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April 18, 2024 at 3:10 AM

Fareed Zakaria’s Speed Date With the Liberal World Order

Portside Culture Fareed Zakaria’s Speed Date With the Liberal World Order     Tim Wu March 26, 2024 The New York Times In “Age of Revolutions,” the CNN host promises to shed light on four centuries of social upheavals and to offer insights on the glo…

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April 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – April 17, 2024

Global Left Midweek – April 17, 2024     April 17, 2024 xxxxxx Internationalism and democracy Activists burn a copy of Modi's anti-Muslim law during a protest in Kolkata, India, on March 12, 2024. Credit, AP Photo/Bikas Das   Message From …

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April 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Voters Want Tax Day To Look Different for Billionaires

Voters Want Tax Day To Look Different for Billionaires     Amy Matsui April 15, 2024 Common Dreams New polling from the National Women’s Law Center and MomsRising found that nearly 80% of respondents supported increasing investments in the caregiving agenda …

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April 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Berlin Police Raid & Shut Down Palestinian Conference Yanis Varoufakis Banned From Germany

Berlin Police Raid & Shut Down Palestinian Conference Yanis Varoufakis Banned From Germany     Amy Goodman interviews Yanis Varoufakis April 16, 2024 Democracy Now! As Germany intensifies its crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices, we speak with Greek econo…

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April 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Alex Garland Wants ‘Civil War’ To Start the Conversation, Not Shut It Down

Portside Culture Alex Garland Wants ‘Civil War’ To Start the Conversation, Not Shut It Down     Ryan Latanzio April 7, 2024 IndieWire In an Interview with IndieWire filmmaker Alex Garland talks about why his film 'Civil War' keeps what led to its ons…

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April 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Trumpism Is a Small Business Owner’s Revolt

Trumpism Is a Small Business Owner’s Revolt     Chris Dite April 16, 2024 Jacobin The MAGA movement changed its strategy after January 6, attempting to seize control of the Republican Party from the bottom up. Finish What We Started follows the Right’s long …

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April 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Climate Activists in New England Can Finally Celebrate ‘The End of Coal’

Climate Activists in New England Can Finally Celebrate ‘The End of Coal’     Siobhan Senier April 16, 2024 Waging Nonviolence With the last of New England’s coal plants now set to close, the No Coal No Gas campaign is reflecting on the power of fighting toge…

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April 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes — April 16, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes — April 16, 2024     April 16, 2024 xxxxxx Warning! Small publishers are on the ropes , Press TV   Queering the Joker Net Neutrality and the FCC The Digital Trade Paradox in Europe Orientalism and Palestine Coverage As…

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April 16, 2024 at 6:50 AM

‘Catastrophic’: Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal

‘Catastrophic’: Biden Admin Approves Largest Offshore Oil Export Terminal     Julia Conley April 15, 2024 Common Dreams "Nothing about this project is in alignment with Biden's climate and environmental justice goals," said one campaigner. Supertan…

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April 16, 2024 at 1:30 AM

This Week in People’s History, Apr 16–22

This Week in People’s History, Apr 16–22     xxxxxx U.S. Torture Exposed, not Punished (in 2009), Dixie Demands “Bread or Blood!” (1864), Wasn’t That a Time? (1959), Justice Delayed Isn’t Justice (1989), An Unforgettable Song (1939), Why the U.S. Lost in Vie…

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April 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM

How To Trim the Richest Down to Democratic Size

How To Trim the Richest Down to Democratic Size     Sam Pizzigati April 6, 2024 inequality.org We're going to need to think big ... but maybe start small "I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one of them (Occupy DC)" by takomabi…

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April 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

New York City’s New Gilded Age

Portside Culture New York City’s New Gilded Age     Linette Lopez April 4, 2024 Business Insider Beneath the city's victory over the pandemic and dining's glorious return is great divide between the haves and the have-nots. This new economy reveals t…

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April 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Words and History: The Trouble With “Genocide Joe”

Words and History: The Trouble With “Genocide Joe”     Fred Glass April 14, 2024 Stansbury Forum Ascribing personal responsibility to Biden for the carnage in Gaza takes our eyes off the prize, which is the structure of imperialist oppression, on the one han…

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April 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

