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June 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank

The Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank     Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Jamie Martin June 15, 2022The Nation A conversation with Jamie Martin about the imperial origins of the world’s economic governance, imagining an alternative to these institutions, and his n…
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June 21, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Summit of the Americas Underlines Widespread Discontent With U.S. Policy

Summit of the Americas Underlines Widespread Discontent With U.S. Policy     Alexander Main June 16, 2022NACLA Reports Criticisms of the United States and OAS underlined the need to revive regional integration initiatives independent of U.S. influence. Officia…
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June 20, 2022 at 6:30 AM

Former Guerrilla Gustavo Petro Wins Colombian Election To Become First Leftist President

Former Guerrilla Gustavo Petro Wins Colombian Election To Become First Leftist President     Joe Parkin Daniels, Edinson Bolaños June 19, 2022The Guardian Former fighter in the M-19 militia beat populist business tycoon and fellow political outsider Rodolfo Hernández…
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June 20, 2022 at 6:15 AM

Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?

Why Does the United States Have a Military Base in Ghana?     Vijay Prashad June 17, 2022CounterPunch The United States claims that its military presence on the African continent has to do with its counterterrorism campaign and aims to prevent the entry of China into…
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June 20, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Reparations Get Real

Reparations Get Real     Ramenda Cyrus June 13, 2022The American Prospect In California, the preliminary report of a governmental task force suggests how the toll of slavery and white supremacy can be assessed—and compensated for. People line up to speak durin…
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June 20, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Gene Editing Gone Wrong: Scientists Accidentally Create Angry Hamsters

Gene Editing Gone Wrong: Scientists Accidentally Create Angry Hamsters     Peter Rogers June 16, 2022Big Think For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences. In i and ii, a…
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June 20, 2022 at 12:00 AM

‘Queer as Folk’ Gets a Stiletto-Heeled Reboot That Takes Time To Feel Comfortable

Portside Culture ‘Queer as Folk’ Gets a Stiletto-Heeled Reboot That Takes Time To Feel Comfortable     Glen Weldon June 9, 2022NPR Ultimately the new Queer as Folk, by telling a wider and more disparate set of stories, manages to produce a narrative that's broa…
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June 20, 2022 at 12:00 AM

An American History of the Socialist Idea

An American History of the Socialist Idea     Harold Meyerson June 15, 2022Dissent If there’s a lesson to be derived from Gary Dorrien’s account of American socialism, it’s that the movement’s open participation in and with the broad democratic left benefits the soci…
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June 19, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Massachusetts Court Shuts Down Gig Work Ballot Measure

Massachusetts Court Shuts Down Gig Work Ballot Measure     Lisa Kashinsky and Eleanor Mueller June 15, 2022Politico The industry-backed initiative, which parallels employers’ efforts in other states like California, had divided drivers and sparked fierce debate among…
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June 19, 2022 at 12:05 AM

‘We Won’t Be Silent or Unseen Anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign To Lead DC Assembly

‘We Won’t Be Silent or Unseen Anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign To Lead DC Assembly     Jessica Corbett June 17, 2022Common Dreams Bishop William Barber, a campaign co-chair, said the United States' current poverty level "is actually morally indefensible, constitution…
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June 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Why Russian Intellectuals Are Hardening Support for War in Ukraine

Why Russian Intellectuals Are Hardening Support for War in Ukraine     Anatol Lieven June 6, 2022Responsible Statecraft Horrified by the invasion, centrist elites like Dmitri Trenin nonetheless sense the US is using the conflict to destroy their country. , …
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June 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Unjustified Criticism of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s Visit to China

Unjustified Criticism of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s Visit to China     Alfred de Zayas and Richard Falk June 13, 2022CounterPunch Opportunism in relation to human rights is not a path to peace and justice in our tormented world, which depends on cooperatio…
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June 19, 2022 at 12:00 AM

‘But for the Failures of His Attorneys, He Would Not Have Been Convicted’

‘But for the Failures of His Attorneys, He Would Not Have Been Convicted’     Janine Jackson June 10, 2022FAIR “Innocence is not enough” are words to chill your heart. Janine Jackson interviewed Liliana Segura about a Supreme Court death penalty case for the 6/3/22 e…
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June 18, 2022 at 5:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 17, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | June 17, 2022     June 17, 2022xxxxxx How Proud Boys Coordinated for Capitol Riot. Trump and John Eastman Knew Their Plan Was Illegal. The Wire Cast Members Talk Trump’s 'Mob' Tactics and 'Rats'. Why Is The Rent So Damn High In Florida? Marvel St…
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June 18, 2022 at 3:10 AM

