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October 14, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Critical Race Feminism and Common Good Unionism

Critical Race Feminism and Common Good Unionism     Stacy Davis Gates, Sheri Davis, Marilyn Sneiderman and Alisha Volante September 28, 2022NonProfit Quarterly When Bargaining for the Common Good is done well it models an alternative way to theorize the root causes o…
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October 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

H. Chandler Davis Was a Lifelong Radical and a Moral Touchstone for the Left

H. Chandler Davis Was a Lifelong Radical and a Moral Touchstone for the Left     Alan Wald October 6, 2022Jacobin Chan Davis, died last month at 96, faced down McCarthyite blacklists and imprisonment to pursue a brilliant academic career. Davis knew how to change and…
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October 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Oct. 13, 2022 – Reader Comments: Los Angeles City Hall Racism; Segregation; Amazon Workers; Ukraine War Dissent; COVID-19 Protocols and Feminist Ethics of Care; Abortion Access-A Workers’ Issue; Cartoons; Announcements; More;

Tidbits – Oct. 13, 2022 – Reader Comments: Los Angeles City Hall Racism; Segregation; Amazon Workers; Ukraine War Dissent; COVID-19 Protocols and Feminist Ethics of Care; Abortion Access-A Workers’ Issue; Cartoons; Announcements; More;     October 13, 2022xxxxxx Read…
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October 14, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Sixties Radicals Recall Fighting Times in US Labor

Portside Culture Sixties Radicals Recall Fighting Times in US Labor     Steve Early October 7, 2022Portside The University of Wisconsin at Madison was a hotbed of student radicalism in the 1960s. and left-wing activists there were among the first of their gener…
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October 13, 2022 at 6:50 AM

Almost 70% of Animal Populations Wiped Out Since 1970, Report Reveals

Almost 70% of Animal Populations Wiped Out Since 1970, Report Reveals     Patrick Greenfield October 12, 2022The Guardian Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists There was a 64% reduction of Australian s…
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October 13, 2022 at 6:35 AM

‘Straight Up Fraud’: Data Confirms Private Insurers Use Medicare Advantage To Steal Billions

‘Straight Up Fraud’: Data Confirms Private Insurers Use Medicare Advantage To Steal Billions     Kenny Stancil October 9, 2022Common Dreams "The move to privatize Medicare," said one expert, has "been very profitable, in part because insurers are good at making their…
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October 13, 2022 at 6:25 AM

Annie Ernaux’s Writing Has Given Dignity to the Lives of the Working Class

Annie Ernaux’s Writing Has Given Dignity to the Lives of the Working Class     Jess Cotton October 12, 2022Jacobin Last week, Annie Ernaux won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her courage in interrogating France’s collective memory. Her work has been concerned with …
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October 13, 2022 at 6:10 AM

How the West’s Sanctions on Russia Boomeranged

How the West’s Sanctions on Russia Boomeranged     Patrick Cockburn October 10, 2022Counterpunch Russia’s economy ministry, as reported by Reuters citing government documents, says that expected Russian energy export revenues will reach $338bn in 2022 which is nearly…
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October 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM

A Compelling Military History of the Civil Rights Fight

Portside Culture A Compelling Military History of the Civil Rights Fight     Charles Kaiser October 9, 2022The Guardian This new examination of the civil rights movement considers it in terms of a military-style campaign. ,   Waging a Good War A Mi…
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October 13, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – October 12, 2022

Global Left Midweek – October 12, 2022     October 12, 2022xxxxxx Cornelia Hildebrandt on Die Linke, Luciana Castellina on post-election Italy, Hilary Wainwright on left politics Solidarity with Iranian women demonstrated at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Cre…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Cheers for Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment

Cheers for Social Security’s Cost-of-Living Adjustment     Robert Kuttner October 11, 2022The American Prospect It will compensate seniors for the bout of inflation. Workers deserve as much. A man and a woman leave the supermarket after shopping, July 27, 2022…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:20 AM

Major Rail Union Rejects White House-Brokered Contract Proposal

Major Rail Union Rejects White House-Brokered Contract Proposal     Julia Conley October 10, 2022Common Dreams Maintenance workers voted against the tentative agreement reached last month and said without a fair contract, a work stoppage could begin as early at Novem…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:20 AM

