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April 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Black Farmers Growing Rice

Portside Culture The Black Farmers Growing Rice     Liz Susman Karp March 29, 2024 Ambrook Research A hopeful Southern project is helping reclaim lost heritage while building livelihoods, rebuilding old foodways, and rejuvenating land. From…

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April 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Federal Court Strikes Major Blow to Black Voting Rights

Federal Court Strikes Major Blow to Black Voting Rights     Brandon Tensley March 28, 2024 Capital B The decision means South Carolina’s June primary likely will be held under a map that the court had already deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory. …

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April 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM

No, Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court Is Not Our Friend

No, Stephen Breyer, the Supreme Court Is Not Our Friend     Elie Mystal April 5, 2024 The Nation The former justice is calling on Americans to emulate the civility of Supreme Court justices, never mind the extreme harm some of those justices are doing. …

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April 8, 2024 at 5:45 AM

Sunday Science: Lucy’s World

Sunday Science: Lucy’s World     Ann Gibbons April 5, 2024 Science Fifty years after her discovery, the 3.2-million-year-old fossil still reigns as mother of us all. But she now has rivals Lucy’s iconic partial skeleton, 40% complete, was discovere…

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April 8, 2024 at 4:50 AM

Irremediable Defeat: On Israel’s Other Unwinnable War

Irremediable Defeat: On Israel’s Other Unwinnable War     Ramzy Baroud April 5, 2024 CounterPunch The Israeli economy, according to recent data by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics, has shrunk by over 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. Moreov…

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April 8, 2024 at 4:40 AM

The Coming Birth-Control Revolution

The Coming Birth-Control Revolution     Katherine J. Wu April 3, 2024 The Atlantic An abundance of new methods for men could transform women’s contraception too. , Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: SSPL / Getty.   This …

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April 8, 2024 at 4:20 AM

Antitax Nation

Antitax Nation     David Cay Johnston April 5, 2024 The American Prospect Michael Graetz’s new book explains how clever marketing duped America into shoveling more tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations. Due to excessive tax cuts, ordinary Amer…

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April 8, 2024 at 3:55 AM

Chicago-Inspired ‘Purpose’ Explores Fictionalized Iconic Black Family in Blistering Steppenwolf Production

Chicago-Inspired ‘Purpose’ Explores Fictionalized Iconic Black Family in Blistering Steppenwolf Production     Steven Oxman February 25, 2024 Chicago Sun Times Clearly inspired by Chicago’s Jackson family — as in Jesse and Jesse Jr. — the play is set at a tr…

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April 8, 2024 at 12:45 AM

Everyone’s Hooked on Netflix’s 3 Body Problem

Portside Culture Everyone’s Hooked on Netflix’s 3 Body Problem     Eileen Jones April 1, 2024 Jacobin Based on Cixin Liu’s megapopular sci-fi novels, 3 Body Problem is an engrossing spectacle about alien invasion. It’s a welcome 21st-century twist on…

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April 7, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis

Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis     Katya Schwenk April 2, 2024 The Lever A new case could decimate state-level consumer protections against predatory banking practices. , AP Photo/Chris Carlson   The United States S…

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April 7, 2024 at 12:05 AM

An Utterly Misleading Book About Rural America

An Utterly Misleading Book About Rural America     Tyler Austin Harper April 4, 2024 The Atlantic White Rural Rage has become a best-seller—and kindled an academic controversy. , Joseph Rushmore   Rage is the subject of a new book by the po…

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April 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The World’s Moral Failure in Gaza

The World’s Moral Failure in Gaza     Graça Machel April 4, 2024 Project Syndicate Madiba (Mandela) always considered Palestinian liberation key to achieving a just and free world for all. How can any of us speak credibly of universal human rights and the in…

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April 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Working-Class People Rarely Have a Seat ‘At the Legislative Table’ in State Capitols

Working-Class People Rarely Have a Seat ‘At the Legislative Table’ in State Capitols     Robbie Sequeira and Josh Kurtz April 1, 2024 Stateline Just 116 of the nearly 7,400 state legislators -- about 2% of Democrats and 1% of Republicans -- meet the definiti…

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April 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM

