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January 3, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Envisioning a World Without Nuclear Weapons

Envisioning a World Without Nuclear Weapons     H Patricia Hynes January 2, 2023xxxxxx While nuclear weapons governments and their bomb-making industries are criminally sleepwalking into what could mean the end of our planet’s life, many others – scientists, high-lev…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Telling Americans To ‘Eat Better’ Doesn’t Work. We Must Make Healthier Food

Portside Culture Telling Americans To ‘Eat Better’ Doesn’t Work. We Must Make Healthier Food     Mark Bittman December 4, 2022The Guardian Diet-related diseases from UPFs (ultra-processed food, or junk food) kill over 600,000 Americans a year. By contrast, at c…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Evolution of Post-Soviet Ideology

The Evolution of Post-Soviet Ideology     Arseniy Krasnikov December 31, 2022Russian Dissent There is no dividing line between the Russian “quasi-liberals” of the 90s and the ideology of Russian imperialism today. They are aligned politically and economically, the fi…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Iranian Uprising and the Cycles of Protest

The Iranian Uprising and the Cycles of Protest     Nassim Noroozi, Linda Martín Alcoff December 23, 2022The Indypendent  How authentic protest movements like the one in Iran can be hijacked by a funded opposition that builds momentum for war and military intervention…

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January 3, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Seals, Satellites, and Dung Beetles — What Links Them?

Seals, Satellites, and Dung Beetles — What Links Them?     Meena Miriam Yust January 1, 2023Common Dreams The seals are enduring the consequences of human activity in more than one way. Is it too much to ask that we give them a chance? Seal lying on sand amid …

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January 2, 2023 at 5:35 AM

Inside Google’s Quest To Digitize Troops’ Tissue Samples

Inside Google’s Quest To Digitize Troops’ Tissue Samples     James Bandler January 12, 2023ProPublica The tech giant has long sought access to a priceless trove of veterans’ skin samples, tumor biopsies and slices of organs. DOD staffers have pushed back, raising eth…

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January 2, 2023 at 5:20 AM

White Supremacy and January 6: What’s Missing From the Congressional Report

White Supremacy and January 6: What’s Missing From the Congressional Report     Anthony DiMaggio December 30, 2022CounterPunch The question of whether white supremacist values are driving how the public understands J6 has been almost entirely ignored by U.S. journali…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:05 AM

“Unacceptable”: NY Progressives Vow To Stop Dem. Gov’s Nomination of Conservative Judge to Top Court

“Unacceptable”: NY Progressives Vow To Stop Dem. Gov’s Nomination of Conservative Judge to Top Court     Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Jabari Brisport December 30, 2022Democracy Now! Democrats likely to defeat Dem. Governor Hochul’s nomination of Hector LaSalle to be t…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The New Inflation Picture

The New Inflation Picture     J. Bradford Delong December 28, 2022Project Syndicate Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the bond market's 5-10 year projection of annual chain-weighted personal-consumption-expenditures inflation reached 2.27%, raising concerns tha…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Facing Houthi Victory in Yemen, US Changes Tactics

Facing Houthi Victory in Yemen, US Changes Tactics     Edward Hunt December 14, 2022Foreign Policy in Focus U.S. officials are trying to preserve a truce that has reduced violence and created the possibility for a negotiated settlement to the war. Yemen War De…

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January 2, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Star Wars’ Evil Empire Can Feel a Little Corny — But Then Came Andor

Portside Culture Star Wars’ Evil Empire Can Feel a Little Corny — But Then Came Andor     Sonia Saraiya December 15, 2022Vox Andor actually shows why the Empire is terrifying. We see the Empire’s strategy over and over again: Extract resources. Displace indigen…

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January 1, 2023 at 2:05 AM

Bernie Sanders, HELP Committee

Bernie Sanders, HELP Committee     Burgess Everett December 16, 2022Politico The Vermont independent is taking over the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee with plans to both embrace his activist roots and work across the aisle. Sen. Bernie Sanders…

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January 1, 2023 at 1:55 AM

Jan. 6 Report Downplays Role of Christian Nationalism

Jan. 6 Report Downplays Role of Christian Nationalism     Julia Conley December 30, 2022Common Dreams "If we don't confront Christian nationalism then we are leaving ourselves open to future attacks, like what we saw on January 6," said one critic. Former Pres…

