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February 26, 2024 at 4:55 AM

The Endless Journey of “Blowin’ in the Wind”

The Endless Journey of “Blowin’ in the Wind”     Bob Dylan Center February 13, 2024 Bob Dylan Center In celebration of Black History Month, we’re tracing the origins of Bob Dylan’s reverent and timeless Civil Rights anthem “Blowin’ in the Wind” , …

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February 26, 2024 at 4:30 AM

Dior and Chanel Square Off in the Messy the New Look

Portside Culture Dior and Chanel Square Off in the Messy the New Look     Eileen Jones February 21, 2024 Jacobin Largely set in occupied France during World War II, the new Apple TV+ series The New Look zeroes in on Christian Dior’s rivalry with Coco…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Julian Assange’s Last Chance To Avoid Extradition

Julian Assange’s Last Chance To Avoid Extradition     Kevin Gosztola February 20, 2024 The Progressive Prosecuting Assange gives a green light to countries around the world that it is possible to protect their government secrets by charging international re…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Americans Paid $11 Billion for Drugs You Can’t Afford

Americans Paid $11 Billion for Drugs You Can’t Afford     Helen Santoro February 22, 2024 The Lever A bombshell report reveals that taxpayers spent billions developing medicines that drugmakers say shouldn’t face Medicare price negotiations. , Illu…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Georgia, One of the Least Safe States for Women

Georgia, One of the Least Safe States for Women     Samantha Hogan February 22, 2024 Governing Women across the state are dying from pregnancy-related causes at the highest rate that has been documented by the state in the past decade. Between 35 and 40 moth…

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February 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM

The Neglected History of the State of Israel

The Neglected History of the State of Israel     Rick Perlstein February 21, 2024 The American Prospect The Revisionist faction of Zionism that ended up triumphing adhered to literal fascist doctrines and traditions. , Oded Balilty/AP Photo …

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February 25, 2024 at 1:00 AM

United We Dream and Allies Demand Permanent Ceasefire and Immigrant Protections

United We Dream and Allies Demand Permanent Ceasefire and Immigrant Protections     Alliyah Lusuegro February 21, 2024 National Priorities Project For years, anti-immigrant politicians have told us that immigration is a bad thing. It’s time to dispel this no…

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February 24, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | February 23, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | February 23, 2024     February 23, 2024 xxxxxx Supreme Court Ethics | John Oliver. Alabama’s New Reproductive Law Considers Embryos Children. American Fiction | Movie. How 2023 Broke Our Climate Models with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Gavi…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Case for Spending Way More on Babies

The Case for Spending Way More on Babies     Annie Lowrey February 14, 2024 The Atlantic Rx Kids has started sending $1,500 to every pregnant person in Flint, Michigan, and $500 a month for their child’s first year. It is a “prescription” against poverty, sa…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Meet the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice

Meet the Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice     Payton Armstrong February 21, 2024 Media Matters for America Enlow is a pro-Trump “prophet” and leading proponent of the “Seven Mountain Mandate,” a “quasi-biblical blueprint for theocracy” that asserts that C…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Michigan Campaign To Protest Biden’s Gaza Policy Gains Steam

Michigan Campaign To Protest Biden’s Gaza Policy Gains Steam     Jacob Kornbluh February 21, 2024 The Forward In a new poll, less than a third of Michigan voters said they supported a continuation in the fighting to eliminate Hamas Rashida Tlaib is…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Beyoncé’s Foray Into Country Music

Beyoncé’s Foray Into Country Music     William Nash February 22, 2024 The Conversation As more listeners hear her directive to “just take it to the dance floor,” perhaps the sonic harmony of the country genre will translate to a new way of thinking about whe…

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February 24, 2024 at 1:00 AM

1619

Portside Culture 1619     Philip C. Kolin October 27, 2023 White Terror Black Trauma Mississippi poet Philip Kolin traces the history of enslavement since 1619, this extract from his new book White Terror, Black Trauma (Third World Press). …

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February 23, 2024 at 1:10 AM

The Fate of the Israeli Hostages Depends on Palestinians Running Gaza – And Hamas’ Future