The World’s Other Nuclear Flashpoint

The World’s Other Nuclear Flashpoint     Michael Klare October 11, 2022Tom Dispatch Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future. Sad to say, around the island of Taiwan — where U.S. and Chinese forces are en…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:20 AM

After 18 Months, Striking Warrior Met Miners and Families Hold the Line

After 18 Months, Striking Warrior Met Miners and Families Hold the Line     Ericka Wills October 7, 2022Labor Notes Miners in Alabama went on strike in April 2021 after the company hit them with wage and benefit cuts. A year and a half later, with the company continu…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – October 11, 2022

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – October 11, 2022     October 11, 2022xxxxxx How do you solve a problem like SCOTUS? Credit, Kanye West/Twitter   Voting For Our Lives SCOTUS: Problems and Solutions Kanye’s Antisemitism Military Recruitment in the Ghett…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Cate Blanchett Is Better Than Ever in Cancel-Culture Parable ‘Tár’

Portside Culture Cate Blanchett Is Better Than Ever in Cancel-Culture Parable ‘Tár’     Rich Juzwiak October 7, 2022Jezebel Conversations about cancel culture so often frame things in extreme terms for the sake of catching those Substack subscriptions and Twitt…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:15 AM

Alabama Paper Mill Workers Want Their Lives Back—And They’re Giving Up $30,000 To Get It

Alabama Paper Mill Workers Want Their Lives Back—And They’re Giving Up $30,000 To Get It     Jacob Morrisson October 5, 2022real News Network WestRock's Mahout Mill members resoundingly rejected this contract, even though it included an unheard-of $28,000 ratificatio…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day in Favor of Indigenous Peoples Day

Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day in Favor of Indigenous Peoples Day     Malinda Maynor Lowery October 10, 2022The Conversation While Columbus Day affirms the story of a nation created by Europeans for Europeans, Indigenous Peoples Day emphasizes Native his…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:05 AM

FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages To Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease

Portside Culture FDA Proposes Updated Definition of ‘Healthy’ Claim on Food Packages To Help Improve Diet, Reduce Chronic Disease     FDA News Release September 28, 2022FDA News The updated definition may help foster a healthier food supply if manufacturers add…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM

There Is an Alternative to War

There Is an Alternative to War     Lawrence Wittner October 9, 2022Z Blogs Fortunately, there is another way―one that major thinkers and even, at times, national governments have promoted. And that is strengthened global governance. The site of 445 mostly unma…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Indigenous and Climate Justice Requires Holistic LANDBACK

Indigenous and Climate Justice Requires Holistic LANDBACK     Ray Levy Uyeda October 6, 2022Prism Selectively borrowing Indigenous practices cannot truly address the climate crisis or injustices to Indigenous peoples perpetrated by white settler colonialism. I…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM

The Left Needs To Take Back the Constitution

The Left Needs To Take Back the Constitution     Jay Swanson September 29, 2022The Nation A new book argues that the Constitution is best understood as a document calling for the unashamed struggle for equality. Joseph Biden holding a copy of the Constitution …
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October 10, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Our Homo sapiens Ancestors Shared the World With Neanderthals, Denisovans and Other Types of Humans Whose DNA Lives On in Our Genes

Our Homo sapiens Ancestors Shared the World With Neanderthals, Denisovans and Other Types of Humans Whose DNA Lives On in Our Genes     Joshua Akey The Conversation Over the past decade, however, the study of ancient DNA, recovered from fossils up to around 400,000 ye…
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October 10, 2022 at 12:05 AM

When Texas Cowboys Fought Private Property

When Texas Cowboys Fought Private Property     David Griscom October 4, 2022Jacobin Cattle barons carved up Texas with barbed wire in the late 19th century, separating poor farmers and landless cowboys from vital resources for their struggling cattle herds. So the co…
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October 10, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Ecuador’s Historic Strike

Ecuador’s Historic Strike     Andrea Sempértegui October 5, 2022The New York Review With this summer’s strike, the country’s powerful Indigenous movement united two agendas long in tension: resistance to austerity and opposition to natural resource extraction. …
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October 10, 2022 at 12:05 AM

The Destiny of Civilization: Michael Hudson on Finance Capitalism, the Economic Consequences of Ukraine and the End of Globalization

