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July 7, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors

The Moral Crisis of America’s Doctors     Eyal Press June 15, 2023New York Times The corporatization of health care has changed the practice of medicine, causing many physicians to feel alienated from their work. Keith Corl, a critical care specialist who quit…
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July 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – July 6, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Return to Confederacy and Privilege; Voting Does Matter; Readers Respond to Elbaum, Gallagher and Feffer; Cartoons; Resources; Announcements; More; ...

Tidbits – July 6, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Return to Confederacy and Privilege; Voting Does Matter; Readers Respond to Elbaum, Gallagher and Feffer; Cartoons; Resources; Announcements; More; …     July 6, 2023xxxxxx Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Retur…
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July 7, 2023 at 12:00 AM

W. E. B. Du Bois, Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation – A Review

Portside Culture W. E. B. Du Bois, Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation – A Review     Patrick Delices July 2, 2023Portside Paul Peart-Smith, Paul Buhle, and Herb Boyd provide the world with their masterful graphic adaptation and edited interpretation …
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July 6, 2023 at 5:10 AM

Palestinian Resistance Will Not Be Snuffed Out by Israel

Palestinian Resistance Will Not Be Snuffed Out by Israel     Mohammed R. Mhawish July 5, 2023Jacobin This week’s Israeli incursion into Jenin showed the violence of occupation and blatant disregard for Palestinian rights. At least 133 Palestinians have been killed by…
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July 6, 2023 at 4:55 AM

‘Race Neutral’ Is the New ‘Separate but Equal’

‘Race Neutral’ Is the New ‘Separate but Equal’     Uma Mazyck Jayakumar and Ibram X. Kendi June 29, 2023The Atlantic Race, by definition, has never been neutral. , Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic   On the first day of class in the fall of 1924, …
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July 6, 2023 at 4:40 AM

Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.

Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.     Radley Balko July 2, 2023New York Times The resignations came after Golden Valley, Minnesota hired its first Black police chief to begin addressing issues of racial profiling. , Image by Antoine Cossé   In a…
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July 6, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made ‘Unacceptable Offer’

Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made ‘Unacceptable Offer’     Jake Johnson July 5, 2023Common Dreams “This multibillion-dollar corporation has plenty to give American workers—they just don't want to," said Teamsters president Sean O'Brien. …
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July 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – July 5, 2023

Global Left Midweek – July 5, 2023     July 5, 2023xxxxxx “Earth or Death!”  — Hugo Blanco (1934-2023) Protest in Buenos Aires against police repression in Jujuy, Argentina. Credit, LUIS ROBAYO (AFP)   France’s Left Parties Take On Police Racism Iran: Oi…
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July 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Art’s Social Forms

Portside Culture Art’s Social Forms     Josefine Wikström April 1, 2023Radical Philosophy Reviewer Wikström examines this well-known cultural critic's massive, ambitious, yet flawed study of post World War II U.S. culture and its influence. ,   The…
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July 5, 2023 at 12:40 AM

A Major Question for a Smoky Independence Day

A Major Question for a Smoky Independence Day     Bill McKibben July 4, 2023Common Dreams What exactly does the Supreme Court recommend we do about the most dangerous crisis our species has ever faced? The U.S. Capitol under hazy skies in Washington, D.C, on J…
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July 5, 2023 at 12:35 AM

Supreme Court Decides Fake Plaintiffs Are Good Plaintiffs

Supreme Court Decides Fake Plaintiffs Are Good Plaintiffs     David Dayen June 30, 2023The American Prospect The result is that student debt cancellation for 43 million borrowers has been wiped away. People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, June 30, 2023,…
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July 5, 2023 at 12:35 AM

An Independence Day Reflection

An Independence Day Reflection     Frederick Douglass July 4, 2023Yes! Nearly 160 years after Frederick Douglass first delivered his iconic address "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?," his questions and challenges are as relevant as ever. An illustratio…
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July 5, 2023 at 12:35 AM

