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March 22, 2023 at 12:40 AM

Revisiting Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Davis’s Enduring Influence

Revisiting Are Prisons Obsolete? Angela Davis’s Enduring Influence     Luke Dunne March 21, 2023CounterPunch Twenty years after the publication of Are Prisons Obsolete?, Angela Davis’ case for prison abolitionism continues to provide the movement with its intellectua…

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March 22, 2023 at 12:35 AM

The Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later: It Was Indeed a Big Lie That Launched the Catastrophic War

The Iraq Invasion 20 Years Later: It Was Indeed a Big Lie That Launched the Catastrophic War     David Corn March 20, 2023Mother Jones Bush and Cheney were not misled by flawed intelligence; they were promoting false information. U.S. President George W. Bush …

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March 22, 2023 at 12:35 AM

What the Saudi-Iran Deal Means for Palestine, Israel, the U.S., and the Mideast

What the Saudi-Iran Deal Means for Palestine, Israel, the U.S., and the Mideast     Mitchell Plitnick March 18, 2023Mondoweiss The Chinese-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore relations has the potential to shake up regional and global politics for …

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March 22, 2023 at 12:35 AM

“It Took Us 50 Fucking Years”: A Review of Rabble Rousers

“It Took Us 50 Fucking Years”: A Review of Rabble Rousers     Samuel Stein March 20, 2023Progressive City A good amount of people know that this happened; far fewer know how it happened. The new documentary film Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper…

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March 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – March 21, 2023

Media Bits and Bytes – March 21, 2023     March 21, 2023xxxxxx Fact-checking Tucker lie by lie, and the shameless New York Times , Chris Britt | Copyright 2023 Creators Syndicate   Bank Failures and Crypto The Times, They Are A-Driftin’ Right Tucker’s Ja…

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March 22, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Putin Opponents and Russian Liberals Celebrate Navalny’s Oscar Success

Portside Culture Putin Opponents and Russian Liberals Celebrate Navalny’s Oscar Success     Pjotr Sauer March 13, 2023The Guardian As a scene from the film reveals Putin’s nemesis Alexei Navalny phoning up the secret agent who put Novichok (poison) in his pants…

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March 21, 2023 at 1:25 AM

America Pays a Price When Schools Fail To Teach About Slavery

America Pays a Price When Schools Fail To Teach About Slavery     David A. Love March 18, 2023LA Progressive Our failure to address a legacy of enslavement and racial oppression makes the US ill-equipped to deal with present-day injustices and challenges. , …

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March 21, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Reagan Hostage Plot That Defeated Jimmy Carter

The Reagan Hostage Plot That Defeated Jimmy Carter     David Cay Johnston March 19, 2023DCReport A long-time Republican operative has come forward to spill the beans about the extensive plotting by Reagan allies to force the hostages to endure captivity for months so…

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March 21, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Making Campuses Platforms for Labor Renewal

Making Campuses Platforms for Labor Renewal     Joseph A. McCartin March 16, 2023Counter Punch Everywhere you look this spring, you’ll find evidence that campuses are becoming sites of labor organizing and struggle. ,   Everywhere you look this spring, y…

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March 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Sweet and Sour Origins of Amish Soul Food

Portside Culture The Sweet and Sour Origins of Amish Soul Food     Sam Lin-Sommer Atlas Obscura In Pennsylvania Dutch Country, African Americans have created a distinct, delicious cuisine, combining Southern and Amish cooking from Coatesville, PA, where the cuis…

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March 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Monopolywood: Why the Paramount Accords Should Not Be Repealed

Monopolywood: Why the Paramount Accords Should Not Be Repealed     Vaughn Joy March 13, 2023Red Pepper Repealing the Paramount accords could set independent cinema back in favour of corporate giants. When larger studios can buyup properties or drive competitors out o…

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March 21, 2023 at 12:00 AM

UAW Reformers Just Won Control of the Union. They Want To Turn It Into a Fighting Union.

