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December 19, 2024 at 6:45 AM

Why Did ABC Cave In to Trump?

Why Did ABC Cave In to Trump?     Robert Reich December 17, 2024 Robert Reich Substack It didn’t need to. It shouldn’t have. But there’s a big reason why it thought it must. ABC agreed to a $15 million settlement after Donald Trump sued them for de…

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December 19, 2024 at 6:20 AM

I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit.

I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit.     Wendell Potter December 18, 2024 New York Times I was forced to come to terms with the fact that I was playing a leading role in a system that made desperate people wait months or longer to get…

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December 19, 2024 at 6:05 AM

Privatizing the Post Office Would Be a Disaster

Privatizing the Post Office Would Be a Disaster     Ben Burgis December 17, 2024 Jacobin Yesterday Donald Trump confirmed that he’s considering privatizing the US Postal Service. That would be a big step in the direction of a libertarian dystopia. …

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December 19, 2024 at 5:55 AM

Coal Use To Reach New Peak – and Remain at Near-Record Levels for Years

Coal Use To Reach New Peak – and Remain at Near-Record Levels for Years     Jillian Ambrose December 18, 2024 The Guardian Spike in fossil fuel use a result of global gas crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine , Photograph: Wolfgang Ratta…

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December 19, 2024 at 5:10 AM

Jim Williams’s Quest for Justice

Portside Culture Jim Williams’s Quest for Justice     Paul Buhle December 12, 2024 CounterPunch Activist and writer Jim Williams, in his new autobiography, covers his life from Students for a Democratic Society activist, to Communist labor editor, to…

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December 19, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – December 18, 2024

Global Left Midweek – December 18, 2024     December 18, 2024 xxxxxx The great solidarity movement of 2024 ,   Power, Populism and the Global Left The Great Solidarity Movement of 2024 More Analysis on South Korea Palestinian Women at a Cr…

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December 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM

The Moral Shame of US Foreign Policy

The Moral Shame of US Foreign Policy     Mark Harris December 17, 2024 Common Dreams Neither major party candidate represented a challenge to U.S. complicity in Israel’s horrific war on the people and land of Gaza. People mourn victims of Israeli a…

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December 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Labor’s “Barbarossa” Moment

Labor’s “Barbarossa” Moment     Bill Fletcher Jr. December 17, 2024 Liberation Road Notes An edited and expanded version of remarks by Bill Fletcher, Jr. offered at “A Strategy for Labor, A CUNY Panel Discussion of Honor of Merle Ratner,” December 12, 2024 …

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December 18, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Benjamin Netanyahu Is on Trial for His Political Life

Benjamin Netanyahu Is on Trial for His Political Life     Uri Weltmann December 17, 2024 Jacobin The ICC’s arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of genocide has attracted global attention. But in Israel, he faces a trial for corruption to the tune…

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December 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Pete Hegseth Is a Terrible Choice To Head the Pentagon

Pete Hegseth Is a Terrible Choice To Head the Pentagon     Veterans for Peace December 16, 2024 Popular Resistance Veterans For Peace is calling on US Senators to vote NO on Pete Hegseth for US Defense Secretary, should President-elect nominate him. …

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December 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Nickel Boys Is a Cinematic Experience Unlike Any Other

Portside Culture Nickel Boys Is a Cinematic Experience Unlike Any Other     Bilge Ebiri December 12, 2024 Vulture In finding a new way to adapt Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel Nickel Boys, director RaMell Ross changes the way we perce…

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December 18, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 17, 2024

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – December 17, 2024     December 17, 2024 xxxxxx Immigration activists prepare Credit, RJ Matson   Assassination Uncovers Mass Rage The Fate of the 14th Amendment Lessons from Jewish Voice for Peace Encount…

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December 17, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Confidence in U.S. Courts Plummets To Rate Far Below Peer Nations

Confidence in U.S. Courts Plummets To Rate Far Below Peer Nations     Adam Liptak December 17, 2024 New York Times Very few countries have experienced similar declines, typically in the wake of wrenching turmoil. Experts called the data, from a new Gallup po…