U.S. Elected Socialists Just Held Their Largest Gathering in Nearly 40 Years

U.S. Elected Socialists Just Held Their Largest Gathering in Nearly 40 Years     David Duhalde June 29, 2023In These Times A recent conference brought together democratic socialist elected officials from across the United States—including Bernie Sanders—to collaborat…
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July 5, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 4, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 4, 2023     July 4, 2023xxxxxx From culture wars to civil war? , Climate Defiance   SCOTUS Backlash, Popular Response Youth Climate Activists Turn Up the Heat Childcare Workers Rediscover Power Gun Crazy Florida Wo…
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July 4, 2023 at 7:20 AM

Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was

Frederick Douglass Knew What False Patriotism Was     Esau McCaulley July 3, 2023New York Times The problem wasn’t the vision of the country we remember on this day. The fault lay in the fact that some got left out. Douglass had the audacity to believe that America's…
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July 4, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Peace Movement and Ukraine: John Feffer Replies to Critics

The Peace Movement and Ukraine: John Feffer Replies to Critics     John Feffer July 30, 2023New Politics Continuing the debate over peace movement strategy and principles, John Feffer addresses proposals for the U.S. to cut off weapons to Ukraine, arms control with R…
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July 4, 2023 at 12:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, July 4 – 10

This Week in People’s History, July 4 – 10     xxxxxx Shining light on federal records in 1966. Segregating the U.S. civil service in 1913. Smallpox scam in 2002. March of the Mill Children in 1903. A big win for airline workers in 1966. 14th Amendment inked in 1868.…
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July 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Climate Savior or ‘Monsanto of the Sea’?

Portside Culture Climate Savior or ‘Monsanto of the Sea’?     Bridget Huber June 1, 2023The Fern Seaweed farming is being hyped as a major weapon in the fight against climate change. But skeptics say the rush to build industrial-scale operations risks unintende…
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July 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Confessions of an Affirmative Action Baby

Confessions of an Affirmative Action Baby     Greg Palast June 29, 2023Greg Palast Investigative Journalism How an “undeserving” kid like me got admitted to Stanford ,   There’s no way you’d been reading this — and I could not write this — if it weren’t …
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July 4, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Slave Cases Are Still Cited As Good Law Across the U.S. This Team Aims To Change That

Slave Cases Are Still Cited As Good Law Across the U.S. This Team Aims To Change That     Rachel Treisman June 14, 2023NPR Thousands of cases involving enslaved people that lawyers and judges continue to cite as good precedent, more than a century after the 13th Amen…
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July 3, 2023 at 8:45 AM

Sunday Science: A Subtle Symphony of Ripples in Spacetime – Astronomers Use Dead Stars To Measure Gravitational Waves Produced by Ancient Black Holes

Sunday Science: A Subtle Symphony of Ripples in Spacetime – Astronomers Use Dead Stars To Measure Gravitational Waves Produced by Ancient Black Holes     Chris Impey June 30, 2023The Conversation This new finding from the NANOGrav team is like adding another color – …
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July 3, 2023 at 8:20 AM

Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. As Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber

Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. As Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber     Bishop William Barber, Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez June 28, 2023Democracy Now! Democratic Congressmembers Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee have introduced a resolution …
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July 3, 2023 at 7:55 AM

The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax

The Supreme Court May Preemptively Ban a Federal Wealth Tax     Matt Ford June 26, 2023The New Republic Given the recent ethics questions about justices’ interactions with billionaires, it’s an interesting case to take on. , Wikipedia   The Supreme Court…
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July 3, 2023 at 7:35 AM

Justice Kagan’s Dissent in Student Loan Case

Justice Kagan’s Dissent in Student Loan Case     June 30, 2023Supreme Court And that means the Court, by deciding this case, exercises authority it does not have. It violates the Constitution. . . . [T]he majority overrides the combined judgment of the Legislative an…
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July 3, 2023 at 5:15 AM

The AMLO Project

The AMLO Project     Edwin F. Ackerman June 5, 2023Sidecar/New Left Review Whatever the shortcomings of AMLO’s answers, his attempt to break with neoliberalism cannot easily be dismissed. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Wikipedia   The Mexican political sys…
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July 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Warrior Season 3 Review: Gritty Martial Arts Drama Is Back With a Vengeance

Portside Culture Warrior Season 3 Review: Gritty Martial Arts Drama Is Back With a Vengeance     Max Gao June 27, 2023AV Club Warrior’s greatest strengths have always lied in its ability to combine deft social commentary, such as the parallels between the racis…
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July 2, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Green New Deal in the Cities – Part 1: Boston