US Politics Since the Gaza Crisis

US Politics Since the Gaza Crisis     Paul Garver March 27, 2024 Chartist The Democratic Party cannot ignore its need for hundreds of thousands of active campaigners to turn out younger and lower income urban voters in general elections. US complicity in Gaz…

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April 6, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Friday Nite Videos | April 5, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | April 5, 2024     April 5, 2024 xxxxxx Bob Dylan | With God on Our Side. Welcome to Trump Elementary | The Daily Show. Against All Enemies | Movie. Has Trump Even Read the Bible? Why the Era of Cheap Streaming Is Over. To view …

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April 6, 2024 at 1:10 AM

‘Lavender’: The AI Machine Directing Israel’s Bombing Spree in Gaza

‘Lavender’: The AI Machine Directing Israel’s Bombing Spree in Gaza     Yuval Abraham April 3, 2024 972 Magazine The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight a…

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April 6, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Rebecca Solnit Wants a Joyous, Inviting Left — Not an Angry, Puritanical One

Rebecca Solnit Wants a Joyous, Inviting Left — Not an Angry, Puritanical One     Anand Giridharadas April 4, 2024 The.Ink. This first installment is about the fight for progress, what our movements get right, what they get wrong, why they must learn to celeb…

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April 6, 2024 at 12:10 AM

War First, Then Annexation: Is Israel Preparing To Permanently Occupy Gaza?

War First, Then Annexation: Is Israel Preparing To Permanently Occupy Gaza?     Dahlia Scheindlin April 3, 2024 Haaretz While expectations rise that surging protests could bring down the Netanyahu government, the Bible-infused nationalists in power are conso…

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April 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Why Isn’t Dental Health Considered Primary Medical Care?

Why Isn’t Dental Health Considered Primary Medical Care?     Lola Butcher March 21, 2024 Knowable Magazine Ailments of the mouth can put the body at risk for a slew of other ills. Some practitioners think dentistry should no longer be siloed. Oral …

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April 6, 2024 at 12:00 AM

War News

Portside Culture War News     Beau Beausoleil Agitate! Journal San Francisco poet Beau Beausoleil writes a poem each day during the current war in Gaza. ,   War News By Beau Beausoleil I sit at Blue Heron Lake staring out at the rip…

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April 5, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Israel Pays a Political Price for Killing Aid Workers – When They’re Not Palestinians

Israel Pays a Political Price for Killing Aid Workers – When They’re Not Palestinians     Amira Hass April 3, 2024 Haaretz The attack that killed seven volunteers from World Central Kitchen is Israel's latest assault on the humanitarian aid system in Gaza. T…

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April 5, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Palestinian Struggle for Labor Rights in Israel

The Palestinian Struggle for Labor Rights in Israel     Jaclynn Ashly April 2, 2024 Jacobin Palestinian workers whose underpaid labor provides part of Israel’s low-cost workforce. Their stories of organizing amid ethnic cleansing shed light on how this work …

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April 5, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Billionaire Class in the U.S. Is Now Bigger Than Ever – We Need Progressive Taxation Now.

The Billionaire Class in the U.S. Is Now Bigger Than Ever – We Need Progressive Taxation Now.     Omar Ocampo April 2, 2024 Inequality.org There are now 813 billionaires with $5.7 trillion in wealth, making the ten-figure club even more powerful economically…

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April 5, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”?

Will the US Move Toward “Demonstration Elections”?     Van Gosse April 3, 2024 The Nation If fascism—or even just an authoritarian regime—does happen here in November, it may look surprisingly familiar. The current Supreme Court is likely to go along with wh…

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April 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM

How German Atheists Made America Great Again

Portside Culture How German Atheists Made America Great Again     S. C. Gwynne March 26, 2024 New York Times What was the Civil War about? In a word, slavery. The driving force in American politics in the decades after the American Revolution was the…

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April 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Apr4 2024 – Reader Comments: Demand Ceasefire, Stop Killing Civilians; Israelis Threatened by Ceasefire?; Worse Than Dobbs?; the Black Scholar Journal: Legacies, Futures of Black Radicalism-Apr 6&7; Celebrating Pittsburgh’s Anne Feeney-May1

