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June 1, 2024 at 1:35 AM

A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years

A Furious, Forgotten Slave Narrative Resurfaces After Nearly 170 Years     Jennifer Schuessler May 23, 2024 New York Times John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiogr…
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June 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Memorial Day

Portside Culture Memorial Day     Joe Zaccardi For California poet Joe Zaccardi our holiday of memory brings back wartime scenes of flying and hope of rescue. ,   Memorial Day By Joe Zaccardi   There’s so much in the sky: gods of c…
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May 31, 2024 at 2:35 AM

No One Is Above the Law – Trump Guilty on 34 Counts – Now a Convicted Felon

No One Is Above the Law – Trump Guilty on 34 Counts – Now a Convicted Felon     Hafiz Rashid May 30, 2024 The New Republic Today a jury found ex-president Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to subvert the 2016…
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May 31, 2024 at 2:15 AM

How To Kill Children Under Siege Legally

How To Kill Children Under Siege Legally     Alex Lo May 28, 2024 South China Morning Post Some of the most respected publications in Britain and America have resorted to obscure legal grammar such as the use of commas to justify killing children ‘legally’ i…
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May 31, 2024 at 2:00 AM

NYU Nurse Is Fired After Calling the Gaza War a ‘Genocide’ in Speech

NYU Nurse Is Fired After Calling the Gaza War a ‘Genocide’ in Speech     Joseph Goldstein May 28, 2024 New York Times NYU Langone Health gave the nurse, Hesen Jabr, an award for her work, for compassionate care. Later that day, she said hospital officials th…
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May 31, 2024 at 1:45 AM

Counting the Negro League Records Is About More Than Numbers

Counting the Negro League Records Is About More Than Numbers     Dave Zirin May 28, 2024 The Nation One player in particular is laying waste to the Major League record book: Josh Gibson. The debut of Robinson was also the first step toward MLB’s destruction …
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May 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – May 30 – Reader Comments: Bombing Rafah Children – Where Is “Red Line?”; Trump and Palestine Protests; Response: Women Are Changing Labor Unions; NYC and Medicare Advantage; Organizations Raising Money for Humanitarian Relief in Rafah; More

Tidbits – May 30 – Reader Comments: Bombing Rafah Children – Where Is “Red Line?”; Trump and Palestine Protests; Response: Women Are Changing Labor Unions; NYC and Medicare Advantage; Organizations Raising Money for Humanitarian Relief in Rafah; More     May 30, 2…
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May 30, 2024 at 6:15 AM

Why Is Nikki Haley Scrawling Genocidal Messages on Israeli Bombs?

Why Is Nikki Haley Scrawling Genocidal Messages on Israeli Bombs?     Moustafa Bayoumi May 29, 2024 The Guardian Haley writing ‘finish them’ on an Israeli bomb is everything horrific about the US elite’s morally empty foreign policy Nikki Haley see…
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May 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM

“The North Needs To Learn From the South”: Mexico Poised To Elect First Woman President

“The North Needs To Learn From the South”: Mexico Poised To Elect First Woman President     Interview by Amy Goodman and Juan González May 29, 2024 Democracy Now The landmark moment has filled many with hope as Mexico has one of the highest rates of gender v…
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May 30, 2024 at 5:35 AM

How Much Do Companies Spend on Union-Busters?

How Much Do Companies Spend on Union-Busters?     Celine McNicholas and Bob Funk May 22, 2024 Economic Policy Institute The Department of Labor has improved reporting requirements and enforcement—but more is needed ‘March Against Union-Busting Bill…
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May 30, 2024 at 5:20 AM

A Chilling Effect of Louisiana’s Abortion Law

A Chilling Effect of Louisiana’s Abortion Law     Lora Kelley May 28, 2024 The Atlantic Louisiana just became the first state to reclassify abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances. The law may signal a new strategy to curb reproductive-health-care …
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May 30, 2024 at 12:50 AM

Ladders Last a Long Time

Portside Culture Ladders Last a Long Time     Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite May 23, 2024 London Review of Books A collection of essays by Raphael Samuel, the late historian who was one of the intellectual founders of the New Left in the United Kingd…
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May 30, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 29, 2024

Global Left Midweek – May 29, 2024     May 29, 2024 xxxxxx Election season is challenging the left in South Africa, India and the UK Protesters take part in a gathering organised by the pro-independence coalition of the Cellule de Coordination de T…
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May 29, 2024 at 4:05 AM

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.