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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Joy of the South: We Were Not Born To Suffer

The Joy of the South: We Were Not Born To Suffer     Javier Tolcachier December 21, 2022Pressenza We were not born to suffer, neither Argentines, nor French, nor any other human being on this earth. We were born precisely for the opposite, to free ourselves increasin…

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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Ten Surprisingly Good Things That Happened in 2022

Ten Surprisingly Good Things That Happened in 2022     Medea Benjamin December 23, 2022CounterPunch From Lula's victory in Brazil to a peace treaty ending civil war in Ethiopia, victorties pushing back Republican reaction in the United States to the growing presence …

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January 1, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Disabled Minnesotans Are Facing a Home Care Crisis. Workers Are Calling on Democrats To Change That.

Disabled Minnesotans Are Facing a Home Care Crisis. Workers Are Calling on Democrats To Change That.     Isabela Escalona December 20, 2022Workday Magazine Home care workers are negotiating their contract in hopes the state will allocate some of the $17.6 billion sur…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 30, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | December 30, 2022     December 30, 2022xxxxxx One Love (Bob Marley) | Playing for Change. Constructive-ish Criticism: Jordan & Roy Look Back. Our Forests | Timelapse. Pelé, Football Great, Dies Aged 82. How This Fusion Reactor Will Make Elec…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:05 AM

The Bitterness of Victory, the Sweetness of Defeat

The Bitterness of Victory, the Sweetness of Defeat     Anna Ochkina December 27, 2022Russian Dissent Russia faces the greatest defeat in its history. Russia had lost the moment the first bomber took off towards Kyiv because at that moment Russia had only two options …

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December 31, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Larger Squad? How the Hill’s Newest Progressives Plan To Wield Power.

Larger Squad? How the Hill’s Newest Progressives Plan To Wield Power.     Nicholas Wu December 28, 2022Politico Five new members-elect are taking cues from the liberal squad, ready to bypass the limits of being a first-term lawmaker and use their voices to turn the p…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:05 AM

COVID in China, the U.S., and Everything In-Between

COVID in China, the U.S., and Everything In-Between     Katelyn Jetelina December 29, 2022Your Local Epdemiologist We should be very concerned for the people of China. They have gone from a “zero COVID” policy to a “let it rip” policy. It is possible that a variant o…

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December 31, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Getting Lab-Grown Meat — and Milk — to the Table

Getting Lab-Grown Meat — and Milk — to the Table     Bob Holmes December 22, 2022Knowable Magazine Beef, chicken and dairy made from cultured cells could offer a smaller footprint than conventional farms. Companies are working on scaling up and bringing prices down. …

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December 31, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Weighing In

Portside Culture Weighing In     Alice Friman October 1, 2022Southern Review Entering the year’s end, Georgia poet Alice Friman suggests how much, how little, time carries as life goes on. ,   Weighing In                  What makes these corpses …

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December 30, 2022 at 1:05 AM

State Officials Warned Buttigieg About Airline Mess

State Officials Warned Buttigieg About Airline Mess     David Sirota and Andrew Perez December 28, 2022The Lever Before the holiday travel nightmare, attorneys general begged the Transportation Secretary and Congress to crack down. "The Department of Transportation h…

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December 30, 2022 at 1:05 AM

It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed

It’s Three Years Since COVID Arrived, and Some Things Haven’t Changed     Mark Kreidler December 22, 2022Capital & Main California’s hospitals struggle once more to find beds for desperate patients. In Los Angeles County, the average number of available hospital …

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December 30, 2022 at 1:05 AM

‘I Can’t Imagine Who Would Think It’s OK To Take Food Away From Kids’

‘I Can’t Imagine Who Would Think It’s OK To Take Food Away From Kids’     Bryce Covert December 27, 2022New York Times The 117th Congress has finished its work, with little to offer American children. Lawmakers were unable to muster a deal to combine an extension of …

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December 30, 2022 at 1:00 AM

One Place the ‘Red Wave’ Arrived in 2022: Southern Legislatures

One Place the ‘Red Wave’ Arrived in 2022: Southern Legislatures     Chris Kromm December 2, 2022Facing South Republicans may not have enjoyed big victories like many expected in the 2022 midterm elections, but the predicted "red wave" did materialize in at least one …

