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November 24, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Nov.23, 2023 – Reader Comments: Thanksgiving; Stop Calling It a Conflict, It’s...; Ceasefire; Trump’s Calling Opponents Vermin, Repeats Language of Hitler; the Real Bayard Rustin; Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, Dangerous Conflations; Cartoons

Tidbits – Nov.23, 2023 – Reader Comments: Thanksgiving; Stop Calling It a Conflict, It’s…; Ceasefire; Trump’s Calling Opponents Vermin, Repeats Language of Hitler; the Real Bayard Rustin; Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism, Dangerous Conflations; Cartoons     November 23, 2023xx…

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November 23, 2023 at 7:35 AM

A.I. Belongs to the Capitalists Now

A.I. Belongs to the Capitalists Now     Kevin Roose November 22, 2023New York Times The fight over OpenAI was at least partly about dueling visions of artificial intelligence. One side clearly won out. At least initially, OpenAI’s new board will consist of thr…

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November 23, 2023 at 7:15 AM

Meet the Israeli History Teacher Arrested & Jailed for Facebook Posts Opposing Killing of Palestinians

Meet the Israeli History Teacher Arrested & Jailed for Facebook Posts Opposing Killing of Palestinians     Interview by Amy Goodman and Juan González November 22, 2023Democracy Now “These days Israeli citizens who are showing the slightest sentiment for the peopl…

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November 23, 2023 at 7:05 AM

What Argentina’s New Grand Experiment Means to the World

What Argentina’s New Grand Experiment Means to the World     Thom Hartmann November 22, 2023The Hartmann Report Milei's victory is an international marker, of sorts, for America’s billionaires and largest corporations, who share his desire to end liberal democracy an…

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November 23, 2023 at 6:50 AM

The Real Bayard Rustin

The Real Bayard Rustin     Robert Kuttner November 22, 2023The American Prospect You owe it to yourself to see the original, not the biopic. Bayard Rustin in New York City on August 1, 1963., EDDIE ADAMS/AP PHOTO   You have probably noticed the buzz abou…

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November 23, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Plastic People, Pedal Power and the Strength of Protest

Portside Culture Plastic People, Pedal Power and the Strength of Protest     Stuart Jeffries November 20, 2023The Guardian This survey of counterculture protest in late 20th century Europe offers readers a look at a set of movements that are fondly remembered, …

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November 23, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – November 22, 2023

Global Left Midweek – November 22, 2023     xxxxxx Living through a historic moment Labor union leaders protest in Dhaka, asking for compensation for garment workers who died in clashes with police. Credit, Nazmul Islam   Living Through a Historic Moment …

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November 22, 2023 at 1:10 AM

Merkley Just Second US Senator To Demand Gaza Cease-Fire

Merkley Just Second US Senator To Demand Gaza Cease-Fire     Jessica Corbett November 20, 2023Common Dreams "At this rate there won't be any Palestinians left in Gaza before enough U.S. senators screw up the courage to do the right thing." Democratic Sen. Jeff…

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November 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Unthanksgiving Day: A Celebration of Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Held Yearly at Alcatraz

Unthanksgiving Day: A Celebration of Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Held Yearly at Alcatraz     Shannon Toll November 17, 2023The Conversation Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Sunrise Ceremony, held on the traditional lands of the Ohlone people, the gathering …

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November 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Lieutenant Governor, Farmer and Unapologetic Progressive

Lieutenant Governor, Farmer and Unapologetic Progressive     Steve Early, Suzanne Gordon October 23, 2023Barn Raiser "Its important to meet people where they are," says David Zuckerman, who ran on both the Democratic Party and Vermont Progressive Party tickets …

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November 22, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Tesla May Have Picked an Unwinnable Fight With Sweden’s Powerful Unions

Tesla May Have Picked an Unwinnable Fight With Sweden’s Powerful Unions     Martin Gelin November 21, 2023The Guardian The first ever strikes and a solidarity blockade against the US carmaker could force it to rethink its entire anti-union model Port workers b…

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November 22, 2023 at 1:00 AM

‘Stamped From the Beginning” This Film Is Needed Now More Than Ever’: Exploring the Roots of US Racism

Portside Culture ‘Stamped From the Beginning” This Film Is Needed Now More Than Ever’: Exploring the Roots of US Racism     David Smith November 20, 2023The Guardian Netflix documentary 'Stamped from the Beginning' takes Ibram X Kendi’s best-selling book and ex…

