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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Democrats Caved In the Shutdown Because of the Filibuster

Democrats Caved In the Shutdown Because of the Filibuster     Corey Robin November 12, 2025 Jacobin For Democrats, the main issue in the shutdown wasn’t electoral backlash — it was the filibuster. Leadership feared its removal, viewing it as a safeguard to…

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November 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM

Under the Radar, Quiet and Persistent Population Transfer Is Underway in the West Bank

Under the Radar, Quiet and Persistent Population Transfer Is Underway in the West Bank     Amira Hass November 12, 2025 Haaretz While Israeli settlers drive Palestinians from their land through violence, another, quieter expulsion continues through bureauc…

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November 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Zohran’s Proposals Are Surprisingly Affordable – I Wish All Revolutions Came This Cheap.

Zohran’s Proposals Are Surprisingly Affordable – I Wish All Revolutions Came This Cheap.     Richard (RJ) Eskow November 3, 2025 The Zero Hour Report Despite the frantic tone of mainstream media coverage (and the revolutionary overtones of the phrase “demo…

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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM

With Democracy Under Threat, Indie Bookstores Merge Activism and Literature for Collective Care

With Democracy Under Threat, Indie Bookstores Merge Activism and Literature for Collective Care     Costa Beavin Pappas November 11, 2025 Prism Building on the legacy of Black-owned bookstores, Charis Books, Red Emma’s, and other booksellers serve as intel…

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November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM

Tidbits-Nov.13 -Reader Comments: Nov 4: The Winner–the People, the Loser-Donald Trump; Socialist Takes Power, Not First Time in a U.S. City; World Economy’s Center of Gravity Shifts; Peace Is/Peace Is Not Campaign; How Can Unions Defend Worker Power?

Tidbits-Nov.13 -Reader Comments: Nov 4: The Winner–the People, the Loser-Donald Trump; Socialist Takes Power, Not First Time in a U.S. City; World Economy’s Center of Gravity Shifts; Peace Is/Peace Is Not Campaign; How Can Unions Defend Worker Power?     November …

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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Run Zohran Run! – Inside Mamdani’s Sensational Campaign – Book Review

Portside Culture Run Zohran Run! – Inside Mamdani’s Sensational Campaign – Book Review     Paul Buhle with Jay Schaffner November 13, 2025 Portside This book appeared in September. How the world around Mamdani has changed since then! This book lays o…

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November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM

No War, No Distraction, No Flag-Waving Speech Should Bury Trump’s Alleged Crimes

No War, No Distraction, No Flag-Waving Speech Should Bury Trump’s Alleged Crimes     Thom Hartmann November 12, 2025 Hartmann Report House Democrats dropped a political bombshell... ,   Breaking News: House Democrats dropped a political b…

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November 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM

There Is No Cease-Fire in the West Bank

There Is No Cease-Fire in the West Bank     Mairav Zonszein November 11, 2025 The New York Times The United Nations reported that this October — peak olive harvest season in the West Bank — saw the highest number of settler attacks in the area since it beg…

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November 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM

Teaching at Trump’s Version of Columbia

Teaching at Trump’s Version of Columbia     Helen Benedict November 11, 2025 LA Progressive The university at large has sold out our students. But there are hundreds of faculty on this campus dedicated to the right of our students to learn, debate, protest…

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November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM

Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules

Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules     Freddy Brewster and Luke Goldstein November 11, 2025 The Lever After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ul…

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November 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM

Before the Next Crisis

Portside Culture Before the Next Crisis     Joelene Pynnonen November 11, 2025 Independent Review of Books This study of the Covid-19 pandemic looks for ways that public health officials and political figures can lessen the negative impacts of simi…

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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — November 12, 2025

Global Left Midweek — November 12, 2025     November 12, 2025 xxxxxx Our planet in the balance Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan officially declared Kerala as free from extreme poverty on November 1, 2025. , The Hindu   The Threat to Cuba is…

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November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM

Indiana Casino Dealers Are Bringing Back the Recognition Strike

Indiana Casino Dealers Are Bringing Back the Recognition Strike     Alexandra Bradbury November 10, 2025 Labor Notes As of October 17, the dealers at the Horseshoe Indianapolis Casino in Shelbyville, Indiana, were on strike for union recognition. “It was o…

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November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM

This Veterans Day, the VA Faces Multiple Threats

This Veterans Day, the VA Faces Multiple Threats     Steve Early; Suzanne Gordon November 7, 2025 The Progressive As the Trump Administration guts the Department of Veterans Affairs, VA patients and workers are fighting to save it. U.S. military …

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November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM

The Myth of the Democrats’ Gerontocracy Problem

The Myth of the Democrats’ Gerontocracy Problem     Robert Kuttner November 11, 2025 The American Prospect The Democrats’ problem is not age. It’s corporate and centrist Democrats of all ages. Sen. Bernie Sanders raises his fist as he walks up to…

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November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Democrats Caved in the Shutdown Fight. Unions Let Them.

Democrats Caved in the Shutdown Fight. Unions Let Them.     Eric Blanc November 10, 2025 Jacobin The government shutdown was a test showing where progressive forces are strong and where they’re weak. The results are in after last night’s Democratic capitul…

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November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Bugonia Is Yorgos Lanthimos at His Best

Portside Culture Bugonia Is Yorgos Lanthimos at His Best     Eileen Jones November 6, 2025 Jacobin In Bugonia, Emma Stone plays a kidnapped pharmaceutical CEO trying to convince her deranged abductors that she’s not a sinister alien in disguise. As…

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November 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes — November 11, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes — November 11, 2025     November 11, 2025 xxxxxx RIP independent journalism , Ann Telnaes   RIP Teen Vogue RIP 60 Minutes Washpost, Bezos and Conflict of Interest Zohran’s Got It MAGA’s Chicago ICE Monitoring Social Me…

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November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM

A Socialist Takes Power—in the United States!

A Socialist Takes Power—in the United States!     Van Gosse November 7, 2025 In the Red Mayors actually govern. And by any historical measure, Zohran Mamdani will be the first socialist to hold significant governing power in U.S. history. Zohran Ma…

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November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM

This Week in People’s History, Nov 12–18, 2025

This Week in People’s History, Nov 12–18, 2025     xxxxxx Scorned Black Soldiers Rescue Yankee Doodle (1775), CIA Won’t Give Guatemala a Break (1960), Jim Crow on Parade (1865), ‘Give Peace a Chance’ (1969), Racist Terror at Its Worst (1900), Honoring Frederi…

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November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Inside ICE’s Plans for a Bounty Hunter Army

Inside ICE’s Plans for a Bounty Hunter Army     Katya Schwenk November 6, 2025 The Lever Military contractors called for — and are now getting — contracts to help carry out Trump’s mass deportations, with a bounty for every immigrant they track down. …

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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Mexican American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead Amid ICE Attacks

Mexican American Artists Celebrate Day of the Dead Amid ICE Attacks     Jennifer Suan October 31, 2025 The Progressive Artists in New York City are using their art to strengthen the Mexican community in the face of federal immigration raids. Hand…

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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Poverty and Deportees on the Streets in Tijuana

Portside Culture Poverty and Deportees on the Streets in Tijuana     Photos by David Bacon and an Interview with Laura Velasco October 30, 2025 Dollars & Sense People who are just dumped through the border gate find themselves in cities like Ti…

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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Overwhelm the Public With Muzzle-Velocity Headlines: A Strategy Rooted in Racism and Authoritarianism

Overwhelm the Public With Muzzle-Velocity Headlines: A Strategy Rooted in Racism and Authoritarianism     Angie Chuang November 7, 2025 The Conversation The seemingly unending barrage of stressful news is a strategy with ties to the past. Steve B…

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November 10, 2025 at 6:50 AM

Sunday Science: The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves

Sunday Science: The DNA Helix Changed How We Thought About Ourselves     Carl Zimmer November 7, 2025 The New York Times “The laws of inheritance are quite unknown,” Charles Darwin acknowledged in 1859. The discovery of DNA’s shape altered how we conceived…

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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM

Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs To Be Again.

