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March 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Everything Is Going Up

[[link removed]] EVERYTHING IS GOING UP   [[link removed]]   Michael Sainato March 14, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims ‘the eco…

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March 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM

The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations Is Overwhelming U.S. Politics

[[link removed]] THE SCALE OF BILLIONAIRES’ CAMPAIGN DONATIONS IS OVERWHELMING U.S. POLITICS   [[link removed]]   Mike Baker and Steven Rich March 9, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Billionaires made 19 percen…

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March 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Growing Resistance in Trump’s USA

[[link removed]] GROWING RESISTANCE IN TRUMP’S USA   [[link removed]]   Paul Garver March 11, 2026 Chartist [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Although the congressional elections in November 2026 may push MAGA back for a while, the long…

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March 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

After Loneliness

[[link removed]] AFTER LONELINESS   [[link removed]]   Mattea Kramer March 10, 2026 TomDispatch [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Political scientists have long understood that loneliness is a precondition for authoritarianism, which dep…

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March 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Trump’s Racism Goes Way Back

[[link removed]] TRUMP’S RACISM GOES WAY BACK   [[link removed]]   Walter G. Moss March 10, 2026 LA Progressive [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The core of Trump’s being is his lack of empathy. He seems destined to forever be the privi…

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March 14, 2026 at 2:45 AM

Friday Nite Videos | March 13, 2026

[[link removed]] FRIDAY NITE VIDEOS | MARCH 13, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx March 13, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag - Woodstock '69 | Country Joe McDonald (1942-2026). Epstein Death Evidence Rocks Trump…

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March 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM

The Trump Administration Goes to War, by Any Memes Necessary

[[link removed]] THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION GOES TO WAR, BY ANY MEMES NECESSARY   [[link removed]]   James Poniewozik March 11, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A series of White House social-media videos turn the…

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March 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM

The Billionaires’ War

[[link removed]] THE BILLIONAIRES’ WAR   [[link removed]]   Paul Krugman March 12, 2026 Paul Krugman Substack [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The ultrawealthy put Trump in power but other people will pay the price _ ,   It…

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March 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM

Country Joe McDonald (1942–2026) Obituary

[[link removed]] COUNTRY JOE MCDONALD (1942–2026) OBITUARY   [[link removed]]   Adam Sweeting March 10, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Country Joe’s caustic black humor struck a loud chord with the 400,000-strong W…

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March 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM

A New Cuban-American Movement

[[link removed]] A NEW CUBAN-AMERICAN MOVEMENT   [[link removed]]   Justine Medina March 13, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ We want the embargo to end. We want the cruel, inhumane oil blockade by the Trump regime t…

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March 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Opening Night

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE OPENING NIGHT   [[link removed]]   Tony Hoagland * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Poet Tony Hoagland exposes the chicanery of "artwashing," so common in our major cultural institutions. _ ,   Because the wido…

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March 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Zohran Mamdani and the Rise of the Renter Politicians

[[link removed]] ZOHRAN MAMDANI AND THE RISE OF THE RENTER POLITICIANS   [[link removed]]   Monica Potts March 12, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ From city councils to Congress, homeowners have always dominated …

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March 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Middle East Wars Are Still About Oil and Empire

[[link removed]] MIDDLE EAST WARS ARE STILL ABOUT OIL AND EMPIRE   [[link removed]]   Bashir Abu-Manneh with Gilbert Achcar March 9, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Why has the Middle East been so consistently wracked by w…

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March 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Led by Psychopaths, Israel and the U.S. Are Waging a Psychotic War Against Iran

[[link removed]] LED BY PSYCHOPATHS, ISRAEL AND THE U.S. ARE WAGING A PSYCHOTIC WAR AGAINST IRAN   [[link removed]]   Uri Misgav March 12, 2026 Haaretz [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This is a psychotic war. One that Israel and the …

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March 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM

