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June 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Future of Sanctuary

The Future of Sanctuary     Lloyd D. Barba and Sergio M. González May 31, 2025 Dissent Magazine Sanctuary activists face new challenges under Trump’s second term but their work has always entailed great personal risk. A protest in Chicago involvi…

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June 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits- June 19-Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day – Nuremberg Laws Went Into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day – This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; More

Tidbits- June 19-Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day – Nuremberg Laws Went Into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day – This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; More     June 19, 2…

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June 19, 2025 at 6:15 AM

Warnings of ‘Untold Harm’ After US Supreme Court Rules Against Trans Youth

Warnings of ‘Untold Harm’ After US Supreme Court Rules Against Trans Youth     Brett Wilkins June 18, 2025 Common Dreams Dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that "there is no constitutional justification" for the decision, and access to gender-affirmi…

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June 19, 2025 at 5:55 AM

Zohran Mamdani’s Messaging Machine Is a Model To Emulate

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June 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM

Trump Brushes Off US Intel Reports on Iran To Align Himself With Israel

Trump Brushes Off US Intel Reports on Iran To Align Himself With Israel     Andrew Roth June 17, 2025 The Guardian President has dismissed verdict by handpicked spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons Tulsi Gabbard, …

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June 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM

How Cities Are Scaling Back Juneteenth Celebrations After Trump-Era DEI Rollbacks

How Cities Are Scaling Back Juneteenth Celebrations After Trump-Era DEI Rollbacks     Michelle Watson June 18, 2025 CNN Organizers say safety issues along with mounting resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are making it harder to hold …

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June 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM

Global Left Midweek – June 18, 2025

Global Left Midweek – June 18, 2025     June 18, 2025 xxxxxx The whole world on alert On March 19, 2025, student members of the Justice Movement Uganda, including Ibrahim Mpiima (left), protest in the streets of Kampala against the EACOP oil projec…

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June 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Moral Limits

Portside Culture Moral Limits     Avram Alpert March 21, 2025 Dissent Magazine This book, writes reviewer Alpert, is "a powerful account of our failures to stop the war in Gaza, despite the professed worth we place on values like empathy. …

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June 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM

Most Americans Believe Misinformation Is a Problem — Federal Research Cuts Will Only Make the Problem Worse

Most Americans Believe Misinformation Is a Problem — Federal Research Cuts Will Only Make the Problem Worse     H. Colleen Sinclair June 16, 2025 The Conversation Most Americans believe misinformation is a problem — federal research cuts will only make the…

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June 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM

The Real Democratic Civil War

The Real Democratic Civil War     Harold Meyerson June 16, 2025 The American Prospect It’s not so much about ‘abundance’ as it is about how to reconnect with a justifiably angry working class. Low wage workers and supporters protest for a $15-an-…

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June 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM

“No Kings” Was a Rebellion in Trump Country

“No Kings” Was a Rebellion in Trump Country     Branko Marcetic June 16, 2025 Jacobin It wasn’t just large, liberal cities but the heart of Trump country that formed the base of last Saturday’s “No Kings” protests. Together with his underwhelming military …

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June 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The U.S. Must Force Israel To End Its War on Iran

The U.S. Must Force Israel To End Its War on Iran     Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith June 16, 2025 In These Times Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We bear s…

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June 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — June 17, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — June 17, 2025     June 17, 2025 xxxxxx Dress rehearsals for a showdown , Pat Bagley/Salt Lake Tribune   Culture is the Front Line of Democracy About That Parade   Learning From 2020 Huge Land Return to Ca…

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June 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM

‘Disgusting’: VA Doctors Can Now Reportedly Refuse To Treat Unmarried People, Democrats

‘Disgusting’: VA Doctors Can Now Reportedly Refuse To Treat Unmarried People, Democrats     Eloise Goldsmith June 16, 2025 Common Dreams This is a "political purity tests for people who risked their lives for this country," wrote one veterans group. …

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June 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jun 18–24, 2025

This Week in People’s History, Jun 18–24, 2025     xxxxxx Jim Crow’s Brutal Defenders (1965), Free At Last, Free At Last! (1865), Simpler Than, and Just as True as E = mc2 (1940), Happy Birthday, Industrial Workers of the World! ,   Jim Crow…

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June 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Five & Dime Solution to Wealth Concentration

The Five & Dime Solution to Wealth Concentration     Gabriel Zucman June 10, 2025 The Guardian Unprecedented wealth concentration – and the unbridled power that comes with it – distorts our democracy and drives societal and economic tensions. The Five …

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June 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Bring Back Horn & Hardart

Portside Culture Bring Back Horn & Hardart     Laine Doss June 11, 2025 Broken Palate David Arena relaunched Horn & Hardart a little over two years ago. His goal is to bring back not just the company but its values. The beloved au…

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June 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Rep. Melissa Hortman, Killed in Targeted Attack, Was a Champion for Minnesotan Families

