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December 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM

How Effective Is Protesting? According to Historians and Political Scientists: Very

How Effective Is Protesting? According to Historians and Political Scientists: Very     Robin Buller December 25, 2025 The Guardian From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history Protes…

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December 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM

This Week in People’s History, Dec 31-Jan 6, 2026

This Week in People’s History, Dec 31-Jan 6, 2026     Black Power Grows in a Tent City (1965), Lead Pollution Is Profitable, So Shut Up! (1996), ‘Two, Three, Many Vietnams’ (1966), No Responders Left Behind (2006), Protecting Kahoʻolawe from Bombs (1976) …

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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Hamas Is Proud of Its ‘Achievements’ but Hasn’t Convinced the Gazans Who Pay the Price

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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM

What’s in a Year

What’s in a Year     Sarah Jaffe December 24, 2025 This world feels fragile like a bomb right now, one misstep could detonate, and yet it makes me think of one of my favorite revolutionary cliches, too: be careful with one another so you can be dangerous to…

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December 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Narco-Terrorist Elite

The Narco-Terrorist Elite     Maureen Tkacik December 23, 2025 The American Prospect Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again? , Photo illustration by The American Prospect. Source: Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP Photo.   If …

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December 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM

Sunday Science: Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Fire-Making

Sunday Science: Archaeologists Find Oldest Evidence of Fire-Making     Carl Zimmer December 10, 2025 The New York Times Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. ,   Some 400,000 years ag…

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December 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap

Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap     Preston H. Smith II December 28, 2025 Jacobin The challenges Chicago’s progressive mayor, Brandon Johnson, has faced demonstrate that Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York will have to out-organize what’s …

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December 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM

Escalation in West Papua

Escalation in West Papua     Douglas Gerrard December 23, 2025 London Review of Books The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the TPNPB’s fighting capacity, but they still often face Indonesian …

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December 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM

A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas

A ‘Trump Class’ Folly on the High Seas     By Phillips Payson O’Brien December 27, 2025 The Atlantic Ukraine sees the future of naval warfare. The White House doesn’t. , Roman Pilipey / AFP / Getty   Last week, Donald Trump announced a ne…

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December 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM

A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz

A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz     Amy Goodman, Ernie Harburg December 25, 2025 Democracy Now! His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Toda…

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December 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The 60 Minutes Scandal Is What Creeping Authoritarianism Looks Like

Portside Culture The 60 Minutes Scandal Is What Creeping Authoritarianism Looks Like     Ben Burgis December 24, 2025 Jacobin Bari Weiss blocked a devastating 60 Minutes exposé on CECOT — showing how Trump administration authoritarianism flows thro…

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December 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM

The Playbook of Every Successful Nonviolent Struggle

The Playbook of Every Successful Nonviolent Struggle     Jamila Raqib November 21, 2025 Waging Non-violence Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps. An…

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December 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Too Big To Heal

Too Big To Heal     Helen Santoro, Joel Warner December 23, 2025 The Lever The U.S. economy is growing ever more reliant on the health care crisis. , The Lever   America’s health care spending is so out of control that the country’s econo…

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December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tango Lessons

Tango Lessons     Cesar Chelala December 24, 2025 CounterPunch Tango has long chronicled those times. In doing so, it continues to offer a vocabulary for confronting a world where decency is in short supply and moral responsibility and kindness even more s…

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December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Equity Docket: The Architecture of Exclusion

The Equity Docket: The Architecture of Exclusion     Terrance Sullivan December 17, 2025 The Progressive The Education Department’s reclassification of ‘professional degrees’ is the latest installment in a long history of excluding Black people, women, and…

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December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Martin Luther King Center in Cuba: Immersed in the World and the Revolution

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December 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 26, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | December 26, 2025     xxxxxx December 26, 2025 xxxxxx Supreme Court Deals Trump Huge Christmas Loss. The Criminals Who Bought Trump. Desi 2025: Trump's Ass-Kissing Cabinet, MAGA's Pope Tantrum. Across the Borderline. I Taught an Octopus …

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December 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM

How Effective Are Protests? Historians Say: Very.

