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August 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Can Donald Trump Police the United States?

Can Donald Trump Police the United States?     Cristian Farias August 19, 2025 The New Yorker In a trial over the legality of the President’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles, there may be a definitive answer to where his power ends. …

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August 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM

US Deploys Warships to Venezuelan Coast

US Deploys Warships to Venezuelan Coast     Stephen Prager August 21, 2025 Common Dreams "These aggressive policies seek to extend US dominance in Latin America, no matter the human cost," CodePink said. A t-shirt depicting US President Donald Tr…

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August 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Weird Origins of the Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian

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August 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A Presidential Wrecking Ball

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August 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM

From Mourning To Rage to Transformation

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August 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A Modest Proposal –From the Alligators

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August 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 22, 2025

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August 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM

With Trump, the Antisemitism Is Coming From Inside the House

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August 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM

How a Government Autism Study Could Destroy Vaccine Access in America

How a Government Autism Study Could Destroy Vaccine Access in America     Jess Steier August 19, 2025 Unbiased Science A government study promising to identify "the cause" of autism by September is being positioned to blame vaccines despite decades of evid…

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August 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Colonizing Mars Is a Really, Really Terrible Idea

Colonizing Mars Is a Really, Really Terrible Idea     Stuart Jeffries December 14, 2023 The Guardian Woah! say Kelly and Zach Weinersmith in this romp through the many rooms of a space folly. “Leaving 2C warmer Earth for Mars would be like leaving a messy …

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August 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Pushing MAGA Out: The Resistance Ramps Up

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August 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Rogues in a Nation

Portside Culture Rogues in a Nation     Robert Burns Scotland's national poet, Rabbie Burns, criticized the members of the Scottish aristocracy who in 1707 signed the Act of Union thereby ending Scottish home rule. ,   Robert Burns,…

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August 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Netanyahu Declares War on the World, Dragging Israel and Global Jewry Toward the Abyss

Netanyahu Declares War on the World, Dragging Israel and Global Jewry Toward the Abyss     Haaretz Editorial August 19, 2025 Haaretz There are two options: either Israel finally pulls into its defensible and normal borders, or the circles of condemnation w…

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August 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Democratic Establishment’s Shunning of Mamdani Is Disqualifying

The Democratic Establishment’s Shunning of Mamdani Is Disqualifying     Perry Bacon August 20, 2025 The New Republic The shunning of Mamdani is an important illustration of the state of the Democratic Party in 2025. It shows some unfortunate truths about t…

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August 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Robert Kennedy Has Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics

Robert Kennedy Has Gutted Our Best Defense Against Future Pandemics     Ryan Cooper August 20, 2025 The American Prospect mRNA technology saved America’s bacon in 2020. Now RFK Jr. is defunding it. In reality, mRNA is by far the best vaccine option should …

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August 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

As Fires Rage on Colorado’s Western Slope, Some Worry About the Region’s Radioactive History

As Fires Rage on Colorado’s Western Slope, Some Worry About the Region’s Radioactive History     Parker Yamasaki August 21, 2025 The Colorado Sun The frequency and intensity of wildfires in the West adds another variable to the equation, given the high con…

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August 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Tidbits- Aug.21 -Readers Comments: Trump-Putin Summit; Trump White-Washington Slavery; Trump’s DC Takeover; Zohran Mamdani – the “Commie Corridor”; Zoom This Sunday: Gaza & the West Bank: Views From the Israeli and Palestinian Left; Cartoons; More…

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August 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM

As Israeli Genocide Intensifies, Majority of Americans Support Palestinian Statehood

As Israeli Genocide Intensifies, Majority of Americans Support Palestinian Statehood     Stephen Prager August 20, 2025 Common Dreams "Israel has lost the support of the world, including the American people," said policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs. Th…

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August 21, 2025 at 4:20 AM

ICE Is Deporting Thousands With Minor Offenses — From Traffic Violations to Weed Possession

ICE Is Deporting Thousands With Minor Offenses — From Traffic Violations to Weed Possession     Christie Thompson and Anna Flagg August 15, 2025 The Marshall Project Many people with little or no criminal record have been swept into the administration’s im…

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August 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM

‘Historic’: How Mexico’s Welfare Policies Helped 13.4 Million People out of Poverty

‘Historic’: How Mexico’s Welfare Policies Helped 13.4 Million People out of Poverty     Oscar Lopez August 18, 2025 The Guardian Experts are enthusiastic about poverty reductions achieved under former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador …

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August 21, 2025 at 3:50 AM

CBO Confirms Trump Budget Law Will Trigger Over $500 Billion in Automatic Medicare Cuts

CBO Confirms Trump Budget Law Will Trigger Over $500 Billion in Automatic Medicare Cuts     Brad Reed August 15, 2025 Common Dreams "Republicans knew their tax breaks for billionaires would force over half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts—and they did i…

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August 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Why Architecture and Urban Space Are Always Political

Portside Culture Why Architecture and Urban Space Are Always Political     George Themistokleous August 7, 2025 LSE Review of Books The contributors to this latest volume of the Routledge Handbook of Architecture, Urban Space and Politics offer a w…

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August 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – August 20, 2025

Global Left Midweek – August 20, 2025     August 20, 2025 xxxxxx The masks are coming off Supporters of opposition parties in the neighbourhood of Yopougon, Ivory Coast, call for an inclusive presidential election in October 2025. Credit, AFP - ISS…

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August 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM

The Troubling Lines That Columbia Is Drawing

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August 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Trump’s War on Mail-In Voting Threatens the Foundations of Democracy Itself