John Eastman Spills the Deets on His Pal Ginni

John Eastman Spills the Deets on His Pal Ginni     Liz Dye June 17, 2022Above the Law Did John Eastman have some insight into internal Supreme Court deliberations? And, if so, did he get it from his buddy Ginni T, whose discretion, not to say her grip on reality, see…
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June 18, 2022 at 2:35 AM

Juneteenth: Reckoning, Backlash, and the Fight Ahead

Juneteenth: Reckoning, Backlash, and the Fight Ahead     Kyle Strickland and Shahrzad Shams June 17, 2022Roosevelt Institute The murder of George Floyd fueled the largest demonstrations for justice, liberation, and transformative policy change in American history. We…
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June 18, 2022 at 2:20 AM

Sick and Struggling To Pay, 100 Million People in the U.S. Live With Medical Debt

Sick and Struggling To Pay, 100 Million People in the U.S. Live With Medical Debt     Noam Levey June 16, 2022NPR In the past five years, more than half of U.S. adults report they've gone into debt because of medical or dental bills. "Debt is no longer just a bug in …
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June 18, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Uvalde Reveals Hollywood’s Deeply Flawed Take On the Police

Uvalde Reveals Hollywood’s Deeply Flawed Take On the Police     Jesse Williams and Judith Browne Dianis June 16, 2022Newsweek The police in Uvalde have acted like they are untouchable and their actions unquestionable. Why? Because they are. But TV shows, movies, and …
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June 18, 2022 at 12:00 AM

I Tell My Son To Cover Himself in Someone Else’s Blood

Portside Culture I Tell My Son To Cover Himself in Someone Else’s Blood     Rachel Mallalieu May 29, 2022Rattle Grief, anxiety of more to come, infiltrates an ordinary family in Rachel Mallalieu’s poem. ,   I Tell My Son to Cover Himself in Someon…
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June 17, 2022 at 1:10 AM

As Jan 6. Committee Eyes Ginni Thomas’ Role, Fresh Calls for Justice Thomas To Resign

As Jan 6. Committee Eyes Ginni Thomas’ Role, Fresh Calls for Justice Thomas To Resign     Julia Conley June 16, 2022Common Dreams New polling shows 61% of Americans support a congressional investigation into the Supreme Court justice's potential conflicts of interest…
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June 17, 2022 at 1:00 AM

DSA Debates Show Growing Pains

DSA Debates Show Growing Pains     Christine Riddiough June 7, 2022Convergence DSA’s six-year growth spurt has fundamentally changed the organization. To resolve the deep issues it faces, it needs to meet the organizational challenges this change poses. Delega…
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June 17, 2022 at 12:50 AM

AFL-CIO Unveils Plan To Grow but Some Union Leaders Underwhelmed

AFL-CIO Unveils Plan To Grow but Some Union Leaders Underwhelmed     Steven Greenhouse June 15, 2022The Guardian In light of the youth-driven surge of union drives at Starbucks, Amazon, Apple and elsewhere, the AFL-CIO – the main US’s labor federation – is facing gro…
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June 17, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Civil Rights Activists Fought for America’s Democracy. They Should Be Honored As Veterans

Civil Rights Activists Fought for America’s Democracy. They Should Be Honored As Veterans     David Dennis Jr. June 11, 2022New York Times History books have called my father an activist, a community organizer, a freedom fighter, among other things. But they don’t us…
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June 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – June 16, 2022 – Reader Comments: Jan 06 Coup Congressional Hearings; Karl Marx Was Right – Capitalism Exploits; Lessons on Labor’s Past; Ukraine War – Why Did xxxxxx Run This Article; 50th Anniversary of the Case of Puerto Rico

Tidbits – June 16, 2022 – Reader Comments: Jan 06 Coup Congressional Hearings; Karl Marx Was Right – Capitalism Exploits; Lessons on Labor’s Past; Ukraine War – Why Did xxxxxx Run This Article; 50th Anniversary of the Case of Puerto Rico     June 16, 2022xxxxxx Reade…
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June 17, 2022 at 12:00 AM