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December 30, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Dec. 29, 2022 – Reader Comments: Trump Ethics; Labor’s Medicare Privatization; Franco Harris and Vietnam Peace Movement; 9 to 5, Organizing Woman Workers; GOP’s Santos Clause; AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conf

Tidbits – Dec. 29, 2022 – Reader Comments: Trump Ethics; Labor’s Medicare Privatization; Franco Harris and Vietnam Peace Movement; 9 to 5, Organizing Woman Workers; GOP’s Santos Clause; AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conf     December 29, 2022x…

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December 29, 2022 at 3:10 AM

More Than 6,000 Children Killed, Hurt by Gunfire in 2022: Report

More Than 6,000 Children Killed, Hurt by Gunfire in 2022: Report     Bill Hutchinson and Ahmad Hemingway December 26, 2022ABCNews Guns have become the leading cause of death for American kids , Natalie Chaney   More than 6,000 children have been killed o…

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December 29, 2022 at 3:05 AM

An Obituary for Originalism

Portside Culture An Obituary for Originalism     Stephen Rohde November 23, 2022Los Angeles Review of Books This book is a detailed critique of the judicial philosophy to which the current majority of the Supreme Court of the United States adheres. , …

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December 29, 2022 at 2:45 AM

Eco-Fascism, Uncovered

Eco-Fascism, Uncovered     Ruxandra Guidi December 27, 2022Sierra Magazine El Paso, Texas, witnessed the first violent outburst of US eco-fascism—and is also a living rebuttal to the hateful ideology , Illustrations by Shonagh Rae   THE CIELO VISTA WALMA…

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December 29, 2022 at 1:35 AM

xxxxxx Moderators: What We Know About 2023

xxxxxx Moderators: What We Know About 2023     xxxxxx Moderators December 28, 2022xxxxxx It ain’t over. For sure, we are in for an epic clash in 2023 between the demands for inclusive, multiracial democracy and an even more MAGA-fied Republican party. Our job is to h…

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December 29, 2022 at 1:30 AM

Study Ties Abortion Restrictions to ‘Significant’ Jump in Suicide Rates for Young Women

Study Ties Abortion Restrictions to ‘Significant’ Jump in Suicide Rates for Young Women     Jessica Corbett December 28, 2022Common Dreams "This association is robust—and it has nothing to do with politics," said one co-author. "It's all backed by the data." S…

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December 29, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Will Blue States Eventually Have To Surrender Their “Woke” Agendas?

Will Blue States Eventually Have To Surrender Their “Woke” Agendas?     Thom Hartmann December 28, 2022The Hartmann Report Will the billionaires and corporations behind ALEC and other groups fighting racial, gender, income, and educational equality in America succeed…

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December 29, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – December 28, 2022

Global Left Midweek – December 28, 2022     December 28, 2022xxxxxx Taking inventory for the new year of transformation and action March Against Expensive Cost of Living and Climate Inaction, Paris, October 2022. Credit, Fight the Fire   EU/Qatar Scandal…

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December 28, 2022 at 2:00 AM

Committee Report Focus 5 Essential Reads on the Symbols They Carried On Jan. 6

Committee Report Focus 5 Essential Reads on the Symbols They Carried On Jan. 6     Jeff Inglis Freelance Editor, The Conversation US December 23, 2022The Conversation The Conversation asked scholars to explain what they saw – including ancient Norse images and more r…

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December 28, 2022 at 1:55 AM

The Top 10 Inequality Victories of 2022

The Top 10 Inequality Victories of 2022     Sarah Anderson December 19, 2022Inequality.org Champions of a more egalitarian society made important strides, building the power of workers while reducing the power of wealthy tax dodgers and greedy pharma execs. , …

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December 28, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Altercation: Getting Real on Crime and Punishment

Altercation: Getting Real on Crime and Punishment     Eric Alterman December 23, 2022The American Prospect Republicans and New York’s ‘Democratic’ mayor demagogue on the issue, even as many real Democrats fail even to engage it. New York Mayor Eric Adams holds…

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December 28, 2022 at 1:55 AM

Boric Says Chile Will Open Embassy in Occupied Palestine

Boric Says Chile Will Open Embassy in Occupied Palestine     Brett Wilkins December 27, 2022Common Dreams "We cannot forget a community that is suffering from an illegal occupation, a community that is resisting, a community that is seeing its rights and dignity viol…