Trump’s War on Mail-In Voting Threatens the Foundations of Democracy Itself     Thom Hartmann August 19, 2025 Common Dreams Instead of trying to make elections more secure, Trump’s laying the groundwork for election theft in plain sight. Mail-in …

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August 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM

Brutalism Is Back

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August 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM

Corporate Greed and National Interests Torpedoed the UN Plastics Treaty

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August 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Cloud Is a Techno-Thriller for the Age of Online Hustle Culture

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August 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes – August 19, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes – August 19, 2025     August 19, 2025 xxxxxx Tech and politics , Nick Anderson/The Contrarian   Big Tech’s AI Offensive The ICE Alert App From MAGA to Meta Trump Helps Tech Moguls Evade the Law Without CPB, Docs for Br…

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August 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Tells Trump To Stay Out; Decries Authoritarianism, War on Poor People

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Tells Trump To Stay Out; Decries Authoritarianism, War on Poor People     Interview by Amy Goodman August 15, 2025 Democracy Now! Responding to Trump’s threats, Mayor Johnson says his city will not “cower or bend or be intimid…

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August 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM

This Week in People’s History, Aug 20–26, 2025

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August 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Climate Change Is Devastating Coffee Production Worldwide. Can It Take Root in Florida?

Portside Culture Climate Change Is Devastating Coffee Production Worldwide. Can It Take Root in Florida?     Diana Kruzman July 18, 2025 Ambrook Research When Florida growers last attempted to plant coffee in the 1940s it “got frozen out,” unable t…

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August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Abandoning mRNA Is a Dangerous Decision

Abandoning mRNA Is a Dangerous Decision     Rick Bright August 18, 2025 The New York Times If the United States abandons mRNA, it will not simply be forfeiting a public health advantage. It will be ceding a strategic asset. In national security terms, mRNA…

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August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

How Red-State Republicans Thwart the Left-Wing Desires of Their Voters

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August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A Tale of 10 Cities

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August 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Sunday Science: For Some Patients, the ‘Inner Voice’ May Soon Be Audible

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August 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM

What Trump’s Decertification of Federal Employee Unions Means

What Trump’s Decertification of Federal Employee Unions Means     Marc Kagan August 14, 2025 Jacobin The Trump administration moved ahead last week with its plans to void the collective bargaining agreements covering hundreds of thousands of federal worker…

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August 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM

You Might Not Recognize CALI Gubernatorial Candidate Che Ahn, but His Brand of Militant Christianity Should Feel Familiar

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August 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Why Lelo Juarez Chose Self-Deportation

Why Lelo Juarez Chose Self-Deportation     David Bacon August 11, 2025 The Progressive How the current conditions of immigrant detention and Trump Administration policies impelled a farmworker organizer to return to Mexico. Lelo Juarez with his c…

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August 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Seth Meyers on Donald Trump’s DC Police Takeover: ‘This Is All Just Theater’

Portside Culture Seth Meyers on Donald Trump’s DC Police Takeover: ‘This Is All Just Theater’     Guardian Staff August 14, 2025 The Guardian Late-night host discusses Trump’s rambling Kennedy Center speech and his deployment of the national guard …

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August 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Putin’s Ukraine Proposal Backed by Trump Centers on Donbas. Here’s Why.

Putin’s Ukraine Proposal Backed by Trump Centers on Donbas. Here’s Why.     Anatoly Kurmanaev, Ksenia Churmanova and Nataliya Vasilyeva August 17, 2025 The New York Times The traditionally Russian-speaking area is at the heart of what the Russian president…

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August 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM

How the Rich Got Richer

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August 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM

How Americans View the Trump Tariff Policies

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August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Why I Joined the DSA

Why I Joined the DSA     Lindsey Boylan August 12, 2025 The Indypendent Not only is everything about DSA so unlike my experience working for Cuomo, it is so disparate from my experience of being abandoned by my own party, the Democratic Party of New York. …

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August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Progressive Leaders Across the Americas Unite Against Growing Global Fascism

Progressive Leaders Across the Americas Unite Against Growing Global Fascism     José Luis Granados Ceja August 12, 2025 Truthout Mexican Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña said the two defining features of the rising fascist threat in the world wer…

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August 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Mass Socialist Politics vs. Vanguard Party

Mass Socialist Politics vs. Vanguard Party     Max Böhnel August 12, 2025 nd - journalismus von links DSA's 2025 convention was, in many ways, a snapshot of the American socialist movement itself: energized, diverse, and ambitious — but also fragmented, in…

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August 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | August 15, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | August 15, 2025     xxxxxx August 15, 2025 xxxxxx Immigration Enforcement | John Oliver. Zach Shrewsbury Introduces Bernie Sanders in Wheeling, WV. The Alyaska Summit | Puppet Regime. Alcohol is Amazing. The Epstein Manhattan Townhouse. …

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August 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Dear Leftist: Stop Attacking AOC

Dear Leftist: Stop Attacking AOC     Tom Gallagher August 9, 2025 Common Dreams We should not do the billionaires’ work of dividing us. They have enough money to do it for themselves. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and Bernie Sanders (right) on …

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August 16, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Trump’s White Nationalism and the Future of History

Trump’s White Nationalism and the Future of History     William Sturkey August 11, 2025 The New Republic Being a historian during Trump 2.0 is to witness a renewal of debunked mythologies and outdated ideas made fresh by a state apparatus deeply invested i…

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August 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Marx in America: The Fourth Boom

Marx in America: The Fourth Boom     Devin Thomas O’Shea May 27, 2025 Los Angeles Review of Books Hartman is a Gen X Marxist, pilled by the revolutionary politics of Rage Against the Machine. “Until the freedom of some no longer required the unfreedom of o…

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