The Destiny of Civilization: Michael Hudson on Finance Capitalism, the Economic Consequences of Ukraine and the End of Globalization     Michael Hudson, Eric Draitser July 15, 2022CounterPunch While industrial capitalism got rid of the landlord class, capitalism stil…
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October 10, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Fire Country Is Brought to You by Austerity, Mass Incarceration, and Climate Change

Portside Culture Fire Country Is Brought to You by Austerity, Mass Incarceration, and Climate Change     Abby Cunniff October 9, 2022Jacobin The new series Fire Country revolves around an incarcerated California firefighter. Based on a real program, the drama i…
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October 10, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Our Segregation Problem

Our Segregation Problem     Aziz Rana October 3, 2022Dissent Throughout the United States, racial separation remains a common feature of collective life. The consequences are significant for left political organizing aimed at building a multiracial working-class majo…
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October 9, 2022 at 12:05 AM

The Magic Kingdom Is Tragic for Workers

The Magic Kingdom Is Tragic for Workers     David Dayen October 7, 2022American Prospect A new film from Abigail Disney, granddaughter of the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company, takes a look at how workers have been crushed by a new corporate philosophy. In…
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October 9, 2022 at 12:05 AM

CEO Pay Has Skyrocketed 1,460% Since 1978

CEO Pay Has Skyrocketed 1,460% Since 1978     Josh Bivens and Jori Kandra October 4, 2022Economic Policy Institute CEOs were paid 399 times as much as a typical worker in 2021 , Thomas Nast   What this report finds: Corporate boards running America’s lar…
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October 9, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Hijab Wars in India and Iran: A Question of Women’s Autonomy

Hijab Wars in India and Iran: A Question of Women’s Autonomy     Brinda Karat October 6, 2022Morning Star Brinda Karat of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on why there is no contradiction in supporting Iranian women burning their hijabs – and Karnataka women fi…
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October 9, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Welcoming the Stranger: An Interview With New York Immigration Coalition’s Murad Awawdeh

Welcoming the Stranger: An Interview With New York Immigration Coalition’s Murad Awawdeh     Renée Feltz October 5, 2022Indypendent “The buses are not letting up. They are coming with more vigor. Initially it was a bus or two, then it rose to three, and now NYC recei…
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October 9, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Why the Swedish Left Will Continue To Lose

Why the Swedish Left Will Continue To Lose     Jonathan Michael Feldman September 29, 2022CounterPunch In 2006, of those aged 18-21, 11% supported the Green Party and 10% supported the Left Party. By 2022, these figures dropped to 5% and 10% respectively. In contrast…
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October 8, 2022 at 2:05 AM

Friday Nite Videos | October 7, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | October 7, 2022     October 7, 2022xxxxxx Devastating Revelations About Dr. Oz. Peter Tosh | Legalize It. The Unofficial Anthem of Iranian Protests, in Song (English Subtitles). Hasan Minhaj: The King’s Jester | Netflix. Svante Pääbo: DNA Clues …
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October 8, 2022 at 12:50 AM

Voters in These Five States Are Voting on Abortion on November 8

Voters in These Five States Are Voting on Abortion on November 8     Poppy Noor October 7, 2022The Guardian The stakes could hardly be higher, and campaigners on both sides are scrambling ahead of referendums in Kentucky, Montana, California, Vermont and Michigan. Ca…
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October 8, 2022 at 12:35 AM

Russian Protest and Exodus

Russian Protest and Exodus     Boris Kagarlitsky October 7, 2022Russian Dissent Military mobilization has finally buried the “Putin social contract,” which assumed the political passivity of the people. How will people act when suddenly and unwillingly awakened to po…
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October 8, 2022 at 12:20 AM

The Man Who Wrote the Onion’s Supreme Court Brief Takes Parody Very Seriously

The Man Who Wrote the Onion’s Supreme Court Brief Takes Parody Very Seriously     Rachel Treisman October 4, 2022NPR The Onion has filed a brief in defense of parody in the Supreme Court. "Americans can be put in jail for poking fun at the government? This was a surp…
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October 8, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Unearthing Secrets of Our Shared Human DNA

Unearthing Secrets of Our Shared Human DNA     Joshua Akey October 7, 2022The Conversation Our Homo sapiens ancestors shared the world with Neanderthals, Denisovans and other types of humans whose DNA lives on in our genes. Unearthing those extinct genomes has profou…
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October 8, 2022 at 12:00 AM