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November 22, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 21, 2023

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 21, 2023     November 21, 2023xxxxxx The Squad in AIPAC's gun sights Congress members Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Bowman, Lee, Bush, Tlaib and Pressley. Credit, Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Mandel Ngan/AFP via Get…

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November 21, 2023 at 4:45 AM

When Anti, Anti-Zionism Becomes Anti-Semitism

When Anti, Anti-Zionism Becomes Anti-Semitism     Stephen F. Eisenman November 17, 2023Couterpunch University presidents have been hounded by pro-Israeli, often Jewish trustees, to loudly and publicly condemn criticism of Zionism or Israel, and take additional measur…

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November 21, 2023 at 3:35 AM

This Week in People’s History, Nov 21–27

This Week in People’s History, Nov 21–27     xxxxxx Airline Strikers Win (in 1958), Greenhouse Gas Census (2013), Secret Combat Deaths (1918), Gun Control, Anyone? (1993), OSHA Doesn't Crack the Whip (1983), Sojourner Truth, Farewell (1883), Battle or Massacre? (1868…

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November 21, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Bernie Sanders Starts an Important Fight in the Democratic Party

Bernie Sanders Starts an Important Fight in the Democratic Party     Grace Segers November 20, 2023The New Republic Conflict is looming between lawmakers who believe financial support to Israel should be conditioned to humanitarian aid in Gaza and those who don’t. …

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November 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The American Heritage Rice Movement Is No Fluff

Portside Culture The American Heritage Rice Movement Is No Fluff     Cathy Erway November 14, 2023Taste Cooking America’s rice roots run deep, though time and time again it’s been underappreciated. The country's rice landscape is more diverse and more glorious …

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November 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Real Reason Israel Is Attacking Gaza’s Hospitals

The Real Reason Israel Is Attacking Gaza’s Hospitals     Arun Gupta November 17, 2023Life, the universe, and most things Corporate media fail to report that Israel's war on hospitals has nothing to do with Hamas. Israeli forces Outside Al-Shifa’ Hospital, (scr…

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November 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Should America Keep Celebrating Thanksgiving?

Should America Keep Celebrating Thanksgiving?     Sean Sherman and Chase Iron Eyes November 11, 2023The Nation Sean Sherman argues that we need to decolonize Thanksgiving, while Chase Iron Eyes calls for replacing Thanksgiving with a “Truthsgiving.” The statue…

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November 20, 2023 at 7:55 AM

Sunday Science: Scientists Find First Evidence That Groups of Apes Cooperate

Sunday Science: Scientists Find First Evidence That Groups of Apes Cooperate     Carl Zimmer November 16, 2023New York Times Some bonobos are challenging the notion that humans are the only primates capable of group-to-group alliances. A female adult bonobo gr…

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November 20, 2023 at 7:25 AM

Why Mainstream Economics Got Inflation Wrong

Why Mainstream Economics Got Inflation Wrong     James K. Galbraith November 15, 2023Project Syndicate Leading economists' misdiagnosis of inflation in 2021-22 was the latest episode in a long-running series of failures. Either mainstream economists need to re-examin…

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November 20, 2023 at 7:05 AM

Unthanksgiving Day: A Celebration of Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Held Yearly at Alcatraz

Unthanksgiving Day: A Celebration of Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Held Yearly at Alcatraz     Shannon Toll November 17, 2023The Conversation The more than 50-year history of this gathering is a testament to the endurance of the original message from Oakes an…

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November 20, 2023 at 6:50 AM

Israel’s War on American Student Activists

Israel’s War on American Student Activists     James Bamford November 17, 2023The Nation For years the Israel on Campus Coalition—a little-known organization with links to Israeli intelligence—has used student informants to spy on pro-Palestinian campus groups. …

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November 20, 2023 at 6:30 AM

Collective Punishment in Gaza Will Not Bring Israel Security

Collective Punishment in Gaza Will Not Bring Israel Security     Wendy Pearlman October 30, 2023New Lines Magazine Scholarship suggests the overwhelming violence unleashed on the strip is not just a violation of international law — it is militarily ineffective …

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November 20, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Smartest Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Dropped a Painfully Realistic Twist