Tidbits – Apr4 2024 – Reader Comments: Demand Ceasefire, Stop Killing Civilians; Israelis Threatened by Ceasefire?; Worse Than Dobbs?; the Black Scholar Journal: Legacies, Futures of Black Radicalism-Apr 6&7; Celebrating Pittsburgh’s Anne Feeney-May1     April…

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April 4, 2024 at 6:05 AM

The Active-Duty Airman Refusing To Eat While Gaza Starves

The Active-Duty Airman Refusing To Eat While Gaza Starves     Gerry Condon April 3, 2024 Common Dreams Airman Larry Hebert, who began a hunger strike at the White House on Easter Sunday, says he was inspired by the self-immolation of active-duty Airman Aaron…

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April 4, 2024 at 5:45 AM

Shouldn’t Every American Enjoy the Luxury of a Roof?

Shouldn’t Every American Enjoy the Luxury of a Roof?     Sam Pizzigati March 28, 2024 Inequality.org A frightening share of our richest don’t necessarily think so , Khallid Shabazz   America, a new report details, is minting millionaires at…

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April 4, 2024 at 5:30 AM

The Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis

The Supreme Court May Give Us Another 2008 Financial Crisis     Katya Schwenk April 2, 2024 The Lever A new case could decimate state-level consumer protections against predatory banking practices. , (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)   The United St…

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April 4, 2024 at 5:20 AM

‘Very Best of Humanity’: The Seven Aid Workers Killed in Israeli Airstrike

‘Very Best of Humanity’: The Seven Aid Workers Killed in Israeli Airstrike     Emine Sinmaz April 3, 2024 The Guardian Families and others pay tribute to the World Central Kitchen staff hit leaving Gaza food warehouse The killed aid workers (top ro…

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April 4, 2024 at 3:25 AM

A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe

Portside Culture A New History Changes the Balance of Power Between Ethiopia and Medieval Europe     David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele June 29, 2021 Smithsonian Magazine This book, writes reviewers Perry and Gabriele, "showcases the agency and powe…

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April 4, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – April 3, 2024

Global Left Midweek – April 3, 2024     April 3, 2024 xxxxxx All we have is our movements and the power we build together Post-election celebration in Istanbul. Credit, Associated Press   The Iron Dome is Global, and So is Resistance Upset…

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April 3, 2024 at 12:30 AM

The Hidden Potential of Bicycles

The Hidden Potential of Bicycles     Brian Kaller March 30, 2024 Mayberry The bicycle remains the most efficient method of using our bodies, allowing us to attain higher machine speeds for longer than we would on muscle power alone – and without using any mo…

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April 3, 2024 at 12:25 AM

The New Junta in Niger Tells the United States To Pack Up Its War and Go Home

The New Junta in Niger Tells the United States To Pack Up Its War and Go Home     Nick Turse April 2, 2024 Tom Dispatch Even the Pentagon tacitly admits that US-Sahelian partnerships aren’t reducing terrorist violence at all after 20 years. Niger's…

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April 3, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Black Women Reds and Black Women on the Liberal Left

Black Women Reds and Black Women on the Liberal Left     Malik Simba April 2, 2024 xxxxxx As we left the month of February, which was African American History Month--traditionally referred to as Black History Month--we now have left Women's History Month. Ea…

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April 3, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Al Jazeera Faces ‘Security Threat’ Ban As Israel Passes New Law

Al Jazeera Faces ‘Security Threat’ Ban As Israel Passes New Law     Lorenzo Tondo April 2, 2024 The Guardian Benjamin Netanyahu says after approval of bill he will ‘act immediately … to stop channel’s activities’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Net…

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April 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM

‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Review: The Power of Parents

Portside Culture ‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Review: The Power of Parents     Ben Kenigsberg March 26, 2024 The New York Times Then the documentary shows how, just as the parents were dealing with unfathomable grief, Jones, through his Infowars broadc…

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April 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – April 2, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – April 2, 2024     April 2, 2024 xxxxxx Bots, NBC and a comic book about disinformation , CISAgov   NBC Drops a Hot Potato After Staff Revolt Apple Antitrust Suit Cleveland Plain Dealer Editor Won’t Lie for MAGA Trail…