I’m the Palestinian Who Has Been in ICE Detention for Almost a Year

[[link removed]] I’M THE PALESTINIAN WHO HAS BEEN IN ICE DETENTION FOR ALMOST A YEAR   [[link removed]]   Leqaa Kordia March 8, 2026 Zeteo [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Women who wake up every morning unsure when they will see thei…

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March 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits-Mar 12- Reader Comments: U.S.-Israel War on Iran; Bombing Creates Toxic Chemical Warfare Black Rain Over Tehran; Kristi Noem Is Out; More on New Wave of Protest Music; Conversation With Professor Angela Davis in New York; Lots of Cartoons;

[[link removed]] TIDBITS-MAR 12- READER COMMENTS: U.S.-ISRAEL WAR ON IRAN; BOMBING CREATES TOXIC CHEMICAL WARFARE BLACK RAIN OVER TEHRAN; KRISTI NOEM IS OUT; MORE ON NEW WAVE OF PROTEST MUSIC; CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR ANGELA DAVIS IN NEW YORK; LOTS OF CARTOONS;   [[link removed]]   …

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March 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM

‘Intentional Chemical Warfare’: Toxic Black Rain in Tehran After US-Israel Bomb Oil Facilities

[[link removed]] ‘INTENTIONAL CHEMICAL WARFARE’: TOXIC BLACK RAIN IN TEHRAN AFTER US-ISRAEL BOMB OIL FACILITIES   [[link removed]]   Jon Queally March 8, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ “The consequences of this en…

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March 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM

How Trump’s War on Iran Is Hastening the Coming MAGA Crack-Up

[[link removed]] HOW TRUMP’S WAR ON IRAN IS HASTENING THE COMING MAGA CRACK-UP   [[link removed]]   Greg Sargent March 11, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Another Middle East war is exactly what the young voters …

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March 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM

Leaked Documents Show a Border Patrol Remade in the Image of Gregory Bovino

[[link removed]] LEAKED DOCUMENTS SHOW A BORDER PATROL REMADE IN THE IMAGE OF GREGORY BOVINO   [[link removed]]   Daniel Boguslaw March 11, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Bovino’s smash-and-grab tactics ar…

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March 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM

Experts Fear ‘Unethical’ Vaccine Trial in Africa Is ‘Prototype’ for US Studies Under RFK Jr

[[link removed]] EXPERTS FEAR ‘UNETHICAL’ VACCINE TRIAL IN AFRICA IS ‘PROTOTYPE’ FOR US STUDIES UNDER RFK JR   [[link removed]]   Melody Schreiber March 11, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Danish researchers whose w…

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March 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM

Globaloney

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE GLOBALONEY   [[link removed]]   Jackson Lears March 5, 2026 London Review of Books [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This new book survey's the life and work of President Jimmy Carter's National S…

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March 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — International Women’s Day 2026

[[link removed]] GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK — INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2026   [[link removed]]   March 11, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Time for acceleration _ Madrid, International Women's Day, 2026., AP Photo/Manu Fernandez   * IWD …

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March 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM

Amid Threats of US Attack, Sheinbaum Tells Trump To Get a Grip on Illegal Guns, Drugs

[[link removed]] AMID THREATS OF US ATTACK, SHEINBAUM TELLS TRUMP TO GET A GRIP ON ILLEGAL GUNS, DRUGS   [[link removed]]   Brett Wilkins March 9, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ “The cartels are fueled by the Unite…

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March 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM

‘Astonishing Stat’: Billionaires Gave Nearly 20% of Donations in 2024 US Federal Elections

[[link removed]] ‘ASTONISHING STAT’: BILLIONAIRES GAVE NEARLY 20% OF DONATIONS IN 2024 US FEDERAL ELECTIONS   [[link removed]]   Stephen Prager March 9, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ “For a representative democra…

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March 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM

The Unbelievable Madness of Our War With Iran

[[link removed]] THE UNBELIEVABLE MADNESS OF OUR WAR WITH IRAN   [[link removed]]   Annelle Sheline March 10, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Last year, I warned about the possibility that Israel might drag the …

