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October 2, 2023 at 5:50 AM

Congress To Replace 2001 AUMF With ... 2001 AUMF

Congress To Replace 2001 AUMF With … 2001 AUMF     Connor Echols September 28, 2023Responsible Statecraft If you were expecting Congress to reassert its war-making authorities, think again. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Josh Williams, a supply clerk assigned to an Af…

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October 2, 2023 at 5:25 AM

Hellen Keller’s Forgotten Radicalism

Hellen Keller’s Forgotten Radicalism     Jessica Max Stein September 20, 2023The Indypendent There’s more to Helen Keller than her inspiring story of overcoming serious physical disabilities. Young Helen Keller (left) with Anne Sullivan (right), who taught her…

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October 2, 2023 at 4:55 AM

Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.

Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I.     Kyle Chayka September 26, 2023The New Yorker Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation. , Il…

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October 2, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown

Americans Have Already Lived Through a Shutdown     September 29, 2023Chris Lehmann While Republicans threaten to bring the government to a halt, Democrats are caving in to the austerity measures they demand. President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin …

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October 2, 2023 at 1:40 AM

‘The Changeling’ and the State of Black Prestige TV

Portside Culture ‘The Changeling’ and the State of Black Prestige TV     Justin Charity September 8, 2023The Ringer Though it’s not an outright race-focused series, the new Apple TV+ drama is clearly in the vein of shows like ‘Them’ and ‘Lovecraft Country’ …

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October 1, 2023 at 12:05 AM

2023, the US Finally Destroyed Its Chemical Weapons

2023, the US Finally Destroyed Its Chemical Weapons     Jen Kirby September 30, 2023VOX The world banned chemical weapons in 1997. Here’s why it took so long for the US to eliminate its arsenal. , Niv Bavarsky for Vox   heThe United States’s Chemical War…

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October 1, 2023 at 12:05 AM

NYC Is Totally Unprepared for Climate Disaster

NYC Is Totally Unprepared for Climate Disaster     Kate Aronoff September 29, 2023The New Republic If hordes of cops are going to keep polluting New York’s increasingly flood-prone subways, the least they could do is grab a bucket and be helpful. Rain leaks fr…

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October 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

One School’s Missing History: A Family Heirloom, Lost in Plain Sight

One School’s Missing History: A Family Heirloom, Lost in Plain Sight     Tamar Sarai September 26, 2023TomDispatch Reshaping the Kansas Technical Institute’s campus into an actual prison provides a perspective on what it means when, over time, whole populations are f…

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October 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

When New York City Stood With Chile

When New York City Stood With Chile     Mariana Fernández September 21, 2023Indypendent The Friends of Chile, An Evening With Salvador Allende Benefit Concert, on May 11, 1974, was one of the first to openly confront the intervention of the U.S. government in the mil…

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October 1, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Senate Dems Want To Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A ‘Term So Absurd That It Shouldn’t Even Exist’

Senate Dems Want To Cancel All Student Lunch Debt—A ‘Term So Absurd That It Shouldn’t Even Exist’     Jessica Corbett September 25, 2023Common Dreams U.S. Sen. John Fetterman said the aim of the bill is to "stop humiliating kids and penalizing hunger." Element…

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September 30, 2023 at 2:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | September 29, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | September 29, 2023     September 29, 2023xxxxxx Get Up, Stand Up | Bob Marley Live at Munich. The Secret C.I.A. Operation That Haunts U.S.-Iran Relations. AOC Speaks at UAW Strike Rally. Insurance Reps Laugh at Denying Claim. The 'Transformer' Th…

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September 30, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Writers’ Reps Tell the Story | Negotiating With Hollywood

Writers’ Reps Tell the Story | Negotiating With Hollywood     Jeremy Fuster The Wrap Top negotiators for the writers guild believe the studios’ interests “are no longer sufficiently aligned to allow them to easily negotiate together” ,   Writers are final…

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September 30, 2023 at 1:15 AM

The Lost History of East Germany

The Lost History of East Germany     Samuel Clowes Huneke September 22, 2023The Daily Beast Katya Hoyer argues for a closer look at the triumphs and travails of everyday life under socialism. Trabant, Wbs 70 (CC BY 2.0)   At the 1988 Winter Olympics in C…

