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March 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Science Behind Dementia and the Four Things You Should Do To Prevent It

The Science Behind Dementia and the Four Things You Should Do To Prevent It     Ian Sample March 11, 2023Guardian A picture is emerging of a healthy lifestyle which is key to the condition’s prevention – exercise, being sociable, and looking after your ears Ru…

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March 14, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Colonial Roots of Peru’s Troubles

The Colonial Roots of Peru’s Troubles     Saraha A. Kennedy March 1, 2023Sapiens An archaeologist traces the current protests in Peru to exploitive labor policies enacted in silver mines during Spanish colonial rule from 1532 to 1800. A worker gazes into the m…

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March 13, 2023 at 8:55 AM

How the Early Battle Over Race Science Was Lost

How the Early Battle Over Race Science Was Lost     Vivek V. Venkataraman February 21, 2023Sapiens Celebrated 19th-century biologist Ernst Haeckel pushed race science as his little-known protégé Nikolai Miklucho-Maclay defended Indigenous rights. A biological anthrop…

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March 13, 2023 at 7:55 AM

Banks Fought To Fend Off Tougher Regulation. Then the Meltdown Came.

Banks Fought To Fend Off Tougher Regulation. Then the Meltdown Came.     Zachary Warmbrodt March 12, 2023Politico Bank lobbyists believe the Fed may now be encouraged to press ahead with tougher rules that it was just beginning to discuss before SVB’s meltdown. …

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March 13, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Michigan Rights Wrong, Beginning the Repeal of ‘Right To Work’

Michigan Rights Wrong, Beginning the Repeal of ‘Right To Work’     Harold Meyerson March 9, 2023The American Prospect A newly Democratic state government votes to restore some democracy in the workplace. United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade…

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March 13, 2023 at 3:40 AM

Navajo Nation Is Taking On Three States and the Federal Government for the Right to Colorado River Water

Navajo Nation Is Taking On Three States and the Federal Government for the Right to Colorado River Water     Matt Ford March 9, 2023The New Republic The Supreme Court will have to sort through more than 150 years of byzantine rules and regulations to determine the fa…

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March 13, 2023 at 3:20 AM

Should the Labor Movement Prioritize the Push for Sectoral Bargaining?

Should the Labor Movement Prioritize the Push for Sectoral Bargaining?     Larry Cohen, Eric Blanc March 3, 2023The Nation Larry Cohen argues that the labor movement should seek power not solely in individual workplaces but in entire industries, while Eric Blanc writ…

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March 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Hope Amid Climate Chaos: A Conversation With Rebecca Solnit

Hope Amid Climate Chaos: A Conversation With Rebecca Solnit     Stella Levantesi February 21, 2023DeSmog The writer and activist shares her thoughts on the climate movement’s wins, the key difference between optimism and hope, and the “clarifying” violence climate ac…

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March 12, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Biden Expected to OK Alaska Oil Project

Biden Expected to OK Alaska Oil Project     Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman March 11, 2023Politico The expected approval of the massive Willow oil project would be just the latest shift by Biden toward the political center before a potential reelection bid. Clima…

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March 12, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group Teneo

The “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group Teneo     Andy Kroll and Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey March 9, 2023ProPublica Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo Network, a gr…

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March 12, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Prisoners Reignite Movement To End Mass Incarceration

Prisoners Reignite Movement To End Mass Incarceration     Raymond Williams February 24, 2023Waging Nonviolence Death by incarceration is the most prevalent and most overlooked form of state sponsored execution. They call it a life sentence, but that is a misnomer. An…

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March 12, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The ‘Garden’ and the ‘Jungle’: Why the US vs. Them Narrative Is a Lie

The ‘Garden’ and the ‘Jungle’: Why the US vs. Them Narrative Is a Lie     Lorenzo Kamel March 8, 2023Il Manifesto Global The real struggle must not be reduced to dichotomies that speak to people’s emotions, but rather found in the structural causes that allow a small…

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March 12, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Eighth of March in Russia: USSR, War and Women’s Rights

The Eighth of March in Russia: USSR, War and Women’s Rights     Sasha Talaver March 8, 2023LeftEast It is important for us to rethink the usual categories, including «defense of the Motherland,» clearing them of militarism. It is worth defending the Motherland first …

