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July 21, 2026 at 5:45 AM

This Man’s Life Work Could End Homelessness – and Trump Is Doing All He Can To Stop It

[[link removed]] THIS MAN’S LIFE WORK COULD END HOMELESSNESS – AND TRUMP IS DOING ALL HE CAN TO STOP IT   [[link removed]]   Timothy Pratt February 12, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ After four decades of research …
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July 21, 2026 at 2:30 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jul 22–28, 2026

[[link removed]] THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY, JUL 22–28, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Enriching Oneself in High Office Does Not Ensure a Comfortable Death (1871), Conquest of Florida Starts with a Massacre (1816), Delbe…
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July 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Progressive Troy Jackson Wins ME Senate Nomination

[[link removed]] PROGRESSIVE TROY JACKSON WINS ME SENATE NOMINATION   [[link removed]]   David Dayen July 19, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The North Woods logger out-organized everyone to take Graham Pla…
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July 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The Politics of Kurdish-Palestinian Solidarity

[[link removed]] THE POLITICS OF KURDISH-PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY   [[link removed]]   Kerem Schamberger July 19, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The Kurdish and Palestinian movements were forged in a common anti-colonial …
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July 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM

The Cubans and Jews Fighting Against the Weaponization of Their Collective Traumas

[[link removed]] THE CUBANS AND JEWS FIGHTING AGAINST THE WEAPONIZATION OF THEIR COLLECTIVE TRAUMAS   [[link removed]]   Joseph Mogul and Alexandra Martinez July 7, 2026 Prism [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Some members of the Cuban…
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July 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Which Takeout Meals Pack the Most Salt? A New Study Has the Answer

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE WHICH TAKEOUT MEALS PACK THE MOST SALT? A NEW STUDY HAS THE ANSWER   [[link removed]]   Stacey Leasca July 17, 2026 Food & Wine [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Researchers tested 39 takeout meals…
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July 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM

The Case for Tripling Union Membership

[[link removed]] THE CASE FOR TRIPLING UNION MEMBERSHIP   [[link removed]]   Heidi Shierholz, Celine McNicholas, Josh Bivens, Jennifer Sherer, Ben Zipperer, Margaret Polydock July 15, 2026 Economic Policy Institute [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link re…
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July 20, 2026 at 3:50 AM

Sunday Science: The F.D.A. Approves a New Pill To Slash Cholesterol Levels

[[link removed]] SUNDAY SCIENCE: THE F.D.A. APPROVES A NEW PILL TO SLASH CHOLESTEROL LEVELS   [[link removed]]   Gina Kolata July 16, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The new pills can lower cholesterol levels …
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July 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM

Nelson Mandela Held a Mirror to Humanity – and Showed Us What Solidarity Means

[[link removed]] NELSON MANDELA HELD A MIRROR TO HUMANITY – AND SHOWED US WHAT SOLIDARITY MEANS   [[link removed]]   Zohran Mamdani July 18, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ In a speech given on Wednesday in honor of…
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July 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM

The Freedom To Be Woke

[[link removed]] THE FREEDOM TO BE WOKE   [[link removed]]   David Cole July 12, 2026 The New York Review of Books [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A court ruling striking down Florida’s Stop WOKE Act is both a major affirmation of aca…
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July 20, 2026 at 1:10 AM

Monitor Amok!

[[link removed]] MONITOR AMOK!   [[link removed]]   Harold Meyerson July 14, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The federal court–appointed official overseeing the UAW is taking sides in the union’s upcoming p…
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July 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM

New ‘Little House’ Remake Will Inspire You To Rewatch the ’70s TV Series

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE NEW ‘LITTLE HOUSE’ REMAKE WILL INSPIRE YOU TO REWATCH THE ’70S TV SERIES   [[link removed]]   David Bianculli July 10, 2026 NPR [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Netflix is presenting a new versio…
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July 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM

The White House Promised a Bombshell, and They Delivered a Dud

[[link removed]] THE WHITE HOUSE PROMISED A BOMBSHELL, AND THEY DELIVERED A DUD   [[link removed]]   JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER July 17, 2026 AP [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Trump says these documents prove his false claims of ele…
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July 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM