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September 30, 2023 at 1:00 AM

How ‘Reservation Dogs’ Changed Television Forever

How ‘Reservation Dogs’ Changed Television Forever     September 26, 2023 As the groundbreaking TV show comes to an end, one Native American pop culture aficionado reflects on its impact ,   For three beautifully honest seasons, we’ve watched Reservation …

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September 30, 2023 at 12:50 AM

A New Picture of When We Mated With Other Kinds of Humans

A New Picture of When We Mated With Other Kinds of Humans     Maddie Burakoff and Laura Ungar September 24, 2023AP DNA evidence shows that H. sapiens mated with groups including Neanderthals and Denisovans. It even reveals evidence of other “ghost populations” — grou…

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September 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Where Are We Headed

Portside Culture Where Are We Headed     Beau Beausoleil Loss of liberty, the rise of civil terror, asks San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil. Is that where we are headed? ,   Where Are We Headed By Beau Beausoleil We tie the words of desperate borde…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:10 AM

Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re the Best Thing That Could Happen

Strikes Aren’t Bad for the US Economy. They’re the Best Thing That Could Happen     Robert Reich September 19, 2023The Guardian America is in the midst of the biggest surge in labor activity in a quarter-century. Auto workers, writers, actors, Starbucks workers, Amaz…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Socialists in Office Condemn New York’s Failure To Support Immigrants and Asylum Seekers

Socialists in Office Condemn New York’s Failure To Support Immigrants and Asylum Seekers     New York City Democratic Socialists September 18, 2023New York City Democratic Socialists We do not accept New York City and State officials’ cruel response to asylum seekers…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:05 AM

How Ideology Can Help (or Hurt) Movements Trying To Build Power

How Ideology Can Help (or Hurt) Movements Trying To Build Power     Mark Engler and Paul Engler September 22, 2023Waging Nonviolence Bernie Sanders and the Squad have helped pave the way for open socialists to win elected seats in multiple levels of government at a s…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Maren Morris Distancing Herself From Country Music Underscores Its Existential Crisis

Maren Morris Distancing Herself From Country Music Underscores Its Existential Crisis     Li Zhou September 19, 2023Vox Maren Morris, a progressive chart-topping country and pop singer known for hits like “The Middle” and “The Bones,” has announced she’s distancing h…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Sept. 28, 2023 – Reader Comments: Holding Oil Industry Accountable; Trump Bankrupt; Netanyahu Map Without Palestine; Support Striking UAW Auto-Workers; Nationwide Free Banned Book Club; Triangle Fire Memorial To Be Dedicated;

Tidbits – Sept. 28, 2023 – Reader Comments: Holding Oil Industry Accountable; Trump Bankrupt; Netanyahu Map Without Palestine; Support Striking UAW Auto-Workers; Nationwide Free Banned Book Club; Triangle Fire Memorial To Be Dedicated;     September 28, 2023xxxxxx Re…

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September 29, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Bund: A Graphic History of Jewish Labour Resistance

Portside Culture The Bund: A Graphic History of Jewish Labour Resistance     Henry Chamberlain September 24, 2023Comic's Grinder "The Bund was a phenomenal uprising of people doing the right thing at a critical time when it was needed most...Think of The Bund a…

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September 28, 2023 at 6:15 AM

A Court Ruling That Targets Trump’s Persona

A Court Ruling That Targets Trump’s Persona     Lora Kelley September 27, 2023The Atlantic Indeed, when Letitia James filed suit against Trump last year, she dubbed his behavior the “art of the steal.” , Art work by Eric Fischl   Donald Trump is a deals …

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September 28, 2023 at 5:55 AM

What America Can Learn From Canada’s New ‘$10 a Day’ Child Care System

What America Can Learn From Canada’s New ‘$10 a Day’ Child Care System     Jackie Mader September 23, 2023The Hechinger Report Canada’s launch of a national child care system shows what it takes to improve child care across a country A child plays in a classro…

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September 28, 2023 at 5:35 AM

FTC Hits Amazon With ‘One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases in US History’

