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February 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Federal Workers Can Defeat Musk’s Coup. Here’s How.

Federal Workers Can Defeat Musk’s Coup. Here’s How.     Eric Blanc February 10, 2025 Labor Politics Elon Musk is not invincible ,   Who can stop Elon Musk? Even though it’s illegal for him to seize control of federal agency finances to slas…

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February 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

How Refrigeration Ruined Fresh Food

Portside Culture How Refrigeration Ruined Fresh Food     Allison Arie October 22, 2024 MIT Technology Review Refrigeration is such a significant contributor to global warming and ozone depletion that Project Drawdown points to refrigerant management …

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February 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Left’s Diminished DNC Presence

The Left’s Diminished DNC Presence     Tom Gallagher February 8, 2025 Stansbury Forum At the moment there is no one obviously positioned to take up the Sanders mantle in the 2028 presidential campaign. But we may have to make it our business to find one. …

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February 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Sunday Science: It’s 89 Seconds Until Doomsday and Her First Day on the Job

Sunday Science: It’s 89 Seconds Until Doomsday and Her First Day on the Job     Katrina Miller February 3, 2025 New York Times Alexandra Bell is bringing more than a decade of experience in nuclear policy to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the organiz…

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February 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM

The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup

The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup     Elie Mystal February 7, 2025 The Nation While the lawsuits being filed against the Trump-Musk administration are righteous, they will not “save” us from this nightmare. Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks…

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February 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM

The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

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February 10, 2025 at 4:55 AM

Emilia Pérez Is the Ultimate Unloved Oscar Nominee

Portside Culture Emilia Pérez Is the Ultimate Unloved Oscar Nominee     Eileen Jones February 5, 2025 Jacobin Despite Emilia Pérez’s mixed reviews and poor audience reactions, Hollywood handed the musical 13 Oscar nominations in the hopes of proving …

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February 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM

What Happened the Last Time a President Purged the Bureaucracy

What Happened the Last Time a President Purged the Bureaucracy     Clay Risen February 6, 2025 Politico The impact can linger not just for years but decades. The 1947 pamphlet "Is This Tomorrow? America under Communism!" produced by the Catholic Ca…

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February 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Who Is Behind Trump’s Intimidation of South Africa?

Who Is Behind Trump’s Intimidation of South Africa?     Max Du Preez February 7, 2025 Vrye Weekblad Donald Trump's bizarre, fact-free threat against South Africa did not just arise in the back of his head last week. It is the initiative of alt-right ex-South…

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February 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Companies Ask Trump’s EPA To Hide Potential Disasters

Companies Ask Trump’s EPA To Hide Potential Disasters     Katya Schwenk February 7, 2025 The Lever Biden increased transparency around the risks of chemical disaster — industry lobbyists just asked Trump’s new EPA chief Lee Zeldin to roll that back. …

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February 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Judges Curb Trump’s Sweeping Executive Actions

Judges Curb Trump’s Sweeping Executive Actions     Ella Lee and Zach Schonfeld February 7, 2025 The Hill Trump has signed dozens of executive actions since returning to the Oval Office last month, flooding the zone with orders and statements zigzagging throu…

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February 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Socialism or Barbarism – a Statement of Fact

Socialism or Barbarism – a Statement of Fact     Matt Willgress February 8, 2025 Morning Star Trump’s return when we already see a world at war, breathtaking inequality and climate catastrophe confirms Engles’ famous dichotomy. ,   Engels o…

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February 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM

What Happened Here

What Happened Here     John Ganz February 4, 2025 Unpopular Front In the process of accumulating enormous wealth, the tech-oligarchs created the conditions for their loss of social power and, when they realized this, they got a big dose of class consciousnes…

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February 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM

A Plan for the Resistance

A Plan for the Resistance     Harold Meyerson February 6, 2025 The American Prospect Come April, it will be time to celebrate—and renew—America’s 1775 revolt against usurping monarchs. People protest outside the federal courthouse in Pittsburgh, Fe…

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February 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | February 6, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | February 6, 2025     February 7, 2025 xxxxxx Trump Proposes Gaza Takeover | The Daily Show. Elon Musk: Party in the USA (Song Parody). What is Hugging Face? Could AI Wipe Out Mainstream Media? Mo: Season 2 Trailer | Netflix. , …

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February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Two Grifters Off To Seize the World*

Two Grifters Off To Seize the World*     Robert Kuttner February 7, 2025 The American Prospect Most fascist dictators have been more about ideology and absolute power than about personal wealth. Trump and his crony Musk are at least as interested in personal…

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February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Don’t Praise in Advance: A Cure for Mad Surrender Disease

Don’t Praise in Advance: A Cure for Mad Surrender Disease     Michael Podhorzer February 4, 2025 Weekend Reading It’s standard to think of presidents’ initial approval ratings; it’s also worth looking at presidential disapproval ratings. Here, Trump really s…

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February 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Here’s What Senate Democrats Should Be Doing To Fight Trump

