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August 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

NYCHA Residents in Chelsea Resist Demolition Plan That Could Displace Them

NYCHA Residents in Chelsea Resist Demolition Plan That Could Displace Them     Elsie Carson-Holt August 7, 2023Indypendent The 4,500 tenants at New York City's Housing Authority's Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses face the recent announcement that their buildings wil…

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August 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Hard Right Captivates the Argentine Electorate

The Hard Right Captivates the Argentine Electorate     Mariano Schuster and Pablo Stefanoni / Nueva Sociedad August 15, 2023NACLA Reports The Argentine primary elections caused a political earthquake, with libertarian Javier Milei taking first place and Peronism comi…

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August 19, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 18, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | August 18, 2023     August 18, 2023xxxxxx Explosive New Tape: Roger Stone Pushing Elector Plot. Why We Might Be Alone. T-R-E-A-S-O-N (A Musical Parody). NYC Labor Chorus Sings Handel's Hallelujah, With New Lyrics. AI Regenerates Pink Floyd Song f…

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August 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Donald Trump, Mob Boss — Then and Now

Donald Trump, Mob Boss — Then and Now     David Corn Now that Trump has been indicted under RICO, let’s look at his past Mafia ties. Donald Trump caricature, DonkeyHotey (CC BY 2.0)   Editor’s note: The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsle…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:55 AM

Why There’s Joy in Right-Wing Media Mudville

Why There’s Joy in Right-Wing Media Mudville     Kareem Abdul-Jabbar August 18, 2023Kareem Substack Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's take on why right-wing media and politicians hate the U.S. women's soccer team and are celebrating its loss at the World Cup. U.S. Women's…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:15 AM

The Squad’s Many Left-Wing Accomplishments

The Squad’s Many Left-Wing Accomplishments     Branko Marcetic August 16, 2023Jacobin They are often savaged from the Left these days. But left-wing vitriol is unwarranted: it ignores the Squad’s many progressive accomplishments and their legislation’s aid to activis…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

How To Eat Carbs (Without Regrets)

How To Eat Carbs (Without Regrets)     Christopher Damman July 3, 2023The Conversation Fiber is your body’s natural guide to weight management – rather than cutting carbs out of your diet, eat them in their original fiber packaging instead Fruits and vegetable…

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August 19, 2023 at 12:00 AM

What’s in a Name?

Portside Culture What’s in a Name?     Carol Kanter Who is Jack Smith? asks the poet Carol Kanter. Cross your fingers. Is he the hero who shows that someone with a fancier name is not above the law? Look it up. ,   What’s in a Name?                …

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August 18, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Here’s Why PA. And Some of Its Trump Supporters Are Named in the Georgia Indictment

Here’s Why PA. And Some of Its Trump Supporters Are Named in the Georgia Indictment     Charles Thompson August 15, 2023PennLive Fulton County DA Fani Willis threw some light on Pennsylvania - along with several other political swing states - in her 98-page indictmen…

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August 18, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Georgia Indictment Speaks to History

The Georgia Indictment Speaks to History     David Firestone August 16, 2023New York Times Ms. Willis in trying to tell the full story, made sure the high cost paid by lesser-known figures was also recorded. Specifically, the indictment focuses on the outrageous accu…

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August 18, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More

Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More     Luis Feliz Leon August 3, 2023Labor Notes UPS Teamsters used a strike threat to win big wage increases in their tentative agreement. Amazon workers are looking at the pay gains as proof they can do the same. …

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August 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Jeopardy! Contestants Weigh a Second Shot at Glory Versus Crossing the Picket Line

Jeopardy! Contestants Weigh a Second Shot at Glory Versus Crossing the Picket Line     Matt Patches August 9, 2023Polygon Jeopardy! is not like other game shows. According to the WGA, “Jeopardy is produced by a struck company...Anyone participating in a Jeopardy prod…

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August 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Aug.17, 2023 – Reader Comments: A Criminal Enterprise Conspiracy; King Coal; Take Action – Here’s How You Can Help Maui; West Virginia University Walkout Against Cuts; Cartoons; More...