Public Health Was a Place for Warriors Once. It Needs To Be Again.     Gregg Gonsalves November 6, 2025 The Nation It's time for us to reconnect with the radical, system-changing spirit that was once at the heart of our field. The NationA sign at…

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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM

Is the U.S. Planning To Assassinate Maduro? Peter Kornbluh on “Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy”

Is the U.S. Planning To Assassinate Maduro? Peter Kornbluh on “Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy”     Peter Kornbluh, Amy Goodman November 7, 2025 Democracy Now! The U.S. is continuing to blow up boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific despite growing international…

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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM

A ‘$30 by 2030’ Minimum Wage in New York City Is a Bold Proposal

A ‘$30 by 2030’ Minimum Wage in New York City Is a Bold Proposal     Sebastian Martinez Hickey August 28, 2025 Economic Policy Institute The first step is giving the city the freedom to set its own wage floor Zohran Mamdani reveals all-female tra…

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November 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM

The Electric Bill Election

The Electric Bill Election     David Dayen November 6, 2025 The American Prospect On Tuesday, the soaring cost of power was a key factor in several races. Democrats have a plan that can match their economic populist rhetoric. Homemade signs suppo…

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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Pluribus Review – the Audacity of the Breaking Bad Creator’s New TV Show Is Incredible

Portside Culture Pluribus Review – the Audacity of the Breaking Bad Creator’s New TV Show Is Incredible     Lucy Mangan November 7, 2025 The Guardian It takes some chutzpah to make television like this. Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn is the onl…

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November 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM

The Real Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

The Real Fraud, Waste, and Abuse     Adam Gaffney, Danny McCormick, Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein November 7, 2025 Health Affairs Medicare And Medicaid Privatization ,   President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Govern…

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November 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages     Robert Pollin November 3, 2025 Dollars & Sense Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation. …

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November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Blockade Without End: The US Fails, Cuba Pays

Blockade Without End: The US Fails, Cuba Pays     Katrien Demuynck November 6, 2025 Morning Star Sixty years of blockade have not made Cuba collapse, but they have devastated it. While Washington stands isolated at the United Nations, the Cuban people are …

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November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM

50 Years Ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a ‘Rock Star’ Ship, Sank in Lake Superior

50 Years Ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a ‘Rock Star’ Ship, Sank in Lake Superior     Neda Ulaby November 6, 2025 NPR The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald helped change safety standards. There has not been a single major commercial shipwreck on the Great Lakes,…

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November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM

As Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck, Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s $1 Trillion Package

As Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck, Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s $1 Trillion Package     Alexis Sterling November 7, 2025 Nation of Change As the nation endures record inequality and a prolonged government shutdown, Tesla shareholders have granted…

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November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 7, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | November 7, 2025     xxxxxx Stephen Miller and Pam Bondi Are the New Ghouls on South Park. Republicans Panic as TX Redistricting Backfires. Trump Plays Dead Fish and Dr. Oz's Crazy Ozempic Math. "Rovina's Choice": How USAID Shutdown Has K…

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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM

Mamdani’s Plan for NYC Could Be a Model for How To Transform Child Care

Mamdani’s Plan for NYC Could Be a Model for How To Transform Child Care     Simon Black November 5, 2025 The Conversation Of all of Mamdani’s campaign commitments, free high-quality child care for every New Yorker from 6 weeks to 5 years old – while boosti…

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November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM

The Multipolarism of Fools

The Multipolarism of Fools     John Feffer November 4, 2025 TomDispatch Don’t be fooled by autocrats championing sovereignty. As a bloc of mostly authoritarian, eco-unfriendly, and socio-economically conservative countries, BRICS represents the multipolari…

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November 8, 2025 at 1:30 AM

The Long Arc of Immigrant Power in New York

The Long Arc of Immigrant Power in New York     Waleed Shahid November 6, 2025 Waleed's Substack What Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech shares with the Irish ward bosses and Jewish socialists who built the city’s first immigrant-powered coalitions. …