Rep. Melissa Hortman, Killed in Targeted Attack, Was a Champion for Minnesotan Families     Grace Panetta June 14, 2025 The 19th Hortman worked closely with Gov. Tim Walz to enact policies that prioritized children and expanded protections for abortion and…

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June 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Designing a Wealth Tax for Today’s Robber Barons

Designing a Wealth Tax for Today’s Robber Barons     Alex Hemingway June 12, 2025 Jacobin A proposed wealth tax on Canada’s richest 0.6% could raise hundreds of billions of dollars — enough to tackle housing, transit, and care. The sheer scale of what a ti…

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June 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM

Sunday Science: Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins

Sunday Science: Shining a Light on the World of Tiny Proteins     Carl Zimmer June 12, 2025 The New York Times From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now. Ribosomes, shown in blue in this scanning electr…

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June 16, 2025 at 6:25 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   Ahealt…

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June 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM

The Shame of Israeli Medicine

The Shame of Israeli Medicine     Neve Gordon, Guy Shalev, and Osama Tanous May 31, 2025 The New York Review of Books Faced with the destruction of Gaza’s hospitals and the systematic deprivation of Palestinians’ right to health, Israel’s medical establish…

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June 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM

Mamdani’s Economic Populism Closes Gap With Big-Money Rival Cuomo

Mamdani’s Economic Populism Closes Gap With Big-Money Rival Cuomo     Whitney Curry Wimbish June 12, 2025 The American Prospect Progressive candidates and researchers say his approach can win the U.S. back from Trumpism. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …

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June 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM

How the First Black Bank Was Looted

How the First Black Bank Was Looted     Dale Kretz June 12, 2025 Jacobin In the early days of the Gilded Age’s rush for profit, freed people’s savings were siphoned off by politically connected financiers. Justene Hill Edwards’s Savings and Trust uncovers …

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June 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut’ Makes a Haunting Series of an Esteemed Argentine Comic

Portside Culture Netflix’s ‘The Eternaut’ Makes a Haunting Series of an Esteemed Argentine Comic     Bob Mondello June 9, 2025 NPR That in 1977, during a brutal military dictatorship, Oesterheld and his four daughters were all "disappeared" added i…

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June 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Past, Present, and Future of Left Jewish Identity

The Past, Present, and Future of Left Jewish Identity     An interview with Benjamin Balthaser June 8, 2025 Jacobin The kind of Jewish identity on display in Jewish-led Palestine solidarity demonstrations organized by groups like Jewish Voice for Peace is …

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June 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM

“No Kings” Protests Draw Crowds in Cities Across U.S.

“No Kings” Protests Draw Crowds in Cities Across U.S.     June 14, 2025 CBS In Greenfield Ma., a small city of 17,000 in rural western Massachusetts, 3000 people turned out for No Kings Day. Demonstrators gather for the "No Kings" protest against…

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June 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Why Did Israel Attack Iran Now?

Why Did Israel Attack Iran Now?     Marc Lynch June 13, 2025 The Ghost of Abu Aardvark Under any interpretation, Israel's attack is clearly illegal under international law, not that anyone seems to care anymore. Israel's attack on Iran is best understood a…

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June 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Freedom of Movement and Global Apartheid: The United States and Israel

Freedom of Movement and Global Apartheid: The United States and Israel     Aviva Chomsky June 10, 2025 TomDispatch Most of the world agrees that apartheid inside a country’s borders is the epitome of injustice. Why, then, are we so ready to accept a global…

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June 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Be Like Greta Thunberg

Be Like Greta Thunberg     Angelina Giannopoulou June 4, 2025 Transform!Europe “If you, as a climate activist, don’t also fight for a free Palestine and an end to colonialism and oppression all over the world, then you should not be able to call yourself a…

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June 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 13, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | June 13, 2025     June 13, 2025 xxxxxx "Who'll Stand With Us?" | Dropkick Murphys. Meme Coin Entrepreneur Plans $45 Million Military Parade | The Daily Show. Interview: Senator Alex Padilla. STRAW | Tyler Perry Movie. Who's Funding NYC M…

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June 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Rage and Prayer in Los Angeles

Rage and Prayer in Los Angeles     Manuel Pastor June 13, 2025 Dissent Magazine The task of this moment is to build a broad front that can resist authoritarianism. The recent protests are early skirmishes in the fight that will be needed. Faith lea…

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June 14, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Netanyahu’s Iran Attack Trumps Trump

Netanyahu’s Iran Attack Trumps Trump     Robert Kuttner June 13, 2025 The American Prospect Basically, U.S. policy in the Middle East is a stepchild of Israeli policy, and Netanyahu keeps playing Trump for a fool (which is not hard). Netanyahu played the s…

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June 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM

Judge Issues Sweeping Smackdown of National Guard Takeover

Judge Issues Sweeping Smackdown of National Guard Takeover     Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern June 13, 2025 Slate Trump claimed there is a rebellion, but Judge Breyer said that obviously no such rebellion exists. Breyer held that a handful of indivi…