The Fate of the Israeli Hostages Depends on Palestinians Running Gaza – And Hamas’ Future     Zvi Bar'el February 22, 2024 Haaretz The postwar rehabilitation of Gaza, aided by Egypt and Qatar, depends on the establishment of a Palestinian regime which, for n…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Immigrants Are Not Hurting U.S.-Born Workers – Six Facts To Set the Record Straight

Immigrants Are Not Hurting U.S.-Born Workers – Six Facts To Set the Record Straight     Daniel Costa and Heidi Shierholz February 20, 2024 Economic Policy Institute The economy does not have a fixed number of jobs, and today we see a growing economy adding j…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Throwing Out the Constitution – Donald Trump vs. the 14th Amendment – All of It

Throwing Out the Constitution – Donald Trump vs. the 14th Amendment – All of It     Clarence Lusane February 13, 2024 TomDispatch Much attention has been focused on the "insurrection" clause (Section 3) and whether Trump should be allowed to hold office, giv…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Central Pennsylvania ‘Sundown Towns’ and the Legacy of Racism: ’It’s Still Here”

Central Pennsylvania ‘Sundown Towns’ and the Legacy of Racism: ’It’s Still Here”     Ivey DeJesus February 22, 2024 PennLive "Don't get caught there," The legacy of sundown towns is not confined to the pages of history books - but is alive and well in 2024. …

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February 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Feb.22, 2024 – Reader Comments: Democrats’ Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; More

Tidbits – Feb.22, 2024 – Reader Comments: Democrats’ Immigration Policy; Presidential Immunity; Aleksei Navalny; Alabama Decision Weaponizes Religion; More Gun Shootings, Deaths; Artists Call for Ceasefire Now; Paul Robeson New Documentary; More     February 22, 2…

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February 23, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Strangely Lenin

Portside Culture Strangely Lenin     Paul Buhle February 18, 2024 Portside This may be the funniest book about Lenin ever published, a generalization difficult to prove because there have been thousands of books about Lenin in hundreds of languages. …

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February 22, 2024 at 6:25 AM

Nex Benedict Matters

Nex Benedict Matters     Judd Legum, Tesnim Zekeria, and Rebecca Crosby February 21, 2024 Popular Information The 16-year-old non-binary student's ultimately fatal attack in her high school bathroom occurred amid a concerted effort in Oklahoma, led by powerf…

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February 22, 2024 at 6:05 AM

‘Unconscionable’ Criminal Justice Bills Could Fuel Soaring Incarceration in Louisiana

‘Unconscionable’ Criminal Justice Bills Could Fuel Soaring Incarceration in Louisiana     Oliver Laughland February 19, 2024 The Guardian Reform advocates condemn raft of measures expected to pass under new far-right governor Jeff Landry became gov…

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February 22, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Data Show Anti-Union ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Damage State Economies

Data Show Anti-Union ‘Right-To-Work’ Laws Damage State Economies     Jennifer Sherer and Elise Gould February 13, 2024 Economic Policy Institute As Michigan’s repeal takes effect, New Hampshire should continue to reject ‘right-to-work’ legislation …

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February 22, 2024 at 5:25 AM

Alabama University Pauses IVF Treatments After Court Rules Embryos Are ‘Children’

Alabama University Pauses IVF Treatments After Court Rules Embryos Are ‘Children’     Brett Wilkins February 21, 2024 Common Dreams "This cruel ruling, and the subsequent decision by UAB's health system, are horrifying signals of what's to come across the co…

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February 22, 2024 at 2:05 AM

Timothy Leary Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: On Benjamin Breen’s “Tripping on Utopia”

Portside Culture Timothy Leary Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: On Benjamin Breen’s “Tripping on Utopia”     Kim Adams February 21, 2024 Los Angeles Review of Books This book's point, writes reviewer Adams, "is to sketch an alternate history of psy…

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February 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – February 21, 2024

Global Left Midweek – February 21, 2024     February 21, 2024 xxxxxx In defense of humanity At Rio’s carnival, a samba school’s performance resonated with themes of defiance, morphing into a rallying cry for Yanomami ethnicity and the Amazon rainfo…

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February 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Charles v. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94

