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May 23, 2024 at 3:50 AM

A Nationwide Abortion Ban Could Really Happen. You Can Thank Anthony Comstock’s Suitcase Full of Dildos.

A Nationwide Abortion Ban Could Really Happen. You Can Thank Anthony Comstock’s Suitcase Full of Dildos.     Eleanor Cooney May 21, 2024 Mother Jones The law named for Anthony Comstock drove abortion underground and banned contraception. Now conservatives ar…

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May 23, 2024 at 2:25 AM

How the Black Meme Turns a Trope Into a Trap

Portside Culture How the Black Meme Turns a Trope Into a Trap     Eileen Isagon Skyers May 15, 2024 Hyperallergic Legacy Russell’s Black Meme argues that owning, replicating, and remediating Black material is a theft rooted in historical frameworks …

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May 23, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 22, 2024

Global Left Midweek – May 22, 2024     May 22, 2024 xxxxxx Burning questions Labor unions in Nigeria picketed offices of public electricity utilities in major cities as they asked authorities to counteract price hikes that have worsened the country…

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May 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Don’t Arrest the Homeless - House Them!

Don’t Arrest the Homeless - House Them!     Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Shailly Gupta Barnes May 21, 2024 Tom Dispatch A ruling in a case now under consideration by the U.S Supreme Court must show that those with no home to call their own must be met with compas…

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May 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM

This Isn’t the End for Mercedes Workers’ Union Fight

This Isn’t the End for Mercedes Workers’ Union Fight     Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter May 18, 2024 Jacobin Opposed by management and politicians at every turn, Alabama Mercedes workers lost their union election yesterday. It’s a real setback — but the …

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May 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM

Trump Didn’t Lift Up the Working Class. He Stepped on Its Neck

Trump Didn’t Lift Up the Working Class. He Stepped on Its Neck     Lawrence S. Wittner May 21, 2024 Common Dreams The former president now seeking reelection had plenty of opportunities to raise wages or offer better worker protections. We know exactly what …

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May 22, 2024 at 12:55 AM

The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass

The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass     Kevin Young May 21, 2024 The Nation The real danger posed by the Gaza solidarity encampments is their attack on unfettered autocratic governance by university administrations and wealthy benefactors. …

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May 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 21, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 21, 2024     May 21, 2024 xxxxxx Fear on campus Police face off with UCLA students protesting the war in Gaza, after dismantling part of their encampment. Credit, Etienne LAURENT/AFP   What Made Biden…

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May 21, 2024 at 7:30 AM

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

This Week in People’s History, May 21–27     xxxxxx “Take Your War and Shove It!” (in 1969) |“The Shape of Jazz to Come” (1959) | The Battle of Toledo (1934) | No Taxation Without Representation (1764) | “Unite We Must” (1963) | Good Luck, Huddled Masses (19…

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May 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM

‘Nobody Is Above the Law’: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israeli, Hamas Leaders

‘Nobody Is Above the Law’: ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israeli, Hamas Leaders     Jon Queally May 20, 2024 Common Dreams ICC chief prosecutor accuses the Israeli prime minister and defence minister of "starvation as a method of war" and "deliber…

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May 21, 2024 at 12:05 AM

‘People Are in No Mood To Mourn’: Mixed Reactions in Tehran After Death of President Ebrahim Raisi

‘People Are in No Mood To Mourn’: Mixed Reactions in Tehran After Death of President Ebrahim Raisi     Deepa Parent May 20, 2024 The Guardian Iran’s supreme leader has announced a five-day mourning period, but there have been fireworks and cheering in the co…

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May 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Promise That Could Seal Assange’s Fate

The Promise That Could Seal Assange’s Fate     Tim Dawson May 20, 2024 Morning Star There have been assurances that Assange does not face the death penalty, but no clear answer as to whether the US first amendment will apply to him; regardless, he should be …

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May 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools

Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools     Jennifer Berry Hawes May 18, 2024 Propublica Seventy years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in Camden, Alabama, say they would like to see th…