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March 11, 2023 at 3:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | March 10, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | March 10, 2023     March 10, 2023xxxxxx Trump's Nightmare: Indictment | Brian Tyler Cohen. Chemical Apocalypse: What We Saw in East Palestine. Ted Lasso — Season 3. The Largest River On Earth Is in The Sky. Ron DeSantis | Last Week Tonight. …

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March 11, 2023 at 2:10 AM

2024 Trump Is Even Scarier Than 2020 Trump

2024 Trump Is Even Scarier Than 2020 Trump     Susan B. Glasser March 9, 2023The New Yorker In a speech to CPAC that failed to make many front-page headlines but should have, Trump vowed that, once reinstalled in power, his mission would be “retribution” for all the …

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March 11, 2023 at 1:45 AM

Broad Alliance Ousts Racist Memphis D.A.

Broad Alliance Ousts Racist Memphis D.A.     Jeffrey Lichtenstein and Josh Adams March 2, 2023Convergence Magazine New Majority politics trounced a law-and-order scaremongering Shelby County, TN. This marks a major win for the national movement seeking criminal justi…

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March 11, 2023 at 1:35 AM

The Far Right in Ukraine

The Far Right in Ukraine     Stephen R. Shalom March 8, 2023New Politics New Politics interviews Taras Bilous, a Ukrainian historian and editor of Ukrainian socialist magazine Sotsialniy Rukh, about the Ukrainian political spectrum and a wide range of issues. …

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March 11, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Pi Day! And Other Numbers That Deserve a Holiday

Pi Day! And Other Numbers That Deserve a Holiday     Manil Suri March 8, 2023The Conversation March 14 (3/14) is officially Pi Day. Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidays. "Chambered Nautilus Shell - detail. A nautilus …

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March 11, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Occoquan’s Nights of Terror

Portside Culture Occoquan’s Nights of Terror     Philip C. Kolin March 10, 2023 In this week of International Women’s Day, poet Philip C. Kolin remembers the courage of US women in demanding the right to vote. ,   Occoquan’s Nights of Terror By Phi…

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March 10, 2023 at 1:10 AM

DOJ Announces Review of Memphis Police Department, Additional Police Departments Across Country

DOJ Announces Review of Memphis Police Department, Additional Police Departments Across Country     Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy, Nick Valencia and Mark Morales March 8, 2023CNN The Department of Justice announced Wednesday it will be undertaking two important reviews:…

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March 10, 2023 at 1:05 AM

How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union

How Minor League Ballplayers Won a Union     Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier March 6, 2023The Nation The players who make America’s pastime possible have had enough of dismal working conditions, and they’re organizing to change them. Throwing strikes: Garrett …

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March 10, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The Arctic Is the Next Frontier in the New Cold War

The Arctic Is the Next Frontier in the New Cold War     Renate Bridenthal February 28, 2023Geopolitical Economy Geostrategically located, with profitable natural resources, the Arctic is rapidly becoming a militarized zone of power politics in the new cold war, conte…

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March 10, 2023 at 1:05 AM

More Than 1.2 Million March in France Over Plan To Raise Pension Age to 64

More Than 1.2 Million March in France Over Plan To Raise Pension Age to 64     Angelique Chrisafis March 7, 2023The Guardian More than 1.2 million protesters marched in France Tuesday as rail workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes and trade unions stepped u…

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March 10, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Mar. 09, 2023 – Reader Comments: Police Culture; Woke Origins; Women; Announcements: Mumia Abu-Jamal; New Deal for CUNY; Love Rising Benefit Concert – Tenn; Reclaiming Water for the Public Good; Celebration of Dr. Antonia Pantoja;

Tidbits – Mar. 09, 2023 – Reader Comments: Police Culture; Woke Origins; Women; Announcements: Mumia Abu-Jamal; New Deal for CUNY; Love Rising Benefit Concert – Tenn; Reclaiming Water for the Public Good; Celebration of Dr. Antonia Pantoja;     March 9, 2023xxxxxx Re…

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March 10, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Singing With Us, and for Us – An Interview With Musician and Activist Holly Near

Portside Culture Singing With Us, and for Us – An Interview With Musician and Activist Holly Near     David Kupfer February 24, 2023The Progressive Magazine An interview with musician and activist Holly Near. The arc of her professional life has spanned more th…