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March 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM

The Infuriating History of the Law That Doomed Abortion Rights

[[link removed]] THE INFURIATING HISTORY OF THE LAW THAT DOOMED ABORTION RIGHTS   [[link removed]]   Amy Littlefield March 9, 2026 Mother Jones [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The men behind the Hyde Amendment saw it as their ticket t…

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March 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — March 10, 2026

[[link removed]] DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS — MARCH 10, 2026   [[link removed]]   March 10, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Building solidarity for the long haul _ Benjamin Nowain and Jenny O’Connell-Nowain protesting at a Shasta Cou…

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March 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Russian Propaganda Starts Young in the Slight but Moving Mr. Nobody Against Putin

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA STARTS YOUNG IN THE SLIGHT BUT MOVING MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN   [[link removed]]   Jacob Oller March 5, 2026 AV Club [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ An elementary school teache…

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March 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM

Billionaires Are Swaying Elections in All Corners of America

[[link removed]] BILLIONAIRES ARE SWAYING ELECTIONS IN ALL CORNERS OF AMERICA   [[link removed]]   Mike Baker and Steven Rich March 9, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Billionaires made 19 percent of all reporte…

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March 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM

This Week in People’s History, Mar 11–17, 2026

[[link removed]] THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY, MAR 11–17, 2026   [[link removed]]   * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ When Willful Negligence Kills, It’s No ‘Accident’ (2011), Tom Paine, Heroic Journalist (1791), ‘God Is Germany’s Only Judge!’ (1936), Bad Blood B…

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March 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM

‘Moderate’ Democrats Ain’t What They Used To Be

[[link removed]] ‘MODERATE’ DEMOCRATS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE   [[link removed]]   Perry Bacon March 9, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Moderate voters are not like the people who purport to speak for them. A…

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March 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Sweet Old Work

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE SWEET OLD WORK   [[link removed]]   Jared Phillips February 11, 2026 Southern Foodways Alliance [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Sorghum making is one of the many things that kept communities con…

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March 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

International Women’s Day 2026: Did You Notice?

[[link removed]] INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2026: DID YOU NOTICE?   [[link removed]]   Jeanette Winterson March 8, 2026 Mind Over Matter [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The earliest reported Women’s Day seems to have been in New York …

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March 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Could Capitalism Have Thrived Without Colonialism? A Commentary on Vivek Chibber’s Jacobin Radio Interview

[[link removed]] COULD CAPITALISM HAVE THRIVED WITHOUT COLONIALISM? A COMMENTARY ON VIVEK CHIBBER’S JACOBIN RADIO INTERVIEW   [[link removed]]   Vijay Prashad March 9, 2026 Monthly Review [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ In the world …

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March 9, 2026 at 7:25 AM

Sunday Science: Is Quantum Mechanics Stopping Aliens From Contacting Us?

[[link removed]] SUNDAY SCIENCE: IS QUANTUM MECHANICS STOPPING ALIENS FROM CONTACTING US?   [[link removed]]   Minute Physics / Henry Reich February 11, 2026 Minute Physics [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This video explains how the Fe…

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March 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM

Iran Transformed

[[link removed]] IRAN TRANSFORMED   [[link removed]]   Arang Keshavarzian March 8, 2026 The New York Review of Books [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ To understand the regime the US now seeks to obliterate, we have to return to the pol…

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March 9, 2026 at 5:50 AM

Whatever It Takes

[[link removed]] WHATEVER IT TAKES   [[link removed]]   David B. Green March 4, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has gone to great lengths to cling to power. _ Israeli Prime …

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March 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM

The Left’s Housing Civil War Is Ending

[[link removed]] THE LEFT’S HOUSING CIVIL WAR IS ENDING   [[link removed]]   Liam Dillon, Janaki Chadha March 7, 2026 Politico [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman and New York Mayor Zohran Mamda…