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May 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Why Gene Banks Aren’t Enough To Save the World’s Food

Portside Culture Why Gene Banks Aren’t Enough To Save the World’s Food     Taras Grescoe January 24, 2024 Longnow.org The Plant Genetic Resources Bank preserved the seeds of 160,000 varieties of crops and plant seeds from around the world; in the war…

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May 20, 2024 at 7:25 AM

Sunday Science: A New Test for Quantum Gravity

Sunday Science: A New Test for Quantum Gravity     Sabine Hossenfelder May 16, 2024 Sabine Hossenfelder After countless attempts to develop a theory of quantum gravity, physicists are now trying their hand at measuring it through various experiments. This we…

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May 20, 2024 at 6:50 AM

The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel

The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel     Ronen Bergman, Mark Mazzetti May 16, 2024 New York Times After 50 years of failure to stop violence and terrorism against Palestinians by Jewish ultranationalists, lawlessness has become the law. …

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May 20, 2024 at 4:10 AM

Handling Hardship: Data on Economic Insecurity Among Amazon Warehouse Workers

Handling Hardship: Data on Economic Insecurity Among Amazon Warehouse Workers     Sanjay Pinto, Beth Gutelius May 15, 2024 Center for Urban Economic Development - University of Illinois, Chicago Our data indicate that roughly half of Amazon’s frontline wareh…

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May 20, 2024 at 3:50 AM

Portugal: Fifty Years Since the Carnation Revolution

Portugal: Fifty Years Since the Carnation Revolution     John Green April 26, 2024 Monthly Review From today’s perspective, fifty years after the revolution, how can we assess its legacy? , Courtesy of John Green   Fifty years ago, on April…

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May 20, 2024 at 3:25 AM

What Was That Bizarro Louisiana Voting Rights Decision All About?

What Was That Bizarro Louisiana Voting Rights Decision All About?     Elie Mystal May 17, 2024 The Nation In a topsy-turvy ruling, the conservatives on the Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to use a VRA-compliant congressional map while the liberals dissented.…

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May 20, 2024 at 1:25 AM

The Big Cigar Review: Black Panther History Gets a Hollywood Makeover

Portside Culture The Big Cigar Review: Black Panther History Gets a Hollywood Makeover     Manuel Betancourt May 16, 2024 AV Club The improbable story of Huey P. Newton’s escape to Cuba—with the help of a pair of movie producers—is stretched thin in …

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May 19, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Inside the Student Movement That Forced Ireland’s Trinity College To Divest From Israel

Inside the Student Movement That Forced Ireland’s Trinity College To Divest From Israel     Priyanka Borpujari May 17, 2024 Waging Nonviolence As news of crackdowns on U.S. campus protests spread, students in Ireland drew inspiration and planned a strategic …

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May 19, 2024 at 12:05 AM

History of Co-Op City

History of Co-Op City     Michael Casper May 16, 2024 New Left Review A Bronx Tale , Adi Talwar for The New York Times   In 1909, at a library in Manhattan’s Yorkville neighborhood, Abraham Kazan, a twenty-year-old union clerk who had grown…

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May 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Shadow of Segregation Looms

Shadow of Segregation Looms     Cheyanne M. Daniels May 18, 2024 The HIll On the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board , CORE   Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was only 7 when the Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board of Education case that separa…

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May 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

OP-ED: Looking Back To Understand This Moment at CUNY

OP-ED: Looking Back To Understand This Moment at CUNY     Andrea Vásquez May 16, 2024 Amsterdam News The massive presence of police and violence that ensued at City College of New York on April 30 was not seen at CUNY colleges in 1969; it was not seen during…

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May 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

“They Underestimated the Student Movement”: Paraguayan Youth Fight To Defend Affordable Education

“They Underestimated the Student Movement”: Paraguayan Youth Fight To Defend Affordable Education     William Costa May 14, 2024 NACLA Reports Education subsidy funding changes sparked mass protests. A weeks-long occupation of Paraguay’s largest university f…

