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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;

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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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December 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM

California Becomes First State To Sell Its Own Insulin

California Becomes First State To Sell Its Own Insulin     Grant Stringer, Bay Area News Group, TNS December 15, 2025 Governing The new CalRx insulin will hit the market in January at $55 a month, part of a broader state effort to rein in drug costs. …

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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Cora Weiss: A Champion of Peace, Internationalism, and Women’s Rights

Cora Weiss: A Champion of Peace, Internationalism, and Women’s Rights     John Cavanagh December 9, 2025 Institute for Policy Studies Cora was a champion of the United Nations and its mission to advance peace and women’s rights. She insisted that we at IPS…

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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Dem Leaders Decide To Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024

Dem Leaders Decide To Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024     Greg Sargent December 18, 2025 The New Republic The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that wil…

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December 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | December 19, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | December 19, 2025     xxxxxx xxxxxx Sam Altman Is Shilling for OpenAI. The DOJ's Epstein File Stunt. Europe's Great Power Move: Ukraine Funding. Cover-Up | Laura Poitras Investigates Seymour Hersh. Geothermal Energy’s Massive Leap Forward…

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December 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM

Inside the Mamdani Campaign’s Appeal to Black Voters

Inside the Mamdani Campaign’s Appeal to Black Voters     Afua Atta-Mensah and Maya Meredith November 20, 2025 Hammer & Hope Afua Atta-Mensah was hired after the primary with the mission to build Mamdani’s multiracial base of support, including deepenin…

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December 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women     Nicholas Confessore and Julie Tate December 18, 2025 The New York Times The Times interviewed more than 30 former employees of Jeffrey Epstein, victims of his abuse and others …

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December 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM

It’s Time for an All-Out Food Fight With Trump

It’s Time for an All-Out Food Fight With Trump     Jeremy Brecher December 14, 2025 Common Dreams How can ordinary grocery shoppers organize and become part of the movement that is endeavoring to protect society against Trump’s authoritarian juggernaut? …

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December 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM

Who Am “I”? Both Body and Mind, New Research Says

Who Am “I”? Both Body and Mind, New Research Says     Renzo Lanfranco December 4, 2025 The Conversation New research shows why our physical bodies may be a core part of conscious experience. These results have implications for treatment of body perception …

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December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Illegal Immigration

Portside Culture Illegal Immigration     Esther Lin Poet Esther Lin shares the unreasoning cruelty of her experience with ICE. ,   Is the absence of a paperand the presence of a person. A person with pages and pagesdocumenting her mo…

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December 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM

‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves To Treat Leftist Dissent As Criminal

‘Throwback to McCarthyism’: Trump DOJ Moves To Treat Leftist Dissent As Criminal     Stephen Prager December 18, 2025 Common Dreams A former official from Trump’s first term said the FBI will be able to throw the full might of the surveillance state at “Am…

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December 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM

US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker

US Relied on Illegal Sanctions To Seize Venezuelan Oil Tanker     Marjorie Cohn December 15, 2025 Truthout US armed forces’ seizure of the oil tanker constituted an unlawful use of force in violation of the UN Charter. This is the largest military buildup …

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December 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM

The Housing Crisis Is a Democracy Crisis

The Housing Crisis Is a Democracy Crisis     Evelyn Quartz December 16, 2025 The Lever This country was founded on the idea of being rooted to where you live — but the corporate state has flipped the script. Since America’s founding, housing initiatives ha…

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December 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM

A Harvard Scholar’s Ouster Exposes a Crisis of Institutional Integrity

A Harvard Scholar’s Ouster Exposes a Crisis of Institutional Integrity     Eric Reinhart December 17, 2025 The Guardian The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, glo…

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December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM

Tidbits-Dec. 18- Reader Comments: Trump Declares ‘A Chicken in Every Pot’; US Murder Spree in Caribbean; Trump Chief of Staff Tells All; Youth Movement for Digital Justice Is Spreading Across Europe; Verso End of Year Sale; Cartoons; and More…

Tidbits-Dec. 18- Reader Comments: Trump Declares ‘A Chicken in Every Pot’; US Murder Spree in Caribbean; Trump Chief of Staff Tells All; Youth Movement for Digital Justice Is Spreading Across Europe; Verso End of Year Sale; Cartoons; and More…     December 18, 202…

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December 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM

Shipyard Unionism: A Novel of Triumphs and Defeats – a Review of Goliath at Sunset by Jonathan Bandow

Portside Culture Shipyard Unionism: A Novel of Triumphs and Defeats – a Review of Goliath at Sunset by Jonathan Bandow     Kurt Stand December 10, 2025 Portside It is rare to read fiction rooted in workplace life, rare to read fiction that explores t…

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December 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM

Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

Portside Culture Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore     Tim Hirschel-Burns November 19, 2025 Washington Independent Review of Books Meet a surprisingly influential woman you’ve likely never heard of. …

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December 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM

‘Unquestionably an Act of War’: Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela

‘Unquestionably an Act of War’: Trump Declares Naval Blockade Against Venezuela     Jake Johnson December 17, 2025 Common Dreams “This is the Iraq War 2.0 with a South American flavor to it,” warned one Democratic senator. An oil tanker called th…

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December 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM

Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan and Others Remember Rob Reiner as a ‘Master Story Teller’

Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan and Others Remember Rob Reiner as a ‘Master Story Teller’     Ali Watkins December 17, 2025 The New York Times A group of prominent figures issued a statement memorializing Mr. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. “We were th…

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December 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM

Who’s Really Pulling the Trigger: The Shooter, or the Predator Lobby?

Who’s Really Pulling the Trigger: The Shooter, or the Predator Lobby?     Thom Hartmann December 17, 2025 Hartmann Report When politicians hand the gun industry a liability shield, they’re not “protecting freedom,”they’re protecting a business model built …

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December 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Trump Administration To Dismantle One of World’s Most Vital Climate Research Centers

Trump Administration To Dismantle One of World’s Most Vital Climate Research Centers     Robert Tait December 17, 2025 The Guardian Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’ The National Center …

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December 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM

The Downfall of Larry Summers Was Long Overdue

The Downfall of Larry Summers Was Long Overdue     Andy Storey December 16, 2025 Jacobin Larry Summers has been forced to step back from public life after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. His moment of disgrace comes after decades of work pro…

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December 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Donald Trump’s Remarks on the Death of Rob Reiner Are Next-Level Degradation

Donald Trump’s Remarks on the Death of Rob Reiner Are Next-Level Degradation     David Remnick December 16, 2025 The New Yorker On a weekend of terrible violent events, you would not expect a President of the United States to make matters even worse. But, …

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