Next?; Where To Begin?; Texas Victories; What the Hell Happened? How – Why Did Working Class and Union Members Vote? Virtual Event; Strategy for Labor: Panel Discussion in Honor of Merle Ratner     November 14, …

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November 14, 2024 at 8:45 AM

Resistance 2.0

Resistance 2.0     Robert Kuttner November 12, 2024 The American Prospect Both the circumstances and tactics will necessarily be different from the anti-Trump resistance of 2017, and there is little room for error. At this year’s Women's March near…

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November 14, 2024 at 8:35 AM

Is There Any Red Line That Israel Will Be Held To? Biden Has Just Confirmed the Answer Is No

Is There Any Red Line That Israel Will Be Held To? Biden Has Just Confirmed the Answer Is No     Owen Jones November 13, 2024 The Guardian Following butchering and starvation, Israel has ignored US demands over aid for Gaza. There have been no consequences …

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November 14, 2024 at 8:25 AM

What To Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary

What To Know About Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick for Defense Secretary     Helene Cooper November 13, 2024 New York Times The choice of the Fox News host and veteran was outside the norm. But he was a dedicated supporter of President-elect Donald J. Trump durin…

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November 14, 2024 at 7:35 AM

No Thanks to These 52 Dems, House Defeats Bill Enabling Trump Assault on Nonprofits

No Thanks to These 52 Dems, House Defeats Bill Enabling Trump Assault on Nonprofits     Jake Johnson November 13, 2024 Common Dreams "Every single Democrat who voted for this is not taking the threat of Trump remotely seriously and should be disqualified fro…

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November 14, 2024 at 2:20 AM

Dear Unknown Friend: The Remarkable Correspondence Between American and Soviet Women

Portside Culture Dear Unknown Friend: The Remarkable Correspondence Between American and Soviet Women     Yelizaveta P. Renfro October 28, 2024 Yelizaveta P. Renfro This book chronicles the World War II-Cold War-era program that encouraged private pe…

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November 14, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – November 13, 2024

Global Left Midweek – November 13, 2024     November 13, 2024 xxxxxx We are at the brink Credit, Frank Newbould   How to Counter Fascism Jayati Ghosh: We Are At the Brink Left Views on Trump Win Truth Takes a Side Belgian Workers Party Win…

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November 13, 2024 at 1:15 AM

Samir Amin on the Theory of Multipolarity

Samir Amin on the Theory of Multipolarity     Monthly Review Editors, Orinoco Tribune. November 12, 2024 Popular Resistance - Strategize! For Amin, the struggle against imperialism required a delinking from the law of value on the world level centered in Wa…

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November 13, 2024 at 1:15 AM

How Trump Avoided the Mainstream Media — and Won the Presidency

How Trump Avoided the Mainstream Media — and Won the Presidency     Aidan Ryan November 12, 2024 Boston Globe “The real threat to the mainstream media as we know it is that there now exists a successful model for avoiding them that didn’t before Nov. 5,” sai…

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November 13, 2024 at 1:15 AM

Democrats Must Choose: The Elites or the Working Class

Democrats Must Choose: The Elites or the Working Class     Bernie Sanders November 12, 2024 Boston Globe Bernie says; "they can’t represent both." Supporters of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned outside a polling place in McAllen, Texas, on…

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November 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – November 12, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – November 12, 2024     November 12, 2024 xxxxxx Our cup runneth over Steve Bell, 2019   The Media Never Had the Ball Delete Your X Account! Racist Texting Goes Viral Trump Wins, Media Lose Bending Big Tech to His Will…

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November 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM

‘Blitz’ Review: Love in the Ruins

Portside Culture ‘Blitz’ Review: Love in the Ruins     Alissa Wilkinson October 31, 2024 The New York Times McQueen makes a point of integrating into the film what is rarely seen in movies of this sort: a sharp depiction of racism among Londoners, th…

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November 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM

This Week in People’s History, Nov 13–19

This Week in People’s History, Nov 13–19     xxxxxx ¡Karen Silkwood, Presente! (1974), Whatever Became of William Dawson? (1934), Are You Listening, Nixon? (1969), Ornette Coleman Takes Manhattan (1959), Who Says, Crime Doesn’t Pay? (2019) , Romero…

