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December 8, 2022 at 5:35 AM

Why Movements Need To Start Singing Again

Why Movements Need To Start Singing Again     Paul Engler December 1, 2022Waging Nonviolence Music is making a comeback in movement spaces, as organizers rediscover how song culture strengthens the capacity to create social change. Singing and Chanting Abolish…
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December 8, 2022 at 5:15 AM

The Real Reason Iran Says It’s Canceling the Morality Police

The Real Reason Iran Says It’s Canceling the Morality Police     Roya Hakakian December 7, 2022The Atlantic Don’t be fooled that this is meaningful reform. It’s about regime self-preservation. Thousands turn out in Melbourne to stand in solidarity with protest…
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December 8, 2022 at 5:00 AM

There Is No ‘Lite Version’ of the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’

There Is No ‘Lite Version’ of the ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’     Eliza Sweren-Becker, Ethan Herenstein December 6, 2022The Brennan Center Suggestions that the Supreme Court could adopt parts of the dangerous theory without upending elections are wrong. …
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December 8, 2022 at 5:00 AM

Know More, Make a Bigger Difference: A Message From the Moderators

Know More, Make a Bigger Difference: A Message From the Moderators     xxxxxx Moderators December 7, 2022xxxxxx Georgia Yes! Raphael Warnock put Georgia on our minds, and Georgia delivered. xxxxxx works to put the most important issues on our minds every day. Once a …
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December 8, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Meet the Original Fascists

Portside Culture Meet the Original Fascists     Steven Wishnia November 21, 2022The Indypendent History’s first fascist regime violently seized power in Italy in 1922. It continues to inspire the far right a century later. ,   Blood and Power The R…
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December 8, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – Mass Action in World Centers

Global Left Midweek – Mass Action in World Centers     December 7, 2022xxxxxx Many causes, multiple protests and strikes, one world Athens: 'They shot them because they were Roma'. Credit, Michael Varaklas/AP   Iran: The Tipping Point China Citizens Are …
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December 7, 2022 at 2:25 AM

Movements Have a Long History of Playing the Inside-Outside Game Effectively

Movements Have a Long History of Playing the Inside-Outside Game Effectively     Andrew Willis Garcés November 18, 2022Waging Nonviolence Strategies that challenge or wield state power may be in tension, but many movements use both simultaneously to transform society…
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December 7, 2022 at 2:20 AM

Joe Biden Could Singlehandedly Lower Rents for the Millions Crushed by Them

Joe Biden Could Singlehandedly Lower Rents for the Millions Crushed by Them     Fran Quigley December 3, 2022Jacobin Rents are too high. Joe Biden should issue an executive order to lower them Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in New Yo…
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December 7, 2022 at 2:20 AM

Revealing New Evidence in Abu Akleh’s Killing, Al Jazeera Sues Israeli Forces at ICC

Revealing New Evidence in Abu Akleh’s Killing, Al Jazeera Sues Israeli Forces at ICC     Julia Conley December 6, 2022Common Dreams The news network said the journalist's killing was part of a "wider attack on Al Jazeera, and journalists in Palestine." This ha…
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December 7, 2022 at 2:20 AM

The Averted National Rail Strike Is a Parable of Contemporary American Capitalism

The Averted National Rail Strike Is a Parable of Contemporary American Capitalism     John Cassidy December 6, 2022The New Yorker Railroads are prioritizing payments to Wall Street stockholders over everything else, including serving the public interest. The l…
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December 7, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 6, 2022

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 6, 2022     December 6, 2022xxxxxx Uncontrolled education, trans rights, cleaning up corruption — and other woke agenda items Credit, Pat Bagley   Iran’s Morality Police The New Burn Out — Burn On West, Walker …
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December 7, 2022 at 1:00 AM

‘The Inspection’ Explores ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Through the Eyes of a Young Black Marine

Portside Culture ‘The Inspection’ Explores ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Through the Eyes of a Young Black Marine     Rich Juzwiak Jezebel Director Elegance Bratton tells Jezebel how he, like his film's protagonist, survived homophobia, homelessness, and the military. …
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December 6, 2022 at 5:05 AM

IMZ: 10 Years of Citizens Assemblies

IMZ: 10 Years of Citizens Assemblies     Alexandria Shaner December 5, 2022ZNet Interview with IMZ (Iniciativa mestni zbor) in Slovenia about the citizens assemblies movement, vision, & strategy Newly established self-organised assembly Od Tezno District, …
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December 6, 2022 at 3:25 AM