In Ukraine

Portside Culture In Ukraine     Beau Beausoleil For all the news about the invasion of Ukraine, US observers scarcely know the price of war, but as San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil writes, that won’t last forever. ,   In Ukraine(for Izyum)   By B…
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October 7, 2022 at 12:05 AM

An Anthem From the Iranian Protests

An Anthem From the Iranian Protests     Zuzanna Olszewska October 4, 2022MERIP (Middle East Research and Information Project) On September 27, a song by Iranian musician Shervin Hajipour ‘broke’ Persian social media. He is singing of the mass protests that began in I…
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October 7, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Delivered Marlon Brando’s Oscar Rejection Speech, Dies at 75

Sacheen Littlefeather, Who Delivered Marlon Brando’s Oscar Rejection Speech, Dies at 75     Rebecca Sun October 2, 2022The Holllywood Reporter The Academy formally apologized to the Native American activist and former actress in June after she was blacklisted for rep…
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October 7, 2022 at 12:05 AM

Did the Pandemic Finally Give Working Americans Power Over Their Employers? Not Really

Did the Pandemic Finally Give Working Americans Power Over Their Employers? Not Really     Michael Hiltzik September 30, 2022Los Angeles Times Workers haven’t gained as much leverage as a superficial examination might suggest. Advances thus far, such as they are, sti…
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October 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Where Are They Now? Trump Administration Edition.

Where Are They Now? Trump Administration Edition.     Megan K. Stack October 5, 2022New York Times Current and former government officials, now lobbyists, among the most glorified and vilified characters of these tumultuous years have forged a peace—working together …
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October 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Oct. 6, 2022 – Reader Comments: Women Protest Iran and US; Labor Organizing-Now Geico; Antisemitism; Unfinished Business of the New Deal; World Digital Library; Working Class Resurgence; Tell the Stories, Teach the History

Tidbits – Oct. 6, 2022 – Reader Comments: Women Protest Iran and US; Labor Organizing-Now Geico; Antisemitism; Unfinished Business of the New Deal; World Digital Library; Working Class Resurgence; Tell the Stories, Teach the History     October 6, 2022xxxxxx Reader C…
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October 6, 2022 at 6:00 AM

Academic Heavyweights to Naysayers: Rent Control Works

Academic Heavyweights to Naysayers: Rent Control Works     Patrick Range McDonald September 14, 2022Housing is a Human Right “While other proposed remedies to the housing crisis may take years before they impact housing costs, only expanding rent control can offer im…
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October 6, 2022 at 5:50 AM

Loretta Lynn Chronicled Women’s Lives, From the New Freedoms to Defiant Songs of Survival

Loretta Lynn Chronicled Women’s Lives, From the New Freedoms to Defiant Songs of Survival     Laura Barton October 5, 2022The Guardian While Lynn claimed not to be a ‘big fan of women’s liberation’, her songs told a different story, documenting female pleasure, pain …
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October 6, 2022 at 5:35 AM

Herschel Walker Is Demonstrating the New Law of Politics

Herschel Walker Is Demonstrating the New Law of Politics     David A. Graham October 4, 2022The Atlantic Scandals once sank campaigns. Now, for many voters, winning isn’t everything—it’s the only thing. , Todd Kirkland / Getty; The Atlantic   Southern De…
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October 6, 2022 at 5:20 AM

Philly DA Target of Vile GOP Ouster Effort

Philly DA Target of Vile GOP Ouster Effort     Linn Washington Jr. October 5, 2022Counterpunch This legislative assault on Philadelphia DA Krasner is part of a pattern by conservatives nationwide to stymie and/or remove the new generation of prosecutors dedicated to …
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October 6, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis

Portside Culture Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis     Sibo Chen July 27, 2022LSE Review of Books This book situates the climate crisis in a socioeconomic context, showing, writes reviewer Chen, how events like big wildfires are "impor…
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October 6, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – October 5, 2022

Global Left Midweek – October 5, 2022     October 5, 2022xxxxxx World-changing events as masses vote and hit the streets Voters line up at a polling post in the Mare neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Credit, AP Photo/Matias Delacroi…
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