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August 17, 2024 at 1:20 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 16, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | August 16, 2024     August 16, 2024 xxxxxx I Spent a Week With Black Republicans. Could Trump Work for a Trump Administration? Personalized, Cancer-busting Vaccines Are Coming. Chances (and Obstacles) to a Ceasefire Agreement. Why These …
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August 17, 2024 at 12:25 AM

Will Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again?

Will Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again?     Jeff Bryant August 12, 2024 Independent Media Institute Kamala Harris’ decision to choose a teacher as her running mate creates an opportunity to remake the Democratic Party’s image as an advocate f…
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August 17, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Clearing the Obstacles to Citizenship

Clearing the Obstacles to Citizenship     Miriam Jordan August 12, 2024 New York Times Immigrants are becoming U.S. citizens at the fastest clip in years. New citizens say they are looking forward to voting in November. New American citizens take …
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August 17, 2024 at 12:10 AM

JD Vance: ‘Poornographer’

JD Vance: ‘Poornographer’     Lennard J. Davis August 13, 2024 The Conversation JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor JD Vance, by Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0) …
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August 17, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Zelensky Advisor on the Goals of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia

Zelensky Advisor on the Goals of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia     Elizaveta Antonova August 15, 2024 Meduza To find out about how the Ukrainian army’s foray into Russia’s Kursk region could change the tide of the war, Meduza special correspondent Elizavet…
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August 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Echoes From the Odyssey

Portside Culture Echoes From the Odyssey     Oksana Maksymchuk July 29, 2024 Verse Daily “War is warm this year,” writes the poet Oksana Maksymchuk, violence spilling over international borders, stinging with no end in sight. ,   Ec…
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August 16, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Harris Should Take Divisions Over Gaza Seriously

Harris Should Take Divisions Over Gaza Seriously     Farah Stockman August 12, 2024 New York Times It's not just a few hecklers, Michigan voters' concerns cannot be ignored. How can Democrats speak of the importance of freedom — while turning a blind eye to …
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August 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Palestine Has Mobilized a Global Movement. For It To Last We Must Get Organized.

Palestine Has Mobilized a Global Movement. For It To Last We Must Get Organized.     James Kilgore August 11, 2024 Truthout Past solidarity movements teach us that organization is just as important as mobilization. For Palestine solidarity activists it could…
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August 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Candidate From Hell: Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Suicidal Act

Candidate From Hell: Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Suicidal Act     Tom Engelhardt August 15, 2024 TomDispatch Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, and crew are determined to fully reject that Green New Scam (as Republicans now love to call it), which means the two …
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August 16, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Full Text of Hiroshima Peace Declaration on 79th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing

Full Text of Hiroshima Peace Declaration on 79th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing     Kazumi Matsui August 6, 2024 Mainichi (Japan) Citizens of the world, what do you think? Are more powerful nuclear forces necessary for national security? What about arms races…
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August 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Aug. 15 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz, the Grassroots; Progressive History: Camp Wo-Chi-Ca; UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges; Ukraine War; Take Action: Ensure UNRWA Funding Is Restored; Honoring Legacy of Jesse Jackson, Sr.

Tidbits – Aug. 15 – Reader Comments: Harris-Walz, the Grassroots; Progressive History: Camp Wo-Chi-Ca; UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges; Ukraine War; Take Action: Ensure UNRWA Funding Is Restored; Honoring Legacy of Jesse Jackson, Sr.     August 15,…
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August 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Little Fish, Big Fish and Bullies – a Review of Little Meena and the Big Swim

Portside Culture Little Fish, Big Fish and Bullies – a Review of Little Meena and the Big Swim     Kurt Stand August 12, 2024 Portside Though written for young children, the book addresses a serious subject of bullying, bullying that comes with a rea…
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August 15, 2024 at 2:35 AM

Why We Must Oppose Israel’s Dangerous Gamble Before It’s Too Late

Why We Must Oppose Israel’s Dangerous Gamble Before It’s Too Late     Kathy Kelly August 10, 2024 The Progressive A failure to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians gambles with the fate of humanity as a whole. , World Beyond War   Followi…
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August 15, 2024 at 2:25 AM

