Of Misogyny, Musk, and Men     Clara Jeffery November 15, 2024 Mother Jones Women are not okay. We’re furious...Trump’s margin of victory was powered by men, who voted for him by 55 percent—a few points more than went for him in 2020. Trump made gains with a…

How Trump and the GOP Plan To Dismantle the U.S. Pro-Palestinian Movement     Ben Samuels December 23, 2024 Haaretz Aggressively anti-Palestinian appointees, who tend to describe all campus protesters as Hamas supporters, will soon steer both foreign and dom…

A Global Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty and Corporate Power     Lawrence S. Wittner December 24, 2024 Foreign Policy in Focus The rich are growing astronomically richer while poverty reduction has ground to a standstill. In today’s world of widespread pov…

We’re Already Seeing Signs That Trump Is Tanking the Economy     Timothy Noah December 23, 2024 The New Republic Your stock portfolio may grow. But say goodbye to next year’s raise—and maybe even your job. Donald Trump’s election provides a useful occasion t…

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Bethlehem Rev. Isaac Protests Continuing Gaza Genocide     Interview by Amy Goodman December 23, 2024 Democracy Now Reverend's Christmas sermon titled "Christ is Still in the Rubble" given while Christmas celebrations were canceled in the West Bank and the c…

‘I Probably Could Have Flipped Over a Few More Tables’     Nicholas Wu December 25, 2024 Politico Outgoing Rep. Cori Bush gets candid about her time in Congress and how progressives should respond to 2024. Rep. Cori Bush, Francis Chung/POLITICO …

Think Biden’s Unpopular? Check Out His Fellow Leaders.     Harold Meyerson December 23, 2024 The American Prospect If floundering leaders and ineffectual democracies are the new norm, we’re in a very dangerous time. From left, U.K. Prime Minister K…

The Walmart Effect     Rogé Karma December 24, 2024 The Atlantic New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices. , Marie Eriel Hobro for The New York Times  …

Portside Culture A Soundtrack of Irrationalism     Blaire Briody December 12, 2024 Los Angeles Review of Books Reviewer Briody calls this book "a tightly written and well-reported account of the rise of extremism in small-town America." , …

Global Left Midweek – Women Confront Society     December 25, 2024 xxxxxx It’s worldwide Credit, Vidushi Yadav and Medhavini Yadav   Global Economy: Listen to Women Video: Kenyans Against Femicide Report on Pelicot Verdicts and Aftermath W…