Here’s What Senate Democrats Should Be Doing To Fight Trump     Aaron Regunberg February 7, 2025 The New Republic Senate rules were explicitly designed to protect the minority. Democrats should exploit them mercilessly to slow Trump and Musk before they dest…

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February 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Damage of Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Already Been Done

The Damage of Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Already Been Done     Meron Rapoport February 7, 2025 972 Magazine The proposal to cleanse Gaza of Palestinians tapped into a deep undercurrent in Israeli society — endangering any chance for a peaceful future in the regio…

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February 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Putting Your Toddler to Bed the Night of Another Elementary School Mass Shooting

Portside Culture Putting Your Toddler to Bed the Night of Another Elementary School Mass Shooting     Joanne Durham Verse Virtual Poet Joanne Durham reflects on an uniquely American challenge of parenting. ,   Of course you don’t tel…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Chappell Roan Calls for ‘Liveable Wage’ From Record Labels After Grammy Win

Portside Culture Chappell Roan Calls for ‘Liveable Wage’ From Record Labels After Grammy Win     Casey Cooper-Fiske, PA Entertainment Reporter February 3, 2025 The Irish News Singer Chappell Roan has called on record labels to provide a “liveable wag…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM

A Coup Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes. Here’s What You Can Do

A Coup Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes. Here’s What You Can Do     York Dispatch Editorial Board February 5, 2025 York Dispatch (PA) Editorial from the York, Pennsylvania York Dispatch - Donald Trump and his shadow president have worked to undermine our country…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM

King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag

King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag     Ryan Cooper February 5, 2025 The American Prospect Before Elon Musk and Donald Trump can exercise authoritarian power, he must purge the federal bureaucracy. But federal workers aren’t playing ball. Federal worker…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM

How Trump’s Plan To Expel Gazans Is Uniting Arab States – and Threatening Israel

How Trump’s Plan To Expel Gazans Is Uniting Arab States – and Threatening Israel     Zvi Bar'el February 6, 2025 Haaretz Trump's plan to relocate two million Palestinians ensnares the leaders of all Middle Eastern countries, not just Egypt and Jordan, in a d…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Mayor Adams’s Long Dance With the Republican Party

Mayor Adams’s Long Dance With the Republican Party     Ariama C. Long January 30, 2025 Amsterdam News At the beginning of his mayoralty, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was no stranger to critics calling him a “Republican,” among other things. Plot twist: The…

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February 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Feb.6- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington; ICE Raids and Resistance; People’s Guide to Project 2025; More.

Tidbits – Feb.6- Reader Comments: Reader Comments: Dictatorial UnConstitutional Power Grab; Anti-Trump Protests Brake Out; USDA IG Was Investigating Elon Musk; Nightmare Over Washington; ICE Raids and Resistance; People’s Guide to Project 2025; More.     February …

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February 6, 2025 at 7:25 AM

‘Frankly Insane’: Trump’s Plan To Ship Migrants to Guantanamo Could Quickly Collapse

‘Frankly Insane’: Trump’s Plan To Ship Migrants to Guantanamo Could Quickly Collapse     Ben Fox February 5, 2025 Politico A reality check from a top lawyer who knows Guantanamo. A closed section of the U.S. prison at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay Naval …

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February 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM

Palestinians in Gaza on Trump’s Plan: ‘We Would Rather Die Here Than Leave’

Palestinians in Gaza on Trump’s Plan: ‘We Would Rather Die Here Than Leave’     Malak A Tantesh in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem February 5, 2025 The Guardian The US president’s idea to take over the territory and his claims Palestinians were ke…

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February 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM

King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag

King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag     Ryan Cooper February 5, 2025 The American Prospect Before Elon Musk can exercise authoritarian power, he must purge the federal bureaucracy. But federal workers aren’t playing ball. Protesters gather out…

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February 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM

Anti-Trump Protests Break Out at State Capitols Across the Country

Anti-Trump Protests Break Out at State Capitols Across the Country     Hafiz Rashid February 5, 2025 The New Republic Anti-Trump, Anti=Musk 'Movement 50501' Protests Take P​lace Nationwide People protest immigration and economic policies of the Tru…

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February 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM

The Struggle for Black Education

Portside Culture The Struggle for Black Education     Randal Maurice Jelks September 12, 2021 Los Angeles Review of Books An outstanding contribution to the history of Black education that focuses on the career of Carter G. Woodson. , …

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February 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – February 5, 2025

Global Left Midweek – February 5, 2025     February 5, 2025 xxxxxx Antifascism and social transformation 160k+ cram the Berlin streets to oppose right/far right bloc: “We are the firewall, no cooperation with AfD!” February 2, 2025. Credit, Getty I…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Federal Workers, Stay in Your Jobs and Help Resist the Trump-Musk Takeover

Federal Workers, Stay in Your Jobs and Help Resist the Trump-Musk Takeover     Sarah Van Gelder February 4, 2025 Common Dreams The email sent to federal employees urging them to resign in exchange for uncertain benefits is clearly aimed at purging critical g…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Trump’s Tariffs vs. China’s Long Game

