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November 26, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Three Requests for You, Bernie Sanders

Three Requests for You, Bernie Sanders     Tom Gallagher November 19, 2023Stansbury Forum Do we really want to go into an election supporting two major foreign wars and asking American taxpayers to pay for them – indefinitely? , https://www.opednews.com/index.…

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November 26, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Gaza and the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict

Gaza and the Palestinian/Israeli Conflict     Matthew B. Hallinan November 22, 2023Beyond Biology Without a higher moral vision, the left is just another player in an endless saga of bloodshed and suffering. ,   The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is perhap…

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November 25, 2023 at 3:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 24, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | November 24, 2023     November 24, 2023xxxxxx Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Claims to Indigenous Ancestry. Why Being Bilingual Is Good for Your Brain. Frybread Face and Me | Movie. Chicago's Radical Solution for Broken Tipping Culture. How I…

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November 25, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Spanish PM Proposes Talks on the Establishment of a Palestinian State

Spanish PM Proposes Talks on the Establishment of a Palestinian State     November 23, 2023Al Jazeera In meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Spain’s Pedro Sanchez proposes international peace talks ,   Spanish Prime Minister Pedro San…

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November 25, 2023 at 1:40 AM

Argentina’s Labor Leaders Warn of Resistance to President-Elect

Argentina’s Labor Leaders Warn of Resistance to President-Elect     Daniel Politi November 23, 2023Associated Press Argentina’s unions and social organizations are vowing pushback and protests if Right-wing populist President Javier Milei makes good on his promises t…

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November 25, 2023 at 1:25 AM

The Pinochet Dictatorship Declassified: Confessions of a DINA Hit Man

The Pinochet Dictatorship Declassified: Confessions of a DINA Hit Man     National Security Archive November 22, 2023National Security Archive "I accuse the government of Chile of my death,” wrote DINA agent Michael Townley in March 1978, as FBI agents pursued him fo…

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November 25, 2023 at 1:15 AM

New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study

New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study     Gina Kolata November 12, 2023New York Times The trial involved only 10 patients, but it suggests cholesterol can be permanently reduced with a single treatment for patients at risk of heart dis…

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November 25, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Their Feet Cross the Threshold

Portside Culture Their Feet Cross the Threshold     Esther Kamkar November 24, 2023 California poet Esther Kamkar speaks about Immigrants, refugees, their perilous conditions In a world of displacement. ,   Their Feet Cross the Threshold By Esther …

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November 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Haaretz Editorial: Netanyahu Knew. Netanyahu Ignored. Netanyahu Is Responsible

Haaretz Editorial: Netanyahu Knew. Netanyahu Ignored. Netanyahu Is Responsible     Haaretz Editorial November 22, 2023Haaretz Benjamin Netanyahu was given updates from the IDF concerning the possibility of a Hamas attack. He is responsible and also to blame for what …

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November 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Bernie Sanders: Justice for the Palestinians and Security for Israel

Bernie Sanders: Justice for the Palestinians and Security for Israel     Bernie Sanders November 22, 2023New York Times How do we balance our desire to stop the fighting with the need to address the roots of the conflict? For 75 years, diplomats, well-intentioned Isr…

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November 24, 2023 at 1:05 AM

Indigenous Resistance, From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock

Indigenous Resistance, From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock     David Barsamian - An interview with Nick Estes October 5, 2023The Progressive Magazine This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of a historic event in Native America, the action at Wounded Knee. What was i…

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November 24, 2023 at 1:00 AM

The World Is Careening Toward 3 Degrees of Warming, UN Says Ahead of Climate Conference

The World Is Careening Toward 3 Degrees of Warming, UN Says Ahead of Climate Conference     Naveena Sadasivam November 21, 2023Grist A new U.N. report sets the stage for high-stakes negotiations at COP28 this month. This is the first-ever “global stocktake” since the…

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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

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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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