How Alabama Communists Organized in the Jim Crow South

How Alabama Communists Organized in the Jim Crow South     Robin D.G. Kelly, Daniel Denvir April 11, 2024 Jacobin In 1930s Alabama, Communist Party members fought brutal repression to organize black and white workers in the Jim Crow South. Their efforts rema…

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April 15, 2024 at 7:35 AM

Sunday Science: How To Supercharge Cancer-Fighting Cells – Give Them Stem-Cell Skills

Sunday Science: How To Supercharge Cancer-Fighting Cells – Give Them Stem-Cell Skills     Sara Reardon April 10, 2024 Nature The bioengineered immune players called CAR T cells last longer and work better if pumped up with a large dose of a protein that make…

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April 15, 2024 at 6:40 AM

Slavery Was Crucial for the Development of Capitalism

Slavery Was Crucial for the Development of Capitalism     Robin Blackburn, Owen Dowling April 10, 2024 Jacobin Historian Robin Blackburn has completed a trilogy of books that provide a comprehensive Marxist account of slavery in the New World. He spoke to Ja…

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April 15, 2024 at 6:10 AM

How Britain Made Paul Robeson a Socialist

How Britain Made Paul Robeson a Socialist     Taylor Dorrell April 9, 2024 Tribune Pioneering black singer Paul Robeson was born on this day (April 9) in 1898. One of America’s great radical figures, it was his encounters with Britain’s labour movement which…

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April 15, 2024 at 5:35 AM

The Country That Tried To Control Sex

The Country That Tried To Control Sex     Maggie Doherty April 12, 2024 The Atlantic Clair Wills’s memoir is a timely warning that sexual morality can be enforced only with violence. , Martin Parr / Magnum   When the cultural historian Clai…

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April 15, 2024 at 5:10 AM

‘The 401(k) Industry Owns Congress’: How Lawmakers Quietly Passed a $300 Billion Windfall to the Wealthy

‘The 401(k) Industry Owns Congress’: How Lawmakers Quietly Passed a $300 Billion Windfall to the Wealthy     Benjamin Guggnheim April 13, 2024 Politico Greased by lobbying and campaign cash, tax breaks for retirement savings are one thing Congress agrees on.…

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April 15, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Netflix’s ‘Good Times’: An Explicit Revival Which Feels Calculated To Offend

Portside Culture Netflix’s ‘Good Times’: An Explicit Revival Which Feels Calculated To Offend     Eric Deggans April 13, 2024 NPR The new show feels too much like a different program twisted into something vaguely resembling the old show, but without…

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April 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Premises of the Diplomatic Mission Shall Be Inviolable

The Premises of the Diplomatic Mission Shall Be Inviolable     Vijay Prashad April 11, 2024 Tricontinental: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2024) From Israel’s bombing of Iran’s embassy in Damascus to Ecuador’s raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, leaders feel em…

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April 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Not Enough War on the Ground, US Is Taking It to Space

Not Enough War on the Ground, US Is Taking It to Space     Stavroula Pabst April 5, 2024 Responsible Statecraft The military industrial complex is suiting up for a new arms race, far beyond the stratosphere , Wonder AI   Elon Musk’s space c…

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April 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Discriminatory Congressional Maps Will Remain in Place

Discriminatory Congressional Maps Will Remain in Place     Marilyn W. Thompson April 4, 2024 ProPublica With control of the House of Representatives hanging in the balance, the time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take pl…

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April 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Green New Deal: From Below or From Above?

The Green New Deal: From Below or From Above?     Jeremy Brecher April 2, 2024 Labor Network for Sustainability The question, “should Green New Deal policies by implemented from above or from below” is rather like the question, “Should I wash my hands or my …

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April 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM

‘The Closest We’ve Been Since Partition’: Irish Reunification on the Horizon

‘The Closest We’ve Been Since Partition’: Irish Reunification on the Horizon     Matt Kennard April 8, 2024 Declassified UK Since Brexit, the conversation around a unified Ireland has taken place at a pace which people have never seen before. The chaos, the …

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April 13, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | April 12, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | April 12, 2024     April 12, 2024 xxxxxx The Lie That Made Food Conglomerates Rich...And Is Slowly Poisoning Us. The Truth vs. Alex Jones | Documentary. Jon Stewart Interrogates America's Support of Israel. Civil War | Movie. Trump Promi…

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April 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM

On the Origins of Arizona’s New Old Abortion Ban

On the Origins of Arizona’s New Old Abortion Ban     Harold Meyerson April 11, 2024 The American Prospect A brief look at the 1864 territory and legislature whose strictures Arizonans must heed today ,   Now that the Arizona Supreme Court h…

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April 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Survival of the Nicest: Have We Got Evolution the Wrong Way Round?