‘Special Interests Lost and Our Movement Won’: Ilhan Omar Trounces Primary Challengers

‘Special Interests Lost and Our Movement Won’: Ilhan Omar Trounces Primary Challengers     Jake Johnson August 14, 2024 Common Dreams "Whether it's universal school meals, student debt cancellation, climate action, or a just foreign policy that reflects our …
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August 15, 2024 at 2:10 AM

Young Women Are the Most Progressive Group in American History. Young Men Are Checked Out

Young Women Are the Most Progressive Group in American History. Young Men Are Checked Out     Carter Sherman August 7, 2024 The Guardian Gen Z is seeing a ‘historic reverse gender gap’, with women poised to outpace men across virtually every measure of polit…
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August 15, 2024 at 1:45 AM

How Donald Trump Undermined the Health and Safety of American Workers

How Donald Trump Undermined the Health and Safety of American Workers     Lawrence S. Wittner August 13, 2024 ArtVoice The grim fate of millions of American workers―crushed by dangerous machinery, riddled with carcinogenic chemicals, or gasping their last br…
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August 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Meeting Labor’s Moment

Portside Culture Meeting Labor’s Moment     Joseph A. McCartin May 4, 2024 Los Angeles Review of Books In this new book, labor reporter and union organizer Nolan assesses today's labor movement in the United States and offers proposals aimed at helpi…
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August 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – August 14, 2024

Global Left Midweek – August 14, 2024     August 14, 2024 xxxxxx News and analyses from movements and parties around the world Papua, Indonesia: Awyu and Moi community action in front of Supreme Court. Credit, Greenpeace   Gaza War’s Impac…
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August 14, 2024 at 2:35 AM

Prison Stands Between Fathers and Their Daughters in Poignant, Lovely Documentary

Portside Culture Prison Stands Between Fathers and Their Daughters in Poignant, Lovely Documentary     Brent Simon August 12, 2024 AV Club A compassionate documentary told with elegiac brushstrokes, Daughters tracks the generational trauma of incarce…
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August 14, 2024 at 12:20 AM

His Socialist Podcast Became a Surprise Hit. Now He’s an Uncommitted Democratic Delegate

His Socialist Podcast Became a Surprise Hit. Now He’s an Uncommitted Democratic Delegate     Sammy Feldblum August 13, 2024 The Guardian With guests including Rashida Tlaib and Bernie Sanders, Daniel Denvir aims to bring critical theory to a growing audience…
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August 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Let Them Eat Invoices

Let Them Eat Invoices     Maureen Tkacik August 13, 2024 The American Prospect Steward grifter Ralph de la Torre, supposedly under criminal investigation on two continents, is now telecommuting from Versailles. The Paris Olympics torch relay takes …
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August 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Why Is the UAW’s Federal Monitor Involving Himself in the Union’s Stance on Gaza?

Why Is the UAW’s Federal Monitor Involving Himself in the Union’s Stance on Gaza?     Andy Levin and Sanjukta Paul August 8, 2024 In These Times The monitor tasked with overseeing the union’s compliance with a federal consent decree is inappropriately challe…
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August 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM

UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges Over Effort To ‘Intimidate Workers’

UAW Hits Trump, Musk With Federal Labor Charges Over Effort To ‘Intimidate Workers’     Jake Johnson August 13, 2024 Common Dreams "When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. United Aut…
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August 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 13, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – August 13, 2024     August 13, 2024 xxxxxx An important message on solidarity , Roman K via Flickr   Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos Election Deniers Monkey With Vote Certification Anti-Abortion Cen…
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August 13, 2024 at 3:55 AM

‘Shameful’: Omar Rips Late Effort by Pro-Israel Donors To Boost Her Primary Opponent

‘Shameful’: Omar Rips Late Effort by Pro-Israel Donors To Boost Her Primary Opponent     Jake Johnson August 12, 2024 Common Dreams The progressive Minnesota congresswoman said her Democratic challenger is "actively courting Republican votes and desperately …
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August 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, Aug. 14–20