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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM

‘Mind-Captioning’ AI Decodes Brain Activity To Turn Thoughts Into Text

‘Mind-Captioning’ AI Decodes Brain Activity To Turn Thoughts Into Text     Max Kozlov November 5, 2025 Nature A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world. …

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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Allentown

Portside Culture Allentown     Billy Joel Songwriter Billy Joel takes us to the scene of the crime, an economic crime perpetrated on the people of Allentown, PA. ,   Allentown comes from Billy Joel’s 1982 album, the Nylon Curtain, w…

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November 7, 2025 at 3:25 AM

New Yorkers Say Yes to Mamdani, That’s Spelled M A M D A N I

New Yorkers Say Yes to Mamdani, That’s Spelled M A M D A N I     Whitney Curry Wimbish November 5, 2025 The American Prospect Volunteers and advocates said the best thing to do today is celebrate, rest—then keep organizing. Several organizations that helpe…

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November 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM

Tidbits-Nov.6 -Reader Comments: Zohran Mamdani Wins!; U.S. Left History; Trump Blows Up White House, Blows Up Food Budgets, Now Wants To Blow Up World; the Fight Ahead-From Ceasefire to a Just Peace – Meet Standing Together’s Leaders in New York City

Tidbits-Nov.6 -Reader Comments: Zohran Mamdani Wins!; U.S. Left History; Trump Blows Up White House, Blows Up Food Budgets, Now Wants To Blow Up World; the Fight Ahead-From Ceasefire to a Just Peace – Meet Standing Together’s Leaders in New York City     November …

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November 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Tidbits-Nov.6 -Reader Comments: Zohran Mamdani Wins!; U.S. Left History; Trump Blows Up White House, Blows Up Food Budgets, Now Wants To Blow Up World; the Fight Ahead-From Ceasefire to a Just Peace – Meet Standing Together’s Leaders in New York City

Tidbits-Nov.6 -Reader Comments: Zohran Mamdani Wins!; U.S. Left History; Trump Blows Up White House, Blows Up Food Budgets, Now Wants To Blow Up World; the Fight Ahead-From Ceasefire to a Just Peace – Meet Standing Together’s Leaders in New York City     November …

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November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump

Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump     Michael Tomasky November 5, 2025 The New Republic Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks. America'…

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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Hegseth Dropped Big Venezuela Easter Egg in Quantico Speech

Hegseth Dropped Big Venezuela Easter Egg in Quantico Speech     Jennifer Kavanagh November 3, 2025 Responsible Statecraft Though many wrote it off as a political stunt, it was clear the gathering was much more important than many realized, offering the cle…

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November 6, 2025 at 7:00 AM

Mamdani’s Victory Is a Rebuke to the Failed Strategies of the Democratic Party

Mamdani’s Victory Is a Rebuke to the Failed Strategies of the Democratic Party     Moira Donegan November 5, 2025 The Guardian The Democratic party appears listless and unprincipled, unwilling to fight because they do not believe in anything. Zohran Mamdan…

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November 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM

Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech: “Hope Is Alive”

Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech: “Hope Is Alive”     Zohran Mamdani November 5, 2025 Jacobin Last night in Brooklyn, after his win in New York’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani gave a victory speech that quoted Eugene Debs, directly challenged Donald Trump, a…

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November 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM

Antisemitism Real and Fake

Antisemitism Real and Fake     Robert Kuttner November 4, 2025 The American Prospect Both kinds are on the rise, and feed on each other. , Credit: Anthony Behar/Sipa USA via AP Images   The world of antisemitism is topsy-turvy, yet all to…

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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 AM

100+ US Campus Protests To Call Out Trump Attacks and Unaffordable Education

100+ US Campus Protests To Call Out Trump Attacks and Unaffordable Education     Jessica Corbett November 4, 2025 “Trump’s higher education policies have been catastrophic for our communities and our democracy,” said one union leader as the president pressu…

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