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January 21, 2023 at 1:10 AM

How To Read the Communist Manifesto

How To Read the Communist Manifesto     James Robins January 19, 2023The New Republic The novelist China Miéville aims to show that Marx’s words remain just as vital as when they were first hastily composed. ,   At the wintry end of a ravenous year, K…
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January 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows

Portside Culture Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows     Majid Naficy December 9, 2022 The Persian poet Majid Naficy still awakens at night, mourning friends and family, victims of the Iranian regime. ,   Hanging Mohsen on the Gallows By Majid Naficy In …
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January 20, 2023 at 4:10 AM

We’re Happy To Have Readers Who Don’t Donate

We’re Happy To Have Readers Who Don’t Donate     xxxxxx Moderators January 19, 2023xxxxxx This message is for you, whether you choose to donate or not. ,   Dear xxxxxx Reader, We are happy to have many xxxxxx readers who do not donate money for this pro…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The MAGA Threat Is Greater Today Than It Was in 2020

The MAGA Threat Is Greater Today Than It Was in 2020     Max Elbaum January 13, 2023Convergence McCarthy got his gavel, but MAGA pulls his strings. The GOP is comfy with armed fascists, SCOTUS is rolling back the 20th century. Time to get busy. Proud Boys scre…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

In Major Rebuke, New York Senate Committee Rejects Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Court Pick

In Major Rebuke, New York Senate Committee Rejects Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Court Pick     Prem Thakker January 18, 2023The New Republic The judiciary committee voted not to advance the nomination of Hector LaSalle, setting up a likely legal fight between the governor and…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Let’s Remember That Martin Luther King’s Dream Included Full Employment for All

Let’s Remember That Martin Luther King’s Dream Included Full Employment for All     William P. Jones and Algernon Austin January 16, 2023MarketWatch Despite important strides that the United States has made toward racial equality in the 60 years since the March on Wa…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Israeli Right Is the Minority — The Left Need Only Realize It

The Israeli Right Is the Minority — The Left Need Only Realize It     Meron Rapoport January 12, 2023+972 Magazine It’s time for the Jewish left to understand that by aligning its struggle with the Palestinians, it can be part of a majority against occupation and apa…
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January 20, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Jan. 19, 2023 – Reader Comments: Martin Luther King-A True and Visionary Radical; Israel Under Netanyahu; Socialism in Our History – Wisconsin, Superman, Barbara Kingsolver; Brazil; Medicare Under Attack; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – Jan. 19, 2023 – Reader Comments: Martin Luther King-A True and Visionary Radical; Israel Under Netanyahu; Socialism in Our History – Wisconsin, Superman, Barbara Kingsolver; Brazil; Medicare Under Attack; Cartoons; More…     January 19, 2023xxxxxx Reader Co…
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January 19, 2023 at 3:10 AM

Fraying Fabric: How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America

Portside Culture Fraying Fabric: How Trade Policy and Industrial Decline Transformed America     Robert D. Parmet December 28, 2022The New York Labor History Association This new book is a history of the struggle over trade policy, and the impact of trade poli…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

FBI’s Opposition to Releasing Leonard Peltier Driven by Vendetta, Says Ex-Agent

FBI’s Opposition to Releasing Leonard Peltier Driven by Vendetta, Says Ex-Agent     Nina Lakhani January 18, 2023The Guardian Exclusive: retired FBI agent Coleen Rowley calls for clemency for Indigenous activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years Leona…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Bernie Sanders on the State of the Working Class in America

Bernie Sanders on the State of the Working Class in America     Bernie Sanders January 17, 2023Our Revolution I see a nation where 63 percent of workers live paycheck to paycheck — paycheck to paycheck. What does that mean? It means that every day you are living unde…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

DeSantis Allies Plot the Hostile Takeover of a Liberal College

DeSantis Allies Plot the Hostile Takeover of a Liberal College     Michelle Goldberg January 9, 2023The New York Times Naturally, Gov. DeSantis of Florida wants to demolish New College, the most progressive public college in the state, at least as it currently exists…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

They’re Trying to George Floyd Me!