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May 18, 2024 at 1:55 AM

Friday Nite Videos | May 17, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | May 17, 2024     May 17, 2024 xxxxxx Jon Stewart Gives Sen. Robert Menendez a Corruption Lesson. Donald Trump Sings I Fought the Law. Starbucks Tried To Crush Its Baristas. How AI Tells Israel Who To Bomb. Bernie Sanders Has Bad News for…

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May 18, 2024 at 12:25 AM

The Insurrectionists in Our Midst

The Insurrectionists in Our Midst     David Kurtz May 17, 2024 Talking Points Memo Featured insurrectionists this week: Samuel Alito ... Matt Gaetz ... Greg Abbott. "Sam Alito - Jurisimprudence" , by DonkeyHotey licensed under CC BY 2.0   B…

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May 18, 2024 at 12:15 AM

The Progressive Agenda That Appeals To Swing State Voters

The Progressive Agenda That Appeals To Swing State Voters     Rob Todaro and Anika Dandekar April 29, 2024 Data for Progress Many policies championed by progressive groups are not only popular with the Democratic base, but also among Independents and swing s…

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May 18, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed To Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed To Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot.     Carl Zimmer May 16, 2024 New York Times The energetic cost of a human pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed, a new study found. …

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May 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

In the 1960s and the 2020s, Antiwar Movements Change the Landscape

In the 1960s and the 2020s, Antiwar Movements Change the Landscape     Max Elbaum and Stephanie Luce May 9, 2024 Convergence Magazine Difficult as the road to forcing the US out of Vietnam was, the path to winning Palestinian self-determination and equal rig…

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May 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Safe Space

Portside Culture Safe Space     Carol Smith April 3, 2024 Radical Teacher New Jersey teacher and poet, Carol Smith explains the hazards of racist content, subtle, accidental, sometimes deliberate. ,   Safe Space By Carol Smith Saf…

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May 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

In a First, Jewish Biden Administration Staffer Resigns Over War in Gaza

In a First, Jewish Biden Administration Staffer Resigns Over War in Gaza     Ron Kampeas May 15, 2024 Jewish Telegraphic Agency “I can no longer in good conscience represent this administration amidst President Biden’s disastrous, continued support for Israe…

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May 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Reflections on Student Activism – and the Struggle for a Better World

Reflections on Student Activism – and the Struggle for a Better World     William D. Hartung May 14, 2024 TomDispatch My most important training came outside the classroom, as a student activist. As I look at the surge of student organizing aimed at stopping…

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May 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Trump’s War on Government Will Take Public Health Back a Century

Trump’s War on Government Will Take Public Health Back a Century     Abdullah Shihipar May 15, 2024 The New Republic Trump and his allies are planning to “deconstruct” the administrative state by stripping its power and forcing out tens of thousands of worke…

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May 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings

Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings     Mary Jo McConahay May 10, 2024 The Progressive Magazine Along with the United States, Israel provided weapons and training to Guatemala’s military and their campaign against Ind…

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May 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – May 16 – Reader Comments: Trump Trial, Arms to Netanyahu, Campus Protests – Impact on Gaza War, Colleges, Society, Elections; Palestine, Gaza, Israel; Haiti; Kenya; Sing in Solidarity; Song Nights for Social Change; Cartoons; More …

Tidbits – May 16 – Reader Comments: Trump Trial, Arms to Netanyahu, Campus Protests – Impact on Gaza War, Colleges, Society, Elections; Palestine, Gaza, Israel; Haiti; Kenya; Sing in Solidarity; Song Nights for Social Change; Cartoons; More …     May 16, 2024 xxx…

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May 16, 2024 at 6:55 AM

‘Most Thorough Legal Analysis’ Yet Concludes Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza

‘Most Thorough Legal Analysis’ Yet Concludes Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza     Jessica Corbett May 15, 2024 Common Dreams The University Network for Human Rights report also stresses that other nations are legally obligated to "refrain from recognizing …

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May 16, 2024 at 6:40 AM

We’re in a Pivotal Moment in American History. We Cannot Retreat

We’re in a Pivotal Moment in American History. We Cannot Retreat     Bernie Sanders May 15, 2024 The Guardian Clearly, our job is not just to re-elect Biden. It’s much more than that , Courtesy of CNN   In 1776, Americans, living in a Briti…

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May 16, 2024 at 6:20 AM

She Campaigned for a Texas School Board Seat as a GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism.

