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November 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Media Blame Left for Trump Victory—Rather Than Their Own Fear-Based Business Model

Media Blame Left for Trump Victory—Rather Than Their Own Fear-Based Business Model     Julie Hollar and Jim Naureckas November 7, 2024 FAIR To a corporate media that largely complemented, rather than countered, Trump’s fear-based narratives on immigrants, tr…
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November 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Democrats Deserted Working Poor: Bishop William Barber on Healthcare, Living Wages, Voting Rights

Democrats Deserted Working Poor: Bishop William Barber on Healthcare, Living Wages, Voting Rights     Amy Goodman November 6, 2024 Democracy Now People are hurting, and millions of them didn’t vote either way. They just didn’t vote. I want people to hear tha…
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November 9, 2024 at 5:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 8, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | November 8, 2024     November 8, 2024 xxxxxx Post-Election Call to Action | Maurice Mitchell. How Trump’s Second Term Will Be Different. Humanitarian Leader Urges U.S. To Stop Arming Israel Before Trump Takes Office. Trump's Three Bigges…
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November 9, 2024 at 3:25 AM

Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration’s Massive Missteps

Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration’s Massive Missteps     Ankush Khardori November 7, 2024 Politico Blame Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court. ,   We have just witnessed the greatest failure of f…
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November 9, 2024 at 3:10 AM

Republicans Have Won South Texas Latinos. Does the Democratic Party Have a Path Back?

Republicans Have Won South Texas Latinos. Does the Democratic Party Have a Path Back?     Jack Herrera November 8, 2024 Texas Monthly The shift toward Donald Trump in the Rio Grande Valley in 2020 grew into a sweep for the GOP in many border counties on Tues…
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November 9, 2024 at 2:55 AM

Amidst the Darkness, a Few Bright Spots in the Fight Against Inequality

Amidst the Darkness, a Few Bright Spots in the Fight Against Inequality     Sarah Anderson November 6, 2024 inequality.org Washington state beat back efforts to repeal both a capital gains tax and a payroll tax that funds long-term care insurance. Illinois v…
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November 9, 2024 at 2:40 AM

Now What for Public Health?

Now What for Public Health?     Katelyn Jetelina November 8, 2024 Your Local Epdemiologist We need to be ready for a new world. RFK Jr. will have more influence, with his cast of characters who have a history of opposing evidence-based public health practice…
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November 9, 2024 at 1:00 AM

A Moment in Gaza

Portside Culture A Moment in Gaza     Lola Haskins October 23, 2024 Porter Gulch Review Precise as a haiku, with the force of a hand grenade, poet Lola Haskins offers a terrifying glimpse of the war in Gaza. ,   Under the rubble,   …
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November 8, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Election Analysis – What Happens, Why, What Next?

Election Analysis – What Happens, Why, What Next?     Peter Dreier November 7, 2024 Peter Dreier The country is evenly divided when it comes to party preference. Trump did not win a landslide like FDR in 1936, Johnson in 1964, Nixon in 1972, Reagan in 1980, …
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November 8, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Most Major Jewish Organizations Rush To Toast Trump, Some Say They Are ‘Terrified’

Most Major Jewish Organizations Rush To Toast Trump, Some Say They Are ‘Terrified’     Judy Maltz November 6, 2024 Haaretz World Jewish Congress president called Trump a 'proven ally', while the ADL's CEO said he looked forward to working with Trump and all …
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November 8, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Black Women Notch Historic Senate Wins in an Election Year Defined by Potential Firsts

Black Women Notch Historic Senate Wins in an Election Year Defined by Potential Firsts     Aaron Morrison November 6, 2024 Associated Press Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender…
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November 8, 2024 at 1:00 AM

How White Women Doomed Kamala Harris and the Democrats—Again

How White Women Doomed Kamala Harris and the Democrats—Again     Malcolm Ferguson November 6, 2024 The New Republic Donald Trump has won the majority of white women voters for the third straight time. Exit polls reveal a stunning race gap in how people voted…
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November 8, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Nov. 7 – Reader Comments: Fate of Democracy, Preparing for the Future; They Want You To Feel Powerless and To Surrender; Readers Respond to Pre-Election Posts; Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame in Northern Gaza; Cartoons;