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November 12, 2024 at 1:15 AM

US House Urged To Stop Bill Enabling Trump To Attack Nonprofits

US House Urged To Stop Bill Enabling Trump To Attack Nonprofits     Jessica Corbett November 11, 2024 Common Dreams "The bill could usher in repression on a massive scale," one critic warned. , PBS   The Republican-controlled U.S. House of …

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November 12, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

Is This What Democracy Looks Like?     Michael Podhorzer November 11, 2024 Weekend Reading The real headline of this election isn’t about Trump’s victory. It’s about how the Federalist Society coalition of plutocrats and theocrats has all but completed its m…

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November 12, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Surprising Story of How Peaches Became an Icon of the U.S. Southeast

Portside Culture The Surprising Story of How Peaches Became an Icon of the U.S. Southeast     Meghan Bartels Scientific American New research argues that after peaches were introduced by Europeans, they spread across the eastern U.S. with the help of …

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November 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Exit Right

Exit Right     Gabriel Winant November 8, 2024 Dissent Trump has remade Americans, and to defeat Trumpism requires nothing less than the left doing the same. A campaign bus parked near an empty field after Kamala Harris’s election night watch party…

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November 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM

After Trump’s Victory, Palestinians Cannot Afford To Wait Until the Next US Election

After Trump’s Victory, Palestinians Cannot Afford To Wait Until the Next US Election     Samer Badawi November 7, 2024 972 Magazine Palestinians and their allies must build on down-ballot wins, while recognizing the limitations of electoral politics in the f…

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November 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Sunday Science: Microbes Drove Methane Growth Between 2020 and 2022, Not Fossil Fuels

Sunday Science: Microbes Drove Methane Growth Between 2020 and 2022, Not Fossil Fuels     Yvaine Ye October 21, 2024 Science Daily Microbes in the environment, not fossil fuels, have been driving the recent surge in methane emissions globally, according to a…

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November 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM

How We Can Defend Ourselves in the New Trump Era

How We Can Defend Ourselves in the New Trump Era     Bill Fletcher, Jr., Dave Zirin November 7, 2024 The Nation The labor organizer Bill Fletcher says that, to protect our constitutional democracy, “the union movement needs to become an anti-fascist movement…

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November 11, 2024 at 1:00 AM

When a Multi-Racial Democracy Was Violently Overthrown in America

When a Multi-Racial Democracy Was Violently Overthrown in America     Ed Rempell November 8, 2024 The Progressive A review of the new film 'American Coup: Wilmington 1898,' which premieres November 12 on PBS. A mob outside burned officee of The Dai…

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November 11, 2024 at 1:00 AM

A Review of Key 2024 Ballot Measures. Voters Backed Progressive Policy Measures.

A Review of Key 2024 Ballot Measures. Voters Backed Progressive Policy Measures.     Emma Cohn, Jennifer Sherer November 7, 2024 Economic Policy Institute In this year’s election, voters given the opportunity to weigh in directly on questions of economic jus…

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November 11, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class Solidarity

Democrats Abandoned the Working Class: Robin D.G. Kelley on Trump’s Win & Need for Class Solidarity     Amy Goodman, Robin D. G. Kelly, Nermeen Shaikh November 7, 2024 Democracy Now! We speak with historian Robin D. G. Kelley about the roots of Donald Tr…

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November 10, 2024 at 1:05 AM

America at the End of Its Tether

America at the End of Its Tether     Lynn Parramore November 4, 2024 Institute for New Economic Thinking Written on the eve of the election, Lynn Parramore identifies our need the day after: "Many voters, feeling disillusioned, are searching in vain for narr…

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November 10, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Yes for Legislative Audit, No to MCAS in Massachusetts

Yes for Legislative Audit, No to MCAS in Massachusetts     Matt Stout November 6, 2024 Boston Globe ‘A stunning rebuke.’ Voters’ support for legislative audit, ditching MCAS mandate sends message to Beacon Hill. Diana DiZoglio (center), Massachuset…

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November 10, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Underlying the Democrats’ Defeat

Underlying the Democrats’ Defeat     Gus Speth November 7, 2024 Democracy Collaborative I will say this,” one House Democrat said. “The Democratic Party has a major working-class voter issue. It started a decade ago as a working-class White issue. It’s now g…

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