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November 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Crypto Triad Won the Election

The Crypto Triad Won the Election     Freddy Brewster November 20, 2024 The Lever After gargantuan industry donations, the government is ready to go all-in on cryptocurrency — at the risk of consumers and the greater financial system. Former Presid…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 22, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | November 22, 2024     November 22, 2024 xxxxxx Patrick & Claud Cockburn: A Legacy of Guerilla Journalism. Leonard Cohen | Everybody Knows. Bread & Roses | Movie. Nancy Mace Is Reborn as a Transphobic Warrior | The Daily Show. Tha…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM

This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives

This Election’s Surprising Bright Spot for Progressives     Mark Joseph Stern November 19, 2024 Slate Progressives didn’t win a clean sweep in state high court battles, but they emerged with an impressive scorecard, carrying seats in battlegrounds like Michi…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM

The Christians Who See Trump As Their Savior

The Christians Who See Trump As Their Savior     Aleem Maqbool November 16, 2024 BBC White evangelical Protestant voters were the strongest backers of Trump over Harris; Black Protestants were exactly the opposite. As some are revelling in the promise of gov…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Let’s Launch a Green New Deal From Below

Let’s Launch a Green New Deal From Below     Jeremy Brecher November 21, 2024 Guardian Local and state initiatives can act as ‘proof of concept’ for transformative climate and jobs legislation March for Science | April 22, 2017, NYC,   As T…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Make America Diseased Again?

Make America Diseased Again?     Sarah Zhang November 19, 2024 The Atlantic RFK, Jr.'s nomination normalizes and emboldens the anti-vaccine movement. The danger now is that diseases confined to the past become diseases of the future. ,   Wh…
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November 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Whosoever

Portside Culture Whosoever     Elizabeth Scanlon Whosoever Whole Poet Elizabeth Scanlon asks "what is this a culture of," and finds the usual answers wanting, leaving it up to the rest of us to make better choices. , Cover Art: Original Teet…
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November 22, 2024 at 1:10 AM

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant     Sondos Asem and Dania Akkad November 21, 2024 Middle East Eye It is the first instance in the court's 22-year history it has issued arrest warrants for western-allied senior offi…
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November 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Not-So-Secret History of Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas

The Not-So-Secret History of Netanyahu’s Support for Hamas     Ghousoon Bisharat November 11, 2024 +972 Magazine From sabotaging Oslo to funneling Qatari cash into Gaza, Bibi has spent his career bolstering Hamas to help perpetuate the conflict. Even after O…
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November 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back to the 19th Century

The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back to the 19th Century     Linda Greenhouse November 18, 2024 New York Times Idaho, Kansas and Missouri in seeking to establish standing to outlaw mifepristone argue cause "a loss in potential population or potential…
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November 22, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.

Rural People and the Working Class. Here’s How We Unite.     Beth Howard November 18, 2024 Barn Raiser The director of the Appalachia People’s Union on why the South is ready to stand up to Trump. White people delivered this victory to Trump. Out of 76 milli…
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November 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Nov. 21 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0 and Community Organizing; Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss; Scoundrel Time – Lessons From the McCarthy Period for Today; Your Help Needed – Cubans Needs Our Help More Than Ever; Cartoons

Tidbits – Nov. 21 – Reader Comments: Trump 2.0; Resistance 2.0 and Community Organizing; Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss; Scoundrel Time – Lessons From the McCarthy Period for Today; Your Help Needed – Cubans Needs Our Help More Than Ever; Cartoons     November 2…
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November 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Good Guys Don’t Finish Last—if They Have a Militant Union Behind Them

Portside Culture Good Guys Don’t Finish Last—if They Have a Militant Union Behind Them     Joe Maniscalco November 18, 2024 Work-Bites Children's book teaches role of unions, unity and struggle - just what we need for these times. Written by a labor …
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November 21, 2024 at 7:05 AM

Senate Rejects Sanders’ Bid To Halt Arms to Israel Over Gaza Atrocities

Senate Rejects Sanders’ Bid To Halt Arms to Israel Over Gaza Atrocities     Jessica Corbett November 20, 2024 Common Dreams "Our taxpayer dollars should be used to fund education, housing, and healthcare for Americans, not to support the destruction of innoc…
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November 21, 2024 at 6:50 AM

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Dumb. It Could Also Do Serious Damage.

Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Dumb. It Could Also Do Serious Damage.     Casey Wetherbee November 20, 2024 Jacobin Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is equal parts asinine and dystopian. We can only hope that, by virtue of how insufferable all involved a…
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November 21, 2024 at 6:35 AM

When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.

When Does Power Concede? Thwarting MAGA Will Take More Than Protest and Symbolic Resistance.     Van Gosse November 19, 2024 The Nation If we want to deploy actual power to block Trump’s vicious agenda once he takes control of the federal government, we will…
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November 21, 2024 at 6:30 AM

The Charge Sheet Against Rule Britannia

Portside Culture The Charge Sheet Against Rule Britannia     Colin Grant February 4, 2024 The Guardian In this ambitious sequel to Empireland, the journalist travels far and wide to examine the legacy of British imperialism, piecing together an impor…
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November 21, 2024 at 6:15 AM

Arizona Immigrants Fear Return to Mass Arrests As State Passes ‘Secure Our Border’ Act

Arizona Immigrants Fear Return to Mass Arrests As State Passes ‘Secure Our Border’ Act     Maanvi Singh November 20, 2024 The Guardian A generation of Arizonans revolted against hardline immigration policies and won important battles. This year, the state vo…
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November 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — November 20, 2024

Global Left Midweek — November 20, 2024     November 20, 2024 xxxxxx The fierce urgency of now New Zealand MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke expresses opposition to a bill redefining Māori rights. Credit, RNZ   Bottlenecks at COP29 PKK Attacks …
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November 20, 2024 at 1:35 AM

‘Separated’ Review: Errol Morris Doc About the Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy Is a Furious Call to Action

Portside Culture ‘Separated’ Review: Errol Morris Doc About the Trump Administration’s Child Separation Policy Is a Furious Call to Action     Christian Blauvelt August 29, 2024 IndieWire Watching Errol Morris‘s urgent documentary on Family Separatio…
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November 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Billionaires Take Center Stage After US Elections

Billionaires Take Center Stage After US Elections     Philippe Alcoy November 17, 2024 Left Voice More present than ever in this year’s presidential campaigns, billionaires seem poised to play a more direct role in the U.S. government. Is this reminiscent of…
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November 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Randy Newman’s Genius for Political Irony

Randy Newman’s Genius for Political Irony     Michael Kazin November 19, 2024 The New Republic Few singer-songwriters have such fun getting under listeners’ skin. , Randydisney.jpg   Here’s an uncomfortable truth: Most musicians on the left…
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November 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Four Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss

Four Myths About Kamala Harris’s Loss     Branko Marcetic November 14, 2024 Jacobin In assessing Donald Trump’s victory, pundits have claimed the country turned right, the Harris campaign was too far left and woke, Biden’s presidency was robustly populist, a…
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November 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Sanders Says US Complicity in Gaza ‘Must End’ Ahead of Senate Vote To Block Arms to Israel

Sanders Says US Complicity in Gaza ‘Must End’ Ahead of Senate Vote To Block Arms to Israel     Jake Johnson November 19, 2024 Common Dreams "The United States government is currently in violation of the law, and every member of the U.S. Senate who believes i…
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November 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 19, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 19, 2024     November 19, 2024 xxxxxx Making sense of the new hell Dave Whamond, Cagle Cartoons   Making Sense The Free Speech Challenge Shawn Fain on the Election Walking Away From Trans Rights …
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November 19, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Framed: Innocents in U.S. Prisons

Framed: Innocents in U.S. Prisons     Walter G. Moss November 17, 2024 LA Progressive Our problem with “innocents in U. S. prisons” shows more signs of increasing rather than diminishing. , Photo by Karsten Winegeart   Here in the USA we li…
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November 19, 2024 at 1:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, Nov 20–26

This Week in People’s History, Nov 20–26     xxxxxx Did Wall Street Want FDR’s Ouster? (1934), A first for Song’s First Lady (1934), Tamir Rice Would Be 22 (2014), Women Workers Stand Up (1909), AFL Jump-Starts the Cold War (1944), Standing Up for Press Free…
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November 19, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The LEADER Never Apologizes, Even to God

The LEADER Never Apologizes, Even to God     Carl Davidson November 17, 2024 LeftLinks Newsletter Donald Trump, our President-elect, is the head teacher of the Führerprinzip, the ‘Leader Principle.’ We only get to have one of them, nor do we need any more. ‘…
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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 …