Charles v. Hamilton, an Apostle of ‘Black Power,’ Dies at 94     Sam Roberts February 18, 2024 The New York Times He popularized the term “institutional racism" and, with Stokely Carmichael, wrote a book in 1967 that was seen as a radical manifesto. …

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February 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Popular Enforcement of International Law From Vietnam to Gaza

Popular Enforcement of International Law From Vietnam to Gaza     Jeremy Brecher February 20, 2024 Labor Network for Sustainability The International Court of Justice has found that Israel’s actions in Gaza may constitute genocide in violation of internation…

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February 21, 2024 at 1:05 AM

US Vetoes Another UN Security Council Resolution Urging Gaza War Ceasefire

US Vetoes Another UN Security Council Resolution Urging Gaza War Ceasefire     February 20, 2024 Al Jazeera Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000 people. The UN Securit…

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February 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Julian Assange’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived – And the Stakes Are High

Julian Assange’s Moment of Truth Has Arrived – And the Stakes Are High     Duncan Campbell February 18, 2024 The Guardian If his appeal fails this week, the WikiLeaks founder could soon be on a plane towards a potential jail term of 175 years WikiL…

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February 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – February 20, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – February 20, 2024     February 20, 2024 xxxxxx Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of AI? Protesters hold a banner in front of Google’s UK headquarters in London, February 2024. Credit, Rivkah Brown   Training AI …

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February 21, 2024 at 1:00 AM

The Documentary Aleksei Navalny Knew We’d Watch After His Death

Portside Culture The Documentary Aleksei Navalny Knew We’d Watch After His Death     Alissa Wilkinson February 16, 2024 The New York Times Film director Daniel Roher asks his subject a dark question: “If you are killed — if this does happen — what me…

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February 20, 2024 at 3:45 AM

This Week in People’s History, Feb 20–26

This Week in People’s History, Feb 20–26     xxxxxx Nazis Parade in Manhattan (in 1939), Imperialists Fight Dirty (1934), Calling a Fraud a Fraud (1989), Vaccines Save Lives (1954), Outlawing Child Labor Isn't Easy (1919), Keep Calm and Carry On (1939), Hitl…

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February 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM

It’s Not Just Wages. Retailers Are Mistreating Workers in a More Insidious Way.

It’s Not Just Wages. Retailers Are Mistreating Workers in a More Insidious Way.     Adelle Waldman February 19, 2024 New York Times Employers have come to prefer part time workers not only because they're cheaper, but, because they aren't guaranteed a minimu…

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February 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Enter Putin’s Russia, Stage Right (Putin With Carlson)

Enter Putin’s Russia, Stage Right (Putin With Carlson)     Carl Davidson February 16, 2024 LeftLinks Newsletter According to Putin, Poland started World War II by refusing to give up Gdansk. Hitler had no choice. In a way, Putin is telling us about today. Wh…

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February 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM

There Sure Are a Lot of Republican Billionaires Funding the Democratic Primaries

There Sure Are a Lot of Republican Billionaires Funding the Democratic Primaries     Alexander Sammon February 7, 2024 Slate Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries—who took more money from the Israel lobby in 2022 than from any other group and is featured on AIPAC’…

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February 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Restaurant Menus Are Designed To Trick You Into Spending More Money

Portside Culture Restaurant Menus Are Designed To Trick You Into Spending More Money     Mackenzie Filson February 10, 2024 Women's Health Magazine Restaurant menus, from fancy sit-down places to fast food restaurants and even take-outs, are full of …

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February 20, 2024 at 1:00 AM

The Billionaire Bully Who Wants To Turn Texas Into a Christian Theocracy

The Billionaire Bully Who Wants To Turn Texas Into a Christian Theocracy     Russell Gold February 12, 2024 Texas Monthly The state’s most powerful figure, Tim Dunn, isn’t an elected official. But behind the scenes, the West Texas oilman is lavishly financin…

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February 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM

Sunday Science: Artificial Intelligence Played Wargames. The Result Isn’t Reassuring.