Tidbits – Nov. 7 – Reader Comments: Fate of Democracy, Preparing for the Future; They Want You To Feel Powerless and To Surrender; Readers Respond to Pre-Election Posts; Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame in Northern Gaza; Cartoons;     November 7, 202…
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November 7, 2024 at 7:55 AM

‘Time for Patriots’: Global Far-Right Figures Celebrate Trump’s Win

‘Time for Patriots’: Global Far-Right Figures Celebrate Trump’s Win     Tom Phillips November 6, 2024 The Guardian Jair Bolsonaro, Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni among those in Europe and the Americas paying tribute Viktor Orbán, Giorgia Meloni, J…
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November 7, 2024 at 7:45 AM

Sanders Slams ‘Big Money Interests’ and Consultants That Control Democratic Party After Loss to Trump

Sanders Slams ‘Big Money Interests’ and Consultants That Control Democratic Party After Loss to Trump     Jessica Corbett November 6, 2024 Common Dreams "While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change," …
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November 7, 2024 at 7:30 AM

It’s Happening Again

It’s Happening Again     Matt Karp November 6, 2024 Jacobin And until Democrats can find a way to win back some large chunk of working-class voters, Donald Trump’s successors will be favored in the next presidential election too. , Nigel Parry/Esqu…
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November 7, 2024 at 7:20 AM

What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Immigrants

What Trump Can and Can’t Do to Immigrants     David Bacon January 7, 2017 Dollars & Sense In the wake of Trump’s first election to the presidency, David Bacon’s perspectives on the economic context of immigration policy and how Trump can—and can’t—shape …
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November 7, 2024 at 3:25 AM

The Original Axis of Evil

Portside Culture The Original Axis of Evil     Samantha Power May 2, 2004 The New York Times This review is 20 years old, but it is nevertheless especially relevant to the United States at this political moment. ,   The Anatomy of F…
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November 7, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – November 6, 2024

Global Left Midweek – November 6, 2024     November 6, 2024 xxxxxx Building the democracy front Credit, Guille Álvarez   Building the Democracy Front Can Ukraine Win? Cuba’s Crisis Die Linke Congress Africa Reports Antiracists Confront Rac…
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November 6, 2024 at 3:05 AM

The Puerto Rican Right Is Rallying Against a Rising Left

The Puerto Rican Right Is Rallying Against a Rising Left     Ian J. Seda-Irizarry November 2, 2024 Jacobin For years, Puerto Rico’s right-wing establishment has branded the Left as “communists” seeking to impoverish the island by isolating it from the US. Ye…
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November 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM

‘If Harris Wins, It’s Because of Abortion’

‘If Harris Wins, It’s Because of Abortion’     Carter Sherman November 5, 2024 The Guardian Arizona is one of 10 states with abortion, a top voting issue, on ballots. Dr Gabrielle Goodrick at Camelback Family Planning this week. Walls and cupboards…
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November 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM

Want More Equality of Opportunity and Social Justice? Copy Massachusetts’ Millionaire’s Tax

Want More Equality of Opportunity and Social Justice? Copy Massachusetts’ Millionaire’s Tax     Omar Ocampo October 29, 2024 Inequality.org The Fair Share Amendment demonstrates how a straightforward and well-designed progressive tax policy that targets mill…
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November 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM

Paint out the Vote

Paint out the Vote     Luke Goldstein November 5, 2024 The American Prospect The Painters Union has driven a bus through swing states trying to turn out union members for Kamala Harris. It hasn’t been the smoothest ride. Democratic presidential nom…
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November 6, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 5, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 5, 2024     November 5, 2024 xxxxxx The battle before, during and after the election John Heartfield, 1936   MAGA Election Schemes Safeguarding 2024 Election Integrity MO Abortion Amendment Mark …
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November 6, 2024 at 1:00 AM

A Lyd Without the Nakba

Portside Culture A Lyd Without the Nakba     Dikla Taylor-Sheinman October 25, 2024 +972 Magazine Merging documentary with sci-fi, this new film narrates the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian city in 1948, and imagines what it would look like if th…
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November 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM

Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees.

Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees.     Andy Kroll November 4, 2024 ProPublica In a private video training session, a top Pennsylvania Republican National Committee official reassured a new poll watcher that undocumented …
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November 5, 2024 at 2:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, Nov 6–12

This Week in People’s History, Nov 6–12     xxxxxx Political Violence, Way Back When (1919), A Very Catchy Ditty (1949), Death With Dignity (1994), A Very Important Conference, I Think (1984), When Ernie Met Bert (1969), A Very Big Win for Militant Musicians…
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November 5, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Jan. 6 Riot Included Marines. The Military Is Wrestling With the Consequences

The Jan. 6 Riot Included Marines. The Military Is Wrestling With the Consequences     Tom Bowman and Lauren Hodges October 26, 2024 NPR Josh Abate was by far not the only Marine — active or retired — who went into the Capitol that day. Some one-third of the …
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November 5, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Struggle for Energy Sovereignty in Puerto Rico’s Gubernatorial Elections

The Struggle for Energy Sovereignty in Puerto Rico’s Gubernatorial Elections     Jaden A. Morales November 1, 2024 NACLA Reports Energy and political status are urgent issues for a Puerto Rico facing the compounding calamities of neoliberal austerity, climat…
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November 5, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Dietary Guidelines Should Be Led by Science—Not Politics

Portside Culture Dietary Guidelines Should Be Led by Science—Not Politics     Mary Story, Eric Rimm Center for Science in the Public Interest News Proposed language in the House Farm Bill would explicitly introduce political interests to and harm the …
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November 5, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Lessons From Decades of Black and Palestinian Organizing

Lessons From Decades of Black and Palestinian Organizing     Chenjerai Kumanyika, Demetrius Noble October 31, 2024 Hammer & Hope How activists are building solidarity in battleground states and beyond. Black supporters of Palestine stand in sol…
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November 4, 2024 at 4:10 AM

Sunday Science: High School Students Who Came Up With ‘Impossible’ Proof of Pythagorean Theorem Discover 9 More Solutions to the Problem

Sunday Science: High School Students Who Came Up With ‘Impossible’ Proof of Pythagorean Theorem Discover 9 More Solutions to the Problem     Sascha Pare October 27, 2024 Live Science In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 1…
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November 4, 2024 at 3:50 AM

The Economic Philosophy of Donald Harris

The Economic Philosophy of Donald Harris     John Cassidy November 2, 2024 The New Yorker The Trump campaign has portrayed the Vice-President’s father as a Marxist. He insists he’s been caricatured. , Illustration by Ricardo Tomás; Source photograp…
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November 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame in Northern Gaza

Exterminate, Expel, Resettle: Israel’s Endgame in Northern Gaza     Idan Landau November 1, 2024 972 Magazine Debates over the details of the ‘Generals’ Plan’ distract from the true brutality of Israel’s latest operation — one that drops the veneer of humani…
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November 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM

How Will White Women Vote? It’s a Question With a Fraught History.

How Will White Women Vote? It’s a Question With a Fraught History.     Nikole Hannah-Jones November 2, 2024 New York Times White and Black women have joined together to power progressive causes — from abolition to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous alliance. …
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November 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Kamala Harris Is Not Doing Well With Union Voters

Kamala Harris Is Not Doing Well With Union Voters     Chris Bohner November 2, 2024 Jacobin What explains Kamala Harris’s poor numbers with voters who belong to unions? The decline in real wages for union members under Biden may have something to do with it.…
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November 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Investigating the Climate Impacts of Nuclear War

Investigating the Climate Impacts of Nuclear War     Edited by William Burr October 30, 2024 National Security Archive 1983 Lawrence Livermore Study Said Nuclear Exchange Could “Dramatically Affect the Atmosphere’s Temperature” Illustration from a …
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November 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Standardized Tests and the Eugenics Movement

Standardized Tests and the Eugenics Movement     Doug Selwyn November 1, 2024 Greenfield Recorder A brief reflection on standardized testing: And how it is a direct outgrowth of the early 20th-century eugenics movement Doug Selwyn, Contributed phot…
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November 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Triumph of the Swill: A Night at the Garden With Trump and MAGA

