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May 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM

“The Wolves Came”

Portside Culture “The Wolves Came”     Richard Steigmann-Gall May 11, 2025 The Society for U.S. Intellectual History USIH Blog Reviewer Steigmann-Gall considers what took so long for so many, including some left wing public intellectuals, to public…

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May 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 28, 2025

Global Left Midweek – May 28, 2025     May 28, 2025 xxxxxx Resistance anywhere builds resistance everywhere Workers flood the streets of Panama City, May 23, 2025. Credit, Martin Bernetti / AFP   Malcolm at 100, Champion of Internationalis…

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May 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Trump Accused of ‘Most Blatant Show of White Supremacy in America History’

Trump Accused of ‘Most Blatant Show of White Supremacy in America History’     Matt Laslo, Martin Pengelly May 27, 2025 Raw Story “It is a slap in the face to every African American and every person in this country who believes in the rule of law,” added R…

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May 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Head of US-Backed Gaza Aid Foundation Resigns, Saying Mission Violates ‘Humanitarian Principles’

Head of US-Backed Gaza Aid Foundation Resigns, Saying Mission Violates ‘Humanitarian Principles’     Julia Conley May 26, 2025 Common Dreams "I urge Israel to significantly expand the provision of aid through all mechanisms," said Jake Wood. Pale…

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May 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Could a Bold Anti-Poverty Experiment From the 1960s Inspire a New Era in Housing Justice?

Could a Bold Anti-Poverty Experiment From the 1960s Inspire a New Era in Housing Justice?     Deyanira Nevárez Martínez May 27, 2025 The Conversation The Model Cities Program emerged in 1966 as part of Johnson’s Great Society agenda, a sweeping effort to e…

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May 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM

How I Survived White Genocide in South Africa

How I Survived White Genocide in South Africa     Ryan Cooper May 26, 2025 The American Prospect To be safe: Live openly among Black folks, wander around by yourself, and take public transport everywhere. President Donald Trump holds up articles …

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May 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Creator of Succession Populates Mountainhead With More Hilarious, Monstrous Rich Guys

Portside Culture The Creator of Succession Populates Mountainhead With More Hilarious, Monstrous Rich Guys     Tim Grierson May 23, 2025 AV Club Jesse Armstrong continues being one of the best at making ice-cold comedy from an "eat the rich" mindse…

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May 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – May 27, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes – May 27, 2025     May 27, 2025 xxxxxx Public and private media under fire , Drew Sheneman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency   Programming a Time of Monsters Running Afoul of the FTC Columbia U vs Student Journal…

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May 27, 2025 at 6:30 AM

The Trump Administration Is Trying To Unravel One of Our Greatest National Accomplishments

The Trump Administration Is Trying To Unravel One of Our Greatest National Accomplishments     John B. King Jr. May 25, 2025 The New York Times Whether it is purging half of the staff at the U.S. Department of Education or telling teachers to stop teaching…

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May 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM

Christian Theocracy in Trump’s DC

Christian Theocracy in Trump’s DC     Ian Ward May 23, 2025 Politico Doug Wilson has built a theocratic regime in Moscow, Idaho, where men rule and biblical teachings guide everything. Now he’s taking the model national, with a receptive crowd in the GOP. …

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May 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM

This Week in People’s History, May 28-Jun 3, 2025

This Week in People’s History, May 28-Jun 3, 2025     Frederick Douglass’s Unusual Book Tour (1845), Andrew Johnson Goes His Own Way (1865), Fight the Power (1975), The ACLU Takes a Stand (1970) ,   Frederick Douglass’s Unusual Book Tour (18…

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May 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A Sign That Consumers Are Anxious: They’re Cutting Back on Snacks

Portside Culture A Sign That Consumers Are Anxious: They’re Cutting Back on Snacks     Julie Creswell and Danielle Kaye April 24, 2025 The New York Times Economic concerns are starting to affect consumer spending, from snack consumption to travel p…

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May 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A Dangerous Feminist Path Against the Grain of Capital…

A Dangerous Feminist Path Against the Grain of Capital…     Sonja Lokar interviewed by Sanja Kovačević May 17, 2025 Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières We need to change the focus - to focus on public health, public education, the end of precarious work, the …

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May 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Starvation in Gaza

Starvation in Gaza     Alex de Waal May 14, 2025 London Review of Books Genocide Convention: Article 2(c) prohibits ‘deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part’. …

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May 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Sunday Science: A Strange Fascination

Sunday Science: A Strange Fascination     Zack Savitsky May 22, 2025 Science Studies of exotic materials called “strange metals” point to a whole new way to understand electricity Two tiny fingers of a strange metal (above, at right) are ready fo…

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May 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM

Land of Hope and Dreams

Land of Hope and Dreams     Bruce Springsteen and the EStreet Band May 20, 2025 YouTube On May 14, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour in Manchester, England. Highlights from that first night are now availabl…

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May 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM

When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin

When William F. Buckley Jr. Met James Baldwin     Sam Tanenhaus May 20, 2025 The Atlantic In 1965, the two intellectual giants squared off in a debate at Cambridge. It didn’t go quite as Buckley hoped. , Photo-illustration by Colin Hunter. Source…

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May 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Can Donald Trump Build the ‘Golden Dome’ Over the US?