UAW Reformers Just Won Control of the Union. They Want To Turn It Into a Fighting Union.     Chris Viola March 18, 2023Jacobin Unite All Workers for Democracy, the reform caucus in the United Auto Workers, just won sweeping victories in leadership elections. Now they…

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March 20, 2023 at 6:20 AM

Sunday Science: Even With Quantum Entanglement, There’s No Faster-Than-Light Communication

Sunday Science: Even With Quantum Entanglement, There’s No Faster-Than-Light Communication     Ethan Siegel March 9, 2023Big Think Even with quantum teleportation and the existence of entangled quantum states, faster-than-light communication still remains impossible.…

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March 20, 2023 at 4:45 AM

How the ‘Holman Rule’ Allows the House to Fast-Track Proposals To Gut Government Programs Without Debate or Much Thought at All

How the ‘Holman Rule’ Allows the House to Fast-Track Proposals To Gut Government Programs Without Debate or Much Thought at All     Charles Tiefer March 7, 2023The Conversation Reinstituted rules in the U.S. House of Representatives allow members to fire federal staf…

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March 20, 2023 at 3:25 AM

Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors’ Stock With Remarkable Timing

Wealthy Executives Make Millions Trading Competitors’ Stock With Remarkable Timing     Robert Faturechi, Ellis Simani March 16, 2023ProPublica Never-before-seen IRS records show that CEOs are sometimes making multimillion-dollar bets on the stocks of direct competito…

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March 20, 2023 at 2:40 AM

The Supreme Court Conservatives’ Favorite New Weapon for Kneecapping the Administrative State

The Supreme Court Conservatives’ Favorite New Weapon for Kneecapping the Administrative State     Matt Ford March 13, 2023The New Republic Why a relatively young legal doctrine has become all the rage among the court’s right-wing majority , ERIC LEE/BLOOMBERG/…

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March 20, 2023 at 2:10 AM

A Regional Reign of Terror

A Regional Reign of Terror     Eric Foner March 15, 2023The New York Review Most Americans now grasp that violence was essential to the functioning of slavery, but a new book excavates the lesser known brutality of everyday Black life in the Jim Crow South. Ho…

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March 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

TV Review: Prime Video’s ‘Swarm’ Black Female Rage As Catharsis

Portside Culture TV Review: Prime Video’s ‘Swarm’ Black Female Rage As Catharsis     Jeanine T. Abraham March 15, 2023Medium Everyone and their brother feels free to come at Black women with all guns blazing, spewing venom on social media as much as possible, a…

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March 19, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Ten Years of Citizens’ Assemblies in Slovenia

Ten Years of Citizens’ Assemblies in Slovenia     Alexandria Shaner and Iniciativa Mestni Zbor March 17, 2023Socialist Project Citizen assemblies are valued and promoted by a wide spectrum of advocates for increasing grassroots participation, democratization, diversi…

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March 19, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Illegal Invasion of Iraq: Never Forget

The Illegal Invasion of Iraq: Never Forget     Lisa LingClare Bayard March 18, 2023Common Dreams None of us can afford to remain silent or apathetic about the devastation we continue to cause to innocent civilians. The money being spent on war must be redirected to t…

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March 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Comprehensive Report on Incarceration and Women Outlines the Gender Disparities

A Comprehensive Report on Incarceration and Women Outlines the Gender Disparities     Candice Norwood March 17, 2023The 19th Economic disparities that exist between men and women, particularly women of color, are exacerbated for formerly incarcerated women. Lack of s…

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March 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tribulations of the US Democratic Left

Tribulations of the US Democratic Left     Paul Garver March 6, 2023Chartist The clowning of Republicans in Congress has a serious side while Democrats seem intent on attacking the left. Uniting around the resurgent workers’ movement could heal divisions. Summ…

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March 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a Pioneer for Women’s Rights, Dies at 82

Former Rep. Pat Schroeder, a Pioneer for Women’s Rights, Dies at 82     The Associated Press March 14, 2023NPR "Pat Schroeder blazed the trail. Every woman in this house is walking in her footsteps," said Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., who took over from Schroeder as Democ…

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March 18, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | March 17, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | March 17, 2023     March 17, 2023xxxxxx House MD Tries to Cure the 'Woke Mind Virus'. No Woman No Cry | Playing for Change. The Origins of the Death Penalty. These Leaked Emails Reveal the Coordinated Attack on Trans Health Care. Interview with …

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March 18, 2023 at 1:40 AM

Behind the Scenes of Trump Georgia Grand Jury

Behind the Scenes of Trump Georgia Grand Jury     Tamar Hallerman and Bill Rankin March 16, 2023The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “A lot’s gonna come out sooner or later,” one of the jurors said. “And it’s gonna be massive. It’s gonna be massive.” ,   The…

