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October 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Sunday Science: Cybercrime in the Age of AI

Sunday Science: Cybercrime in the Age of AI     Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bogdan Botezatu, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly October 23, 2025 YouTube Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore deepfakes, scams, and cybercrime with the Directo…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM

Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed

Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed     Y.L. Al-Sheikh October 23, 2025 The Nation From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.…
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October 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM

The First Politically Viable Wealth Tax

The First Politically Viable Wealth Tax     Harold Meyerson October 23, 2025 The American Prospect A proposed 2026 California ballot measure would tax billionaires’ fortunes to fund imperiled health access for 15 million state Medicaid recipients. …
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October 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM

Palestinian Rights and Free Speech Rights Are Closely Linked

Palestinian Rights and Free Speech Rights Are Closely Linked     Lori Allen October 26, 2025 Jacobin A recent successful court case brought by university professors against the Trump administration’s ideological deportations is an important win for support…
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October 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM

The Beinart Notebook: There Is No Ceasefire

The Beinart Notebook: There Is No Ceasefire     Peter Beinart, Muhammad Shehada October 26, 2025 YouTube Peter Beinart interviews Muhammad Shehada on the Trump plan: Israel’s plans for the more than half of Gaza, Palestinian public opinion of Hamas, Potent…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Adam Silver Is on a One-Man Mission To Ruin the NBA

Portside Culture Adam Silver Is on a One-Man Mission To Ruin the NBA     Jack Bedrosian October 21, 2025 Jacobin Adam Silver became the NBA commissioner in 2014. Since then, he has wholeheartedly embraced sports gambling while making games harder f…
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October 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Authoritarian Strategy: Criminalizing Dissent and Protest

Authoritarian Strategy: Criminalizing Dissent and Protest     Chaumtoli Huq October 3, 2025 Huq Ithttps://substack.com/@huqit Authoritarian regimes rarely criminalize dissent all at once; they normalize repression step by step. Authoritarianism is a politi…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM

District Judges Fight To Defend the Law. DOJ and SCOTUS Snicker.

District Judges Fight To Defend the Law. DOJ and SCOTUS Snicker.     Joe Patrice October 24, 2025 Above the Law Lower courts are holding the line against authoritarianism while getting death threats and zero backup from above. ,   If demo…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM

Not the Onion: Man Arrested for Playing ‘Darth Vader Theme’

Not the Onion: Man Arrested for Playing ‘Darth Vader Theme’     Chris Williams October 24, 2025 Above the Law I had to make sure this wasn't an Onion article when I read about it. But here's the video you can see for yourself. ,   It is e…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Can a Squad of Progressive Vets Storm Capitol Hill in 2026?

Can a Squad of Progressive Vets Storm Capitol Hill in 2026?     Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon October 25, 2025 xxxxxx Fortunately, heading into the 2026 mid-term elections some military veterans from working class backgrounds are trying to challenge big mon…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

75% of US Voters Are Concerned About Healthcare Premiums

75% of US Voters Are Concerned About Healthcare Premiums     Jessica Corbett October 25, 2025 Common Dreams “Instead of acting to prevent healthcare price hikes for the American people, President Trump and Republicans in Congress are playing games with peo…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Meet RFK’s Corporate Underlings

Meet RFK’s Corporate Underlings     Julian Scoffield and Toni Aguilar Rosenthal October 24, 2025 The American Prospect Several top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services worked for the very corporate interests their boss claims to oppose.…
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October 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | October 24, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | October 24, 2025     xxxxxx October 24, 2025 xxxxxx Over Half of Democrats Have ‘Positive View of Socialism.’ We Asked Trump Voters About Grocery Prices. Could Cleverly Sliced Paper Revolutionize Human Waste? A House of Dynamite | Movie …
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October 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM

The CDC Diaspora Fights Back

The CDC Diaspora Fights Back     Jonathan Cohn October 22, 2025 The xxxxxx How America’s scientific army is trying to stand up for public health—and stand up for itself. Rally in support of ousted leaders of the CDC, credit: screen grab  …
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October 25, 2025 at 3:25 AM

The Forgotten Story of the US Soldiers Who Integrated Baseball Before Jackie Robinson

The Forgotten Story of the US Soldiers Who Integrated Baseball Before Jackie Robinson     Rich Tenorio October 22, 2025 The Guardian This is history that should be remembered: Alongside a Jewish, anti-racist pitcher from Brooklyn, Leon Day and Willard Brow…
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October 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM

The US Warships off Venezuela Aren’t There To Fight Drugs

The US Warships off Venezuela Aren’t There To Fight Drugs     Guillaume Long October 24, 2025 Center for Economic and Policy Research The military build-up off Venezuela’s coast is a slippery slope towards an armed conflagration, far greater suffering for …
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October 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Cuomo Embraces Islamophobia in Waning Days of Mayoral Campaign

