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June 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM

Sunday Science: Breakthrough in Search for HIV Cure Leaves Researchers ‘Overwhelmed’

Sunday Science: Breakthrough in Search for HIV Cure Leaves Researchers ‘Overwhelmed’     Kat Lay June 5, 2025 The Guardian Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body …
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June 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM

The Art of Organizing

The Art of Organizing     Brian O. Shepherd Labor Politics 18 Tips from UAW Organizer Brian O. Shepherd Mural by Mike Alewitz,   Organizing isn’t just a science, it’s also an art. Normally the latter is passed on through phone calls, debri…
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June 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.

Electricity Prices Are Surging. The G.O.P. Megabill Could Push Them Higher.     Brad Plumer, Rebecca F. Elliott June 4, 2025 The New York Times The combination of a data center boom, rising gas exports and cuts to clean energy tax breaks could spike Americ…
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June 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM

Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge

Trump Is Headed to War With the Federalist Society—and It’s Gonna Be Huge     Elie Mystal June 3, 2025 The Nation The fight might between the president and the conservative old guard might just be the biggest legal development of Trump’s second term. …
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June 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM

Top U.S. General in Africa Paints Grim Picture of U.S. Military Failures in Africa

Top U.S. General in Africa Paints Grim Picture of U.S. Military Failures in Africa     Nick Turse June 8, 2025 The Intercept After two decades, and many failed counterterrorism efforts, the Trump administration is considering shuttering U.S. Africa Command…
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June 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM

MobLand Is the Platonic Ideal of Dad TV

Portside Culture MobLand Is the Platonic Ideal of Dad TV     Brian Tallerico June 3, 2025 AV Club We're all Harry Da Souza. There has been a lot of discussion about the success of what some have called “dad TV,” shows not watched exclusively by men…
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June 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Wall Street to Insurers: Keep Denying Care

Wall Street to Insurers: Keep Denying Care     Katya Schwenk June 6, 2025 The Lever UnitedHealth Group’s investors were profiting from its high denial rates. Now, they’re suing to ensure that doesn’t change. , AP Photo/Kevin Hagen   A hea…
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June 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Millions of Kids Provide Care to Elders at Home

Millions of Kids Provide Care to Elders at Home     Leah Fabel and Oona Zenda, KFF Health News June 6, 2025 Governing More than 5 million teenagers take care of older adults as part of their day, including nearly a third of high school students in at least…
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June 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Mamdani Attacked for Supporting Equal Rights in the Middle East

Mamdani Attacked for Supporting Equal Rights in the Middle East     Michael Arria June 6, 2025 Mondoweiss This campaign is proving that progressive candidates who are consistent in their values – who embrace unapologetic support for Palestinian rights and …
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June 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Legal Standard for Title VII Employment Discrimination Claims

Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling Clarifies Legal Standard for Title VII Employment Discrimination Claims     Alexandra Martinez June 5, 2025 Prism Avatara Smith-Carrington, an attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF), emphasized that the ruling offers…
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June 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Revolution of Light and Korea’s Democratic Triumph: Why Washington Should Pay Attention

The Revolution of Light and Korea’s Democratic Triumph: Why Washington Should Pay Attention     Simone Chun June 6, 2025 CounterPunch Lee’s election marks not just an end to authoritarianism, but also the dawn of Korea’s democratic revolution. The future o…
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June 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 6, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | June 6, 2025     xxxxxx June 6, 2025 xxxxxx I Love a Parade! (Trump Military Parade Song). We Asked 5 Young Men: Are They Struggling More Than Women? Meet Tim Pool: Podcaster With a WH Press Pass. Musk-Trump Feud Goes Nuclear. Gaza: Jour…
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June 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM

Who Does Harvard Owe?

Who Does Harvard Owe?     Harvard Crimson Editorial The Crimson The question of who gets a say is not a sideshow. It is Harvard’s defining issue. A university that silences students and sidelines faculty becomes reactive, brittle, and beholden. A university t…
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June 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM

The Trump-Musk Feud: We Can’t Rely on Outsized Egos To End Oligopoly

The Trump-Musk Feud: We Can’t Rely on Outsized Egos To End Oligopoly     Guardian Editorial June 6, 2025 The Guardian The row between the US president and his billionaire ex-buddy may seem entertaining, but wealth and power are still dangerously merged. Poli…
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June 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Drilling for (Renewable) Energy Reaches New Depths

Drilling for (Renewable) Energy Reaches New Depths     Joe Salas May 29, 2025 New Atlas Quaise Energy demo-ed its maser drill bit to go deeper into the Earth's crust than humans have ever gone. The plan is to drill down 12 miles, where temperatures reach n…
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June 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk 47 Years After He Was Assassinated?