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March 18, 2023 at 1:15 AM

GPT-4 Is Exciting and Scary

GPT-4 Is Exciting and Scary     Kevin Roose March 15, 2023New York Times Should you be excited about or scared of GPT-4? The right answer may be both. The more time I spend with A.I. systems like GPT-4, the less I’m convinced that we know half of what’s coming. …

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March 18, 2023 at 12:50 AM

In Breaking Iraq, America Broke Itself

In Breaking Iraq, America Broke Itself     Thanassis Cambanis March 7, 2023The Century Fund History offers countless examples of societies refashioned in the wake of disorder. For the United States, a first step toward a just new order requires naming the mistakes—th…

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March 18, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Feminism, From Abigail Adams to Beyonce

Feminism, From Abigail Adams to Beyonce     Elizabeth Cobbs March 1, 2023Washington Post Feminists built the nation as surely as the railroad did. ,   Feminism gets a bad rap. Polls show that a third of respondents believe it does more harm than good. Th…

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March 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM

One Year Later

Portside Culture One Year Later     Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach February 26, 2023Rattle On the anniversary of the war, Ukrainian-born poet Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach appeals for public attention of the crisis in her homeland. ,   One Year Later By Jul…

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March 17, 2023 at 12:10 AM

This Bank Panic Should Not Exist

This Bank Panic Should Not Exist     Zachary D. Carter March 14, 2023Vanity Fair The most important bank in Silicon Valley has failed, triggering economic uncertainty nationwide. To blame: tough-talking tech dudes, a reckless Congress, contradictory monetary policy, …

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March 17, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Netanyahu Slams Door on Compromise, Ensuring Protests Will Escalate

Netanyahu Slams Door on Compromise, Ensuring Protests Will Escalate     Jonathan Lis March 15, 2023Haaretz In an attempt to salvage Israel's Jewish state rule, Israeli president Isaac Herzog presented an alternative to the Netanyahu government's planned judicial over…

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March 17, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Oscars Were Invented To Breakup Hollywood Unions

The Oscars Were Invented To Breakup Hollywood Unions     David Thomson February 21, 2014Vanity Fair Last week's Oscar's ceremony was groundbreaking and historic, let's look at the origins of the awards 95 years ago. It started when the original Hollywood titans wante…

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March 17, 2023 at 12:05 AM

‘Frankenstein’ Apartments and Weak Libraries: Is This New York’s Future?

‘Frankenstein’ Apartments and Weak Libraries: Is This New York’s Future?     Ginia Bellafante March 10, 2023New York Times After surviving the worst of the pandemic, the city now faces budget cuts that seem to promise even more disruption. The average rent of a Manha…

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March 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Too-Large-For Life Harry Bridges

Portside Culture The Too-Large-For Life Harry Bridges     Paul Buhle March 10, 2023Portside Harry Bridges, the Pacific longshoremen’s leader is too large for life and almost too large as a biographical subject. Left historian Paul Buhle reviews the recent biogr…

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March 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Mar. 16, 2023 – Reader Comments: Bank Failures, GOP Deregulation; Pentagon Budget; MAGA Bans Books, Not Guns; Workers and Unions; False Promise of ChatGPT; Triangle Shirtwaist Anniversary; Vietnam War Ends; Rosenberg Case 70 Years Later;

Tidbits – Mar. 16, 2023 – Reader Comments: Bank Failures, GOP Deregulation; Pentagon Budget; MAGA Bans Books, Not Guns; Workers and Unions; False Promise of ChatGPT; Triangle Shirtwaist Anniversary; Vietnam War Ends; Rosenberg Case 70 Years Later;     March 16, 2023xxxxx…

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March 16, 2023 at 5:05 AM

Greens Sue Biden Over Willow Oil Project Approval

Greens Sue Biden Over Willow Oil Project Approval     Alex Guillen March 14, 2023Politico The groups charge BLM with failing to consider the project’s impacts on lands used for subsistence by Alaska Natives and argue the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to properly c…

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March 16, 2023 at 4:50 AM

Review of Communists in Closets

Review of Communists in Closets     Martha Sonnenberg January 23, 2023New Politics In this book Bettina Aptheker looks deeply into the radical commitment and contributions of many gay and lesbian members of the Communist Party (CP and CPUSA). The book provides an ope…