The Green New Deal in the Cities – Part 1: Boston     Jeremy Brecher June 1, 2023Labor Network for Sustainability Part 1 of “The Green New Deal in the Cities” provides an extended account of the Boston Green New Deal, perhaps the most comprehensive effort so far to a…
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July 2, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Cesspool of Corruption

Cesspool of Corruption     Julia Conley June 30, 2023Common Dreams Dems Reintroduce Bill to Impose Supreme Court Term Limits Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court pose for their official photo in Washington, D.C. on October 7, 2022. , Olivier Douliery/AFP via Get…
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July 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Returning to Laurel

Returning to Laurel     Jonathan Odell June 23, 2023The Progressive A feel-good HGTV show sweeps a Southern town’s racist past, and gentrified present, under the rug. ,      When I tell people where I grew up, they say, “Oh, is that the Laurel, Mississi…
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July 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Industrial Accidents in 2023, Including East Palestine, OH, and West Reading, PA, Have Cost Lives and Hurt Communities

Industrial Accidents in 2023, Including East Palestine, OH, and West Reading, PA, Have Cost Lives and Hurt Communities     Kim Kelly June 20, 2023Teen Vogue Too many politicians are bought and paid for by the corporations that are killing us. Capitalism is the greate…
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July 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Ultra Violence

Ultra Violence     Nelson Lichtenstein May 23, 2023Dissent Rachel Maddow’s podcast tells the story of American Nazis in the 1940s. But the era’s real and lasting authoritarian danger came from the spectacular growth of a national security state. Father Charles…
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July 1, 2023 at 4:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 30, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | June 30, 2023     June 30, 2023xxxxxx The Democrats Have Moves To Flip the House. Grandmaster Flash 50 Years of Hip Hop - Full Performance. When Flight Attendants Fought the Airline Industry and Won. Every Body | Movie. How America’s Richest Don…
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July 1, 2023 at 4:30 AM

Democrats Shift Gears to Student Loan Plan B

Democrats Shift Gears to Student Loan Plan B     Igor Bobic and Arthur Delaney June 30, 2023Huffington Post Democrats are looking for a workaround after the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan. Eliminate Student Debt,…
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July 1, 2023 at 12:05 AM

‘Movement’ Judges Mete Out ‘Movement’ Justice

‘Movement’ Judges Mete Out ‘Movement’ Justice     Robert L. Tsai and Mary Ziegler June 25, 2023Politico Movement judges as not interchangeable with partisan judges. Unlike a partisan judge, the movement judge will be tempted to advance a movement’s goals even when do…
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July 1, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Boris Kagarlitsky: My Peace Plan

Boris Kagarlitsky: My Peace Plan     Boris Kagarlitsky June 28, 2023Russian Dissent The left must offer a program of an honest peace without territorial conquest or any further aggressive policy, with remuneration for all destruction at the expense of those who unlea…
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July 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Harassment Against Scientists Is Out of Control

Harassment Against Scientists Is Out of Control     Katelyn Jetelina June 27, 2023Your Local Epdemiologist A recent study surveyed 350 scientists about social media commentary: 2 out of 3 reported harassment related to comments made about the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in …
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July 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Our Constitution

Portside Culture Our Constitution     Beau Beausoleil June 24, 2020Intermitten Press Three years after the murder of George Floyd on March 25 2020, San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil offers a limited portfolio of 20 poems as homage and legacy. ,  …
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June 30, 2023 at 12:20 AM

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Scathing Dissent To ‘Let-Them-Eat-Cake Obliviousness’ at End of Affirmative Action

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Scathing Dissent To ‘Let-Them-Eat-Cake Obliviousness’ at End of Affirmative Action     Ketanji Brown Jackson June 29, 2023Yahoo! Entertainment The Supreme Court ruled race-based college admissions are unlawful, ending aff…
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June 30, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Moving Past Neoliberalism Is a Policy Project

Moving Past Neoliberalism Is a Policy Project     Matt Stoller, David Dayen June 27, 2023The American Prospect In order to test whether improving people’s lives can convince them to support Democrats, you have to, well, improve people’s lives. Deepak Bhargava, Shahrz…
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June 30, 2023 at 12:05 AM