Sunday Science: Artificial Intelligence Played Wargames. The Result Isn’t Reassuring.     Sabine Hossenfelder February 17, 2024 Sabine Hossenfelder A group of researchers had artificial intelligence play wargames, and that gives us a good idea for how we cou…

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February 19, 2024 at 8:05 AM

The Labor Movement Includes Nonprofit Workers, Too

The Labor Movement Includes Nonprofit Workers, Too     CJ GARCIA-LINZ February 12, 2024 Teen Vogue In this op-ed, CJ Garcia-Linz, president of Progressive Workers Union, argues for nonprofits like the ones they represent – including the Sierra Club – live th…

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February 19, 2024 at 7:45 AM

George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Is a Story of Jazz, Race and the Fraught Notion of America’s Melting Pot

George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Is a Story of Jazz, Race and the Fraught Notion of America’s Melting Pot     Ryan Raul Bañagale February 7, 2024 The Conversation More and more scholars are starting to see the work as a whitewashed version of Harlem’s vi…

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February 19, 2024 at 7:20 AM

A Historic Abdication

A Historic Abdication     Sean Wilentz New York Review If the Supreme Court decides not to rule on whether Trump should be disqualified, it could set off precisely the crisis it hopes to avoid. Donald Trump leaving the stage of a watch party for the…

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February 19, 2024 at 7:05 AM

Mapuche Hunger Strike Reaches Crisis Point: Political Prisoners Fight for Madre Tierra

Mapuche Hunger Strike Reaches Crisis Point: Political Prisoners Fight for Madre Tierra     Andy Higginbottom February 6, 2024 Monthly Review The prisoners are members of the Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco (CAM), a movement that is involved in direct action to r…

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February 19, 2024 at 1:00 AM

True Detective: Night Country – A Pivotal Moment in Indigenous Women Representation

Portside Culture True Detective: Night Country – A Pivotal Moment in Indigenous Women Representation     Sakchi Khandelwal February 17, 2024 BNN Breaking True Detective: Night Country breaks ground in television's portrayal of Indigenous women and th…

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February 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Democrats Eye New Immigration Strategy After Suozzi Win

Democrats Eye New Immigration Strategy After Suozzi Win     Rafael Bernal February 16, 2024 The Hill Suozzi’s message was twofold: more border security and an expansion of legal pathways for migrants to come in legally. Democrat Tom Suozzi rode to …

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February 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The AFL-CIO Can Be Reformed

The AFL-CIO Can Be Reformed     Steve Early February 14, 2024 Submitted to xxxxxx Locally and from the Bottom-Up! , PM Press   Changing the leadership, structure, or functioning of any U.S. labor organization is no easy task. Activists and …

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February 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Faced With ‘Cop City’ Referendum Push, Atlanta Changes Up Its Election Rules

Faced With ‘Cop City’ Referendum Push, Atlanta Changes Up Its Election Rules     Piper French February 9, 2024 Bolt In an 11th-hour change, Atlanta approved new rules for citizen-led petitions to include signature matching—a practice decried by Cop City prot…

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February 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Israel’s Symbolic “Ban” Must Not Distract From Atrocity Crimes in Gaza: UN Expert

Israel’s Symbolic “Ban” Must Not Distract From Atrocity Crimes in Gaza: UN Expert     Francesca Albanese February 15, 2024 United Nations Human Rights Office Respecting international law and ending the system of apartheid that Israel imposes on the Palestini…

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February 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Which Way for South Africa’s Communists?

Which Way for South Africa’s Communists?     Conrad Landin interviews Mzwandile Thakhudi February 15, 2024 Morning Star Young Communist leader Thakhudi cites the history of the Alliance to explain the SACP’s position today. “Comrade president Oliver Tambo sa…

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February 17, 2024 at 3:50 AM

Friday Nite Videos | February 16, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | February 16, 2024     February 16, 2024 xxxxxx Jordan Klepper Takes on Trump & Haley Supporters. One Piece at a Time (Johnny Cash / Donald Trump Song Parody). The Greatest Misinformation Campaign in History. Why Do Amazonian People H…

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February 17, 2024 at 3:15 AM

Donald Trump Ordered To Pay Over $350M in New York Financial Fraud Case

Donald Trump Ordered To Pay Over $350M in New York Financial Fraud Case     Lauren Aratani February 16, 2024 Guardian Trump also banned from running any New York corporation or entity for three years in devastating blow for ex-president ,  …

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