Railroad Engineer on the Imposed Contract: “It Really Fell Short of Railroad Workers’ Needs”

Railroad Engineer on the Imposed Contract: “It Really Fell Short of Railroad Workers’ Needs”     Ross Grooters interviewed by Jonah Furman December 2, 2022Jacobin A train engineer talks about President Biden forcing a contract on rail workers, the failure of rail uni…
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December 6, 2022 at 1:05 AM

The California Academic Strike Is the Most Important in US Higher Education History

The California Academic Strike Is the Most Important in US Higher Education History     Nelson Lichtenstein December 5, 2022Guardian The University of California is trying to divide and conquer the 48,000 workers on strike by acceding to the demands of some groups bu…
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December 6, 2022 at 1:05 AM

OMG, a Right-Wing Jerk Can Buy Twitter! Media Concentration Matters

OMG, a Right-Wing Jerk Can Buy Twitter! Media Concentration Matters     Dean Baker October 30, 2022Center for Economic and Policy Research Fortunately, there are some ideas for challenging the control the rich have over the media. We are not going to be able to preve…
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December 6, 2022 at 1:00 AM

For the Future of Meat, Food Tech Startups Look Under Mushrooms

Portside Culture For the Future of Meat, Food Tech Startups Look Under Mushrooms     Mario Cortez November 28, 2022San Francisco Chronicle Companies making mycelium-based foods advertise sustainability as a selling point; however the energy use of maintaining f…
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December 6, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?

Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?     Gregg Gonsalves December 1, 2022The Nation Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health? President Joe Biden receives his updated Covd-19 booster at the White House on October 25, 2022, in Washington, D…
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December 5, 2022 at 9:55 AM

Best Science Books of 2022

Best Science Books of 2022     Alok Jha December 3, 2022The Guardian Preventing future pandemics, the secrets of the Higgs boson and the surprising roots of plastic surgery , Jonny Wan   The Covid-19 pandemic might be fading into the background for many …
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December 5, 2022 at 8:00 AM

Even After Dobbs, Abortions Still Haven’t Plummeted

Even After Dobbs, Abortions Still Haven’t Plummeted     Matt Bruenig December 1, 2022Jacobin The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was a blow to reproductive rights. But fortunately, new data suggest that most of those seeking abortions still seem to be ge…
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December 5, 2022 at 7:35 AM

Black Twitter’s Expected Demise Would Make It Harder To Publicize Police Brutality and Discuss Racism

Black Twitter’s Expected Demise Would Make It Harder To Publicize Police Brutality and Discuss Racism     Deion Scott Hawkins November 30, 2022The Conversation A world without Black Twitter is a world void of robust, rapid and authentic information sharing on police …
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December 5, 2022 at 7:05 AM

Woman, Life, Freedom: The Origins of the Uprising in Iran

Woman, Life, Freedom: The Origins of the Uprising in Iran     Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson December 2, 2022Dissent The massive protests in Iran, fueled by the audacity of young women and children, are rooted in over a century of struggle. Women carry flag…
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December 5, 2022 at 6:25 AM

A New Union Rises in the South

A New Union Rises in the South     Kelly Candaele November 28, 2022Capital and Main The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism. Workers show sig…
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December 5, 2022 at 1:00 AM

I Loved Seeing Black Characters in Wednesday — But They Deserved Better

Portside Culture I Loved Seeing Black Characters in Wednesday — But They Deserved Better     Kailynn Johnson December 2, 2022Refinery29 It’s not surprising that the Black characters in Wednesday don’t feel like there was any intention behind their Blackness. …
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December 4, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Lithium Mining in California’s Salton Sea

Lithium Mining in California’s Salton Sea     Paige Oamek November 16, 2022Rural America In These Times Once a tourist destination, the Salton Sea faces ecological collapse, toxic dust storms—and maybe a lithium boom. , David Tipling/Universal Images Group via…
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December 4, 2022 at 1:05 AM

500 Labor Historians Condemn Biden on Railroads

500 Labor Historians Condemn Biden on Railroads     Aaron Gordon December 2, 2022Vice It’s never good when people who spend their entire professional lives studying the subject say you fucked up. , Gage Skidmore   On Thursday, the Senate passed legislati…
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December 4, 2022 at 1:00 AM