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March 16, 2023 at 4:35 AM

San Francisco Considers $5 Million Reparations Payouts to Eligible Black Adults

San Francisco Considers $5 Million Reparations Payouts to Eligible Black Adults     Janie Har March 15, 2023Associated Press A city-appointed reparations committee is also considering guaranteed annual incomes, wiping out personal debt and tax burdens, and homes for …

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March 16, 2023 at 4:20 AM

Democrats in Michigan Are Showing National Democrats How To Actually Wield Power

Democrats in Michigan Are Showing National Democrats How To Actually Wield Power     Luke Savage March 15, 2023Jacobin Democrats usually waste their electoral majorities. So it’s shocking when the party uses its power to actually pass progressive and pro-worker legis…

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March 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Remembering the Women of the Black Panther Party

Portside Culture Remembering the Women of the Black Panther Party     Taylor Michael January 23, 2023Hyperallergic Comrade Sisters centers photographs and personal accounts of the women who made up over two-thirds of the party. ,   Comrade Sisters …

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March 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – Winter of Discontent

Global Left Midweek – Winter of Discontent     March 15, 2023xxxxxx Reports on mass workers action in France, Italy and UK, and a hard look at the politics of climate rescue Protesters in Reims, northeastern France on March 7, 2023. Credit, Francois Nascimbeni…

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March 15, 2023 at 12:25 AM

60+ Faith Groups Urge Congress to ‘Dramatically’ Slash Pentagon Budget

60+ Faith Groups Urge Congress to ‘Dramatically’ Slash Pentagon Budget     Jake Johnson March 14, 2023Common Dreams "The country is sprinting towards a trillion-dollar budget for weapons and war," the groups wrote in a new letter. "We cannot continue down this morall…

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March 15, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Is War With China Inevitable?

Is War With China Inevitable?     Michael Klare March 14, 2023Tom Dispatch Is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan imminent or is Washington in a tizzy over nothing? Taiwanese soldiers, Shutterstock   Is China really on the verge of invading the island of Taiwan…

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March 15, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Biden’s Approval of the Willow Project Shows Inconsistency

Biden’s Approval of the Willow Project Shows Inconsistency     Oliver Milman March 14, 2023The Guardian Biden may have promised ‘no more drilling on federal lands, period’ during his campaign, but the reality has been very different Protesters gather near the …

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March 15, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Who Wants To Teach in Florida?

Who Wants To Teach in Florida?     Luca GoldMansour February 23, 2023The American Prospect Gov. Ron DeSantis’s culture warmongering has helped produce the highest teacher vacancy rates in the country. Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis visits Pio Hot Bagels in S…

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March 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – Education Special

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – Education Special     March 14, 2023xxxxxx Public schools are a political battleground , Andy Marlette/USA Today Network-Florida   Blaming Teachers War on Emotions in the Classroom DeSantis: Marketizing Education Educat…

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March 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Film Review: ‘Ithaka’ Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange

Portside Culture Film Review: ‘Ithaka’ Makes a Personal Appeal to Free Assange     Ed Rampell March 1, 2023The Progressive 'Ithaka' the documentary produced by the WikiLeaks founder’s half brother offers a close-up look at one of the world’s most famous politic…

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March 14, 2023 at 5:00 AM

Elizabeth Warren: Silicon Valley Bank Is Gone. We Know Who Is Responsible.

Elizabeth Warren: Silicon Valley Bank Is Gone. We Know Who Is Responsible.     Elizabeth Warren March 13, 2023The New York Times These bank failures were entirely avoidable if Congress and the Fed had done their jobs and kept strong banking regulations in place …

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March 14, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Workers at TCGPlayer Celebrate Groundbreaking Win, TCGUnion/CWA Becomes First Certified Union at eBay

Workers at TCGPlayer Celebrate Groundbreaking Win, TCGUnion/CWA Becomes First Certified Union at eBay     Communications Workers of America March 10, 2023Communications Workers of America A majority of workers at eBay-owned TCGPlayer won their union election on Frida…

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March 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A New Book Explores the Origins of Common Food Terms — From Bialy to Lima Bean to Bibimbap

Portside Culture A New Book Explores the Origins of Common Food Terms — From Bialy to Lima Bean to Bibimbap     Kim Severson March 7, 2023New York Times The etymologies of food words are a path through the history of how we eat and cook. Judith Tschann’s…

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