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April 2, 2024 at 7:00 AM

‘Autocratic Rule’ of Erdogan Cracks As Secular Left Wins Big in Turkey Elections

‘Autocratic Rule’ of Erdogan Cracks As Secular Left Wins Big in Turkey Elections     Brett Wilkins April 1, 2024 Common Dreams "You opened the door to the rise of democracy, equality, and freedom," Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu said following his re-election…

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April 2, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Worse Than Dobbs? Not an April Fool

Worse Than Dobbs? Not an April Fool     Rakim Brooks April 1, 2024 Democracy Docket The Supreme Court mifepristone case forecasts decisions worse than Dobbs ,   I can still feel the painful blow Justice Clarence Thomas struck in his Dobbs c…

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April 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, Apr 2–8

This Week in People’s History, Apr 2–8     xxxxxx A Jury Frees the Panther 21 (in 1969), 8 Hours a Day is Long Enough to Work (1919), When You're Hot, You're Hot (1964), Take Your War and Shove It! (1969), You CAN Fight City Hall (1934), Inventing Email Wasn…

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April 2, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic Showers Money on U.S. Obesity Doctors

Portside Culture Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic Showers Money on U.S. Obesity Doctors     Chad Terhune and Robin Respaut December 1, 2023 Reuters Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid at least $25.8 million to an elite group of U.S. obesity specialists who advocate …

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April 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

March 28, 2024: Supply Chains, Immigrants and Baltimore

March 28, 2024: Supply Chains, Immigrants and Baltimore     Heather Cox Richardson February 29, 2024 Letters from an American The workers who died in the bridge collapse on Tuesday “were not ‘poisoning the blood of our country they were replenishing it…. The…

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April 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Forgotten History of Hitler’s Establishment Enablers

The Forgotten History of Hitler’s Establishment Enablers     Adam Gopnik March 18, 2024 The New Yorker The Nazi leader didn’t seize power; he was given it. The media lords thought that they could control him; political schemers thought that they co…

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April 1, 2024 at 9:25 AM

Sunday Science: Memories Are Made by Breaking DNA — and Fixing It

Sunday Science: Memories Are Made by Breaking DNA — and Fixing It     Max Kozlov March 27, 2024 Nature Nerve cells form long-term memories with the help of an inflammatory response, study in mice finds. Neurons (shown here in a coloured scanning el…

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April 1, 2024 at 7:45 AM

Do It Yourself, Brother: Cultural Autonomy and the New Thing

Do It Yourself, Brother: Cultural Autonomy and the New Thing     Christian Noakes March 1, 2024 Monthly Review The story of the struggle to liberate jazz from the exploitative, white-controlled music industry in 1950s, the seminal events of the movement and …

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April 1, 2024 at 7:15 AM

Too Few Americans Are Eating a Remarkable Fruit

Too Few Americans Are Eating a Remarkable Fruit     Zoë Schlanger March 28, 2024 The Atlantic Breadfruit is a staple in tropical places—and climate change is pushing its range north. Breadfruit, Ashay vb, CC BY-SA 4.0   Someplace in the lus…

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April 1, 2024 at 6:45 AM

The Nuclear Explosion That Makes US Aid to Israel Illegal

The Nuclear Explosion That Makes US Aid to Israel Illegal     James Bamford March 29, 2024 The Nation Israel’s nuclear program has been in violation of international law for decades, rendering it ineligible for American assistance. Israel’s nuclear…

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April 1, 2024 at 6:20 AM

The Little-Remembered Supreme Court Precedent That Could Protect IVF — and Abortion

The Little-Remembered Supreme Court Precedent That Could Protect IVF — and Abortion     Kimberly Wehle March 27, 2024 Politico A half-century before Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that family life is off limits from government interference. Could that …

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April 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Palm Royale Is a Weak Critique of the “Bubble” of the Rich

Portside Culture Palm Royale Is a Weak Critique of the “Bubble” of the Rich     Eileen Jones March 29, 2024 Jacobin Showing that rich women in 1969 are “living in a bubble” is like demonstrating that, as ever, water is wet. But even if Palm Royale wa…

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