FTC Hits Amazon With ‘One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases in US History’     Jessica Corbett September 26, 2023Common Dreams "Breaking up Amazon is key to repairing the online market and opening the way for competition," said one expert. , REUTERS/Pascal…

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September 28, 2023 at 5:20 AM

In Some States, More Than Half of the Local Election Officials Have Left Since 2020

In Some States, More Than Half of the Local Election Officials Have Left Since 2020     Miles Parks September 26, 2023NPR A report focused on 11 western states and found that the problem of voting official turnover is particularly acute in the region's swing states, …

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September 28, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – September 27, 2023

Global Left Midweek – September 27, 2023     September 27, 2023xxxxxx Workers in action , Autonomous Design Group   Perspectives for the Euro Left Workers in Action Africa: Coups and Democratization Kurdish Women’s Movement Democratic Rights Victories in…

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September 27, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Democrats Walking the Picket Lines vs. Anti-Worker Republicans

Democrats Walking the Picket Lines vs. Anti-Worker Republicans     John Nichols September 26, 2023The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Since United Auto Workers union members struck the Big Three automakers, GOP candidates have confirmed that the party of Eisenhower is no…

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September 27, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Biden Just Made History by Becoming the First U.S. President To Join Striking Workers on the Picket Line

Biden Just Made History by Becoming the First U.S. President To Join Striking Workers on the Picket Line     Jeff Schuhrke September 26, 2023In These Times - Labor “The most union-friendly president in U.S. history” may be a low bar, but Biden took another step towar…

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September 27, 2023 at 12:05 AM

What’s the Matter With Legislatures?

What’s the Matter With Legislatures?     Alan Ehrenhalt September 25, 2023Governing A lot, says one prominent political scientist. But most of all, they aren’t accountable to anyone. The Utah House of Representatives in session. , Matthew Thomas Allen/Shutters…

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September 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM

A Telling Tale of Two Press Lords

A Telling Tale of Two Press Lords     Sam Pizzigati September 25, 2023Inequality.org Rupert Murdoch made the world safe for grand fortune. E.W. Scripps had a better idea. Rupert Murdoch, 92, is stepping down as chair of his global media empire, which includes …

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September 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM

‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Back, and Talking Heads Have More to Say

Portside Culture ‘Stop Making Sense’ Is Back, and Talking Heads Have More to Say     Jon Pareles September 9, 2023The New York Times The 40th-anniversary restoration of Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense", a great concert film, is a funk spectacl…

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September 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – September 26, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – September 26, 2023     September 26, 2023xxxxxx When celebs disappoint, and creators turn against their industries Maren Morris: “I don’t know what I’m doin’ / Don’t know what I’m tryin’ to find / My only resolution is I’m al…

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September 26, 2023 at 4:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, Sept. 26-Oct. 2

This Week in People’s History, Sept. 26-Oct. 2     xxxxxx Racist judges get schooled (in 1963). School integration? No way (1958). A very deadly parade (1918). Prisoners of conscience (1943). Broadway says 'no' to racism (1933). No way to run a website (2013). Abolit…

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September 26, 2023 at 3:00 AM

Netanyahu Shows Map of ‘New Middle East’—Without Palestine—to UN General Assembly

Netanyahu Shows Map of ‘New Middle East’—Without Palestine—to UN General Assembly     Brett Wilkins September 22, 2023Common Dreams "Netanyahu made clear with his little map today what normalization really seeks: eliminating Palestine... from the region and legitimiz…

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September 26, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Has Post-Neoliberal Order Already Arrived? A Conversation With Quinn Slobodian

Has Post-Neoliberal Order Already Arrived? A Conversation With Quinn Slobodian     September Collective September 10, 2023September September sat down with Quinn Slobodian, author of Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy, to …

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September 26, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Popcorn Is a Time Capsule for How We Snack

Portside Culture Popcorn Is a Time Capsule for How We Snack     Jane Godiner September 19, 2023Taste Popcorn’s path to ubiquity is marked by the same milestones that we associate with the development of culture—from notable technological advancements to the ten…

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September 26, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy

Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Why Latin America Rejects Western Hypocrisy     Amy Goodman September 21, 2023Democracy Now We’re neutral in any war, not because we don’t believe there is an occupation, but because many of the countries of Latin America have su…

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September 26, 2023 at 12:00 AM

How Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus Broke the Hollywood Blacklists

How Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus Broke the Hollywood Blacklists     Taylor Dorrell September 14, 2023Jacobin Telling the story of a slave revolt in ancient Rome, the 1960 film Spartacus was penned by two blacklisted Communist writers. Its arrival in theaters was a mid…

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September 25, 2023 at 6:40 AM

Sunday Science: Quantum Wave Functions: What’s Actually Waving?