They’re Trying to George Floyd Me!     Abby Zimet January 17, 2023Common Dreams We are left wondering on what planet does distraught black man Keenan Anderson begging "Please help me" to police become "Please brutishly kill me"? Keenan Anderson and his son., T…
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January 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – January 18, 2023

Global Left Midweek – January 18, 2023     January 18, 2023xxxxxx A week of mass upsurge and states in transition Lima, Peru, this week. Union banner: "Down with the murderous Boluarte dictatorship! The spilled blood will never be forgotten!" Credit, Deutsche …
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January 18, 2023 at 2:00 AM

Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason To Avoid Emancipation

Portside Culture Will Smith Isn’t the Main Reason To Avoid Emancipation     Shirley Li December 9, 2022The Atlantic If only Emancipation actually had a memorable message. Despite a committed cast and stunning cinematography, the film’s script is too blunt and t…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:30 AM

At Davos, Capitalists Are Trying To Solve the Problems They Themselves Create

At Davos, Capitalists Are Trying To Solve the Problems They Themselves Create     Grace Blakeley January 17, 2023Jacobin At the World Economic Forum’s conference in Davos this week, elites will try to address problems from climate change to the threat of worldwide re…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:25 AM

What Price “Defense”?

What Price “Defense”?     William D. Hartung January 17, 2023Tom Dispatch America's Costly, Dysfunctional Approach to Security Is Making Us Ever Less Safe , Reuters/iStockphoto/The Fiscal Times   Late last month, President Biden signed a bill that clears…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:25 AM

From Church to Classroom: The Rev William Barber Takes His ‘Moral Mission’ to Yale

From Church to Classroom: The Rev William Barber Takes His ‘Moral Mission’ to Yale     Ed Pilkington January 16, 2023The Guardian The leader of the Poor People’s Campaign will train the next generation of ‘moral fusion leaders’ at the Yale divinity school The …
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January 18, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Blunders, Splits and War

Blunders, Splits and War     Victor Grossman January 17, 2023xxxxxx Berlin Bulletin #206 January 17 2023 The lack of homes for working class and also for middle-class seekers is a nation-wide emergency. Somehow, allegedly due to rising costs, there is never enough mo…
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January 18, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 17, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 17, 2023     January 17, 2023xxxxxx Is the Republican Party the political equivalent of Chucky? , Win McNamee/Getty Images   How to Write a People’s History of Antifascism Voter Suppression in Milwaukee Dating A…
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January 17, 2023 at 2:35 AM

The Richest 1% of People Amassed Almost Two-Thirds of New Wealth Created in the Last Two Years, Oxfam Says

The Richest 1% of People Amassed Almost Two-Thirds of New Wealth Created in the Last Two Years, Oxfam Says     Sophie Kiderlin January 16, 2023CNBC Taxes must be increased for the ultra-rich as a “strategic precondition to reducing inequality and resuscitating democr…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

South Nassau Nurses Vote To Become Members of New York’s Largest Union of Registered Nurses

South Nassau Nurses Vote To Become Members of New York’s Largest Union of Registered Nurses     Kristi Barnes January 13, 2023New York State Nurses Association Nurses at Mount Sinai South Nassau voted by a majority to join the New York State Nurses Association. The a…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Recipes from the Survivors of Auschwitz

Portside Culture Recipes from the Survivors of Auschwitz     Hannah Goldfield October 22, 2022The New Yorker “Honey Cake and Latkes: Recipes from the Old World by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Survivors” was organized by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation. Mor…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

A True and Visionary Radical, Martin Luther King Jr. Was No Moderate

A True and Visionary Radical, Martin Luther King Jr. Was No Moderate     Peter Dreier January 16, 2023Common Dreams King called himself a democratic socialist. He believed that America needed a "radical redistribution of economic and political power." Civil ri…
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January 17, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Martin Luther King’s Multiple Lanes to Multiracial Democracy

Martin Luther King’s Multiple Lanes to Multiracial Democracy     Maria J. Stephan January 13, 2023Waging Nonviolence King understood that no single approach would be sufficient to combat the interconnected evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism. …
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January 17, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Martin Sherwin’s “Gambling With Armageddon” Strips Away the Myths of Nuclear Deterrence

Martin Sherwin’s “Gambling With Armageddon” Strips Away the Myths of Nuclear Deterrence     Lawrence Wittner January 15, 2023History News Network How nuclear weapons gradually became a key part of international relations. A US helicopter flies above the Soviet…
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January 16, 2023 at 9:15 AM