This Week in People’s History, Aug. 14–20     xxxxxx A Stone Rainbow (1909), Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1969), A ‘Great Assembly of the Fearless and Free’ (1819), Music’s New Language (1959), Whites’-Only Athletics Is a Big Loser (1964), Fan the Flames of D…
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August 13, 2024 at 12:05 AM

US Corporations Pump Aquifers Dry in Rural Mexico

Portside Culture US Corporations Pump Aquifers Dry in Rural Mexico     David Bacon July 26, 2024 DavidBaconBlogspot Farmers are risking their lives to fight back against the US-owned factory farms that are destroying Mexico’s water. Fausto …
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August 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Academic Journals Are a Lucrative Scam

Academic Journals Are a Lucrative Scam     Arash Abizadeh July 16, 2024 Guardian Giant publishers are bleeding universities dry, with profit margins that rival Google’s. So we decided to do something about it. We started our own. "Open source textb…
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August 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Need the Grassroots

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Need the Grassroots     Harvey Wasserman August 10, 2024 LA Progressive Harris/Walz need grassroots organizing and election protection to win the White House. Whether you like it or not, democracy means you ARE involved, now more t…
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August 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Will Democracy Survive the Tsunami of Rightwing Dark Money Coming This Fall?

Will Democracy Survive the Tsunami of Rightwing Dark Money Coming This Fall?     Thom Hartmann August 9, 2024 The Hartmann Report If Democrats survive the onslaught that’s coming and emerge victorious at the federal level, the first order of business next ye…
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August 12, 2024 at 6:30 AM

Sunday Science: Science Should Save All, Not Just Some

Sunday Science: Science Should Save All, Not Just Some     Madhukar Pai and Seye Abimbola August 9, 2024 Science Righting Old Wrongs. How science is shedding a colonial legacy. ,   Discussions around global equity and justice in science typ…
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August 12, 2024 at 6:00 AM

Marx Goes to Texas

Marx Goes to Texas     Ryan Moore August 11, 2024 Protean In October of 1845, having been silenced by government censors—and on the run from possible extradition—Karl Marx once thought about moving to Texas. , All illustrations by Anobelisk. …
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August 12, 2024 at 5:30 AM

Conscience of the Blues: How Howlin’ Wolf Got Caged in Oregon

Conscience of the Blues: How Howlin’ Wolf Got Caged in Oregon     Jeffrey St. Clair August 9, 2024 CounterPunch “The Army ain’t no place for a black man,” Wolf recalled years later. “Jus’ couldn’t take all that bossin’ around, I guess. The Wolf’s his own bos…
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August 12, 2024 at 5:10 AM

Israel’s Assassination Program and Its Ties to US Intelligence

Israel’s Assassination Program and Its Ties to US Intelligence     James Bamford August 9, 2024 The Nation After Israel carried out assassinations in Lebanon and Iran, the prospect of war looms over the Middle East. The aircraft carrier USS Theodor…
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August 12, 2024 at 4:55 AM

A Win for the Harris-Walz Ticket Would Also Mean the Country’s First Native American Female Governor

A Win for the Harris-Walz Ticket Would Also Mean the Country’s First Native American Female Governor     Graham Lee Brewer August 9, 2024 AP News If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only w…
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August 12, 2024 at 3:35 AM

Industry Is the Soapy, Sleazy Spectacle Prestige TV Is Missing

Portside Culture Industry Is the Soapy, Sleazy Spectacle Prestige TV Is Missing     Kyndall Cunningham August 11, 2024 Vox How is a show about banking more fun than anything else. Actors Kit Harington and Marisa Abela in Industry season thr…
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August 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM

US Medalist’s Experience of Free Healthcare in Paris

US Medalist’s Experience of Free Healthcare in Paris     Edward Carver August 9, 2024 CommonDreams "In the Olympic Village in Paris, everyone has free healthcare as a human right. In America, 1 in 4 cancer patients go bankrupt or lose their homes because of …
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August 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Will Harris Vibes Deliver Walz Policy?