Trump’s Tariffs vs. China’s Long Game     Imran Khalid January 27, 2025 Foreign Policy in Focus China is shrugging off Trump's tariffs and economic threats. , shutterstock   Donald Trump, never one to shy away from a headline-grabbing maneu…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Bluesky Proves Stagnant Monopolies Are Strangling the Internet

Bluesky Proves Stagnant Monopolies Are Strangling the Internet     Ryan Cooper January 6, 2025 The American Prospect One tiny company has the bloated Facebook empire scrambling to respond. , Matteo Della Torre/NurPhoto via AP   One bright s…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM

America’s Dangerous Movement Toward Oligarchy, Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy

America’s Dangerous Movement Toward Oligarchy, Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy     Bernie Sanders February 4, 2025 Counterpunch In my view, the Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into an oligarchic form of society where extraordin…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Palestinian and Israeli Filmmakers Team Up To Create ‘No Other Land’

Portside Culture Palestinian and Israeli Filmmakers Team Up To Create ‘No Other Land’     Justin Chang January 31, 2025 NPR No Other Land, an award-winning documentary about the dispossession of Palestinians in the West Bank, still hasn’t found a dis…

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February 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – February 4, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes – February 4, 2025     February 4, 2025 xxxxxx The exodus from mainstream media , Steve Bell   Trump and Tech Deepseek Turns the Tables Mindblowing Capitulation at Public TV Station Covering the Kakocracy TikTok Takes …

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February 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM

Trump Advisers Weigh Actions To Dismantle Education Department – Report

Trump Advisers Weigh Actions To Dismantle Education Department – Report     Léonie Chao-Fong February 3, 2025 The Guardian Officials are discussing executive order as part of efforts by Musk’s Doge team to seize control of federal spending View ima…

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February 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM

This Week in People’s History, Feb 5–11, 2025

This Week in People’s History, Feb 5–11, 2025     February 3, 2025 xxxxxx Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis. Philly Garment Workers Shut It Down. From Bad to Worse for Unions. Hollywood Gives Racism a Big Boost. “Are You Now or Have You Ever Been . . .” P…

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February 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Justice Department Finds Tulsa Massacre Was a “Coordinated, Military-Style Attack”

Justice Department Finds Tulsa Massacre Was a “Coordinated, Military-Style Attack”     Equal Justice Initiative January 13, 2025 Equal Justice Initiative The Cold Case Unit of the DoJ has issued a report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. The report contains n…

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February 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Eat Less Beef. Eat More Ostrich?

Portside Culture Eat Less Beef. Eat More Ostrich?     Sarah Zhang January 8, 2025 The Atlantic The truth is, greenhouse-gas emissions from food are sensitive to the exact mode of production, which vary country to country, region to region, and even f…

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February 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM

How Philly Whole Foods Workers Beat Bezos

How Philly Whole Foods Workers Beat Bezos     Eric Blanc February 3, 2025 Labor Politics "People need hope and the best place to find it is in your coworkers" Worker leaders from the Philly Whole Foods Union, Labor Politics   Can labor sust…

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February 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Trump’s New Jim Crow

Trump’s New Jim Crow     Bill Mosley January 31, 2025 Outside the Box DEI is not a conspiracy to make white people feel bad about themselves; it’s a society-wide effort to combat past discrimination against everyone who is not a white, straight, able-bodied …

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February 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM

Can’t Get You out of My Head: Debunking Brain Health Misinformation

Can’t Get You out of My Head: Debunking Brain Health Misinformation     Jessica Steier, Sarah Scheinman, Ayesha Sherzai November 6, 2024 Unbiased Science Common misconceptions and examine evidence-based approaches to cognitive health, including the role of n…

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February 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM

Make America 1897 Again

Make America 1897 Again     Jamelle Bouie and Aaron Retica Produced by Derek Arthur January 28, 2025 New York Times Trump, Musk, Zuckerberg and MAGA’s new Gilded Age. , Illustration by The New York Times; photograph via Library of Congress …

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February 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM

In Sudan, Doctors Forced To Operate in Shipping Containers Buried Underground

In Sudan, Doctors Forced To Operate in Shipping Containers Buried Underground     Eisa Dafalla February 2, 2025 Drop Site News Healthcare facilities have come under heavy attack in the conflict between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese National Army …

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February 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM

Why Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Solve America’s Fentanyl Crisis

Why Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Solve America’s Fentanyl Crisis     Rodney Coates January 27, 2025 The Conversation Treatment works and bans don’t. Small but powerful – and potentially deadly., Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images   Americans consume…

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February 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM

The Reckless Creation of Whiteness

The Reckless Creation of Whiteness     Erin L. Thompson January 29, 2025 The Nation In The Unseen Truth, Sarah Lewis examines how an erroneous 18th-century story about the “Caucasian race” led to a centuries of prejudice and misapprehension. Mikhai…

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February 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM

The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time

The 100 Best Protest Songs of All Time     Rolling Stone January 27, 2025 Rolling Stone From Pete Seeger and Billie Holiday to Beyoncé and Rage Against the Machine, musicians across genres have spoken truth to power through their songs , Photo Illu…

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