Survival of the Nicest: Have We Got Evolution the Wrong Way Round?     Jonathan R. Goodman April 8, 2024 Nature How humans, animals and even single-celled organisms cooperate to survive suggests there’s more to life than just competition, argues a cheering s…

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April 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Break-Up?

The Break-Up?     John Feffer April 10, 2024 Foreign Policy in Focus Are the United States and Israel heading toward a divorce? Vice President Joe Biden visit to Israel March 2016, U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv   Critics of Israel once occupied the…

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April 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

When the State Comes for Your Estate

When the State Comes for Your Estate     Safiya Charles April 8, 2024 Type Investigations Medicaid was designed to provide healthcare for the poorest Americans. But after death, their relatives can be socked with massive bills, as one Charlotte family learne…

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April 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The One Who’s Left Water

Portside Culture The One Who’s Left Water     Jed Myers December 1, 2019 Tinderbox Washington state poet Jed Myers pays homage to the “one who’s left water” for the migrants crossing Arizona deserts facing “liberty or a cage.” ,   …

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April 12, 2024 at 2:20 AM

No Victory Awaits Israel in Rafah. Only More Death and Destruction

No Victory Awaits Israel in Rafah. Only More Death and Destruction     Gideon Levy April 10, 2024 Haaretz The call "No to Rafah" is heard only from Washington, not Kaplan Street. The call "No to Rafah" is still not strong enough even from Washington. It is n…

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April 12, 2024 at 2:05 AM

Claudia Sheinbaum-May Be Mexico’s First Woman President

Claudia Sheinbaum-May Be Mexico’s First Woman President     Arturo Cano; Translated from the Spanish by Nicholas Allen. April 9, 2024 The Nation The former student activist and current mayor of Mexico City is poised to make history with an ambitious platform…

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April 12, 2024 at 1:25 AM

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning To Disrupt November

Inside the Election Denial Groups Planning To Disrupt November     David Gilbert April 8, 2024 Wired Groups like True the Vote and Michael Flynn’s America Project want to mobilize thousands of Trump supporters by pushing baseless claims about election fraud—…

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April 12, 2024 at 12:55 AM

‘Whole Thing Is an Epic Fraud’: RFK Jr. Official Admits Goal Is To Elect Trump

‘Whole Thing Is an Epic Fraud’: RFK Jr. Official Admits Goal Is To Elect Trump     Julia Conley April 8, 2024 Common Dreams RFK Jr. Official Admits Goal Is to Elect Trump, who previously canvassed for Trump in 2016 and 2020. Political observers have noted in…

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April 12, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Tidbits – Apr 11 – Reader Comments: Arizona Abortion Ruling-Make America ‘Great’ Again; Gaza Killings; Lavender AI Machine; Dental Health; Bob Dylan: With God 0n Our Side; Teach Palestine; Deborah Meier; Legacies of War on Terror; Wagner Act, NLRB

Tidbits – Apr 11 – Reader Comments: Arizona Abortion Ruling-Make America ‘Great’ Again; Gaza Killings; Lavender AI Machine; Dental Health; Bob Dylan: With God 0n Our Side; Teach Palestine; Deborah Meier; Legacies of War on Terror; Wagner Act, NLRB     April 11, 20…

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April 11, 2024 at 6:00 AM

The Final Act on Government Surveillance

The Final Act on Government Surveillance     Luke Goldstein April 10, 2024 The American Prospect The House leadership in both parties is poised to expand, not reform, warrantless spying on Americans. But the rank and file isn’t going along. Speaker…

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April 11, 2024 at 5:50 AM

These Stunning Images Show Palestinian Life Before the Nakba

These Stunning Images Show Palestinian Life Before the Nakba     Suyin Haynes April 10, 2024 Jacobin Zionist propaganda refers to pre-1948 Palestine as a “land without a people.” A new photographic collection pushes back against this erasure of Palestinian h…