She Campaigned for a Texas School Board Seat as a GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism.     Jeremy Schwartz May 15, 2024 ProPublica Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on…

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May 16, 2024 at 5:50 AM

Detailing Israeli Attacks on Known Aid Worker Locations

Detailing Israeli Attacks on Known Aid Worker Locations     May 14, 2024 Human Rights Watch Israeli authorities did not issue advance warnings to any of the aid organizations before the strikes, which killed or injured at least 31 aid workers and those with …

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May 16, 2024 at 5:20 AM

Oh Say AOC

Portside Culture Oh Say AOC     David Klion April 1, 2024 Bookforum This new book is a chronicle of the Democratic Party’s left flank ,   The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a…

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May 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 15, 2024

Global Left Midweek – May 15, 2024     May 15, 2024 xxxxxx Matters of life and death Grenada PM Dickon Mitchell is greeted by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel in Havana. Credit, Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo   We Have a Deadline Eq…

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May 15, 2024 at 12:40 AM

The US Plan To Outsource Its Imperialism in Haiti to Kenya

The US Plan To Outsource Its Imperialism in Haiti to Kenya     Samar Al-Bulushi May 14, 2024 Jacobin The US has long outsourced meddling in Haiti to Global South countries. Recently Kenya has agreed to take over leading a US-backed multinational police inter…

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May 15, 2024 at 12:40 AM

An Internet Connectivity Lifeline for Millions Is About To Go Dark

An Internet Connectivity Lifeline for Millions Is About To Go Dark     Grace Segers May 14, 2024 The New Republic The Affordable Connectivity Program is about to come to an end—unless Congress does something. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/Getty I…

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May 15, 2024 at 12:40 AM

University of California Workers Could Launch Strike To Reject Repression of Student Protests

University of California Workers Could Launch Strike To Reject Repression of Student Protests     People's Dispatch May 11, 2024 People's Dispatch UAW Local 4811, representing student workers from the University of California system, are holding a strike vot…

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May 15, 2024 at 12:35 AM

Weight Loss Drugs Go Hand-in-Hand With Junk Food Industry

Weight Loss Drugs Go Hand-in-Hand With Junk Food Industry     Sonali Kolhatkar May 13, 2024 City Watch; Economy for All With drugs like Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic in the mix, new vistas of corporate exploitation have opened up. ,   Manuf…

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May 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Repo Man at 40: A Journey Deep Into the Heart of LA Punk in the Age of Reagan

Portside Culture Repo Man at 40: A Journey Deep Into the Heart of LA Punk in the Age of Reagan     Billy J Stratton May 10, 2024 Hollywood Progressive Set against the corrupt, soulless “greed is good” (or was it greed is god?) era of Reaganomics, the…

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May 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – May 14, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – May 14, 2024     May 14, 2024 xxxxxx TikTok, AI, iPad and Black Twitter , akemilab   Big Tech’s Walled Gardens Social Media for the Revolution Superhero Fatigue The Beginning and the End of the iPad Divergent Paths o…

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May 14, 2024 at 6:35 AM

When Bad Cops Become Private Security Guards

When Bad Cops Become Private Security Guards     Soshana Walter May 11, 2024 The Marshall Project There’s growing evidence that former officers with troubling histories of abuse can easily find second careers in private security. ,   Privat…

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May 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, May 14–20

This Week in People’s History, May 14–20     Mississippi Racists Fight Back (in 1959), Bessie Smith, Fortune-Teller (1929), Fortress Germany Unveiled (1939), “The Germans Are Coming!” Or Not. (1919), ¡Karen Silkwood, Presente! (1979), Big Brother’s Listening…

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