New Type of Entanglement Lets Scientists ‘See’ Inside Nuclei

New Type of Entanglement Lets Scientists ‘See’ Inside Nuclei     Brookhaven National Laboratory January 15, 2023Phys.org Just as visible light and x-rays are used to study biosamples, cells, and atoms, high-energy photons can be used to probe gluons inside of atomic …
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January 16, 2023 at 8:50 AM

What Spain Tells Us About Fighting Fascism

What Spain Tells Us About Fighting Fascism     Charles Idelson January 14, 2023Medium In the wake of neo-fascist coup attempts — and the ongoing threat they pose in the U.S. and Brazil — it’s worth revisiting historical analogies on how to challenge the fascist plagu…
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January 16, 2023 at 7:25 AM

The Constitutional Case for Disarming the Debt Ceiling

The Constitutional Case for Disarming the Debt Ceiling     Thomas Geoghegan January 6, 2023The New Republic The Framers would have never tolerated debt-limit brinkmanship. It’s time to put this terrible idea on trial. Alexander Hamilton stands guard over the U…
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January 16, 2023 at 7:05 AM

‘The Most Dangerous Negro’: 3 Essential Reads on the FBI’s Assessment of MLK’s Radical Views and Allies

‘The Most Dangerous Negro’: 3 Essential Reads on the FBI’s Assessment of MLK’s Radical Views and Allies     Howard Manly, Paul Harvey, Jason Miller, Trevor Griffey January 13, 2023The Conversation Left out of GOP debates about “the weaponization” of the federal gover…
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January 16, 2023 at 6:40 AM

Socialism Is Back in the Wisconsin Legislature

Socialism Is Back in the Wisconsin Legislature     John Nichols January 11, 2023The Nation A pair of democratic socialists have formed the state’s first socialist caucus since the 1930s. Daniel Hoan, one of three Socialist mayors who have led the city of Milwa…
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January 16, 2023 at 4:45 AM

Hulu’s Kindred Solves the Handmaid’s Tale Problem

Portside Culture Hulu’s Kindred Solves the Handmaid’s Tale Problem     Constance Grady December 21, 2022Vox The 8-episode first season of Kindred forms an uneven, haunting adaptation of Octavia Butler’s classic. Micah Stock as Kevin Franklin and Mallori …
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January 15, 2023 at 1:05 AM

400% Price Hike of COVID Vaccine

400% Price Hike of COVID Vaccine     Ariel Zilber January 12, 2023NY Post Moderna’s expected 400% hike for its COVID vaccine sparked outrage on Capitol Hill. Moderna is reportedly planning to more than quadruple the price of its COVID vaccine., AFP via Getty I…
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January 15, 2023 at 1:05 AM

FDA’s Abortion Pill Has Limited Impact Across the South

FDA’s Abortion Pill Has Limited Impact Across the South     Elisha Brown January 13, 2023Facing South Across the South, eight states — Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia — have near-total bans on abortion. …
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January 15, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Will SCOTUS Revoke the Right To Strike?

Will SCOTUS Revoke the Right To Strike?     Miles Mogulescu January 13, 2023American Prospect A case argued this week could give worker-phobic Republican justices a chance to force workers to stay on the job. , Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via AP Images   The r…
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January 15, 2023 at 1:00 AM

New Biden Policy Boosting Migrant Worker Protections

New Biden Policy Boosting Migrant Worker Protections     Jessica Corbett January 14, 2023Common Dreams "This is a huge victory for undocumented workers and the labor movement," said one organizer. Migrant farmworkers check irrigation lines in an orange grove o…
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January 15, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Socio-Political Formations Behind Israel’s Government

Socio-Political Formations Behind Israel’s Government     Ilan Pappe January 6, 2023Palestine Chronicle And will Jewish communities be shocked enough to wake up from the “fantasy Israel” dream and realize the danger of present-day Israel, not only to Palestinians but…
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January 14, 2023 at 4:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 13, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | January 13, 2023     January 13, 2023xxxxxx Earth, Wind & Fire | Documentary. George Carlin | Baseball vs Football. Where Did All the Gold in the Universe Come From? Congresswoman Shares Stillbirth Story Pre-Roe v Wade. These Creatures Were D…
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January 14, 2023 at 2:50 AM

A Tale of Two Exceptionalisms: Russia and the USA

A Tale of Two Exceptionalisms: Russia and the USA     Rebecca Gordon January 8, 2023tomdispatch Russia is not a signatory to the International Criminal Court, which means that its nationals can’t be tried at the ICC for war crimes in Ukraine. The United States is the…
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January 14, 2023 at 2:30 AM

Maybe the Biden Classified Docs *Won’t* Become the Next BUT HER EMAILS False Equivalency?