Portside Culture The Smartest Sci-Fi Show of 2023 Just Dropped a Painfully Realistic Twist     RYAN BRITT November 17, 2023Inverse As space travel changes, not every single person in space will be an astronaut; eventually, someone will have to clean the space t…

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November 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Stanisław Lem’s Prescient Vision of Artificial Life

Stanisław Lem’s Prescient Vision of Artificial Life     N. Katherine Hayles November 2, 2023The MIT Press Reader As with the best science fiction, Lem’s novel “The Invincible” has as much to teach us about our present situations as any futures we may face. Thi…

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November 19, 2023 at 1:05 AM

The Plants Tell the Story

The Plants Tell the Story     Sabrina Shankman November 17, 2023Boston Globe Massachusetts’ coldest days not nearly so cold. The latest USDA hardiness zone map shows the coldest extremes are getting less extreme., USDA   When Tyler Caforio started doing…

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November 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The Vision of a Renewable Rikers Island in NYC

The Vision of a Renewable Rikers Island in NYC     Claire Greenburger November 7, 2023Yes Magazine This community-developed plan could serve as a model for how to simultaneously decarcerate and decarbonize. Close Rikers advocates march in August to remind Mayo…

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November 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

I Stand With CASA

I Stand With CASA     I Nine Maryland Senators from the Montgomery County County Council have been threatening to cut funding to CASA because of a pro-Palestinian tweet (since withdrawn). Below is a statement from Maryland ACLU and two open letters suporting CASA. …

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November 19, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Doesn’t Address Either Issue

Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Doesn’t Address Either Issue     Olivia Riggio November 15, 2023FAIR Locking people up in mental health facilities doesn’t automatically cure them. And considering mentally ill people are far more likely to be the victims than…

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November 18, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 17, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | November 17, 2023     November 17, 2023xxxxxx Israel-Hamas War | John Oliver. Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne. Trump Is a Fascist, Bernie Stops a Fight. Trump Destroys his Own Case With Bombshell Admission. The Night Doctrine: The Truth About Afg…

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November 18, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Ask a Scientist: How To Avoid Climate Disaster

Ask a Scientist: How To Avoid Climate Disaster     Elliott Negin November 16, 2023Union of Concerned Scientists blog The Inflation Reduction Act's $400B investment in clean energy will make a significant dent in emissions, but not enough to meet US carbon reduction g…

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November 18, 2023 at 2:05 AM

A New Class Consciousness

A New Class Consciousness     Andrew Elrod September 21, 2023Dissent There is unquestionably a new force undergirding the labor market: a new class consciousness. But leaving neoliberalism behind will require sustained collective action among millions of unorganized …

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November 18, 2023 at 1:35 AM

The Off-Year Election Variants of Mad Poll Disease

The Off-Year Election Variants of Mad Poll Disease     Michael Podhorzer November 14, 2023Weekend Reading In the 2022 elections, the mainstream media’s lodestar was polling that made it seem like voters didn’t want to hear any more about Trump and January 6th. Tuesda…

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November 18, 2023 at 1:10 AM

‘From the River to the Sea’ – A Palestinian Historian Explains

‘From the River to the Sea’ – A Palestinian Historian Explains     Maha Nassar November 16, 2023The Conversation A Palestinian historian explores the history, meaning and intent of scrutinized slogan ,   What does the call “From the river to the sea, Pa…

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November 18, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The American Political Sestina

Portside Culture The American Political Sestina     Alexandra Umlas October 24, 2023Rattle Poet Alexandra Umlas uses the subtle form, a sestina, to convey the tenuous substance of American political poetry. ,   The American Political Sestina      …

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November 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

No Endgame in Gaza

No Endgame in Gaza     Fintan O’Toole November 16, 2023New York Review After weeks of bombardment and thousands of deaths, what are Netanyahu’s political and ethical limits? Rescue teams searching for survivors after an Israeli attack, al-Maghazi, Gaza, Novemb…

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November 17, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Discovering a Green Marx: Kohei Saito’s Marx in the Anthropocene

Discovering a Green Marx: Kohei Saito’s Marx in the Anthropocene     Ryan Moore August 21, 2023Protean The days when Marx’s ideas were assumed to be incompatible with environmentalism and in need of greening are thankfully past. But of course, the degrowth debate is …

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November 17, 2023 at 1:00 AM