Can Donald Trump Build the ‘Golden Dome’ Over the US?     Bernd Debusmann, Jr May 23, 2025 BBC The Congressional Research Office, or CRS, has said that "hundreds or thousands" of space-based platforms would be necessary to "provide even a minimal defence" …

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May 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Woke Right Wants To Cancel Ms Rachel

Portside Culture The Woke Right Wants To Cancel Ms Rachel     Meagan Day May 23, 2025 Children’s content creator Ms Rachel is opposed to slaughtering children in Gaza and everywhere else. The Right’s attacks in response are reactionary wokeness run …

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May 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Since George Floyd’s Murder, Police Killings Keep Rising, Not Falling

Since George Floyd’s Murder, Police Killings Keep Rising, Not Falling     Steven Rich, Tim Arango, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Graphics by Daniel Wood May 24, 2025 The New York Times The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the mu…

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May 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions

Ten Sneaky Sleeper Provisions     Robert Kuttner May 24, 2025 The American Prospect Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, Yet more horrors are hidden in the fine print. President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) talk with reporters…

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May 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Democratic Party Botched the 2024 Election

The Democratic Party Botched the 2024 Election     Anne Colamosca May 23, 2025 Tribune The Democrats neglected their voter base in 2024 and failed to respond to Trump’s campaign with anything beyond the maintenance of a bankrupt neoliberalism. Ka…

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May 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

“Like a Pendulum”: How America’s Racial Reckoning Unraveled

“Like a Pendulum”: How America’s Racial Reckoning Unraveled     Delano Massey , Russell Contreras , Zachary Basu May 22, 2025 Axios In the five years since Floyd's death, dozens of cities and states have passed bans on no-knock warrants, expanded crisis re…

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May 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Reminds Us How Civil Liberties and Collective Action Go Hand in Hand

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Reminds Us How Civil Liberties and Collective Action Go Hand in Hand     Mary Anne Trasciatti May 18, 2025 Power at Work At a time when civil liberties are hanging by a string, and the institutions that working people have come to re…

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May 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Voters Demand a Bolder and More Progressive Democratic Party

Voters Demand a Bolder and More Progressive Democratic Party     Marianne Dhenin May 20, 2025 Yes! Magazine Anger among Democratic voters nationwide over the Trump administration’s agenda and Democrats’ unwillingness to act as a xxxxxx against its overreac…

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May 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM

Friday Nite Videos | May 23, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | May 23, 2025     May 23, 2025 xxxxxx Why Zuckerberg Is Sucking Up to Trump. The Sexy Paradox That Stumped Darwin. Why Putin Believes the War Is Defensive. Trump Blasts South Africa for “White Genocide” | The Daily Show. Trump and the Pre…

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May 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM

Trump Treats Laws As Obstacles, Not Limits − and the Only Real Check on His Rule-Breaking Can Come From Political Pressure

Trump Treats Laws As Obstacles, Not Limits − and the Only Real Check on His Rule-Breaking Can Come From Political Pressure     Andrew Reeves May 21, 2025 The Conversation Trump is not the first president to test the limits of authority. But the pace and sc…

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May 24, 2025 at 2:20 AM

What Can the Joint List Teach Us About Building Palestinian Political Power?

What Can the Joint List Teach Us About Building Palestinian Political Power?     Rida Abu Rass May 23, 2025 +972 Magazine The Joint List was a historic electoral alliance of Palestinian-majority parties. Ten years after its formation, this experiment in Pa…

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May 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM

A House Divided: Washington, Langley, Saigon, and the Plot Against Diem

A House Divided: Washington, Langley, Saigon, and the Plot Against Diem     Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi and Luca Trenta May 22, 2025 National Security Archive Newly available historical evidence shows that the U.S. was deeply involved with the key players who w…

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May 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM

Why South Africa Is Torn Over the Trump-Ramaphosa Showdown

Why South Africa Is Torn Over the Trump-Ramaphosa Showdown     Sizwe Mpofu Walsh May 23, 2025 TIME Pretoria must now accept that Washington will inflame racial tensions in South Africa for the foreseeable future. What happens in our country is no longer ju…

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May 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM

My Vote

Portside Culture My Vote     Charles Finn The Nature of our Times Poet and environmentalist Charles Finn imagines a regime that respects the world and all its creatures. ,   For President of the United States Grizzly Bear. For Vice…

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May 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM

House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail

House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail     Timothy Noah May 22, 2025 The New Republic Early this morning, House Republicans, rushed to cut not quite $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Today, Medicaid commands not merely a significant …