“Their Wealth, Your Misery”: Art and Propaganda in Pandemic Times

“Their Wealth, Your Misery”: Art and Propaganda in Pandemic Times     Isabela Escalona November 23, 2022Workday Magazine The pursuit of political truth is never a one-time arrival point, but rather, something an artist must belabor again and again with each new itera…
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December 4, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Remembering Fred Ross Jr., One of Nation’s Leading Labor and Social Movement Organizers

Remembering Fred Ross Jr., One of Nation’s Leading Labor and Social Movement Organizers     Louis Freedberg November 27, 2022Stansbury Forum “So, fighting and organizing for racial and economic justice is in my DNA,” Ross said on many occasions. He acknowledged that …
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December 4, 2022 at 1:00 AM

How Many More Kids Will Britain Send to War?

How Many More Kids Will Britain Send to War?     Pádraig Ó Meiscill November 30, 2022Red Pepper The Northern Ireland Troubles bill shows the British government learnt nothing from the killing of Aidan McAnespie and the conflict in Ireland For Irish unity march…
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December 3, 2022 at 4:05 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 2, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | December 2, 2022     December 2, 2022xxxxxx Herschel Walker's Campaign Dealt New Blow. MTG Back on Twitter | Mike Lindell As RNC Chair? How Ticketmaster Is Destroying Live Music. Chronic Lyme Disease: The Quiet Epidemic. Who Paid for Jeff Bezos …
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December 3, 2022 at 3:25 AM

Judge Aileen Cannon’s Reign of Error Is Over

Judge Aileen Cannon’s Reign of Error Is Over     December 2, 2022 The Trump-appointed judge, who tried to do the former president a favor in the Mar-a-Lago affair, received a stern correction from the Eleventh Circuit. Donald Trump, by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA …
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December 3, 2022 at 3:05 AM

Watch the Disturbing Kanye Interview Clips That Tucker Carlson Didn’t Put On Air

Watch the Disturbing Kanye Interview Clips That Tucker Carlson Didn’t Put On Air     Anna Merlan October 11, 2022Vice Motherboard obtained footage of Ye making bigoted statements about Jewish people and bizarre claims about "fake children," as well as describing visi…
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December 3, 2022 at 3:00 AM

White Nationalists Give Mar-a-Lago Restaurant Disappointing One-Star Reviews on Tripadvisor

White Nationalists Give Mar-a-Lago Restaurant Disappointing One-Star Reviews on Tripadvisor     Andy Borowitz November 29, 2022The New Yorker According to a source close to Trump, the former President was shaken by the one-star reviews. "Florida - Palm Beach: …
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December 3, 2022 at 2:40 AM

Julia Reichert, Oscar-Winning Godmother of Documentaries, Dies

Julia Reichert, Oscar-Winning Godmother of Documentaries, Dies     Kathryn Mobley December 2, 2022WYSO Her films include three Academy Award nominees: "Union Maids," "Seeing Red: Stories of American Communists" (with Jim Klein) and "The Last Truck: Closing of A GM Pl…
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December 3, 2022 at 1:00 AM

In Ukraine

Portside Culture In Ukraine     Beau Beausoleil San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil reminds us that the war in Ukraine goes on, people are dying, all obscured by political shadows and dubious communications. ,   In Ukraine By Beau Beausoleil I can w…
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December 2, 2022 at 3:10 AM

Putting ‘Profits Over People’, Senate Rejects Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers

Putting ‘Profits Over People’, Senate Rejects Paid Sick Leave for Rail Workers     Brett Wilkins December 1, 2022Common Dreams "Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin have yet AGAIN failed working Americans by voting down seven days of paid sick leave for rail workers," …
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December 2, 2022 at 2:55 AM

‘The Success Is Inspirational’: The Fight for $15 Movement 10 Years On

‘The Success Is Inspirational’: The Fight for $15 Movement 10 Years On     Steven Greenhouse November 23, 2022The Guardian Federal lawmakers failed to increase the minimum wage, but US workers made other gains, and they are setting their sights on new goals. But acro…
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December 2, 2022 at 2:10 AM