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December 17, 2024 at 1:55 AM

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

This Week in People’s History, Dec 18–24     xxxxxx Legalized Xenophobia Then and Now (1944), Gramsci’s Dialectic of Hope (1929), ‘Leaving on a Jet Plane’ (1969), Mass Deportations by the U.S. – in 1919?, CIA Lawlessness Exposed (1974), Will Boeing Ever Come…

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December 17, 2024 at 1:05 AM

When Did Neandertals and Humans Interbreed? Genomics Closes In on a Date

When Did Neandertals and Humans Interbreed? Genomics Closes In on a Date     Stephanie Pappas December 12, 2024 Scientific American Genomic sleuthing can determine how many generations have passed since a hybridization event. The oldest human genomes ever se…

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December 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Trump and the Latin American Left

Trump and the Latin American Left     Ociel Ali López December 6, 2024 NACLA Reports Progressive governments in Latin America are not as united today as they were a decade ago. How prepared are they to navigate the onslaught of a second Trump administration?…

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December 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM

"Big Food” Tries To Look Good

Portside Culture "Big Food” Tries To Look Good     Alicia Kennedy December 12, 2024 The Bittman Project Most people do their food shopping solely at supermarkets or grocery stores where they find only those options that big food corporations allow th…

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December 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Many Wealthy Members of Congress Are Descendants of Rich Slaveholders − New Study Demonstrates the Enduring Legacy of Slavery

Many Wealthy Members of Congress Are Descendants of Rich Slaveholders − New Study Demonstrates the Enduring Legacy of Slavery     Neil K R Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania and Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University October 23, 2024 The Conversation …

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December 16, 2024 at 9:30 AM

Sunday Science: A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn

Sunday Science: A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn     Carl Zimmer December 12, 2024 New York Times Research on so-called mirror cells, which defy fundamental properties of living organisms, should be prohibited as too dangerous, biol…

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December 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM

America’s Trade Deficit Is Not Afraid of Donald Trump

America’s Trade Deficit Is Not Afraid of Donald Trump     Yanis Varoufakis December 2, 2024 Project Syndicate If the US president-elect’s efforts to eliminate America’s trade deficit succeed, real-estate prices in Miami and Manhattan will crash, the cost of …

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December 16, 2024 at 8:35 AM

A Working-Class History of Fighting Deportations

A Working-Class History of Fighting Deportations     David Bacon December 15, 2024 Jacobin The US working class has a long tradition of standing up against immigrant repression. This history is a reservoir of inspiration and strategic thinking — and it can h…

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December 16, 2024 at 8:05 AM

‘As Much and As Quickly as Possible’: Israeli Settlers Eye Land in Syria, Lebanon

‘As Much and As Quickly as Possible’: Israeli Settlers Eye Land in Syria, Lebanon     Illy Pe’ery December 12, 2024 972 Magazine With the Israeli army advancing into Syria following Assad's fall, a group promoting settlements in Lebanon is casting its gaze e…

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December 16, 2024 at 6:55 AM

The International Court of Justice Takes On Climate Change

The International Court of Justice Takes On Climate Change     Elizabeth Kolbert December 14, 2024 The New Yorker Thanks to the maneuverings of the tiny nation of Vanuatu, the entire industrialized world is effectively on trial in The Hague. Young …

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December 16, 2024 at 3:20 AM

Emilia Pérez Is a Regressive Movie That Thinks It’s Woke. It Will Probably Win an Oscar.