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April 11, 2024 at 5:30 AM

Jayapal, Sanders, and Khanna Say US Housing Crisis Must Be ‘At the Top of Our Agenda’

Jayapal, Sanders, and Khanna Say US Housing Crisis Must Be ‘At the Top of Our Agenda’     Jake Johnson April 10, 2024 Common Dreams "We really need a revolution in housing and how we deal with housing," said Sen. Bernie Sanders at a gathering on the issue. …

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April 11, 2024 at 5:20 AM

Where Is America’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Now?

Where Is America’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Now?     Spencer Ackerman April 10, 2024 New York Times When U.S. prerogatives diverge from international law, America has no problem violating it — all while declaring its violations to ultimately benefit global stabil…

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April 11, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – April 10, 2024

Global Left Midweek – April 10, 2024     April 10, 2024 xxxxxx Overviews and takeaways Swiss member of Senior Women for Climate Rosmarie Wydler-Walti talks to Greta Thunberg after the European Court for Human Rights ruling that climate protection i…

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April 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Americans Borrowing To Cover Daily Expenses

Americans Borrowing To Cover Daily Expenses     Jedidajah Otte April 9, 2024 The Guardian Respondents tell us about personal levels of borrowing, with most saying they were now struggling to repay their debts A shopper carries bags outside a Kroger…

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April 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Arizona Can Enforce an 1864 Law Criminalizing Nearly All Abortions, State Supreme Court Rules

Arizona Can Enforce an 1864 Law Criminalizing Nearly All Abortions, State Supreme Court Rules     Associated Press April 9, 2024 The Boston Globe Under the decision, a long-dormant law that predates Arizona’s statehood would take effect. It provides no excep…

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April 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Republicans Have Plans for Working People

Republicans Have Plans for Working People     Rebecca Gordon April 9, 2024 Tom Dispatch And You’re Not Going to Like Them Members of the United Steelworkers and AFL-CIO rally for public employees., AP/Gene J. Puskar   Recently, you may have…

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April 10, 2024 at 12:10 AM

‘No One Deserves Power for Life’: Coalition Demands Supreme Court Term Limits

‘No One Deserves Power for Life’: Coalition Demands Supreme Court Term Limits     Jessica Corbett April 9, 2024 Common Dreams "The TERM Act is necessary because lifetime tenure on the United States Supreme Court leads to a court that is insulated from, and u…

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April 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Old Oak Review – Ken Loach’s Fierce Final Call for Compassion and Solidarity

Portside Culture The Old Oak Review – Ken Loach’s Fierce Final Call for Compassion and Solidarity     Peter Bradshaw September 27, 2023 The Guardian A northern pub landlord confronts locals’ hostility towards Syrian refugees in Loach’s latest – and p…

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April 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – April 9, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – April 9, 2024     April 9, 2024 xxxxxx What the Baltimore bridge disaster taught the nation , Art by @princessa_xicana   Bridge Tragedy and Immigrants’ Gift The Rise of ‘Uncommitted’ Teachers Fight Book B…

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April 9, 2024 at 2:20 AM

This Week in People’s History, Apr 9–15

This Week in People’s History, Apr 9–15     xxxxxx New Deal Says Yes/No to Racism (1939), ¡Rachel Corrie, Presente!, Klan Sways A Jury (1964), The Ballot or the Bullet (1964), Jim Crow Shows Who's Boss (1944), If the Shoe of Inhumanity Fits, Wear It (1939), …

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April 9, 2024 at 12:40 AM

Is This the End of Academic Freedom?

Is This the End of Academic Freedom?     Paula Chakravartty and Vasuki Nesiah April 5, 2024 New York Times Students and faculty members in solidarity with the Palestinian people have found the campus environment alarmingly constrained. Harvard stud…

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April 9, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Percival Everett on American Fiction and Rewriting Huckleberry Finn

Percival Everett on American Fiction and Rewriting Huckleberry Finn     David Shariatmadari April 6, 2024 Guardian ‘I’d love a scathing review’ says novelist Percival Everett. His work triumphed at the Oscars, but he isn’t interested in acclaim. He talks to …

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