Why Is Pete Hegseth Going to War Against Harvey Milk 47 Years After He Was Assassinated?     Peter Dreier June 6, 2025 Talking Points Memo Milk is a target in the Trump administration’s homophobic crusade, part of a broader effort to eliminate recognition …
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June 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Where This Is Leading

Portside Culture Where This Is Leading     Rebecca Foust Taking George Orwell's classic text, 1984, as her foundation, poet Rebecca Foust asks where the current regime is taking us. ,   Who controls the past controls the future. Who…
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June 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM

Jerusalem Day Flag March Reached a New Low: Mocking the Dead Children of Gaza

Jerusalem Day Flag March Reached a New Low: Mocking the Dead Children of Gaza     Nir Hasson May 27, 2025 The annual pogrom in Jerusalem's Old City included assaults on Palestinians, property destruction, and racist chants. Even when police intervened for a…
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June 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Tidbits- June 5-Reader Comments: Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail; That’s Antisemitism; What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean; RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making; the Upside-Down Priorities of House Budget – the Black Left & Labor…

Tidbits- June 5-Reader Comments: Freedom Flotilla Sets Sail; That’s Antisemitism; What Would Recognizing Palestine Really Mean; RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making; the Upside-Down Priorities of House Budget – the Black Left & Labor…     June 12,…
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June 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Polling Conundrums: Activist Government, Sí; Democrats, No!

Polling Conundrums: Activist Government, Sí; Democrats, No!     Harold Meyerson June 3, 2025 The American Prospect Building a progressive populist movement requires Democrats to talk about Wall Street, which most are reluctant to do. If they’re going to be…
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June 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM

This Year, Flag Day Is ‘No Kings Day’

This Year, Flag Day Is ‘No Kings Day’     Marc Edelman June 5, 2025 Barn Raiser From big cities to small towns, citizens will declare “no” to authoritarianism on Donald Trump’s birthday In February, the official account of The White House posted …
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June 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM

How Do We Get the ADL out of Schools?

How Do We Get the ADL out of Schools?     A conversation with Nora Lester Murad of #DropTheADLfromSchools May 30, 2025 Der Spekter The ADL is project to conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism, is also a leader in promoting anti-BDS policies, has al…
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June 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM

Linda McMahon Unsure if Teaching Black History Flouts Trump’s Anti-DEI Policy

Linda McMahon Unsure if Teaching Black History Flouts Trump’s Anti-DEI Policy     Robert Tait June 4, 2025 The Guardian Education secretary said ‘if you’re giving facts on both sides’ of Tulsa race massacre, it wouldn’t be DEI'. While questioned …
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June 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM

The Normalization of Evil: We Thought We Were Free

The Normalization of Evil: We Thought We Were Free     Thom Hartmann June 4, 2025 Hartmann Report How ordinary Americans became numb to authoritarianism—step by chilling step ,   I fear our mistakes far more than the strategy of our enemi…
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June 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked To Lead Terrorism Prevention

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked To Lead Terrorism Prevention     Hannah Allam June 4, 2025 ProPublica One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Sec…
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June 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Ominous Warning From Israel As Freedom Flotilla Approaches Gaza

Ominous Warning From Israel As Freedom Flotilla Approaches Gaza     Julia Conley June 4, 2025 Common Dreams "We are doing this because no matter what odds we are against, we have to keep trying, because the moment we stop trying is when we lose our humanit…
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June 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Say the Word

Portside Culture Say the Word     Olivia Gerber November 26, 2021 Los Angeles Review of Books Author Montell analyzes the social science of cult influence and how leaders of cults use language to exercise power. Reviewer Gerber uses her own childho…
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June 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – June 4, 2025

Global Left Midweek – June 4, 2025     June 4, 2025 xxxxxx The shadow of war spreads Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dealt with the legacy of colonialism through essays, plays and novels. Credit, Mark Boster/LA Times/Getty Images   Analysis: Militarism …
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June 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Freedom Flotilla: Bravely Breaking the Siege Against Gaza

The Freedom Flotilla: Bravely Breaking the Siege Against Gaza     Margaret Knapke June 3, 2025 Foreign Policy in Focus A dozen unarmed activists are standing up against one of the world's most powerful militaries. , Greta Thunberg (Shutterstock) …
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June 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM

‘Start Over From Scratch’: Nobel Laureate Economists Denounce GOP Budget Bill

‘Start Over From Scratch’: Nobel Laureate Economists Denounce GOP Budget Bill     Brett Wilkins June 2, 2025 Common Dreams "The House bill addresses none of the nation's key economic challenges usefully and exacerbates many of them." Day Of Actio…