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June 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM

Protests Could Break Trump’s Deportation Machine

Protests Could Break Trump’s Deportation Machine     Jean Guerrero June 13, 2025 The New York Times The videos coming out of LA and other cities reveal something Trump's politics can’t touch: the fierce humanity of people willing to risk everything for one…

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June 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Marxist Analysis of the Fifth Labor of Hercules

Portside Culture Marxist Analysis of the Fifth Labor of Hercules     Alan Dugan Riffing on an ancient myth, poet Alan Dugan finds a lesson applicable to our current predicament. Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry by Alan Dugan, Seven Stori…

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June 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM

To Defeat Trump’s Fascism, We Must Confront Militarism

To Defeat Trump’s Fascism, We Must Confront Militarism     Christine Ahn and Leslie Cagan June 12, 2025 Common Dreams While most Americans instinctively understand the threat U.S. militarism poses to democracy, the times call for more explicit links betwee…

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June 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM

The Silence of the Generals

The Silence of the Generals     Tom Nichols June 10, 2025 The Atlantic As Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the brass failed to speak out in the Army’s defense. He led soldiers in a display of behavior that ran contrary to everything the…

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June 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM

ICE’s War on Home

ICE’s War on Home     Anahid Nersessian June 10, 2025 London Review of Books ICE’s primary targets under Trump: non-citizens involved in protests against Israel’s war on Gaza and non-citizens who are Hispanic or Latino. ICE is also targeting immigrants of …

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June 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Why on Earth Should Air Traffic Controllers Be Pro-Trump?

Why on Earth Should Air Traffic Controllers Be Pro-Trump?     Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk June 6, 2025 The New York Times The White House took a step last week that significantly undercuts the idea that federal employment should be nonpartisan. No m…

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June 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits- June 12-Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day – Nuremberg Laws Went Into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day – This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; More

Tidbits- June 12-Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day – Nuremberg Laws Went Into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day – This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; More     June 12, 2…

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June 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM

Germans, Hungarians, Russians, Italians All Waited Until It Was Too Late: Are Americans About To Join That Tragic Club?

Germans, Hungarians, Russians, Italians All Waited Until It Was Too Late: Are Americans About To Join That Tragic Club?     Thom Hartmann June 11, 2025 Hartmann Report Step by Step, MAGA Is normalizing repression and setting America up for tyranny. Will we…

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June 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM

Pastor Bryant on Target Boycott and the Black Dollar’s Power: ‘They’ve Awakened a Sleeping Giant’

Pastor Bryant on Target Boycott and the Black Dollar’s Power: ‘They’ve Awakened a Sleeping Giant’     Interview by Andrew Lawrence June 11, 2025 The Guardian The Georgia megachurch leader called for a #TargetFast over its DEI rollback. Now Dollar General i…

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June 12, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Joan Baez on America Under Trump: ‘It Feels Like Torn Fabric’

Joan Baez on America Under Trump: ‘It Feels Like Torn Fabric’     Interview by David Browne June 11, 2025 Rolling Stone The folk singer and social activist on the reasons protesting has gotten “dangerous,” why it’s essential to still show up, and what she …

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June 12, 2025 at 6:30 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 h…

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June 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM

“A Thinker Deeply in Love With Humanity” – Understanding Hannah Arendt

Portside Culture “A Thinker Deeply in Love With Humanity” – Understanding Hannah Arendt     Jake Scott April 30, 2025 LSE Review of Books This book looks at previously under examined aspects of Arendt's thinking, especially regarding issues of love…

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June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – June 11, 2025

Global Left Midweek – June 11, 2025     June 11, 2025 xxxxxx International politics rooted in the historic struggle of peoples for progress The Madleen, a civilian aid vessel operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, set sail for Gaza carrying ur…

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June 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM

Gaza Flotilla: The Madleen Shows Us the World As It Could Be

Gaza Flotilla: The Madleen Shows Us the World As It Could Be     Soumaya Ghannoushi June 9, 2025 Middle East Eye What if thousands set sail, from every Mediterranean port? What if fishers, sailors, students and parents rose to say: not in our name? …

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June 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM

ICE Mandate To Arrest 3,000 Immigrants per Day Fuels Raids in Massachusetts Communities

ICE Mandate To Arrest 3,000 Immigrants per Day Fuels Raids in Massachusetts Communities     Dan Glaun and Yoohyun Jung June 10, 2025 The Boston Globe “It doesn’t matter if you have a criminal record now, they’re going to detain you,” said Carmen Bello, an …

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June 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM

Locating Ourselves in the Wreckage of Neoliberalism

Locating Ourselves in the Wreckage of Neoliberalism     Daniel Martinez HoSang; Colena Sesanker June 13, 2025 The American Prospect Democracy Schools and other community listening sessions can bring together people of different experiences around common th…

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