I Just Read His Name Is George Floyd

Portside Culture I Just Read His Name Is George Floyd     Zillah Eisenstein June 1, 2022Medium George Floyd was committed to being a person that mattered. But he was also Black, so he could never catch a break. As he got older the police were always at the read…
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June 16, 2022 at 1:55 AM

As Coup Evidence Mounts, Progressives Eye Georgia to Jail Trump, Not Feds

As Coup Evidence Mounts, Progressives Eye Georgia to Jail Trump, Not Feds     Steven Rosenfeld June 15, 2022Independent Media Institute The January 6 committee, Justice Department, and activists are diverging. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Liz Cheney…
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June 16, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Man Bites Dog: Mega-Corporation Says It’s OK With Its Workers Unionizing

Man Bites Dog: Mega-Corporation Says It’s OK With Its Workers Unionizing     Harold Meyerson June 15, 2022The American Prospect Parting company with almost every other U.S. big business, Microsoft says it won’t oppose employee unionization. In a June 2nd blog …
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June 16, 2022 at 1:10 AM

The Supreme Court Could Foster a New Kind of Civil War

The Supreme Court Could Foster a New Kind of Civil War     David Bernstein June 14, 2022Politico With three decisions this month, the Court could break the back of Washington’s authority over regulation. Then, the battles over some of America’s biggest issues shift t…
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June 16, 2022 at 12:55 AM

New Survey of Voters Has Message for Biden: Fight Corporate Greed To Rein In Inflation

New Survey of Voters Has Message for Biden: Fight Corporate Greed To Rein In Inflation     Jake Johnson June 14, 2022Common Dreams "People across the country—and across party lines—want corporate giants and their enablers held to account," says advocacy group, citing…
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June 16, 2022 at 12:15 AM

The American Myths of Bigger and Better

Portside Culture The American Myths of Bigger and Better     John Washington February 6, 2021Yes! This author's apparent attempt to save the MAGA ideology from the far right, says reviewer Washington, "is in the end a dangerous nationalist concoction, based on …
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June 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – The War Debate

Global Left Midweek – The War Debate     June 15, 2022xxxxxx LGBTQ in Africa, Ecuador ablaze, and talk of stalemate in Myanmar From left, the newly elected Saftu leaders are Luzipo Nontembeko, Zwelinzima Vavi, Ruth Ntlokotse, Thabo Matsose, Mosima Maredi and L…
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June 15, 2022 at 12:55 AM

Rebuilding France’s Left Is Also About Putting Workers in Parliament

Rebuilding France’s Left Is Also About Putting Workers in Parliament     William Boucher June 12, 2022Jacobin France Insoumise wants to change the face of parliament — including by turning hotel cleaners and bus drivers into MPs. Building a left rooted in the working…
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June 15, 2022 at 12:50 AM

Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters

Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters     Leslie Cagan June 10, 2022The Nation Time for a new movement to stop the nuclear arms race. Anti-Nuclear Rally in Central Park on June 12, 1982, in New York City., PL Gould / Getty Images   Forty years, and th…
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June 15, 2022 at 12:50 AM

Medicare for All Could Have Prevented More Than 338,000 Us COVID Deaths: Study

Medicare for All Could Have Prevented More Than 338,000 Us COVID Deaths: Study     Kenny Stancil June 14, 2022Common Dreams "Healthcare reform is long overdue in the U.S.," said the lead author of a new study. "Americans are needlessly losing lives and money." …
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June 15, 2022 at 12:50 AM

The 1977 White House Climate Memo That Should Have Changed the World

The 1977 White House Climate Memo That Should Have Changed the World     Emma Pattee June 14, 2022The Guardian Years before the climate crisis was part of national discourse, this memo to the president predicted catastrophe Frank Press, left, with President Ji…
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June 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM

David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future Has Me Missing His Early Stuff

Portside Culture David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future Has Me Missing His Early Stuff     Eileen Jones June 9, 2022Jacobin David Cronenberg’s latest film, Crimes of the Future, is a return to the “body horror” genre. It brings back the gross-out gore that fir…
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June 15, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – June 14, 2022

Media Bits and Bytes – June 14, 2022     June 14, 2022xxxxxx Right-wing media in lockstep with Trump’s coup, and more Working from home. Credit, Liviu Stanila   Washpost’s Meltdown Celebs on a Mission From Bitcoin Facebook and the News Giants Musk’s Twit…
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June 14, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Researchers at Uw Vote Yes on Unionization