Dismantling Bretton Woods To Pay the Climate Bill

Dismantling Bretton Woods To Pay the Climate Bill     Tina Gerhardt November 25, 2022The Nation Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, has a plan to create a new financial system that would fund climate spending. She put forward the Bridgetown Agenda would susp…
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December 2, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis

Building Resilient Organizations: Toward Joy and Durable Power in a Time of Crisis     Maurice Mitchell November 29, 2022Convergence To effectively contend with racist, authoritarian forces, our work must be as powerful as possible. Maurice Mitchell unpacks problems …
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December 2, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Dec. 1, 2022 – Reader Comments: Railroad Workers Deserve Sick Days; More Gun Violence; Jewish Divide Over Netanyahu; Readers Debate Ukraine; Thanksgiving Origins; Afterlife of Paris Commune; Fifty Year Tribute to Juan González; More

Tidbits – Dec. 1, 2022 – Reader Comments: Railroad Workers Deserve Sick Days; More Gun Violence; Jewish Divide Over Netanyahu; Readers Debate Ukraine; Thanksgiving Origins; Afterlife of Paris Commune; Fifty Year Tribute to Juan González; More     December 1, 2022xxxxxx …
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December 2, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Staughton Lynd’s Radicalism From Below

Portside Culture Staughton Lynd’s Radicalism From Below     Marcus Rediker November 23, 2022The Nation The historian and activist dedicated his life to showing how, and helping, working people not only imagine but build a better world. Working with his partner …
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December 1, 2022 at 1:35 AM

DeSantis-Backed School Boards Begin Ousting Florida Educators

DeSantis-Backed School Boards Begin Ousting Florida Educators     Andrew Atterbury November 30, 2022Politico New board members in two GOP-leaning counties essentially sacked their school superintendents over the span of one week. Conservative school board cand…
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December 1, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Democrats Were Dithering on Railworkers’ Rights. The Left Just Forced Their Hand.

Democrats Were Dithering on Railworkers’ Rights. The Left Just Forced Their Hand.     Branko Marcetic November 30, 2022Jacobin Democrats were ready to throw railworkers to the wolves, letting even Republicans outflank them on labor rights. But thanks to a last-minute…
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December 1, 2022 at 1:15 AM

Rent Control Expands As Tenants Struggle With the Record-High Cost of Housing

Rent Control Expands As Tenants Struggle With the Record-High Cost of Housing     Jennifer Ludden November 28, 2022NPR "We need universal rent controls in this country, and we actually need the federal government to champion them." Tenant activists from around…
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December 1, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Did Some in Our Federal Police Conspire To Overthrow America?

Did Some in Our Federal Police Conspire To Overthrow America?     Thom Hartmann November 30, 2022The Hartmann Report Was there a conspiracy — even if it only involved a handful of people — at the highest levels of our government to end the American Experiment that wa…
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December 1, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – Focus on Latin America

Global Left Midweek – Focus on Latin America     November 30, 2022xxxxxx A great transition in our hemisphere, and a labor action news roundup The political map today. Credit, Courthouse News Service   The Number One Issue La Lucha Sigue: Abortion Rights…
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November 30, 2022 at 1:50 AM

Beware Corporate Democrats “Passing the Torch”

Beware Corporate Democrats “Passing the Torch”     Norman Solomon November 29, 2022Common Dreams Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, but that affiliation for the heir apparent to the current House Speaker should not be tak…
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November 30, 2022 at 1:45 AM

COVID-19 in China and Global Concern

COVID-19 in China and Global Concern     Katelyn Jetelina November 29, 2022Your Local Epidemiologist It’s clear that the ever-stricter measures in China are failing to keep up with more-transmissible variants while becoming increasingly costly to society. This has ca…
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November 30, 2022 at 1:45 AM

The Culture Workers Go on Strike

The Culture Workers Go on Strike     Alissa Quart November 29, 2022The New Republic From the New School to museums and book publishers, we’re witnessing the black-turtleneck-worker uprising. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty Images Part-time faculty members, ac…
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November 30, 2022 at 1:45 AM

Progressives in Congress Begin To Push Back Against Biden Betrayal of Rail Workers

Progressives in Congress Begin To Push Back Against Biden Betrayal of Rail Workers     Jake Johnson November 29, 2022Common Dreams "What we're seeing is an inhumane deal being pushed onto workers even after a majority voted it down," said Rep. Jamaal Bowman Pr…
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