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March 9, 2023 at 5:45 AM

Greece’s Tragic Rail Accident Was Caused by Austerity and Privatization

Greece’s Tragic Rail Accident Was Caused by Austerity and Privatization     Matthaios Tsimitakis and Mihalis Panayiotakis March 8, 2023Jacobin Last week, two trains collided in central Greece, claiming 57 lives. Unions had long warned that cuts to the now-privatized …

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March 9, 2023 at 5:25 AM

US Educational Authorities Must Resist ‘Anti-Woke’ Censorship

US Educational Authorities Must Resist ‘Anti-Woke’ Censorship     Ta-Nehisi Coates, Angela Davis, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ibram X Kendi, Gloria Steinem, Cornel West and others March 8, 2023The Guardian We are deeply concerned about disinformation campaigns that seek to …

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March 9, 2023 at 5:15 AM

Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT

Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT     Noam Chomsky, Ian Roberts and Jeffrey Watumull March 8, 2023The New York Times We know from the science of linguistics and the philosophy of knowledge that AI minds differ profoundly from how humans reason and use langua…

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March 9, 2023 at 4:50 AM

The Surprising History of International Women’s Day

The Surprising History of International Women’s Day     Sarah Pruitt March 6, 2023History Though International Women’s Day may be more widely celebrated abroad than in the United States, its roots are planted firmly in American soil where efforts were made to separat…

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March 9, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Left Should Defend Classical Education

Portside Culture The Left Should Defend Classical Education     Liza Featherstone December 6, 2021Jacobin The great books aren’t just a collection of “dead white males,” and teaching or reading them isn’t elitist or Eurocentric. On the contrary, they are a trea…

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March 9, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – International Women’s Day 2023

Global Left Midweek – International Women’s Day 2023     March 8, 2023xxxxxx The fight for women's lives and liberation is everywhere and addresses everything! Women gather in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 6, 2023. Credit, Amu TV   Dossier: Feminism From the…

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March 8, 2023 at 1:45 AM

We Aren’t Talking Enough About Wage Theft

We Aren’t Talking Enough About Wage Theft     Joe Mayall March 5, 2023Jacobin Every year, $50 billion are stolen from American workers by their bosses. The Left and labor should be working tirelessly to pass anti-wage-theft legislation at every level of government. …

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March 8, 2023 at 1:45 AM

A Mass Wave of Israeli Army Refusal Could Be a Transformative Moment

A Mass Wave of Israeli Army Refusal Could Be a Transformative Moment     Shimri Zameret March 5, 2023+972 Civil resistance against the government has put the Israeli military in an unparalleled crisis, presenting an opportunity for those fighting apartheid. Is…

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March 8, 2023 at 1:40 AM

‘A Very Dark Day’: FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Withdraws After Relentless Attack by Telecom Lobby

‘A Very Dark Day’: FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Withdraws After Relentless Attack by Telecom Lobby     Jessica Corbett March 7, 2023Common Dreams "I could not have imagined that legions of cable and media industry lobbyists, their bought-and-paid-for surrogates, and dark mo…

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March 8, 2023 at 1:40 AM

Wounded Knee and Today’s Fight for Treaty Rights

Wounded Knee and Today’s Fight for Treaty Rights     Sand Brim March 7, 2023xxxxxx Fifty years have passed but for American Indians the struggle for recognition of the nation-to-nation treaties continues to be seen as survival. A child leans against the Wound…

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March 8, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – March 7, 2023

Media Bits and Bytes – March 7, 2023     March 7, 2023xxxxxx Is Fox News finished? ...and more burning questions from media land , Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images   UN: Digital Space Needs a Feminist Revolution Banning TikTok Is Fox News Finis…

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March 8, 2023 at 1:00 AM

‘Justice’ Review: Brett Kavanaugh Doc Should Compel FBI To Reopen Investigation

Portside Culture ‘Justice’ Review: Brett Kavanaugh Doc Should Compel FBI To Reopen Investigation     Christian Blauvelt March 21, 2023IndieWire Doug Liman’s “Justice,” a breathtaking documentary about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s silenced sexual assa…

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March 7, 2023 at 2:55 AM

Wokeness = Kindness

Wokeness = Kindness     Jonathan Klate March 2, 2023Peace Voice : When teaching actual history is branded as woke and therefore bad, our children are denied the truth that can make future mistakes much less likely. ,   “Wokeness” is what folks on the pol…

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March 7, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Whose “Red Lines”?