Maybe the Biden Classified Docs *Won’t* Become the Next BUT HER EMAILS False Equivalency?     Liz Dye January 10, 2023Above the Law Don't worry, there's always Hunter Biden's dick pics. Joe Biden with supporters, Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.O)   Yesterday …
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January 14, 2023 at 2:20 AM

Are You Siding With Harry or the Palace? Either Way, You Fall Into the Royalist Trap

Are You Siding With Harry or the Palace? Either Way, You Fall Into the Royalist Trap     Polly Toynbee January 9, 2023Guardian Prince Harry’s tell-all media blitz was meant to lift the lid on royal failings. Even more clearly, it shows the price Britain pays for mona…
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January 14, 2023 at 2:00 AM

From Champion of the Oppressed to Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Who Took the Socialism Out of Superman?

From Champion of the Oppressed to Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Who Took the Socialism Out of Superman?     Hank Kennedy January 13, 2023Cosmonaut Magazine Hank Kennedy traces the ideological history of Superman, arguing that the populism of the character’s e…
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January 14, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Night the Lights Went Out in Moore County, N.C.

Portside Culture The Night the Lights Went Out in Moore County, N.C.     A.E. Hines December 18, 2022Rattle Violence in North Carolina could not stop the drag show, as poet A.E. Hines depicts the resistance. ,   The Night the Lights Went Out in Mo…
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January 13, 2023 at 4:45 AM

George Santos Faces Calls To Resign From 4 G.O.P. Congressmen

George Santos Faces Calls To Resign From 4 G.O.P. Congressmen     Michael Gold and Grace Ashford January 11, 2023New York Times Republican officials in New York sharply denounced the embattled representative, even as leaders in Washington have said they will not push…
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January 13, 2023 at 4:30 AM

I’m a Scientist Who Spoke Up About Climate Change. My Employer Fired Me.

I’m a Scientist Who Spoke Up About Climate Change. My Employer Fired Me.     Rose Abramoff January 10, 2023New York Times Oak Ridge National Laboratory fired the talented and prolific climate scientist Rose Abramoff for displaying the banner “Out of the lab & int…
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January 13, 2023 at 4:05 AM

In ‘Act of Fascism and Supremacy,’ Israel Bans Palestinian Flags in Public Spaces

In ‘Act of Fascism and Supremacy,’ Israel Bans Palestinian Flags in Public Spaces     Brett Wilkins January 9, 2023Common Dreams After protests in which tens of thousands of Israelis marched "together against fascism and apartheid," Israel's far-right security minist…
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January 13, 2023 at 3:45 AM

A Better Way for Retiree Health Care

A Better Way for Retiree Health Care     Barbara Bowen and Barbara Caress January 9, 2023New York Daily News New York City has kept a covenant with its workers: your wages will be modest — lower than those of your counterparts in the suburbs or the private sector — b…
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January 13, 2023 at 3:00 AM

Tidbits – Jan. 12, 2023 – Reader Comments: Today’s McCarthyism in the House; Why Nurses Strike; New York’s Dems and Progressives; How Finland Is Teaching a Generation To Spot Misinformation; Rosa Luxemburg on Revolution; Ukraine Solidarity Network; Cartoo

Tidbits – Jan. 12, 2023 – Reader Comments: Today’s McCarthyism in the House; Why Nurses Strike; New York’s Dems and Progressives; How Finland Is Teaching a Generation To Spot Misinformation; Rosa Luxemburg on Revolution; Ukraine Solidarity Network; Cartoo     January 12,…
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January 13, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Barbara Kingsolver – Making the Invisible, Visible

Portside Culture Barbara Kingsolver – Making the Invisible, Visible     Dave Kellaway December 7, 2022Anti-Capitalist Reistance Dave Kellaway reviews Barbara Kingsolver’s latest novel, Demon Copperhead and reflects on her contribution to literary fiction. She i…
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January 12, 2023 at 6:05 AM

Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985

Portside Culture Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950 to 1985     Paul Buhle May 1, 2022Rain Taxi Review of Books This book of critical essays aims to introduce the radical legacy of science fiction writing to new audiences. , …
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