How Effective Are Protests? Historians Say: Very.     Robin Buller December 25, 2025 The Guardian Protests change the protesters, their communities and the nation. From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movements have shaped the …

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December 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM

2026 Resolution: Name Something After President Trump

2026 Resolution: Name Something After President Trump     Harold Meyerson December 23, 2025 The American Prospect A few things that every individual and every community could do in 2026 to give the president the name recognition that he deserves. …

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December 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM

How Education Changed in One Year Under Trump

How Education Changed in One Year Under Trump     Nirvi Shah December 18, 2025 The Hechinger Report It was almost impossible for the average observer to keep track of the array of changes across colleges and universities, K-12 schools, early education and …

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December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM

55 Incarcerated People Wrote Us About Their Innocence Claims

55 Incarcerated People Wrote Us About Their Innocence Claims     Oishika Neogi and Curtis Brodner December 23, 2025 New York Focus Some have waited years for a conviction review. Their letters paint a picture of a review process rife with roadblocks, espec…

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December 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Only a Pawn in Their Game

Portside Culture Only a Pawn in Their Game     Bob Dylan Troubadour and Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan reminds us that the System, what we used to call "the Man," is still pulling the strings of repression. ,       Bob Dylan, born Robert Z…

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December 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Is a New “New Deal” About To Wipe Out the Old Political Order?

Is a New “New Deal” About To Wipe Out the Old Political Order?     Thom Hartmann December 22, 2025 Hartmann Report My grandfather (a 1917 Norwegian immigrant) frequently and proudly described himself as a socialist. When I asked him what he meant, he alway…

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December 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Recent Democratic Victories Have Republicans Running Scared

Recent Democratic Victories Have Republicans Running Scared     John Nichols December 22, 2025 The Nation Elise Stefanik is just the latest top Republican deciding against running in the 2026 midterms. While some retirements were to be expected, analysts a…

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December 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Why Can a Jew Call for Mass Killings but I Can’t Say ‘Good Morning, Gaza’?

Why Can a Jew Call for Mass Killings but I Can’t Say ‘Good Morning, Gaza’?     Maha Ighbaria December 23, 2025 Haaretz What is in fact demanded of a Palestinian citizen of Israel – someone who identifies with her people and vocally objects to the injustice…

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December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here (Long)

Trump’s Immigration Nightmare: It Is Happening Here (Long)     Radley Balko December 24, 2025 The New Republic With astonishing speed, the administration has toppled the most cherished pillars of a free society. And the experts agree: It’s all going to get…

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December 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits-Dec. 25- Reader Comments: Trump Lies and Journalism Cowers (Sued or De-Funded); CBS Journalism Is Infected; Christmas Under Trump; Memories of Cora Weiss and Victor Grossman; Watch 60 Minutes–What Trump and Bari Weiss Didn’t Want You To See;

Tidbits-Dec. 25- Reader Comments: Trump Lies and Journalism Cowers (Sued or De-Funded); CBS Journalism Is Infected; Christmas Under Trump; Memories of Cora Weiss and Victor Grossman; Watch 60 Minutes–What Trump and Bari Weiss Didn’t Want You To See;     December 2…

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December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM

The Volunteers Putting Their Bodies Between Israel Settlers and a Palestinian Village

The Volunteers Putting Their Bodies Between Israel Settlers and a Palestinian Village     Julian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaum December 20, 2025 The Guardian In the Jordan valley, teenage settlers drive herds of goats into a Palestinian community in a bid…

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December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Claudia Sheinbaum’s Impossible Dilemma

Claudia Sheinbaum’s Impossible Dilemma     Nick Miroff December 24, 2025 The Atlantic The threat of U.S. strikes on cartels could upend a century of delicate relations with Mexico. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, (Credit: Maritza Ríos for th…

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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM

House Democrats Squander the Opportunity on Trumpian Corruption

House Democrats Squander the Opportunity on Trumpian Corruption     Dylan Gyauch-Lewis December 23, 2025 The American Prospect Democrats have a golden opportunity to be the anti-corruption party, but the House caucus is not seizing it. House Mino…

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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — December 24, 2025

Global Left Midweek — December 24, 2025     December 24, 2025 xxxxxx Not-so-silent nights Cover of the 2019 album “Moral Instruction” by Falz.,   Falz: Nigerian Rap and Politics Report on Standing Together Political Standstill in Honduras …

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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The 5 Words That Will Determine the Fate of Birthright Citizenship

The 5 Words That Will Determine the Fate of Birthright Citizenship     Bill Blum December 22, 2025 Truthdig A nativist theory from the lunatic fringe has been revived and given a sloppy originalist makeover for Supreme Court approval. Hannah Liu,…

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December 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM

The US Military Will Enjoy a Record-Breaking Budget in 2026

The US Military Will Enjoy a Record-Breaking Budget in 2026     Veronica Riccobene December 23, 2025 Jacobin Just one in ten American voters supports greater spending on the military. That didn’t stop the US Senate from joining the House of Representatives…

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December 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Assemblies: A Path to Co-Governance and Democratic Renewal

Assemblies: A Path to Co-Governance and Democratic Renewal     Ben Palmquist December 5, 2025 Convergence A hybrid model of assemblies may be the key to bringing in vast numbers of people into the process of forging a new world and governing the one we hav…