Tidbits – Aug.17, 2023 – Reader Comments: A Criminal Enterprise Conspiracy; King Coal; Take Action – Here’s How You Can Help Maui; West Virginia University Walkout Against Cuts; Cartoons; More…     August 17, 2023xxxxxx Reader Comments: A Criminal Enterprise Conspira…

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August 17, 2023 at 5:05 AM

Sky-High US Housing Costs Fuel Record Surge in Homelessness

Sky-High US Housing Costs Fuel Record Surge in Homelessness     Jake Johnson August 15, 2023Common Dreams "When rents skyrocket amidst a severe shortage of affordable housing and a shredded safety net, more people become homeless. It really is that simple—and prevent…

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August 17, 2023 at 4:50 AM

America’s Original Gun Control

America’s Original Gun Control     Robert J. Spitzer August 12, 2023The Atlantic Early in our history, firearms laws were everywhere. , Illustration by The Atlantic   In the summer of 1619, the leaders of the fledgling Jamestown colony came together as t…

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August 17, 2023 at 4:20 AM

At a College Targeted by DeSantis, Gender Studies Is Out, Jocks Are In

At a College Targeted by DeSantis, Gender Studies Is Out, Jocks Are In     Michelle Goldberg August 14, 2023New York Times Over a third of the faculty members have left. Many of last year’s students are continuing their education elsewhere. Chris Rufo, a New C…

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August 17, 2023 at 4:05 AM

The Blind Side’s White Savior Tale Was Always Built on Shaky Ground

The Blind Side’s White Savior Tale Was Always Built on Shaky Ground     Andrew Lawrence August 16, 2023The Guardian The main figures in the Oscar-winning movie are embroiled in an ugly legal dispute. But the story never sat comfortably with many observers Mich…

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August 17, 2023 at 1:40 AM

The Gender of Capital

Portside Culture The Gender of Capital     Khushbu Sharma August 16, 2023LSE Review of Books In this book, writes reviewer Sharma, the authors argue that despite supposed equality, women in all classes of society are economically disadvantaged with respect to t…

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August 17, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – August 16, 2023

Global Left Midweek – August 16, 2023     August 16, 2023xxxxxx Reports on women in action in Bulgaria and El Salvador, the election drama in Ecuador, the coup in Niger, and more , Fundación Mujeres   Class Identity and Fighting the Right African Sociali…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Montana Kids Win Historic Climate Lawsuit

Montana Kids Win Historic Climate Lawsuit     Amber Polk August 15, 2023The Conversation Judge Kathy Seeley’s ruling in the youths’ favor sets a powerful precedent for the role of “green amendments” in climate litigation. The young plaintiffs in Held v. State…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Of the Criminal Cases Against Trump, Georgia’s May Be the Most Important

Of the Criminal Cases Against Trump, Georgia’s May Be the Most Important     Moira Donegan August 15, 2023The Guardian This is how Trump is behaving as his presidential campaign lumbers toward 2024: it's as if he’s running against the prosecution. The Fulton c…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

My Life in Corporate Medicine

My Life in Corporate Medicine     Stephanie Arnold, Maureen Tkacik July 31, 2023The American Prospect Meet a millennial family physician who is also a one-woman antidote to private equity and the forces that have destroyed compassionate treatment for patients. …

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August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Could Force the DOJ’s Hand

A Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper Could Force the DOJ’s Hand     Matt Ford August 15, 2023The New Republic The publisher of the Marion County Record says local law enforcement unleashed “Gestapo tactics” on his organization over the weekend. The offices of T…

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August 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 15, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 15, 2023     August 15, 2023xxxxxx Is Jason Aldean the MAGA Bieber? And other questions pondered ,   Ohio Strikes Back Grim Warning for the Climate Movement Looking At the Teamsters Win Try That in a Big Country …

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August 15, 2023 at 2:40 AM

The Plot Thickens: The Battle Over Books Comes at a Cost

The Plot Thickens: The Battle Over Books Comes at a Cost     Tovia Smith August 11, 2023NPR Amid all the skirmishes over individual book titles and challenge policies, it's easy to miss the toll it's taking on librarians, kids, and the country. School libraria…