For Indigenous Peoples, Conflict Means So Much More Than War

[[link removed]] FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CONFLICT MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN WAR   [[link removed]]   Te Aniwaniwa Paterson July 15, 2026 Grist [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination…
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July 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Black Organizers Are Preparing for a New Era of Voting Rights Battles

[[link removed]] BLACK ORGANIZERS ARE PREPARING FOR A NEW ERA OF VOTING RIGHTS BATTLES   [[link removed]]   Brandon Tensley July 7, 2026 Capital B [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ While no single strategy will be a silver bullet, ther…
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July 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Pride Is More Than a Celebration

[[link removed]] PRIDE IS MORE THAN A CELEBRATION   [[link removed]]   Irene Monroe July 10, 2026 The Progressive [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ June and July are about queer joy and resilience. It’s crucial we use the month and its…
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July 18, 2026 at 2:50 AM

Friday Nite Videos | July 17, 2026

[[link removed]] FRIDAY NITE VIDEOS | JULY 17, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx July 17, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ John Leguizamo on SCOTUS's Birthright Ruling. Epstein Survivor Dani Bensky on Todd Blanche. The Odyssey | Movie. Get Up …
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July 18, 2026 at 2:40 AM

Is This the American Suez?

[[link removed]] IS THIS THE AMERICAN SUEZ?   [[link removed]]   Van Gosse July 13, 2026 [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ If the pointless war on Iran is a historical marker equivalent to Suez in ignominy, the question becomes, what do…
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July 18, 2026 at 2:25 AM

ICE ‘Crowd Control’ Led to Blindings and Traumatic Brain Injuries

[[link removed]] ICE ‘CROWD CONTROL’ LED TO BLINDINGS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES   [[link removed]]   José Olivares July 14, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of …
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July 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM

The Silver Lining of Trump’s Reheated Election Denialism

[[link removed]] THE SILVER LINING OF TRUMP’S REHEATED ELECTION DENIALISM   [[link removed]]   Brian Tyler Cohen July 17, 2026 The xxxxxx [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Take Trump seriously. Take him literally. But also see his speech…
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July 18, 2026 at 1:35 AM

She Wants Lindsey Graham’s Senate Seat

[[link removed]] SHE WANTS LINDSEY GRAHAM’S SENATE SEAT   [[link removed]]   Emma Janssen July 14, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Since Lindsay Graham's death, Democratic pediatrician Annie Andrews doesn’t know…
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July 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Alligator Alcatraz

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ   [[link removed]]   Anonymous * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ California poet Anonymous lampoons James “Bulldog” Uthmeier, Florida Attorney General, who coined the name of the infamous Everglades de…
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July 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Johnson Says Pentagon Needs More Money for ‘Fighting Communism on Our Own Shores’

[[link removed]] JOHNSON SAYS PENTAGON NEEDS MORE MONEY FOR ‘FIGHTING COMMUNISM ON OUR OWN SHORES’   [[link removed]]   Stephen Prager July 14, 2026 Common Dreams [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Trump has threatened to deploy the mili…
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July 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM

Why So Many Latin Americans Are Rooting Against Argentina in the World Cup

[[link removed]] WHY SO MANY LATIN AMERICANS ARE ROOTING AGAINST ARGENTINA IN THE WORLD CUP   [[link removed]]   Patrick J. McDonnell, Kate Linthicum, Jad El Reda, Cecilia Sánchez Vidal July 15, 2026 Yahoo [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] …
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July 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM

How Donald Trump Created the Worst Diarrhea Outbreak This Century

[[link removed]] HOW DONALD TRUMP CREATED THE WORST DIARRHEA OUTBREAK THIS CENTURY   [[link removed]]   Ryan Cooper July 16, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The ‘MAHA Trots’ are what happens when Republicans…
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July 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Tall Ships Bring a Warning for American Democracy