Cuomo Embraces Islamophobia in Waning Days of Mayoral Campaign     Yoav Gonen and Claudia Irizarry Aponte October 23, 2025 The City The former governor participated in a radio interview on Thursday where he laughed with the cohost imagining mayoral frontru…
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October 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM

America Is a Gun

Portside Culture America Is a Gun     Brian Bilston Brian Bilston, self-proclaimed "Poet, Philosopher & Failure," offers a succinct analysis of the American character. ,   England is a cup of tea. France, a wheel of ripened brie.…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM

Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Dictator? This Database Emphatically Says Yes

Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Dictator? This Database Emphatically Says Yes     George Lakey October 15, 2025 Films for Action The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent …
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October 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM

When I Look at Zohran Mamdani, Here’s What I See

When I Look at Zohran Mamdani, Here’s What I See     Meher Ahmad October 13, 2025 The New York Times It’s a confounding time to be Muslim in this country. A degree of Muslim culture I would have never thought possible when I was a kid is now imbued in the …
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October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM

Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Dictator? This Database Emphatically Says Yes

Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Dictator? This Database Emphatically Says Yes     George Lakey October 15, 2025 Films for Action The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent …
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October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM

Tidbits-Oct. 23 -Reader Comments: Defeating Fascism; Red Scare: Then, Now; Amazon Plan-Replace Half Million Jobs; Gaza Ceasefire; Human Toll of Gaza War; Remembering Arthur Waskow; Young Republicans-Young Fascists; Letter From Jewish New Yorkers;

Tidbits-Oct. 23 -Reader Comments: Defeating Fascism; Red Scare: Then, Now; Amazon Plan-Replace Half Million Jobs; Gaza Ceasefire; Human Toll of Gaza War; Remembering Arthur Waskow; Young Republicans-Young Fascists; Letter From Jewish New Yorkers;     October 23, 2…
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October 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM

Gaza Must Decide Its Own Political Future — Before the World Does for Us

Gaza Must Decide Its Own Political Future — Before the World Does for Us     Mahmoud Mushtaha October 16, 2025 +972 Magazine We cannot repeat the slow death of Oslo nor replace Hamas with another detached faction, but instead rethink the foundations of our…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Zohran Mamdani’s 5 Lessons for the Democrats

Zohran Mamdani’s 5 Lessons for the Democrats     Waleed Shahid October 21, 2025 Jacobin Zohran Mamdani does not operate by the same logic as the Democratic Party establishment. Waleed Shahid explains five key aspects of how Mamdani has broken through. …
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October 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump Is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump Is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force     J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam October 18, 2025 ProPublica The administration gutted guardrails and offices meant to rein in abusive actions. Some families s…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM

Jewish Figures Across the Globe Call on UN and World Leaders To Sanction Israel

Jewish Figures Across the Globe Call on UN and World Leaders To Sanction Israel     Joseph Gedeon October 22, 2025 The Guardian In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide …
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October 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM

Trump EPA Seeks To Weaken Scrutiny for Some of US’s Most Toxic Chemicals

Trump EPA Seeks To Weaken Scrutiny for Some of US’s Most Toxic Chemicals     Tom Perkins October 21, 2025 The Guardian New rule would prohibit states from banning dangerous chemicals, and could invalidate hundreds of protections The PFAS treatmen…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Designing Democracy – Constitutional Resilience in Authoritarian Times

Portside Culture Designing Democracy – Constitutional Resilience in Authoritarian Times     Samira Allioui October 6, 2025 LSE Review of Books Taking a comparative approach based on global case studies, this is an incisive and important contributio…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — October 22, 2025

Global Left Midweek — October 22, 2025     October 22, 2025 xxxxxx Reanimating the heart of democracy , Indymedia Scotland   Mobilizing the Anti-Racist Majority in UK Unprecedented Wave of Outrage Free Marwan Barghouti! Lula’s Unfinished D…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM

Victims Without Victimizers

Victims Without Victimizers     Norman Solomon October 21, 2025 TomDispatch How Corporate Democrats Led to the Trump Era , Cagle Cartoons   The human condition includes a vast array of unavoidable misfortunes. But what about the preventab…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM

Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?

Seven Million Turn Out for “No Kings” Protests Nationwide. Next Up, Massive Disruptions Backed by Unions?     Luis Feliz Leon October 20, 2025 In These Times People from across the country marched. Now what? Thousands of protesters attended the "…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM

Gaza Ceasefire: The World Must Ensure Israel Does Not Resume a Slow Genocide

Gaza Ceasefire: The World Must Ensure Israel Does Not Resume a Slow Genocide     Majed Abusalama October 18, 2025 Middle East Eye The goal now is to turn eyes away from Gaza and deflect accountability after two years of global mobilisation demanding not on…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM

Arthur Waskow, Activist Rabbi Who Brought Jewish Spiritual Wisdom To Bear on Progressive Politics, Dies at 92