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December 28, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – December 27, 2022

Media Bits and Bytes – December 27, 2022     December 27, 2022xxxxxx Year end reflections on the ever-changing world of communications Credit, Shutterstock   The Crypto-Populist Pyramid Scheme Media Trends at the Year’s End A New Addition to the Labor Pr…

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December 28, 2022 at 1:00 AM

She Said Misses an Opportunity To Expose Harvey Weinstein’s Elite Enablers

Portside Culture She Said Misses an Opportunity To Expose Harvey Weinstein’s Elite Enablers     Liza Featherstone December 21, 2022Jacobin She Said, the new film about the exposure of Harvey Weinstein, keeps its focus on the disgraced movie producer and poster …

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December 27, 2022 at 1:10 AM

Could Getting Rid of Old Cells Turn Back the Clock on Aging?

Could Getting Rid of Old Cells Turn Back the Clock on Aging?     Amber Dance December 21, 2022Knowable Magazine Researchers are investigating medicines that selectively kill decrepit cells to promote healthy aging — but more work is needed before declaring them a fou…

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December 27, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Mindful Eating

Portside Culture Mindful Eating     Editors, Harvard T. H. Chan The Nutrition Source December 1, 2022Harvard T. H. Chan The Nutrition Source Eating mindfully means using all of your physical and emotional senses to experience and enjoy your food choices which c…

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December 27, 2022 at 1:05 AM

How Global Warming Makes It Freezing Cold

How Global Warming Makes It Freezing Cold     Thom Hartmann December 26, 2022The Hartmann Report Last Friday, with this recent bomb cyclone, 53.7% of the nation was covered in snow; more than any time since record-keeping began -- As the oil industry knowingly lies t…

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December 27, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Anti-Apartheid Activist Chris Hani Wasn’t Killed by ANC Leaders

Anti-Apartheid Activist Chris Hani Wasn’t Killed by ANC Leaders     Ronnie Kasrils December 19, 2022Africa Is a Country Author RW Johnson's latest aberration is a mix of fiction and lazy research that misrepresents anti-apartheid struggle leaders. Chris Hani's…

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December 27, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Wild Inflation? Not Anymore.

Wild Inflation? Not Anymore.     Mark Weisbrot December 13, 2022Los Angeles Times (Opinion - OpEd) A closer look shows we’re already approaching normal. Gas prices soared earlier this year, hitting California especially hard. But prices have fallen steeply rec…

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December 27, 2022 at 1:00 AM

Can the Left Disagree Without Being Disagreeable?

Can the Left Disagree Without Being Disagreeable?     Vijay Prashad December 20, 2022CounterPunch We need to be far more generous with each other, able to hold conversations without resort to insults and abuses. Out of disagreement comes understanding. But out of mal…

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December 26, 2022 at 2:05 AM

Earth’s Magnetic Field Supports Biblical Stories of Destruction of Ancient Cities

Earth’s Magnetic Field Supports Biblical Stories of Destruction of Ancient Cities     Elizabeth Fernandez December 2, 2022Big Think The Earth’s magnetic field is far from constant. We can track its shifts in rocks that melt and then resolidify. Archaeological finds c…

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December 26, 2022 at 1:40 AM

Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress

Big Tech’s Monopoly on Congress     Chris Lehmann December 22, 2022The Nation Lawmakers have tried to introduce legislation seeking to advance antitrust reform. Google, Amazon, and Meta have spent millions fighting it. Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer …

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December 26, 2022 at 1:20 AM

Guinea-Bissau’s Liberation Struggle Transformed the Face of World Politics

Guinea-Bissau’s Liberation Struggle Transformed the Face of World Politics     Rui Lopes, Víctor Barros December 23, 2022Jacobin A movement led by Amílcar Cabral fought against Portuguese rule in Guinea-Bissau and won independence against seemingly overwhelming odds.…

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December 26, 2022 at 1:05 AM

Democrats Frittered Away the Lame-Duck Session

Democrats Frittered Away the Lame-Duck Session     David Dayen December 21, 2022The American Prospect A lackadaisical approach led to failure for numerous bipartisan bills, and kept alive Republican goals to take the debt limit hostage in 2023. Senate Majority…

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