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December 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Europe Stands With Greenland As Trump Threat Returns

Europe Stands With Greenland As Trump Threat Returns     Ketrin Jochecová December 23, 2025 Politico Donald Trump’s appointment of a special envoy reignites a fight over the Arctic island. Jeff Landry said he would travel to Greenland to convince…

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December 24, 2025 at 1:05 AM

‘Dangerous and Cruel’: Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion Even for Rape and Health Risks

‘Dangerous and Cruel’: Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion Even for Rape and Health Risks     Jessica Corbett December 23, 2025 Common Dreams “This decision endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we…

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December 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Media Bits and Bytes — December 23, 2025

Media Bits and Bytes — December 23, 2025     xxxxxx Mainstream media keeps Trump afloat Muslim! Commie! Anti-semite! Right wing cartoonists are going all-out to bait NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani., A.F. Branco   The Case of the Missing 60 …

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December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM

It’s Time To Accept That the US Supreme Court Is Illegitimate

It’s Time To Accept That the US Supreme Court Is Illegitimate     Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn December 19, 2025 The Guardian Reformers must insist on remaking institutions like the US Supreme Court so that Americans don’t have to suffer future decades of…

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December 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM

Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge

Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge     Gabrielle Gurley December 22, 2025 The American Prospect Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources. Loudoun County, Virgin…

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December 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM

This Week in People’s History, Dec 24–30, 2025

This Week in People’s History, Dec 24–30, 2025     xxxxxx Remember the Stonewall Rebellion Veterans! (1920), Just Who Might Be a War Criminal, Anyway? (1945), Your Constitutional Rights Can’t Defend Themselves (1980) ,   Remember the Stonewa…

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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM

A Life Worth Living

A Life Worth Living     Obituary, Victor Grossman 11 March, 1928 – 17 December, 2025 December 20, 2025 The Left Berlin Victor Grossman died on 17th December, 2025. He was 97, and for a long time it felt like he would go on for ever. Phil Butland remembers …

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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Ecuador Just Dealt a Blow to US Militarism in Latin America

Ecuador Just Dealt a Blow to US Militarism in Latin America     Nick Gottlieb December 15, 2025 Canadian Dimension An uprising against Daniel Noboa’s far-right agenda exposes how Washington fuels violence across Latin America Ecuadorians protest …

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December 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Scientists Are Trying To Crack the Recipe for the Perfect Plant-Based Eggs

Portside Culture Scientists Are Trying To Crack the Recipe for the Perfect Plant-Based Eggs     Bob Holmes December 2, 2025 Smithsonian Magazine With new ingredients and processes, the next generation of substitutes will be not just more egg-like, …

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December 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Sunday Science: Trump Team Plans To Break Up ‘Global Mothership’ of Climate Science

Sunday Science: Trump Team Plans To Break Up ‘Global Mothership’ of Climate Science     Alexandra Witze December 17, 2025 Nature Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says. …

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December 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM

The Resistance Moves Left

The Resistance Moves Left     Eric Blanc, Waleed Shahid, Leah Greenberg, Daniel Denvir December 20, 2025 Jacobin How the socialist left and the anti-Trump Resistance are slowly but surely learning to work together. From the "wine moms" of the Res…

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December 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM

Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi. The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat.

Democrats Just Won Seats in Mississippi. The Supreme Court Could Block a Repeat.     Josh Gerstein December 20, 2025 Politico A veteran civil rights attorney won a landmark redistricting case. He fears such wins could soon vanish. Members of the …

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December 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM

Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal

Israel Is Preparing for a Permanent Presence in Gaza, Satellite Images Reveal     Forensic Architecture and Drop Site News December 20, 2025 Drop Site News Since the ceasefire, Israel has constructed at least 13 new military outposts inside Gaza, consolida…

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December 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM

Did Trump Really Fix NAFTA?

Did Trump Really Fix NAFTA?     Adam S. Hersh December 11, 2025 Economic Policy Institute Trump replaced NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in 2020. But his USMCA has so far failed to make trade work for North American workers. …

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December 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM

2026: A Year of Reckoning

2026: A Year of Reckoning     xxxxxx Moderators December 20, 2025 xxxxxx As a reader of xxxxxx, you know it’s been a rollercoaster year. While many economic, legal and academic elites rushed to capitulate to a wannabe dictator, millions of people resisted th…

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December 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Our Trade Unions Must Step Up – Speech for Tradeswomen Inc.*

Our Trade Unions Must Step Up – Speech for Tradeswomen Inc.*     Molly Martin December 11, 2025 The Stansbury Forum We women have proven ourselves to be strong union members — and strong union leaders. We’ve built solidarity. We’ve made our unions more inc…

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