The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution.     Brad Plumer April 14, 2024 New York Times A rarely used technique to upgrade old power lines could play a big role in fixing one of the largest obstacles facing clean energy, two reports foun…
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May 29, 2024 at 3:50 AM

Over 400 Physicians From Delaware’s ChristianaCare Move To Unionize

Over 400 Physicians From Delaware’s ChristianaCare Move To Unionize     Jennifer Henderson May 15, 2024 MedpageToday — "This is a movement that needs to happen in medicine," one physician said ,   More than 400 physicians from Delaware's Ch…
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May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Surveillance and Interference: Israel’s Covert War on the ICC Exposed

Surveillance and Interference: Israel’s Covert War on the ICC Exposed     Yuval Abraham and Meron Rapoport May 28, 2024 972 Magazine Top Israeli government and security officials have overseen a nine-year surveillance operation targeting the ICC and Palestin…
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May 29, 2024 at 12:00 AM

‘I Will Throw Them Out’: Trump Tells Jewish Donors He’ll Deport Pro-Palestinian Protesters

‘I Will Throw Them Out’: Trump Tells Jewish Donors He’ll Deport Pro-Palestinian Protesters     Rachel Fink May 28, 2024 Haaretz In a closed meeting with Jewish donors, Trump promises swift action against student protesters if elected, while affirming Israel'…
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May 28, 2024 at 4:55 AM

This Week in People’s History, May 28–June 3

This Week in People’s History, May 28–June 3     xxxxxx Can’t Understand a Word (2019), Go to Jail and Stay There (1964), Deadly Force on Film (1937), Just Following Orders (1779), A New Broom for Civil Rights (1909), Too Young to Work? Think Again. (1924), …
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May 28, 2024 at 2:22 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – May 28, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – May 28, 2024     May 28, 2024 xxxxxx x ,   We Need Local News More Than Ever AI News Musk Attacks Media Matters Chicago Tribune Staffers Sue Big Tech and Section 230 Why a TikTok Ban is a Terrible Idea  Breaking Up L…
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May 28, 2024 at 1:10 AM

Massachusetts’ New Millionaire Tax Is Doing Better Than Expected

Massachusetts’ New Millionaire Tax Is Doing Better Than Expected     Hayes Brown May 25, 2024 MSNBC The Biden campaign would be smart to highlight the windfall a new surtax on millionaires is generating in its first year. ,   Massachusetts,…
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May 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Voices for Justice in Palestine

Voices for Justice in Palestine     H Patricia Hynes May 27, 2024 xxxxxx Greenfield, Massachusetts residents talk about what drives then to protest Israel's war on Gaza Dozens of residents gathered outside the Greenfield City Council meeting in Feb…
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May 28, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Farm to Lunar Table: How Astronauts Are Eating Today

Portside Culture Farm to Lunar Table: How Astronauts Are Eating Today     Kitty Greenwald May 3, 2024 Saveur Magazine To prepare for upcoming years-long voyages, NASA has a new game plan for getting fresh food to the moon and beyond. Astron…
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May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Children Are the First To Die

Children Are the First To Die     Judith Van Allen May 20, 2024 Africa is a Country There is a particular historical pattern of colonial settler genocide that links Africa to Palestine. Children breaking a Guinness World Record for kite flying in N…
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May 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Students for Gaza Are Undeterred

Students for Gaza Are Undeterred     Arun Gupta May 16, 2024 Yes Magazine Beaten, doxxed, threatened, arrested, and suspended, college students learned from past movements to put their bodies on the line for Gaza. Students stand in their protest ca…
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May 27, 2024 at 6:55 AM

Why Chile Has a Palestinian Football Team – the Bigger History

Why Chile Has a Palestinian Football Team – the Bigger History     Mary Katherine Newman May 21, 2024 The Conversation Chile is home to the largest population of Palestinians outside of the Middle East. At the heart of this community, Palestino has not only …
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May 27, 2024 at 6:35 AM