Whose “Red Lines”?     Lawrence Wittner March 5, 2023History News Network Setting red lines for the world is too important to be left to individual, self-interested countries.  toy soldiers, by Judy ** (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)   In the conflict-ridden realm of …

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March 7, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Fain Leads, but Ballot Questions Delay Decision in UAW Presidential Election

Fain Leads, but Ballot Questions Delay Decision in UAW Presidential Election     Eric D. Lawrence March 5, 2023Detroit Free Press Shawn Fain, who is challenging incumbent Ray Curry for the presidency of the UAW in the union’s first direct election of top leaders, was…

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March 7, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s

Portside Culture Fast and Pluribus: Impacts of a Globalizing McDonald’s     Danielle Han February 27, 2023JSTOR The expansion of McDonald’s in the twentieth century brought the fast food chain to more than 100 countries. But how well did it integrate into its n…

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March 7, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Meet the Bronx Activists Who Won a Historic Settlement for NYPD’s Violent Attack at 2020 BLM Protest

Meet the Bronx Activists Who Won a Historic Settlement for NYPD’s Violent Attack at 2020 BLM Protest     March 3, 2023Democracy Now The protest was during the uprisings right after George Floyd’s murder. And simply, we were exercising our human rights, our civil righ…

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March 7, 2023 at 1:00 AM

On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine

On False Hopes and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine     Ramzy Baroud March 3, 2023CounterPunch The UN statement in question is just that: a statement, with no tangible value and no legal repercussions. , Jakob Rubner   …

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March 6, 2023 at 7:55 AM

Science Sunday: Do No Unconscious Harm

Science Sunday: Do No Unconscious Harm     Rodrigo Pérez Ortega March 2, 2023Science Researchers are finding new ways to mitigate implicit bias in health care providers , Thumy Phan   Before being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease several years ago, L…

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March 6, 2023 at 7:00 AM

Sergei Prokofiev Was One of the Soviet Union’s Great Composers

Sergei Prokofiev Was One of the Soviet Union’s Great Composers     Simon Behrman March 5, 2023Jacobin Sergei Prokofiev died 70 years ago today, overshadowed by the death of Joseph Stalin, who had banned much of his work. But Prokofiev’s brilliant musical compositions…

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March 6, 2023 at 6:35 AM

Haymarket Books Fights Back Against Republican Attacks on Educational Freedom

Haymarket Books Fights Back Against Republican Attacks on Educational Freedom     Ramenda Cyrus February 20, 2023The American Prospect This lefty publisher is giving out censored books for free in Florida. We know that books in and of themselves don't change the worl…

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March 6, 2023 at 6:15 AM

A Rarely Revived Lorraine Hansberry Play Is Here — And It’s Messy but Powerful

A Rarely Revived Lorraine Hansberry Play Is Here — And It’s Messy but Powerful     Jeff Lunden February 11, 2023NPR Following the critical success of Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window – a critique of white liberalism that takes pla…

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March 6, 2023 at 5:40 AM

ILWU Alums Tackle Labor Power and Strategy Questions

ILWU Alums Tackle Labor Power and Strategy Questions     Steve Early March 3, 2023CounterPunch How unions can fight back. ,   Workers in the logistics industry often make headlines when their handling of goods is disrupted by pandemic conditions or labor…

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March 6, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Party Down’s New Season Says Hustle Culture Is a Scam

Portside Culture Party Down’s New Season Says Hustle Culture Is a Scam     Alissa Wilkinson March 2, 2023Vox 14 years later, we’re all still trying to make it work. Party Down is back, in a brave new world. , Starz   Alissa Wilkinson covers film an…

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March 5, 2023 at 1:05 AM

‘NY Times’ Hides Israeli Military Aid in Settler Pogrom

‘NY Times’ Hides Israeli Military Aid in Settler Pogrom     James North March 1, 2023Mondoweiss The New York Times barely mentions that the latest settler rampage in Huwwara was a state-sponsored pogrom, presided over by the Israeli army. They don't want to destroy t…

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