300+ Actors, Including Jennifer Lawrence, Quinta Brunson, & Meryl Streep, Sign Letter to SAG-AFTRA Saying They’re Prepared To Strike

300+ Actors, Including Jennifer Lawrence, Quinta Brunson, & Meryl Streep, Sign Letter to SAG-AFTRA Saying They’re Prepared To Strike     Just Jared “A strike brings incredible hardships to so many, and no one wants it,”...“But we are prepared to strike if it comes…
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June 30, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Atlanta’s Attack on Cop City Protesters Should Be a Warning to Us All

Atlanta’s Attack on Cop City Protesters Should Be a Warning to Us All     Angela Y. Davis & Barbara Ransby June 23, 2023Truthout The fight against the militarized police training center dubbed “Cop City” is one of the great struggles of our time. Law enfor…
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June 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – June 29, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Diversity Not a Compelling Interest; Pay the Writers (and Actors); Outrage Over Medicaid Purge; German Left; Remembering Gus Newport; Charlene Mitchell; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – June 29, 2023 – Reader Comments: Supreme Court: Diversity Not a Compelling Interest; Pay the Writers (and Actors); Outrage Over Medicaid Purge; German Left; Remembering Gus Newport; Charlene Mitchell; Cartoons; More…     June 29, 2023xxxxxx Reader Comments:…
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June 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Martin Luther King Understood Solidarity

Portside Culture Martin Luther King Understood Solidarity     Michael K. Honey June 21, 2023Jacobin Jonathan Eig’s new Martin Luther King biography stirs exhilaration and visceral pain at the unexpected triumphs and vicious violence that he and the freedom move…
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June 29, 2023 at 6:15 AM

Health Care Discrimination Rampant – Still

Health Care Discrimination Rampant – Still     Mark Kreidler June 28, 2023LA Progressive In searching for answers, the nation might begin by asking why their highest rated hospitals do no better at reducing race-based inequities than anyone else. , Photo by To…
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June 29, 2023 at 4:30 AM

A Companion to Marx’s Grundrisse

Portside Culture A Companion to Marx’s Grundrisse     Benjamin Tetler May 15, 2023Marx & Philosophy Review of Books Reviewer Tetler assesses Harvey's commentary on Marx's famous and influential early work. ,   A Companion to Marx’s Grundrisse D…
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June 29, 2023 at 4:10 AM

EPA, Sanders Launch $7 Billion Program To Expand Rooftop Solar in Poor Neighborhoods

EPA, Sanders Launch $7 Billion Program To Expand Rooftop Solar in Poor Neighborhoods     Kenny Stancil June 28, 2023Common Dreams "At a time when people are struggling to make ends meet, all while dealing with the existential threat of climate change, we must make re…
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June 29, 2023 at 1:35 AM

California Jury Pay Could Soon Increase to $100 a Day

California Jury Pay Could Soon Increase to $100 a Day     Soumya Karlamangla June 27, 2023New York Times The proposal was inspired by a pilot program in San Francisco that has increased the racial and economic diversity of the county’s jury pools by providing $100 da…
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June 29, 2023 at 1:15 AM

Unionizing Made Me a Different Person

Unionizing Made Me a Different Person     Emily Markwiese June 28, 2023Jacobin Forming a union with my coworkers at the immersive arts company Meow Wolf wasn’t easy. It was stressful and scary. But we pushed past that fear — and ended up transforming our lives in the…
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June 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – June 28, 2023

Global Left Midweek – June 28, 2023     June 28, 2023xxxxxx What Russian leftists have to say about the almost coup Rallying points for worldwide climate protests. Credit, fightfossilfuels.net   Left Analyses From Russia Worldwide Climate Protests Set Fo…
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June 28, 2023 at 1:40 AM

The Prigozhin Mutiny Is a Lesson in the Folly of War

The Prigozhin Mutiny Is a Lesson in the Folly of War     Branko Marcetic June 27, 2023Jacobin This past weekend’s attempted insurrection in Russia is a reminder of the self-defeating stupidity of Vladimir Putin’s invasion. It should also be a reminder of the profound…
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