Sunday Science: Revolutionary Genetics Research Shows RNA May Rule Our Genome

Sunday Science: Revolutionary Genetics Research Shows RNA May Rule Our Genome     Phillip Ball May 14, 2024 Scientific American Scientists have recently discovered thousands of active RNA molecules that can control the human body , James Yang …
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May 27, 2024 at 6:05 AM

ANC, and SA Election – Apartheid’s Long Shadows: Two Articles

ANC, and SA Election – Apartheid’s Long Shadows: Two Articles     Steve Bloomfield, Thukwana, S'thembile Cele, Mpho Hlakudi, Tom Fevrier, Kyle Kim May 26, 2024 The Guardian, Bloomberg Party’s leaders are more nervous than ever that it will lose its majority …
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May 27, 2024 at 2:30 AM

Bridgerton’s Third Season Is More Diverse — and Even Shallower — Than Ever

Portside Culture Bridgerton’s Third Season Is More Diverse — and Even Shallower — Than Ever     Aja Romano May 21, 2024 Vox Bridgerton’s third season is gauzier than ever. Should we still be holding it accountable? Golda Rosheuvel as Queen …
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May 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Learning the Right Lessons From the UAW Loss in Alabama

Learning the Right Lessons From the UAW Loss in Alabama     Jane McAlevey May 21, 2024 The Nation Mercedes put on an “A-level boss fight.” Which was only to be expected. So how can the union win next time? Mercedes employees Austin Brooks, David Jo…
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May 27, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Truth About the Comstock Act

The Truth About the Comstock Act     Hassan Ali Kanu April 9, 2024 The American Prospect The anti-obscenity law is unenforceable and probably unconstitutional. Conservatives still want to use it to ban medication abortions. Demonstrators protest ou…
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May 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Collapse of the Zionist Project

The Collapse of the Zionist Project     Ilan Pappe and Amy Goodman May 21, 2024 Democracy Now An Interview with Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé , Wikipedia   We speak with renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappé about his recent trip to the Unit…
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May 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM

The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs

The Price of Biden’s New China Tariffs     Patrick Lawrence May 23, 2024 Scheer Post Don’t look now, but Joe Biden has just adopted the Trump China policy he has previously and relentlessly repudiated—and gone one further. March 18, 2024, in the Ov…
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May 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Fly a Kite for Refaat Alareer

Fly a Kite for Refaat Alareer     Amba Guerguerian May 16, 2024 Indypendent During the attack, the more bombs Israel detonated, the more stories I told, and the more I read. Telling stories was my way of resisting. It was all I could do. A tribute …
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May 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Possibility of Justice for Terrence Heard

The Possibility of Justice for Terrence Heard     Tony Vick and Brandon Arvesen May 14, 2024 The Progressive Two bills, currently under consideration in Tennessee, could change sentencing rules that keep many inside prisons for too long. Terrence …
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May 26, 2024 at 12:00 AM

US Civil Society Speaks Out Against Hindu Supremacy

US Civil Society Speaks Out Against Hindu Supremacy     Pranay Somayajula May 22, 2024 Convergence Hindu supremacists are joining forces with the MAGA bloc in this pivotal election year. US movement groups are recognizing that they threaten our common intere…
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May 25, 2024 at 3:50 AM

Friday Nite Videos | May 24, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | May 24, 2024     May 24, 2024 xxxxxx Alito's Freak Flags / Haley Endorses Trump. 'We Are Cowardly' / Singing the Truth. The One Place You Can’t Say Trump Is a Criminal Defendant. The Debate Over the Anthropocene, Explained. Disneyland Wo…
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May 25, 2024 at 2:45 AM

Why Biden Should Run on Climate

Why Biden Should Run on Climate     Bill McKibben May 24, 2024 Common Dreams It’s a strong triple threat to say: Trump will take away your rights. He will take away your democracy. And he will take away the planet you’ve known. ,   It seems…
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May 25, 2024 at 2:35 AM

Supreme Gaslighting

Supreme Gaslighting     Michael Podhorzer May 19, 2024 Weekend Reading Supreme Court Justice Alito flew a flag of insurrection at his home. Here's the most important takeaway: but for Alito and his similarly conflicted fellow justices, Donald Trump would alm…
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May 25, 2024 at 2:10 AM