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August 15, 2023 at 2:20 AM

After Imran Khan’s Arrest, Pakistan’s National Assembly Is Dissolved

After Imran Khan’s Arrest, Pakistan’s National Assembly Is Dissolved     By Hasan Ali August 11, 2023The Nation The former prime minister was detained and convicted on Saturday. By Wednesday, the lower house of Parliament had been disbanded. Pakistan’s Prime M…

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August 15, 2023 at 12:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, August 15 – 21

This Week in People’s History, August 15 – 21     xxxxxx Debating the abolition of slavery in 1843. Klaus Barbie's friends in the CIA in 1983. Birth of a hero in 1913. If I Had a Hammer in 1962. U.S. meddling in Iran in 1953. The War on Poverty starts in 1964. U.S. m…

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August 15, 2023 at 12:10 AM

The Secret Memo at Trump Conspiracy Ground Zero

The Secret Memo at Trump Conspiracy Ground Zero     Norman Eisen, Joshua Kolb, and Fred Wertheimer August 12, 2023MSNBC The newly revealed document written by little-known lawyer Kenneth Cheseboro shows us how the fake elector scheme evolved. Donald Trump’s la…

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August 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Raw, the Cooked and the Hydrolysed

Portside Culture The Raw, the Cooked and the Hydrolysed     Fred Warren July 12, 2023The Dark Mountain Project Marketing departments inject Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) with stories ranging from the banal (a cereal box cartoon character) and aspirational (healt…

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August 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM

EU for the Few

EU for the Few     August 8, 2023The Left Berlin The right to safety and pursuit of happiness belongs to every human being. This can be reached only through freedom of movement as a universal right. Somali refugee boat, (photo: PH1 Robert R. McRill. Public dom…

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August 14, 2023 at 12:35 PM

Foundation Is Fixing the Trickiest Thing About the Asimov Books

Portside Culture Foundation Is Fixing the Trickiest Thing About the Asimov Books     Ryan Britt August 11, 2023Inverse Isaac Asimov was a science fiction giant. But the Apple TV version of Foundation addresses one place the books fell short. Foundation is no lo…

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August 14, 2023 at 6:05 AM

Sunday Science: Forging Connections

Sunday Science: Forging Connections     Andrew Curry August 3, 2023Science DNA from enslaved Black workers at a 19th century iron forge links them to living descendants. But the research swirls with ethical questions Agnes Jackson, a descendant of an enslaved …

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August 14, 2023 at 5:00 AM

What the Supreme Court’s Decision To Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means

What the Supreme Court’s Decision To Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means     Abbie VanSickle, Jan Hoffman August 11, 2023New York Times A federal appeals court had signed off on a deal that would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from lawsuits in exchange fo…

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August 14, 2023 at 4:50 AM

Political Aspects of Full Employment

Political Aspects of Full Employment     Michal Kalecki May 7, 2018Jacobin Why do capitalists hate full employment? Because it weakens their power over workers. Unemployed women at a Federal Emergency Relief Administration camp in Arcola, PA circa July 1934., …

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August 14, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Constrain the Court—Without Crippling It

Constrain the Court—Without Crippling It     Laurence H. Tribe July 27, 2023New York Review Critics of the Supreme Court think it has lost its claim to legitimacy. But proposals for reforming it must strike a balance with preserving its power and independence, which …

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August 14, 2023 at 3:20 AM

Why Saudi-Israel ‘Peace’ Will Cement a Violent Future

Why Saudi-Israel ‘Peace’ Will Cement a Violent Future     Dana El Kurd August 8, 2023972 Magazine Far from resolving conflicts, Saudi-Israel normalization will serve as a pillar of a repressive architecture that brings no justice for Palestinians or Arab peoples. …

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August 13, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Why the U.S. Needs at Least a $17 Minimum Wage

Why the U.S. Needs at Least a $17 Minimum Wage     EPI July 31, 2023Economic Policy Institute How the Raise the Wage Act would benefit U.S. workers, their families, and entire communities , Boston University   The federal minimum hourly wage is just $7.2…

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August 13, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Public Pharma Is the Best Solution

Public Pharma Is the Best Solution     Dana Brown and Christopher Morten August 9, 2023Stat There is an ongoing problem of drug shortages. , Adobe   Drug shortages in the United States are at a record high. At least 14 essential generic cancer drugs are …