Triumph of the Swill: A Night at the Garden With Trump and MAGA     Arun Gupta November 1, 2024 CounterPunch Trump, Miller, and the rest of MAGA are telling us they plan to occupy America. They are itching to use the military to terrify, subjugate, and ethni…
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November 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Calling Trump a Nazi Is Giving Our Own History a Pass. The Racism of MAGA Is American

Calling Trump a Nazi Is Giving Our Own History a Pass. The Racism of MAGA Is American     Nina Turner October 29, 2024 Newsweek There are always riveting reminders century after century calling on us to not forget our past sins and to atone for them. Unfortu…
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November 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM

How Refusing To Vote for Harris Could Bring Mass Immigrant Deportations to America

How Refusing To Vote for Harris Could Bring Mass Immigrant Deportations to America     Harold Meyerson October 31, 2024 American Prospect Justifiable fury at the loss of innocent lives in Gaza shouldn’t lead to the destruction of millions of innocent lives h…
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November 2, 2024 at 2:10 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 1, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | November 1, 2024     November 1, 2024 xxxxxx A Special Monologue for the Republican in Your Life. Jon Batiste | 5th Symphony in Congo Square. Vigilantes Inc. — Full Movie. Alaska Voters Will Really Surprise You. Lee Greenwood | John Oliv…
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November 2, 2024 at 1:30 AM

How Can I Vote for Kamala Harris if She Supports Israel’s War? Here Is My Answer

How Can I Vote for Kamala Harris if She Supports Israel’s War? Here Is My Answer     Bernie Sanders October 30, 2024 Guardian Trump says Netanyahu is doing a good job and Biden is holding him back. Even on this issue, Trump is worse. Kamala Harris,…
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November 2, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Nasal Vaccines for COVID and Flu Are Coming—No Needle Needed

Nasal Vaccines for COVID and Flu Are Coming—No Needle Needed     Stephani Sutherland October 15, 2024 Scientific American Gentle nasal spray vaccines against COVID, the flu and RSV are coming. They may work better than shots in the arm ,   …
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November 2, 2024 at 12:10 AM

The Genesis of Christian Nationalism

The Genesis of Christian Nationalism     Phoebe Petrovic October 26, 2024 ProPublica Christian nationalism represents the culmination of various movements with roots that trace back decades. The more extreme elements didn’t just materialize a few years ago. …
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November 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Voters Appear Ready To Reject Arizona’s Abortion ‘Compromise’

Voters Appear Ready To Reject Arizona’s Abortion ‘Compromise’     Alice Miranda Ollstein October 26, 2024 Politico Arizonans are poised to handily reject the 15-week ban and add abortion protections to their state constitution, just as voters did in Michigan…
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November 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Voting Rites in America

Portside Culture Voting Rites in America     Philip C. Kolin October 29, 2024 White Terror, Black Trauma: Resistance Poems about Black History Poet and scholar Philip C. Kolin offers a succinct overview of the meanings and mis-understandings of the t…
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November 1, 2024 at 12:05 AM

California’s Undocumented Residents Make Significant Tax Contributions

California’s Undocumented Residents Make Significant Tax Contributions     Kayla Kitson October 30, 2024 California Budget & Policy Center California’s undocumented residents contribute nearly $8.5 billion in taxes, playing a crucial role in supporting p…
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November 1, 2024 at 12:05 AM

‘The Police Had Their Eye on Me’: How Law-Abiding Israelis Calling for the Hostages’ Release End Up in Jail

‘The Police Had Their Eye on Me’: How Law-Abiding Israelis Calling for the Hostages’ Release End Up in Jail     Rachel Fink October 31, 2024 Haaretz Over 800 people have been detained at protests calling for the release of the hostages since the October 7 at…
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November 1, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Why Are So Many Women Hiding Their Voting Plans From Their Husbands?

Why Are So Many Women Hiding Their Voting Plans From Their Husbands?     Rebecca Solnit October 31, 2024 The Guardian A lot of households are not democracies-they’re dictatorships. This may mean voter intimidation and suppression. Lots of memes, tweets, post…