Will Harris Vibes Deliver Walz Policy?     David Sirota August 9, 2024 The Lever The Democratic ticket offers vagueness, corporate ties, and now laudable prairie populism. What will the agenda actually be? Democratic presidential nominee Vice Presi…
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August 11, 2024 at 12:00 AM

“New Dawn” in Bangladesh? Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Sworn In As PM After Student Protests

“New Dawn” in Bangladesh? Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus Sworn In As PM After Student Protests     August 9, 2024 Democracy Now Almost all of the successful political movements in independent Bangladesh have been led by students. And, of course, then or…
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August 11, 2024 at 12:00 AM

A Ukrainian-Russian Border Plebiscite? Anyone Got a Better Idea?

A Ukrainian-Russian Border Plebiscite? Anyone Got a Better Idea?     Tom Gallagher April 23, 2024 Medium If we can’t even imagine and articulate methods of settling border disputes that don’t involve tanks and drones we’re in even more trouble than we though…
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August 11, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Mirror, Mirror, Build the Wall

Mirror, Mirror, Build the Wall     David Duhalde August 4, 2024 Democratic Left Naomi Klein’s latest book explores how her “Doppelganger”, Naomi Wolf, embraced far-right conspiracies. Their divergent paths contain lessons for socialist organizing today. …
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August 10, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 9, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | August 9, 2024     August 9, 2024 xxxxxx A.I. ‐ Humanity's Final Invention? Charlamagne Tha God on Anti-Kamala Rhetoric | The Daily Show. Let's Talk Tim Walz. "Uncommitted" Co-Chair Meets Kamala Harris. Latino Activists Battle to Shut Do…
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August 10, 2024 at 1:15 AM

More Than Vibes: Why Harris-Walz Should Embrace Debt Relief

More Than Vibes: Why Harris-Walz Should Embrace Debt Relief     Anand Giridharadas August 9, 2024 The.Ink Organizer and anti-debt campaigner Astra Taylor explains how a Harris-Walz administration could transform Americans’ lives through debt relief, replacin…
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August 10, 2024 at 12:45 AM

Three Israeli Army Refusers: ‘We Will Not Participate in Genocide’

Three Israeli Army Refusers: ‘We Will Not Participate in Genocide’     Oren Ziv August 7, 2024 972 Magazine Conscientious objectors Yuval Moav, Itamar Greenberg, and Oryan Mueller explain why they are willing to go to jail in order to stand against the war. …
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August 10, 2024 at 12:35 AM

The Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

The Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples     Aviva Chomsky August 9, 2024 TomDispatch On the 30th anniversary of the UN declaration of Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we need to get beyond stereotypes, from Colombia to the United States to Gaza …
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August 10, 2024 at 12:20 AM

The History of Camp Wo-Chi-Ca

The History of Camp Wo-Chi-Ca     Nina Silber August 6, 2024 History News Network The legacy of a radical summer camp in New Jersey tells a largely overlooked story about left-wing politics and Black culture. Arriving at summer camp, by Peter Blanc…
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August 10, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Unsteady Topography

Portside Culture Unsteady Topography     Oksana Maksymchuk July 11, 2024 Pleiades As wars go on, writes the Ukrainian-American poet Oksana Maksymchuk, civilians find moments of joy, but then…. ,   Unsteady Topography By Oksana Maksy…
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August 9, 2024 at 1:25 AM

Can Tim Walz Help the Democrats Win Back Rural America?

Can Tim Walz Help the Democrats Win Back Rural America?     Roger Kerson August 8, 2024 Barn Raiser Rural Democrats insist the party can’t afford to bypass their communities, which account for 15-to-20% of the U.S. electorate, or some 25 to 30 million voters…
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August 9, 2024 at 1:05 AM

J.D. Vance Is Silicon Valley’s Trojan Horse in Its War on What’s Left of American Democracy

J.D. Vance Is Silicon Valley’s Trojan Horse in Its War on What’s Left of American Democracy     Todd Fine July 26, 2024 The Indypendent For scholars of political ideology who have closely followed tech billionaire and Palantir founder Peter Thiel over the ye…
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August 9, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Let’s Think About How To Build a More Peaceful World

Let’s Think About How To Build a More Peaceful World     Lawrence S. Wittner August 6, 2024 Z The time has arrived to consider bolstering international institutions that can build a more peaceful world. The current presidential campaign provides an appropria…