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August 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM

McCarthyism Is Back, and It’s Coming for the Peace Movement

McCarthyism Is Back, and It’s Coming for the Peace Movement     August 10, 2023Defending Rights and Dissent With rising global tensions, unsurprisingly the same old McCarthyite playbook is again being dusted off. We reject these smears. ,   Defending Rig…

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August 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Gustavo Petro’s First Year: Social and Environmental Justice and Regional Integration

Gustavo Petro’s First Year: Social and Environmental Justice and Regional Integration     Laura Capote August 9, 2023Peoples Dispatch Petro’s inaugural year was characterized by guaranteeing free higher education, agrarian reform, reopening of relations with Venezuel…

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August 13, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Argentina’s Slow Crawl to Justice

Argentina’s Slow Crawl to Justice     Amelia Rayno August 7, 2023The Progressive As family members of the disappeared pass away, the momentum of the fight slows. Argentina’s media outlets don’t often cover the trials, or the ensuing sentence mitigations, so many don…

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August 12, 2023 at 1:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | July 11, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | July 11, 2023     August 11, 2023xxxxxx Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich. This Is Not a Song, It's an Outburst: Or, the Establishment Blues. We Went To a Trump Rally: What We Heard. Dark Winds Season 2. The High Schooler Who Solved a Pri…

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August 12, 2023 at 12:15 AM

Jack Smith Wants a January Trial in D.C. — He Might Actually Get Something Close

Jack Smith Wants a January Trial in D.C. — He Might Actually Get Something Close     Jordan Rubin August 11, 2023MSNBC It could be for the best, in the Justice Department’s view, that Judge Cannon didn’t grant the government’s requested date in Florida. , …

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August 12, 2023 at 12:15 AM

More Than Half of Earth’s Species Live in the Soil, Study Finds

More Than Half of Earth’s Species Live in the Soil, Study Finds     Phoebe Weston August 7, 2023Guardian Soil is estimated to be home to 90% of the world’s fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria, making it the world’s most species-rich habitat Hola…

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August 12, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Navalny: ‘Everyone Has To Make Some Kind of Sacrifice’

Navalny: ‘Everyone Has To Make Some Kind of Sacrifice’     Alexei Navalny July 20, 2023Meduza Facing another 20 years in prison for ‘extremism,’ Navalny’s courtroom speech urges others to fight the ‘unscrupulous evil’ of the Russian authorities Alexei Navalny,…

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August 12, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Gen Z Gets a PAC

Gen Z Gets a PAC     Elena Moore August 9, 2023NPR 'We're not just voting. We're also running': David Hogg launches a young candidate PAC. The success of Maxwell Frost, advocate-turned-politician and the youngest member of Congress, is a motivator, says Hogg. …

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August 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Chinese Exclusion Act

Portside Culture Chinese Exclusion Act     Gerald Sloan Arkansas poet Gerald Sloan reminds us that the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was no “act” but often lost to history and found again. ,   Chinese Exclusion Act (A Lost-and-Found Poem) By Gerald…

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August 11, 2023 at 3:40 AM

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel     Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski August 10, 2023ProPublica And the grift that just keeps giving (or is it taking?) The fullest accounting yet shows ho…

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August 11, 2023 at 2:45 AM

Ohio Issue 1 Fails: Big Cities, Suburbs, Many Rural Counties Voted Down Issue

Ohio Issue 1 Fails: Big Cities, Suburbs, Many Rural Counties Voted Down Issue     Sarah Szilagy August 9, 2023NBC 4 (WCMH -Columbus) Big Cities, Suburbs, and Many Rural Counties Voted Down Issue.1, the special election - hot August, a first, saw a 38% turnout - high …

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August 11, 2023 at 2:05 AM

The World Is Burning. Here’s How We Stop It.

The World Is Burning. Here’s How We Stop It.     Bernie Sanders August 8, 2023FOX News We can still avoid the worst impacts of climate change, save money, and make energy grid more resilient. "Obviously, climate change is not real. I’ve heard, you’ve heard, "expert" …

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