Portside Culture Emilia Pérez Is a Regressive Movie That Thinks It’s Woke. It Will Probably Win an Oscar.     Kyndall Cunningham December 13, 2024 Vox Could a movie musical about a trans Mexican drug lord be this awards season’s Crash? Karl…

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December 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Knowing Fascism Requires Understanding Economic Forces

Knowing Fascism Requires Understanding Economic Forces     Taylor Dorrell December 14, 2024 Jacobin Behind the confusion and debates about fascism lies a simple truth: it’s a power game driven by economic elites. Communists recognized that fascism’s form is …

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December 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Mocking the Disabled Is Cruel and Immoral — Especially When the President Does It

Mocking the Disabled Is Cruel and Immoral — Especially When the President Does It     Eric S. Jackson December 11, 2024 Other Words As a speech scientist and speech-language pathologist, I hope Donald Trump’s supporters will push back on his mockery of peopl…

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December 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Israel Expands Invasion of Syria, Launching Massive Airstrikes After Assad’s Fall

Israel Expands Invasion of Syria, Launching Massive Airstrikes After Assad’s Fall     Jeremy Scahill and Sharif Abdel Kouddous December 10, 2024 Drop Site Israel’s message is clear: regardless of who governs Syria, Israel will ensure it does not possess the …

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December 15, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Palestinian Writer Karim Kattan and Lebanese Historian Yara El Khoury: “The Catastrophe in Gaza Is Irreversible. The Future Is Terrifying”

Palestinian Writer Karim Kattan and Lebanese Historian Yara El Khoury: “The Catastrophe in Gaza Is Irreversible. The Future Is Terrifying”     Inès Gil November 29, 2024 Equal Times There are lines that cannot be crossed in Western countries, an established …

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December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 13, 2024

Friday Nite Videos | December 13, 2024     December 13, 2024 xxxxxx How Amazon Is Ruining Christmas. Yasmin Williams | Hummingbird. Trump's NY Conviction. Alvin Bragg Is Definitely Not 'Obeying in Advance.' What Is Russia's Plan for Victory? Who Won Big at F…

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December 14, 2024 at 2:30 AM

How We’re Rebuilding the Nation’s Largest Student Organization

How We’re Rebuilding the Nation’s Largest Student Organization     Sean Behl December 12, 2024 The Forge For over 70 years, the U.S. Student Association represented millions, weathered CIA infiltration, and championed civil rights and free higher education. …

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December 14, 2024 at 2:15 AM

Everyone (Sort of) Loves a Disrupter

Everyone (Sort of) Loves a Disrupter     John Feffer December 12, 2024 TomDispatch Off-the-record, some liberals support Trump on a case-by-case basis. In normal times, finding overlapping interests with your political adversaries makes sense. But let’s be c…

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December 14, 2024 at 1:50 AM

What the Failure To Protect Assad Could Mean for Russia’s Future

What the Failure To Protect Assad Could Mean for Russia’s Future     Meduza December 10, 2024 Meduza The overthrow of Syrian dictator Assad has brought Putin’s image as a provider of stability into question. “This is a sign of his weakness. And no matter how…

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December 14, 2024 at 1:40 AM

Our Margin of Effort: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Our Margin of Effort: Looking Back and Looking Ahead     Max Elbaum December 12, 2024 Convergence Magazine A broad swath of the progressive movement “left it all on the field” in 2024. Some sobering lessons about progressive strength, Establishment myopia an…

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December 14, 2024 at 1:00 AM

What Dreams May Come

Portside Culture What Dreams May Come     Charlotte Muse At the Corner of Hope and Despair: an Anthology for the Trump Era California poet Charlotte Muse digs into the open grave which is Gaza. , Cover art by Nina Koepcke   They came…

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December 13, 2024 at 2:50 AM

Trump Does Not Have Mandate

Trump Does Not Have Mandate     Peter Dreier December 11, 2024 Talking Points Memo Newspaper headlines have called Donald Trump’s victory “decisive,” “massive,” “resounding,” “historic,” and “sweeping.” None of those things are true. Recent public opinion po…

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December 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM

A xxxxxx Message: The Challenge of Wannabe Fascism

A xxxxxx Message: The Challenge of Wannabe Fascism     xxxxxx Moderators December 12, 2024 xxxxxx How can we prevent a wannabe dictator from consolidating absolute power? Please help us to inform, analyze and mobilize in the year ahead. Here's how. You can h…

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December 13, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81

Nikki Giovanni, Poet Who Wrote of Black Joy, Dies at 81     Penelope Green December 9, 2024 New York Times Nikki Giovanni, as a writer, she tackled race, gender, sex, politics and love. She was also a public intellectual who appeared on television and toured…

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December 13, 2024 at 1:05 AM

Legalized Murder

Legalized Murder     Charles Taylor December 6, 2024 Dissent Magazine I do not want to live in a world where the rich are dragged from their limos and beaten. But I do think that world is a lot more likely to be realized because of the modus operandi of UHC …

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December 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM

How a Hostage Family Leader Became One of the Loudest Anti-War Voices in Israel

How a Hostage Family Leader Became One of the Loudest Anti-War Voices in Israel     Edo Konrad and Oren Ziv December 6, 2024 +972 Magazine After Ayala Metzger's relatives were kidnapped from Nir Oz and abandoned by the government, she had no choice but to be…

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December 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Dec.12 – Reader Comments: Trump Plan – End Citizenship, Mass Deportations; It Was Close Election; Health and Death As Profit Industry – $1.39 Trillion in Profits; Syria – a Caution; New Resource – Elections and Health Policy; Take Action;

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December 12, 2024 at 7:55 AM

‘How Many Dead Palestinians Are Enough?’ The Unbearable Prescience of the Late Poet Refaat Alareer

Portside Culture ‘How Many Dead Palestinians Are Enough?’ The Unbearable Prescience of the Late Poet Refaat Alareer     Sarah Aziza December 10, 2024 The Guardian The author and academic was killed in an Israeli airstrike a year ago. A posthumous col…

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December 12, 2024 at 7:40 AM

Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them for Positive Drug Tests

Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them for Positive Drug Tests     Shoshana Walter December 11, 2024 The Marshall Project Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce a…

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December 12, 2024 at 7:20 AM

‘Crushing Blow to the Labor Agenda’ As Manchin, Sinema Block Biden NLRB Nominee

‘Crushing Blow to the Labor Agenda’ As Manchin, Sinema Block Biden NLRB Nominee     Brett Wilkins December 11, 2024 Common Dreams "These two senators effectively handed Trump control of the board when his term begins," noted one observer. , © The A…

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December 12, 2024 at 7:10 AM

How AARP Shills for UnitedHealthcare

How AARP Shills for UnitedHealthcare     Robert Kuttner December 11, 2024 The American Prospect Today on TAP: Why does the supposed advocate for the elderly steer them to the industry’s worst insurer? , Charles Krupa/AP Photo   We still don…

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December 12, 2024 at 6:55 AM

Grave New World

Portside Culture Grave New World     David Klion October 1, 2024 Bookforum This book starts by saying that the 9/11 attacks "occurred at a moment when “the United States found itself at the head of a global economic order that had been founded on a g…

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December 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – December 11, 2024

Global Left Midweek – December 11, 2024     December 11, 2024 xxxxxx As the world churns Rojava revolutionaries. Credit, Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty   Change Requires Deep Organizing Syria, Kurds and Turkey Pink Tide Governments and Trump In…

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December 11, 2024 at 1:50 AM

Activists Call on Biden To Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office

Activists Call on Biden To Clear Death Row Before Trump Takes Office     Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Erica L. Green December 9, 2024 The New York Times The series of open letters from human rights activists and former corrections officials aligned with a larger …

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December 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM

How Health Insurance Became a Boon for Business

How Health Insurance Became a Boon for Business     Juan Cruz Ferre, Left Voice. December 9, 2024 Popular Resistance Health insurance companies are a center-piece in a deeply corrupt, inhumane, and deleterious health system that allows business people to re…

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December 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM

What Is the Progressive Working-Class Policy on Immigration?

What Is the Progressive Working-Class Policy on Immigration?     Les Leopold December 10, 2024 Common Dreams That we don't know the answer to this question is the first problem that must be addressed. A migrant sleeps in Huixtla, Mexico while sitti…

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December 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM

Liberation in Syria Is a Victory Worth Embracing

Liberation in Syria Is a Victory Worth Embracing     Layla Maghribi December 10, 2024 New Lines Magazine The country is now free, yet some remain trapped in the past Syrians in Istanbul, Turkey, celebrate the toppling of the Bashar al-Assad regime …

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