A Tribute to Vivian

A Tribute to Vivian     Samah Salaime +972 I know you will be greeted up above by your Palestinian and Israeli partners in activism, and the thousands of other victims of this pointless war. Vivian Silver. (Courtesy of B8 of Hope),   The last time I saw V…

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November 17, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Between the Rivers: A U.S. Senate Candidate for Working-Class West Virginians

Between the Rivers: A U.S. Senate Candidate for Working-Class West Virginians     Stewart Acuff November 13, 2023Stansbury Forum Shrewsbury laid the blame for so many West Virginia problems at unchallenged corporate power and the corruption that always accompanies un…

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November 16, 2023 at 9:05 AM

Abolition After the George Floyd Rebellion

Portside Culture Abolition After the George Floyd Rebellion     Jason E. Smith January 4, 2023Los Angeles Review of Books This study, which focuses on the 2020 protests after George Floyd's murder, offers, says reviewer Smith, "the first truly comprehensive acc…

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November 16, 2023 at 6:05 AM

Doctors in Minnesota and Wisconsin Just Formed a Big Private Sector Physicians’ Union

Doctors in Minnesota and Wisconsin Just Formed a Big Private Sector Physicians’ Union     Interview by Sara Wexler November 15, 2023Jacobin Last month, nearly 600 private sector doctors and other health care providers in Minnesota and Wisconsin voted to unionize — li…

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November 16, 2023 at 5:45 AM

How Right-Wing Brainchild ‘Universal School Vouchers’ Blow Through State Budgets

How Right-Wing Brainchild ‘Universal School Vouchers’ Blow Through State Budgets     Jeff Bryant November 12, 2023Independent Media Institute Newly enacted universal school vouchers are greatly exceeding state budgets, and it’s not clear where the money to pay for co…

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November 16, 2023 at 5:25 AM

Searching for the Perfect Republic: Eric Foner on the 14th Amendment – And if It Might Stop Trump

Searching for the Perfect Republic: Eric Foner on the 14th Amendment – And if It Might Stop Trump     Interview by Ted Widmer November 15, 2023The Guardian The Pulitzer-winning historian of the civil war and Reconstruction considers one way in which some hope the for…

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November 16, 2023 at 5:05 AM

Ceasefire Is a First Step Towards Justice at Home and Abroad

Ceasefire Is a First Step Towards Justice at Home and Abroad     Kurt Stand November 15, 2023Washington Socialist For those interested in maintaining the status quo – in the Middle East and in our own country – the demand for a cease fire is threatening, because it m…

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November 16, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – November 15, 2023

Global Left Midweek – November 15, 2023     November 15, 2023xxxxxx Moment of truth in Myanmar Jean Jaurès, 1859-1914. Art: maximuslevrai   Who Votes For the Left? International Health and Safety Accord for Garment Workers Moment of Truth in Myanmar Pale…

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November 15, 2023 at 2:25 AM

Hundreds of Scientists Urge Biden To Back Speedy ‘Phaseout of All Fossil Fuels’ at COP28

Hundreds of Scientists Urge Biden To Back Speedy ‘Phaseout of All Fossil Fuels’ at COP28     Jon Queally November 14, 2023Common Dreams The joint letter arrives as a new UN analysis shows "baby steps" on climate action by nations won't suffice as planet suffers incre…

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November 15, 2023 at 2:25 AM

US Foreign Policy Establishment Is Instrumentalizing Islamophobia, Report Shows

US Foreign Policy Establishment Is Instrumentalizing Islamophobia, Report Shows     Tyler Walicek November 12, 2023Truthout A new report released by Rutgers University shows how anti-Muslim bigotry pervades U.S. discourse on Palestine. U.S. President Joe Biden…

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November 15, 2023 at 2:20 AM

The Supreme Court Has Adopted a Conduct Code, but Who Will Enforce It?

The Supreme Court Has Adopted a Conduct Code, but Who Will Enforce It?     Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski November 13, 2023ProPublica Experts say it is unclear if the new rules, which come after reporting by ProPublica and others revea…

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November 15, 2023 at 2:20 AM

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Sidesteps the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Sidesteps the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women     Frank Hopper November 6, 2023Yes! Despite its flaws, advocates hope the film will promote awareness and understanding of the complex MMIW issue A movie still from 'K…

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