[[link removed]] TALL SHIPS BRING A WARNING FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY   [[link removed]]   Bruce Berman July 11, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ When I was 20, I knew why I was protesting. The injustice was visible. The stakes were clear. Today…
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July 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits-July 16: Reader Comments: More ICE Killings; Todd Blanche – Trump’s Hired GumShoe Lawyer; USAID; Civil Rights on the 250th Anniversary of the Country; Take Action: Support Mahmoud Khalil; the Case for Tripling Union Membership; Cartoons, More

[[link removed]] TIDBITS-JULY 16: READER COMMENTS: MORE ICE KILLINGS; TODD BLANCHE – TRUMP’S HIRED GUMSHOE LAWYER; USAID; CIVIL RIGHTS ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTRY; TAKE ACTION: SUPPORT MAHMOUD KHALIL; THE CASE FOR TRIPLING UNION MEMBERSHIP; CARTOONS, MORE   [[link removed]] …
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July 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Trump’s Immigration Courts Are Turning Deportation Into an Assembly Line

[[link removed]] TRUMP’S IMMIGRATION COURTS ARE TURNING DEPORTATION INTO AN ASSEMBLY LINE   [[link removed]]   Kate Morrissey July 14, 2026 Capital and Main [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Judges are issuing deportation orders before…
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July 16, 2026 at 5:55 AM

Troy Jackson’s Politics Are Rooted in Maine Logger Struggles

[[link removed]] TROY JACKSON’S POLITICS ARE ROOTED IN MAINE LOGGER STRUGGLES   [[link removed]]   Branko Marcetic July 15, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of s…
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July 16, 2026 at 5:35 AM

Trump Brags He’s Going To Commit War Crimes in Iran

[[link removed]] TRUMP BRAGS HE’S GOING TO COMMIT WAR CRIMES IN IRAN   [[link removed]]   Robert McCoy July 15, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Donald Trump is ready to start attacking civilian infrastructure in …
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July 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM

Data Centers To Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States

[[link removed]] DATA CENTERS TO ADD BILLIONS IN POWER COSTS IN 13 STATES   [[link removed]]   Ivan Penn July 14, 2026 The New York Times [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A power auction conducted by a giant grid operator is expected t…
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July 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM

An Expansive Exploration of Summertime Detroit.

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE AN EXPANSIVE EXPLORATION OF SUMMERTIME DETROIT.   [[link removed]]   Cheryl A. Head July 6, 2026 Washington Independent Review of Books [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ This new collection of essa…
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July 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — July 15, 2026

[[link removed]] GLOBAL LEFT MIDWEEK — JULY 15, 2026   [[link removed]]   July 15, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Workers’ rights in crisis everywhere _ Samsung Electronics Co. workers chant slogans during a protest outside the company's …
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July 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM

The Left Needs Its Own Foreign Policy

[[link removed]] THE LEFT NEEDS ITS OWN FOREIGN POLICY   [[link removed]]   Tim Hirschel-Burns July 14, 2026 Jacobin [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Outrage at US complicity in the war on Gaza has pushed many Americans to think about …
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July 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM

Feds and Deputized Cops Stockpiling War Machines for Deportation

[[link removed]] FEDS AND DEPUTIZED COPS STOCKPILING WAR MACHINES FOR DEPORTATION   [[link removed]]   Whitney Curry Wimbish July 13, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A year after Trump allocated billions for…
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July 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM

Who Should Own the Robots?

[[link removed]] WHO SHOULD OWN THE ROBOTS?   [[link removed]]   Paolo Natali July 12, 2026 The New Republic [[link removed]?] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ AI’s displacement of workers will make it even harder to organize labor—and all the more ne…
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July 15, 2026 at 12:10 AM

‘Misuse’ of Crowd Control Weapons on ICE Protesters Led to Blindings and Traumatic Brain Injuries, Report Finds

[[link removed]] ‘MISUSE’ OF CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS ON ICE PROTESTERS LED TO BLINDINGS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, REPORT FINDS   [[link removed]]   José Olivares July 14, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]?] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Doctors a…
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July 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — July 14, 2026

[[link removed]] DISPATCHES FROM THE CULTURE WARS — JULY 14, 2026   [[link removed]]   July 14, 2026 xxxxxx * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Waking up _ A prophetic cartoon from 2015., David Horsey   * Farce of July * The Platner Conundrum …
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July 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM

We’re All Trapped in Capitalism’s Backrooms

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE WE’RE ALL TRAPPED IN CAPITALISM’S BACKROOMS   [[link removed]]   Jon Greenaway June 24, 2026 Current Affairs [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ An internet urban legend, now a hit horror movie, show…
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July 14, 2026 at 2:00 AM

Russia and America Are Rediscovering the Limits of Nuclear Weapons

[[link removed]] RUSSIA AND AMERICA ARE REDISCOVERING THE LIMITS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS   [[link removed]]   Tom Nichols July 13, 2026 The Atlantic [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ These weapons buy deterrence. Beyond that: nothing. A new …
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July 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jul 15–21, 2026

[[link removed]] THIS WEEK IN PEOPLE’S HISTORY, JUL 15–21, 2026   [[link removed]]   xxxxxx July 13, 2026 * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ CIA’s Brutal and Illegal Operation Phoenix (1971), The Class War that America Forgot (1877), Right-Wing Coup Start th…
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July 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM

Food Giants Defeat Lawsuit Calling Ultraprocessed Products Addictive

[[link removed]] PORTSIDE CULTURE FOOD GIANTS DEFEAT LAWSUIT CALLING ULTRAPROCESSED PRODUCTS ADDICTIVE   [[link removed]]   Sarah Zimmerman July 6, 2026 www.fooddive.com [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A Court ruled that a corre…
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July 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Human Origins Destroy Core Fascist Mythology

[[link removed]] HUMAN ORIGINS DESTROY CORE FASCIST MYTHOLOGY   [[link removed]]   Yann Perreau June 22, 2026 Canadian Dimension [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ How prehistory challenges fascist myths of purity, hierarchy, and identi…
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July 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Increase in Racism During World Cup Reflects ‘Growing Pattern of Abuse’

[[link removed]] INCREASE IN RACISM DURING WORLD CUP REFLECTS ‘GROWING PATTERN OF ABUSE’   [[link removed]]   Ashifa Kassam July 9, 2026 The Guardian [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Experts say rise in social media attacks on players…
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July 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

How the Working-Class Man’s Game Became an Elite Sport in the U.S.

[[link removed]] HOW THE WORKING-CLASS MAN’S GAME BECAME AN ELITE SPORT IN THE U.S.   [[link removed]]   Sean Jacobs June 30, 2026 Hammer & Hope [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ The path to the World Cup is accessible to only a narrow …
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July 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM

Sunday Science: StarTalk – Steven Spielberg Believes in Aliens

[[link removed]] SUNDAY SCIENCE: STARTALK – STEVEN SPIELBERG BELIEVES IN ALIENS   [[link removed]]   Neill deGrasse Tyson, Steven Spielberg, David Koepp June 16, 2026 StarTalk [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Neil deGrasse Tyson sits dow…
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July 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM

“Do You Understand Your Own Language?”

[[link removed]] “DO YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN LANGUAGE?”   [[link removed]]   Robin D. G. Kelley June 24, 2026 Hammer & Hope [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Black radicals read the Declaration of Independence. _ Photographs via Li…
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July 13, 2026 at 2:10 AM

Come October, Israelis Will Vote on Rule by Netanyahu

[[link removed]] COME OCTOBER, ISRAELIS WILL VOTE ON RULE BY NETANYAHU   [[link removed]]   David B. Green July 10, 2026 The American Prospect [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Replacing him, however, may require having an Arab party in…
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July 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM

The New Ellis Island

[[link removed]] THE NEW ELLIS ISLAND   [[link removed]]   Julia Preston July 2, 2026 The New York Review of Books [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ A history of five families in El Paso reveals the city’s significance as a bellwether …
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July 13, 2026 at 1:05 AM

How the Global Food Economy Is Killing Children

[[link removed]] HOW THE GLOBAL FOOD ECONOMY IS KILLING CHILDREN   [[link removed]]   Vijay Prashad July 9, 2026 Tricontinental [[link removed]] * [[link removed]] * * [[link removed]] _ Every year unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths…