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September 22, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Oil Kills:Disrupting the Aviation Industry

Oil Kills:Disrupting the Aviation Industry     Alexandria Shaner September 18, 2024 The Bullet First, the obvious answer: oil kills. And the air travel industry is very, very oily. Aviation is by far the mode of transport with the biggest climate impact. If …
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September 22, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Trump Says Jews To Blame if He Loses

Trump Says Jews To Blame if He Loses     Jacob Kornbluh September 19, 2024 Forward The speech was supposed to be about antisemitism but instead trafficked in it, Trump’s critics said Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 19, 2024. , Chip Somo…
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September 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Israel’s New Campaign of “Terrorism Warfare” Across Lebanon

Israel’s New Campaign of “Terrorism Warfare” Across Lebanon     Jeremy Scahill, Murtaza Hussain, and Sharif Abdel Kouddous September 18, 2024 Drop Site "Customary international humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby traps to avoid putting civilians at g…
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September 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Upstream Electrification: A Game Changer for Cutting Oil and Gas Emissions by 80%

Upstream Electrification: A Game Changer for Cutting Oil and Gas Emissions by 80%     Ruth Milka September 20, 2024 Nation of Change Electrifying oil and gas production facilities with renewable energy could reduce emissions by over 80%, offering a path towa…
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September 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Do the Benefits of the Expanded Child Tax Credit Actually Fade With Time?

Do the Benefits of the Expanded Child Tax Credit Actually Fade With Time?     Oshan Jarow September 17, 2024 Vox A new study argues the long-run benefits outweigh the costs nearly 10 to 1. , (Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times)   In 20…
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September 21, 2024 at 12:55 AM

Friday Nite Videos | September 20, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | September 20, 2024     September 20, 2024 xxxxxx Mr. Robinson | Song Parody. Exactly How Trump Could Ban Abortion. Mark "Black Nazi" Robinson | White Dudes For Harris. Private Equity Is Devouring the Last Affordable Housing. The Project …
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September 21, 2024 at 12:30 AM

Endgame: The Risk of a Trump Coup and How To Prevent It

Endgame: The Risk of a Trump Coup and How To Prevent It     Jonathan Winer September 17, 2024 The Washington Spectator Trump has plans to overturn an election loss. Phase I: erect obstacles designed to suppress votes. Phase II: challenge the outcome in key p…
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September 21, 2024 at 12:10 AM

How Trump’s Tariffs Would Radically Redistribute Wealth Upward

How Trump’s Tariffs Would Radically Redistribute Wealth Upward     David Cay Johnston September 20, 2024 The New Republic You’ve surely read that tariffs would just tax regular Americans. You may not have read how they’d work to make the rich richer. …
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September 21, 2024 at 12:10 AM

I’m the Republican Governor of Ohio. Here Is the Truth About Springfield.

I’m the Republican Governor of Ohio. Here Is the Truth About Springfield.     Mike DeWine September 20, 2024 New York Times The Springfield I know is not the one you hear about in social media rumors. It is a city made up of good, decent, welcoming people. …
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September 21, 2024 at 12:10 AM

2024 Choices and Profiles in Political Cowardice

2024 Choices and Profiles in Political Cowardice     Max Elbaum September 9, 2024 Liberation Road Notes There is an unfortunate history of radical organizations -- like the DSA national leadership today -- substituting “bold” radical pronouncements for bitin…
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September 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Why Wouldn’t Autonomous Cars Cry at Night?

Portside Culture Why Wouldn’t Autonomous Cars Cry at Night?     Ryan McCarty August 18, 2024 Rattle The race is on to improve road traffic, says poet Ryan McCarthy about autonomous autos, but tomorrow we’ll be riding just the same. , …
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September 20, 2024 at 1:15 AM

In a Springfield Haitian Restaurant, Love—and Goat—Conquer Hate

In a Springfield Haitian Restaurant, Love—and Goat—Conquer Hate     Tim Feran September 19, 2024 The New Republic While Donald Trump and J.D. Vance try to tear an Ohio town apart, Ohioans themselves have a more heartening response. While the nasty headlines …
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September 20, 2024 at 12:45 AM

Peter N. Carroll 1943–2024

Peter N. Carroll 1943–2024     Sebastiaan Faber September 18, 2024 ALBA - The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives Peter N. Carroll, a respected and prolific writer, poet, and US historian, died after a short illness on September 16, surrounded by his family. He…
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September 20, 2024 at 12:05 AM

National Voter Registration Day Numbers and Observations From a Harris-Walz Youth Organizing Call

National Voter Registration Day Numbers and Observations From a Harris-Walz Youth Organizing Call     Rachel Janfaza September 19, 2024 The Up and Up There are 41 million eligible Gen Z voters in 2024. 45% of those Gen Zers are youth of color. 30% have paren…
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September 20, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Israel: ‘The Majority Want a Hostage Deal That Ends the War’

Israel: ‘The Majority Want a Hostage Deal That Ends the War’     Uri Weltmann and Federico Fuentes September 14, 2024 Green Left Israel has been rocked by an explosion of protests in recent weeks, with trade unions staging a general strike on September 2 and…
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September 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Unease As Russia-Friendly ‘Queen of the Elections’ Aims for More German Poll Success

Unease As Russia-Friendly ‘Queen of the Elections’ Aims for More German Poll Success     Kate Connolly in Brandenburg an der Havel September 17, 2024 The Guardian While some see Sahra Wagenknecht’s brand of left conservatism as a xxxxxx against AfD others se…
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September 20, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits – Sept. 19 – Reader Comments: Lies About Haitian Immigrants; Rev. Barber; Readers Disagree on Ranked Choice Voting; Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment; Govt Knew Ethel Rosenberg Not Spy; Find Affordable Child Care Near You; More…

Tidbits – Sept. 19 – Reader Comments: Lies About Haitian Immigrants; Rev. Barber; Readers Disagree on Ranked Choice Voting; Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment; Govt Knew Ethel Rosenberg Not Spy; Find Affordable Child Care Near You; More…     September 19, 20…
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September 19, 2024 at 4:15 AM

Sanders Leads New Senate Effort To Stop Flow of US Arms to Israel

Sanders Leads New Senate Effort To Stop Flow of US Arms to Israel     Julia Conley September 18, 2024 Common Dreams "There is extensive evidence that these systems are being used in violation of U.S. and international law," said the senator. Senato…
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September 19, 2024 at 4:05 AM

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith: Our Solution to the Housing Crisis

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith: Our Solution to the Housing Crisis     September 18, 2024 New York Times Instead of treating real estate as a commodity, we can underwrite the construction of millions of homes and apartments that, by law, must remain…
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September 19, 2024 at 3:50 AM

How To Decarbonize Your Entire Home

How To Decarbonize Your Entire Home     Justin Gerdes September 16, 2024 Sierra Magazine A guide to electrifying your residence, from heat pumps to solar panels and more , Illustrations by Heather Jones   IF YOU WANT TO HELP fight climate c…
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September 19, 2024 at 3:40 AM

J. D. Vance Is Trying To Push Citizens United Further

J. D. Vance Is Trying To Push Citizens United Further     Freddy Brewster September 13, 2024 Jacobin J. D. Vance and other Republicans are spearheading a lawsuit that aims to get the Supreme Court to move beyond its Citizens United decision and tear up some …
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September 19, 2024 at 1:45 AM

Voice of the Left

Portside Culture Voice of the Left     Faiza Shaheen September 18, 2024 The Guardian Faiza Shaheen reviews the memoir of UK Labour party MP Diane Abbot, who has held her seat since 1987. She is the first Black woman to be elected to parliament, and i…
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September 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – September 18, 2024

Global Left Midweek – September 18, 2024     September 17, 2024 xxxxxx Is the European left taking a dive on immigrants’ rights? Streets of Tegucigalpa, Honduras on September 14. Credit, Libre Party   CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechu…
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September 18, 2024 at 12:15 AM

Dallas Black Dancers Fight for Their Union

Dallas Black Dancers Fight for Their Union     Rosemary Curts September 12, 2024 Labor Notes Leave it to performing arts unions to make a picket line that grabs attention. The rally outside Dallas Black Dance Theatre included a drummer, line dancing, and spo…
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September 18, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Ranked-Choice Disaster

Ranked-Choice Disaster     Harold Meyerson September 17, 2024 The American Prospect Coloradans and Nevadans will decide this fall on switching to a form of voting that will chiefly benefit gazillionaire candidates. , David Zalubowski/AP Photo …
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September 18, 2024 at 12:10 AM

Trump’s Anti-Haitian Hate Has Deep American Roots

Trump’s Anti-Haitian Hate Has Deep American Roots     Jonathan M. Katz September 16, 2024 The New Republic The former president’s grotesque demagoguery is just the latest in a long line of vicious attacks on residents and immigrants from the island nation. …
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September 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The UN Summit of the Future Appears Stuck in the Past

The UN Summit of the Future Appears Stuck in the Past     Manuel Pérez-Rocha September 16, 2024 Inequality.org A draft action plan would perpetuate an international investment regime that grants corporations excessive power to undermine public interest regul…
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September 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – September 17, 2024

Media Bits and Bytes – September 17, 2024     September 17, 2024 xxxxxx What “balanced” coverage covers up about Trump’s bombast and Project 2025 , Lalo Alcaraz   Trump Gets a Pass – Again Movement Media Organizations Are Coming Together A…
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September 18, 2024 at 12:00 AM

‘40 Acres’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Leads With Strength in Subversive Siege Thriller

Portside Culture ‘40 Acres’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Leads With Strength in Subversive Siege Thriller     Stephen Saito September 15, 2024 Variety As a survivor of multiple civil wars, including one brewing in her own home, the 'Till' star shows al…
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September 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM

This Week in People’s History, Sept 18–24

This Week in People’s History, Sept 18–24     xxxxxx The Sorrow and the Pity Rewrites History (1969), The Dawn of Women’s Suffrage (1893), Millions Protest Global Warming (2019), Thelonious Monk’s Musical Signature (1954), An All-Star Cast Says ‘No Nukes!’ (…
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September 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

US Working Class ‘Overwhelmingly to the Left’ of the Rich on Economic Policy: Survey

US Working Class ‘Overwhelmingly to the Left’ of the Rich on Economic Policy: Survey     Jake Johnson September 16, 2024 Common Dreams The new research, said one union leader, provides Democrats with a "clear roadmap to winning back" working-class voters. …
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September 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Presidential Immunity Didn’t Fall out of a Coconut Tree

Presidential Immunity Didn’t Fall out of a Coconut Tree     Michael Podhorzer September 15, 2024 Weekend Reading The six Supreme Court justices who invented presidential immunity are not 'conservative.' A series of interventions by Federalist Society judges …
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September 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

World Governments Are Using ‘Increasingly Harsh’ Laws Against Climate Protesters

World Governments Are Using ‘Increasingly Harsh’ Laws Against Climate Protesters     Cristen Hemingway Jaynes September 11, 2024 EcoWatch Rather than safeguarding basic rights of freedom of expression, assembly and association, many countries are looking to …
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September 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Armageddon Agenda Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the Race to Oblivion

The Armageddon Agenda Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, and the Race to Oblivion     Michael Klare September 12, 2024 Tom Dispatch The next president will be making critical decisions regarding the future of the New START Treaty and the composition of the U.S. nu…
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September 16, 2024 at 8:05 AM

Sunday Science: Human Embryo Models Are Getting More Realistic — Raising Ethical Questions

Sunday Science: Human Embryo Models Are Getting More Realistic — Raising Ethical Questions     Smriti Mallapaty September 11, 2024 Nature Dozens of labs around the world are striving to grow models of human embryos to study development, fertility and therapi…
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September 16, 2024 at 6:25 AM

A Prophet for the Poor

A Prophet for the Poor     Matthew Desmond August 12, 2024 The New York Review In order to build a mass movement for economic justice, Reverend William Barber argues, we need to let go of the idea that poverty is an exclusively Black or urban issue. …
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September 16, 2024 at 6:05 AM

Arguments Against Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains of Very Wealthy Fall Flat

Arguments Against Taxing Unrealized Capital Gains of Very Wealthy Fall Flat     Chuck Marr, Samantha Jacoby September 11, 2024 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Middle Class Often Taxed on Unrealized Capital Gains Long term Capital Gains Highl…
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September 16, 2024 at 5:50 AM

To Win Nevada, Harris Must Turn Infrastructure Jobs Into Votes

To Win Nevada, Harris Must Turn Infrastructure Jobs Into Votes     Gabriel Thompson September 10, 2024 Capital & Main Reno’s building trades unions are mobilizing their members to support the Democratic nominee. Adrian Davis sits at a voting re…
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September 16, 2024 at 5:15 AM

How Haifa University’s Students’ Union Conspired Against Palestinians

How Haifa University’s Students’ Union Conspired Against Palestinians     Baker Zoubi September 13, 2024 972 Magazine Palestinian students arrived at the union’s office to submit their candidacy for elections. The administration slammed the door in their fac…
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September 16, 2024 at 12:00 AM

AppleTV+ Is Reportedly “Eying” a TV Version of Ancient Podcast Hit S-Town

Portside Culture AppleTV+ Is Reportedly “Eying” a TV Version of Ancient Podcast Hit S-Town     William Hughes September 14, 2024 AV Club Producer Brian Reed says he's working with AppleTV+ on a TV adaptation of 2017 podcast phenomenon S-Town …
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September 15, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment

Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment     Amy Goodwin September 13, 2024 Democracy Now Amnesty Calls for Leonard Peltier’s Freedom as He Turns 80 Behind Bars Leonard Pelitier, Becker1999 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.   Supporters of Leona…
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September 15, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Monopoly League Baseball

Monopoly League Baseball     Amos Barshad September 12, 2024 The Lever Why is a private equity firm reaping the benefits of hundreds of millions in taxpayer subsidies while taking over Minor League Baseball? Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale pitche…
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September 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Pasquale Tridico on Social Justice and Political Change

Pasquale Tridico on Social Justice and Political Change     Stefano Galieni September 11, 2024 Transform!Europe We need to realise a project that puts peace and freedom at the heart of EU policy. We must act to ensure prosperity for all, to protect welfare, …
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September 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans

The Paradox of Progress for Black Americans     Algernon Austin and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad August 29, 2024 Other Words This is the best economy for Black Americans in generations, but that’s not enough to close the racial wealth divide on its own. …
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September 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM

Tariq Ali on U.S. & U.K. Arming Israel’s War on Gaza, Pakistan Protests & Macron’s Embrace of the Right

Tariq Ali on U.S. & U.K. Arming Israel’s War on Gaza, Pakistan Protests & Macron’s Embrace of the Right     Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez September 10, 2024 Democracy Now Lots of young people are challenging and questioning the very nature of democra…
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September 14, 2024 at 1:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | September 13, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | September 13, 2024     September 13, 2024 xxxxxx School Lunch | John Oliver. Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy. How to Debate | Sarah Cooper. Cherokee Author Rebecca Nagle on the Ongoing Fight for Tribal Sovereig…
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September 14, 2024 at 12:30 AM

The Naked ‘Survivor’ Guy Theory of U.S. Politics

The Naked ‘Survivor’ Guy Theory of U.S. Politics     Michael Hirschorn September 13, 2024 New York Times If reality television began as a crude simulacrum of real life, today the opposite can feel true — that actual life is approximating reality television,…
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September 14, 2024 at 12:15 AM

The Young Woman Making Kamala Harris’ Strongest Case on Abortion Rights

The Young Woman Making Kamala Harris’ Strongest Case on Abortion Rights     Kathy Gilsinan September 12, 2024 Politico Hadley Duvall helped a Democratic governor win in a red state. The vice president is counting on her to deliver votes in multiple battlegro…
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September 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM

Is the Entire World Conspiring To Make It Look Like Trump Lost the Debate?

Is the Entire World Conspiring To Make It Look Like Trump Lost the Debate?     Jonathan Chait September 12, 2024 New York Magazine Why did so many journalists describe the debate similarly? Matt Taibbi, a popular commentator who has migrated from liberal-hat…
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September 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM

The Brain Aged More Slowly in Monkeys Given a Cheap Diabetes Drug

The Brain Aged More Slowly in Monkeys Given a Cheap Diabetes Drug     Max Kozlov September 12, 2024 Nature A daily dose of the common medication metformin preserved cognition and delayed decline of some tissues ,   A low-cost diabetes drug …