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March 9, 2026 at 4:40 AM

How Infighting Led the Maya Civilization to Catastrophic Collapse

[[link removed]] HOW INFIGHTING LED THE MAYA CIVILIZATION TO CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE   [[link removed]]   Andrew Robinson March 3, 2026 Nature [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Fresh archaeological evidence hints at what caused the disappe…

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March 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The Surreality of Watching Industry During the Epstein Fallout

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE THE SURREALITY OF WATCHING INDUSTRY DURING THE EPSTEIN FALLOUT   [[link removed]]   Tim Lowery March 6, 2026 AV Club [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This season of the frenetic HBO drama was eeri…

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March 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM

Missiles Are “Depleted.” Defense Contractors Are Cashing In

[[link removed]] MISSILES ARE “DEPLETED.” DEFENSE CONTRACTORS ARE CASHING IN   [[link removed]]   Veronica Riccobene March 5, 2026 The Lever [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ As war spending surges again, America’s largest weapons manu…

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March 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM

SCOTUS Will Hear Exxon’s Effort To Crush Climate Lawsuits

[[link removed]] SCOTUS WILL HEAR EXXON’S EFFORT TO CRUSH CLIMATE LAWSUITS   [[link removed]]   Emily Sanders February 24, 2026 ExxonKnews [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the…

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March 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM

From Mogadishu to Minneapolis

[[link removed]] FROM MOGADISHU TO MINNEAPOLIS   [[link removed]]   Elizabeth Schmidt March 6, 2026 Africa is a Country [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The Trump administration’s crackdown on Somalis in Minnesota ignores a longer hist…

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March 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM

As Trump Bombs Iran, We Need To Reckon With the American War Machine

[[link removed]] AS TRUMP BOMBS IRAN, WE NEED TO RECKON WITH THE AMERICAN WAR MACHINE   [[link removed]]   Negin Owliaei February 28, 2026 Truthout [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Would we be here if there were any real repercussions…

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March 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM

A First Lady in a New York Cell

[[link removed]] A FIRST LADY IN A NEW YORK CELL   [[link removed]]   Medea Benjamin and Michelle Ellner March 4, 2026 Counter Currents [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Cilia Flores brought feminism to the Bolivarian Revolution. She is…

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March 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM

Friday Nite Videos | March 6, 2026

[[link removed]] FRIDAY NITE VIDEOS | MARCH 6, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx March 6, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Trump Stumped by Worst-Case Iran Scenario. Sometimes You Bomb Iran |Jesse Welles. The Devil Is Busy | Documentary.Police…

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March 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM

‘Advocates Know How To Fight Attempts To Repress Black History’

[[link removed]] ‘ADVOCATES KNOW HOW TO FIGHT ATTEMPTS TO REPRESS BLACK HISTORY’   [[link removed]]   Janine Jackson Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ "How history is told has, of course, always…

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March 7, 2026 at 3:05 AM

Six Data-Driven Reasons Texas Could Actually Go Blue in 2026

[[link removed]] SIX DATA-DRIVEN REASONS TEXAS COULD ACTUALLY GO BLUE IN 2026   [[link removed]]   G. Elliott Morris March 4, 2026 Strength in Numbers [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ I would not go so far as to say that Texas is likely …

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March 7, 2026 at 2:40 AM

Adios Kristi! Noem’s History of Lying To Protect the Rich

[[link removed]] ADIOS KRISTI! NOEM’S HISTORY OF LYING TO PROTECT THE RICH   [[link removed]]   Chuck Collins March 5, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Nearly a decade before she was the public face of DHS, Noem’s ta…

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March 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM

Songs for Good: The Sudden Resurgence of the Protest Song

[[link removed]] SONGS FOR GOOD: THE SUDDEN RESURGENCE OF THE PROTEST SONG   [[link removed]]   Zac Johnson March 4, 2026 AllMusic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Beginning in the middle of 2025, politically-minded (or just fed up) m…

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