Trump’s Plan for Mass Deportations

Trump’s Plan for Mass Deportations     Jamelle Bouie May 24, 2024 New York Times At every opportunity, Trump has placed the mass deportation of millions of people at the center of his campaign. It is a promise. And the promises a presidential candidate make…
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May 25, 2024 at 1:55 AM

Neanderthals Spoke, but Maybe Not Metaphorically

Neanderthals Spoke, but Maybe Not Metaphorically     Steven Mithen May 20, 2024 The Conversation Neanderthals possessed the vocal machinery for speech and were sufficiently similar to modern humans that multiple instances of successful interbreeding occurred…
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May 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Becoming Educated

Portside Culture Becoming Educated     Joanne Durham March 28, 2024 Vox Populi The grief of today’s wars, North Carolina poet Joanne Durham reminds us, falls heaviest on the children of the victims. ,   Becoming Educated By Joanne …
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May 24, 2024 at 12:10 AM

It’s Time for American Jews To Recognize a Palestinian State

It’s Time for American Jews To Recognize a Palestinian State     Rob Eshman May 23, 2024 Forward There’s one question that should guide nations — or you, — in deciding whether to recognize a Palestinian state: Will doing so bring Israel and Palestinians clos…
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May 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM

What on Earth Has Happened to the Israeli Peace Movement?

What on Earth Has Happened to the Israeli Peace Movement?     Eric Alterman May 22, 2024 The New Republic Some groups are trying to draw attention to the carnage in Gaza. But after October 7, most Israelis don’t want to be bothered. It is difficult if not de…
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May 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM

“Casablanca” Has a Message for Us Today

“Casablanca” Has a Message for Us Today     Greg Olear April 28, 2024 Prevail The first time I saw Casablanca was 1992, The most recent was last night. On each viewing, I notice something I hadn’t seen before, walk away with something new. Casablanca is ofte…
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May 24, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Are These Guys Crazy!?! Adams Keeps Pushing Medicare Advantage in NYC Despite Latest Court Defeat

Are These Guys Crazy!?! Adams Keeps Pushing Medicare Advantage in NYC Despite Latest Court Defeat     Joe Maniscalco May 22, 2024 Work-Bites The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division May 21 delivered a unanimous decision permanently enjoining New Y…
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May 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – May 23 – Reader Comments: Texas OKs White Supremacist Terror; How Extremists Took Over Israel; Arrest Warrants for Israeli & Hamas Leaders; Calif Academic Workers Strike for Pro-Palestinian Protesters; Intl Recognition of State of Palestine

Tidbits – May 23 – Reader Comments: Texas OKs White Supremacist Terror; How Extremists Took Over Israel; Arrest Warrants for Israeli & Hamas Leaders; Calif Academic Workers Strike for Pro-Palestinian Protesters; Intl Recognition of State of Palestine     May 2…
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May 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Review: White Terror; Black Trauma: Resistance Poems About Black History

Portside Culture Review: White Terror; Black Trauma: Resistance Poems About Black History     Billy Middleton March 21, 2024 Louisiana Literature One of the recurring themes of the collection: the ways in which the scars caused by slavery and other f…
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May 23, 2024 at 4:50 AM

10 Strategies for the Antiwar Movement To Maximize Impact This Summer

10 Strategies for the Antiwar Movement To Maximize Impact This Summer     Nadia Ahmad May 18, 2024 LA Progressive The antiwar movement now stands at a crossroads this summer, poised to become a transformative force for peace in a world wracked by violent con…
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May 23, 2024 at 4:35 AM

Anti-Defamation League Ramps Up Lobbying To Promote Controversial Definition of Antisemitism

Anti-Defamation League Ramps Up Lobbying To Promote Controversial Definition of Antisemitism     Tom Perkins May 16, 2024 The Guardian Federal records show a dramatic spending increase that critics say is primarily intended to punish criticism of Israel and …
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May 23, 2024 at 4:15 AM

The Governor of Texas Nods to White Supremacist Violence

The Governor of Texas Nods to White Supremacist Violence     Hassan Ali Kanu May 21, 2024 The American Prospect Greg Abbott’s pardon is an attack on multiracial democracy. Daniel Perry enters a courtroom, May 10, 2023, in Austin, Texas. The Texas B…