Researchers at Uw Vote Yes on Unionization     Logan Gilbert June 10, 2022MyNorthwest.com In a vote of 606-104, researchers at the University of Washington have voted to unionize across all three campuses. The bargaining unit is made up of a total of 1,450 employees …
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June 14, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Bernie to Dems: Change Course Before You Nosedive in November

Bernie to Dems: Change Course Before You Nosedive in November     Burgess Everett June 9, 2022Politico The Vermont independent isn't buying the happy talk from a party still talking up a pre-midterm turnaround. And he has a prescription to avoid it. “Two corpo…
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June 14, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Bay Area Chefs Ditching Burger Buns Over Right-Wing Politics

Portside Culture Bay Area Chefs Ditching Burger Buns Over Right-Wing Politics     Soleil Ho June 6, 2022San Francisco Chronicle In light of recent revelations about the Martin family’s political activities, chefs are looking for alternatives to Martin’s product…
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June 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Haiti Paid Reparations to Enslavers. So Did Washington, D.C.

Haiti Paid Reparations to Enslavers. So Did Washington, D.C.     Gillian Brockell May 24, 2022Washington Post In 1862, more than 900 enslavers living in the nation’s capital received money compensating them for the immediate emancipation of the more than 3,000 people…
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June 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The Movement To Restore Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights Is Now Focusing on the States

The Movement To Restore Ex-Felons’ Voting Rights Is Now Focusing on the States     Benjamin Barber June 11, 2022Common Dreams Felony disenfranchisement laws are rooted in the Jim Crow era and were implemented to suppress Black electoral power Michael Monfluery…
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June 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

As Inequality Grows, So Too Does South Africa’s Communist Party

As Inequality Grows, So Too Does South Africa’s Communist Party     Robert Griffiths June 6, 2022Morning Star The SACP calls for working-class unity and “patriotic and left popular fronts” to challenge big business oligarchs, reverse their influence in the state appa…
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June 13, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Science Must Overcome Its Racist Legacy: Nature’s Guest Editors Speak

Science Must Overcome Its Racist Legacy: Nature’s Guest Editors Speak     Melissa Nobles , Chad Womack , Ambroise Wonkam & Elizabeth Wathuti June 8, 2022Nature We are leading Nature on a journey to help decolonize research and forge a path towards restorative jus…
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June 13, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Found: The ‘How To Draw’ Books Pablo Picasso Created for His Daughter

Found: The ‘How To Draw’ Books Pablo Picasso Created for His Daughter     Dalya Alberge June 11, 2022The Guardian The previously unseen collection, to go on display in Paris, shows how the artist taught the five-year-old to master figures, animals and birds A …
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June 13, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Labor’s John L. Lewis Moment

Labor’s John L. Lewis Moment     Steven Greenhouse, Harold Meyerson June 9, 2022The American Prospect Will today’s unions invest big-time in the young workers now beginning to rebuild American labor? Or will they remain AWOL and ensure the movement’s continued declin…
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June 13, 2022 at 12:05 AM

All We Are Saying Is, Give Peace a Chance

All We Are Saying Is, Give Peace a Chance     Michael Myerson June 12, 2022xxxxxx We never did get the permit until only a few days before the march and rally, when Koch finally understood what Sandy had been telling him for months: that hundreds of thousands of his …
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June 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Karl Marx Was Right: Workers Are Systematically Exploited Under Capitalism

Karl Marx Was Right: Workers Are Systematically Exploited Under Capitalism     Ben Burgis June 11, 2022Jacobin Even among Marx-friendly economists, the labor theory of value has fallen out of favor. But its technical validity is less important than the core message: …
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June 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM

TV and Movie Music Supervisors Are Looking To Unionize

Portside Culture TV and Movie Music Supervisors Are Looking To Unionize     Andrew Limbong June 6, 2022NPR Kate Bush's recent resurgence due to her placement in the latest season of Stranger Things is just one example of what a music supervisor brings to a prod…
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June 12, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Gangsters of Capitalism

Gangsters of Capitalism     Robin Lindley June 3, 2022History News Network Jonathan Katz on Smedley Butler and American Empire ,   “I spent 33 years and 4 months in active service as a member of our country's most agile military force—the Marine Corps. …