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May 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem     Timothy Snyder May 20, 2025 Thinking about... Ed Martin is a major actor in Trump's attempted regime change to authoritarianism. His particular role is to transform the law into a tool to intimidate America…

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May 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism

The Trump-Supporting Christians Accusing Jews of Antisemitism     Michelle Goldberg May 19, 2025 The New York Times Ultra-Zionist gentiles are transforming America into something out of Jewish nightmares, pretending they're trying to ensure Jewish safety. …

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May 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Jadaliyya Co-Editor Noura Erakat Addresses the UN in Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba

Jadaliyya Co-Editor Noura Erakat Addresses the UN in Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba     Noura Erakat May 16, 2025 Jadaliyya Noura Erakat highlighted the shortcomings of international law in stopping Israel's ongoing genocide against the…

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May 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits- May 22-Readers Comments: After-Tax Income Under Trump-GOP Budget; One Brief Shining Moment; How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission; Take Action in Defense of NYU Student Logan Rozos; How Can Academics Support Workers’ Organizing at Amazon

Tidbits- May 22-Readers Comments: After-Tax Income Under Trump-GOP Budget; One Brief Shining Moment; How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission; Take Action in Defense of NYU Student Logan Rozos; How Can Academics Support Workers’ Organizing at Amazon     May 22, 2…

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May 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM

Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People

Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People     Zolan Kanno-Youngs May 21, 2025 The New York Times President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of …

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May 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM

The Radical Courage of Noor Abdalla

The Radical Courage of Noor Abdalla     Aida Alami May 21, 2025 The New Yorker How the wife of Mahmoud Khalil has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom. Noor Abdalla, Photograph by Caitlin Ochs / Reuters …

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May 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Outrage After Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Live Rounds at Foreign Diplomats in West Bank

Outrage After Israeli Occupation Forces Shoot Live Rounds at Foreign Diplomats in West Bank     Brett Wilkins May 21, 2025 Common Dreams Among those shot at were representatives of three nations that threatened "concrete actions" if Israel doesn't end its …

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May 22, 2025 at 6:10 AM

The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked

The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked     Thom Hartmann May 21, 2025 Hartmann Report Why the destruction of public institutions, the middle class, and government itself may not be a mistake — but the mission… ,   Neal deG…

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May 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM

Double Negative

Portside Culture Double Negative     George Blaustein May 1, 2025 The European Review of Books This book is a detailed history of an aspect of modern European history and the treaty that catalyzed that story. ,   Europe without Bo…

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May 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – May 21, 2025

Global Left Midweek – May 21, 2025     May 21, 2025 xxxxxx War, peace, fascism and imperialism A commemoration of the people who fought against fascism on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Italy. Credit, EPA   For a Diplomatic Huma…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Path to Medicare for All

The Path to Medicare for All     Dean Baker May 20, 2025 CounterPunch Part of the story of reducing costs is easy. We pay $350 billion a year for the administrative costs of private health insurance. By contrast, the administrative costs of Medicare are ju…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM

How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission

How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission     Michael Felsen May 19, 2025 xxxxxx Hatred of Jews because they are Jews is anathema wherever it rears its ugly head, it should be called out. But anti-Israel statements should not presumptively be equated with …

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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America

Six Reasons Why the House Budget Bill Will Hurt Rural America     Michael Chameides May 19, 2025 Barn Raiser Republicans in Congress are jamming through a sweeping bill to fund handouts to the rich. Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) is seen with other Dem…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

No, There Isn’t an Epidemic of Workless Medicaid Recipients

No, There Isn’t an Epidemic of Workless Medicaid Recipients     Matt Bruenig May 16, 2025 Jacobin Trump administration officials including RFK Jr want to add work requirements to Medicaid, arguing that there is a major scourge of able-bodied recipients ref…

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May 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 20, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – May 20, 2025     May 20, 2025 xxxxxx Who ya gonna call? , Tubi   From Conservatism to Resistance Library of Congress Staff 86 DOJ Post-Roe Witch Hunt Sports Break Buying American is a Sucker’s Game What i…

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May 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, May 21–27, 2025

This Week in People’s History, May 21–27, 2025     xxxxxx Act Up Against Bad Science (1990), Don’t Talk, Take Action! (1980), Racism Debunked, But for How Long? (1950), Speak Up, Memory! (2025), Protest and Serve (2020), National Institute of Health, R.I.P? (…

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May 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM

How Democrats Beat a Supposedly Unbeatable Republican

How Democrats Beat a Supposedly Unbeatable Republican     John Nichols May 16, 2025 The Nation The supposedly unbeatable Republican mayor of Nebraska’s largest city used the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ+ playbook in her reelection bid. And suffered a resounding loss! …

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May 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Heritage Foundation Plan To Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement

Heritage Foundation Plan To Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement     Katie J.M. Baker May 18, 2025 The New York Times Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activis…

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