Arthur Waskow, Activist Rabbi Who Brought Jewish Spiritual Wisdom To Bear on Progressive Politics, Dies at 92     Ben Harris October 20, 2025 Forward Waskow became one of the leading voices bringing Jewish spiritual wisdom to bear on the progressive politi…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — October 21, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — October 21, 2025     October 21, 2025 xxxxxx Doing the Time Warp again , Christopher Shields, Fight the Fire   The FU Heard Round the World The New Red Scare How Republicans Manufacture Anti-Abortion Pani…
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October 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM

‘How Is This Possible?’: A New Film Looks Inside the Appalling Abuses of the Alabama Prison System

Portside Culture ‘How Is This Possible?’: A New Film Looks Inside the Appalling Abuses of the Alabama Prison System     Adrian Horton October 12, 2025 The Guardian In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share aston…
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October 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM

Bernie Sanders Fiery No Kings Speech in DC

Bernie Sanders Fiery No Kings Speech in DC     Bernie Sanders October 20, 2025 Common Dreams This is not the end. This is just the beginning. Together, when we stand united, we will create the kind of nation that you and I know we can become. A nation devo…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM

Journalist Jelani Cobb on Race in Donald Trump’s America

Journalist Jelani Cobb on Race in Donald Trump’s America     David Smith October 18, 2025 The Guardian ‘Indecency has become a new hallmark.’ In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argu…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM

This Week in People’s History, Oct 22–28, 2025

This Week in People’s History, Oct 22–28, 2025     xxxxxx DuPont Has DDT to Sell, So Watch Out! (1945), Women Want the Vote, Men Say No Way (1915), Icelandic Women Go on Strike Against Gender Discrimination (1975), Big Tobacco Kills, and Keeps on Killing (194…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

California Enacts Nation’s First Law To Define and Ban Ultraprocessed Foods

Portside Culture California Enacts Nation’s First Law To Define and Ban Ultraprocessed Foods     Sandee LaMotte October 9, 2025 CNN By signing the “Real Food, Healthy Kids Act” into law, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken control of a growing m…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Celebrating Lenny Bruce’s 100th Birthday: “The World Is Sick and I’m the Doctor”

Celebrating Lenny Bruce’s 100th Birthday: “The World Is Sick and I’m the Doctor”     Bruce E. Levine October 10, 2025 CounterPunch Today, it is an understatement to say that mainstream U.S. society is sick with what Lenny called “false values.” Tip-of-the-…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Red Scare Is American Past and Present

The Red Scare Is American Past and Present     Benjamin Balthaser October 19, 2025 Jacobin If we want to understand how we arrived in this authoritarian moment in 2025, we need to understand one of the central pathways that brought us here: McCarthyism. …
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October 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Sunday Science: Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.

Sunday Science: Save the Whales. But Save the Microbes, Too.     Carl Zimmer October 17, 2025 The New York Times Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth’s diversity of bacteria and other microbes. Colorful microbial mats…
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October 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM

The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World”

The Radical Legacy of the “Poorest President in the World”     Guillermo Bervejillo October 17, 2025 Jacobin What we can learn from the life of Uruguay’s former guerrilla and leftist president Pepe Mujica. Throughout his time in power, Pepe Mujic…
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October 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Trumpism, It Was Ever Thus

Trumpism, It Was Ever Thus     Van Gosse October 18, 2025 Substack Trump's brand of thoroughly vulgar and outlandish demagogy, his politics of racism, cruelty, vindictiveness, and gleeful resentment is not new, it has deep roots and is deeply, fundamentall…
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October 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Pervasive Impunity

Pervasive Impunity     Cora Currier October 16, 2025 The New York Review of Books Richard Beck’s Homeland charts how four presidential administrations managed to evade moral responsibility for the “war on terror” by hiding behind legality and process. …
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October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court Left No Doubt: It Will Gut the Voting Rights Act     Elie Mystal October 16, 2025 The Nation The ruling, when it comes, will be disastrous for Black voters and for Democrats. A woman held a US flag outside the Supreme Court as t…
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October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started

Portside Culture YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started     Alex Weprin October 15, 2025 The Hollywood Reporter In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth. CEO Neal Mohan on his $…
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October 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Zionist Consensus Among US Jews Has Collapsed.

The Zionist Consensus Among US Jews Has Collapsed.     Shaul Magid October 7, 2025 The Guardian Two years after the 7 October massacre and the onset of Israel’s slaughter in Gaza, American Jewry has been profoundly transformed People pray on the …
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October 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Millions March Against Trump – No Kings

Millions March Against Trump – No Kings     Marina Dunbar, Sarah Haque, Rachel Leingang October 18, 2025 The Guardian More than 2,500 US rallies are planned in all 50 states as protesters call for limits on presidential power A protestor dressed …
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October 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

From Gaza to the Black Wave, Corbyn and Manifestival Guests Offer a Path

From Gaza to the Black Wave, Corbyn and Manifestival Guests Offer a Path     Giuliano Santoro October 14, 2025 Il Manifesto Global We do not want to conform to a world of cruelty and hatred. This generation must be aware of its own strength and assert its …