Sunday Science: Quantum Wave Functions: What’s Actually Waving?     Nick Lucid September 27, 2019The Science Asylum The most mysterious aspect of quantum mechanics is the wave function. What does it have to do with probability and statistics? Let's find out. T…

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September 25, 2023 at 5:15 AM

The Moment It All Changed for UAW President Shawn Fain

The Moment It All Changed for UAW President Shawn Fain     Steven Greenhouse September 22, 2023Politico Here’s what launched the militant union leader toward a historic strike. Shawn Fain was known for his unremitting opposition to concessions, a stance that h…

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September 25, 2023 at 4:40 AM

Jackson out of Sight As Mississippi Goes to the Polls

Jackson out of Sight As Mississippi Goes to the Polls     Gabrielle Gurley September 21, 2023The American Prospect The state’s water crisis hasn’t fully abated, but nobody’s talking about it on the campaign trail. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell, right, Mis…

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September 25, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Alabama Wants To Be the 1st State To Execute a Prisoner by Making Him Breathe Only Nitrogen

Alabama Wants To Be the 1st State To Execute a Prisoner by Making Him Breathe Only Nitrogen     AP August 28, 2023NBC News Alabama authorized nitrogen hypoxia in 2018 amid a shortage of lethal injection drugs, but the state has not attempted to use it until now to ca…

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September 25, 2023 at 4:15 AM

Who Lived at Machu Picchu? DNA Analysis Shows Surprising Diversity at the Ancient Inca Palace

Who Lived at Machu Picchu? DNA Analysis Shows Surprising Diversity at the Ancient Inca Palace     Roberta Davidson July 26, 2023The Conversation International team of researchers has uncovered the incredible genetic diversity hidden within the ancient remains of thos…

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September 25, 2023 at 12:00 AM

The Other Black Girl Review – Workplace Thriller Mixes Satire With Silliness

Portside Culture The Other Black Girl Review – Workplace Thriller Mixes Satire With Silliness     Gloria Oladipo September 13, 2023The Guardian A blunt but mostly entertaining adaptation of Zakiya Dalila Harris’s bestseller 'The Other Black Girl' explores the c…

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September 24, 2023 at 12:05 AM

PragerU’s Propaganda Is Now Being Taught in Schools

PragerU’s Propaganda Is Now Being Taught in Schools     Robert McCoy September 18, 2023The Progressive The media group was just approved to spread its brand of historical disinformation to classrooms in Florida, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire. Dennis Prager, Gage…

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September 24, 2023 at 12:05 AM

The Missing Inflation Data

The Missing Inflation Data     Matt Stoller September 20, 2023The Lever The Biden administration is getting bad data and bad advice — but there’s a way out. Joe Biden, Gage Skidmore   I’ve been out in Los Angeles for the last few days, and the big econom…

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September 24, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Why Does Flying Suck So Much?

Why Does Flying Suck So Much?     Robert Reich September 14, 2023Nation of Change Companies get away with bad behavior when we accept their excuses that there’s just no other way to run a business. ,   You might not believe this, but I’m old enough to re…

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September 24, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Sacrificing Security for Militarism: European Fighter Jet Transfers and the Discourse of World War III

Sacrificing Security for Militarism: European Fighter Jet Transfers and the Discourse of World War III     Jonathan Michael Feldman September 13, 2023CounterPunch The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board has moved the hands of its Doomsday Clock …

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September 24, 2023 at 12:00 AM

‘Talking Points’ – The New Language of Censorship

‘Talking Points’ – The New Language of Censorship     Editorial September 14, 2023Morning Star It’s important the left challenges language intended to suppress serious discussion of the war and its causes. You can counter an accusation of spreading disinformation or …

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