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November 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM

Why MAGA Is Obsessed With Epstein − and Why the Files Are Unlikely To Dent Loyalty to Trump

Why MAGA Is Obsessed With Epstein − and Why the Files Are Unlikely To Dent Loyalty to Trump     Alex Hinton November 18, 2025 The Conversation The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, talked with scholar Alex Hinton, who has studied MAGA for year…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Starbucks Workers Have Launched a Nationwide Strike and Consumer Boycott of the Coffee Chain

Starbucks Workers Have Launched a Nationwide Strike and Consumer Boycott of the Coffee Chain     Stephen Prager November 13, 2025 Common Dreams As its workers fight for a living wage and demand that the company address hundreds of labor violation complaint…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Food Assistance for All

Food Assistance for All     Tee Malleson November 18, 2025 Jacobin Economic insecurity is rampant in the United States. A program of universal grocery subsidies could help working-class families deal with the cost of living — and be wildly popular. …
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Social Strikes: Goals and Tactics

Social Strikes: Goals and Tactics     Jeremy Brecher November 17, 2025 Labor Network for Sustainability Nonviolent popular uprisings have brought down authoritarian regimes in many countries around the world. Conditions for such action do not yet exist in …
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — November 18, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — November 18, 2025     November 18, 2025 xxxxxx Resistance is everywhere A detail of Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals at the DIA. , Detroit Metro Times, Courtesy of the Detroit Institute of Arts   Re…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM

Justice Jackson Goes 'Her Own Way' in SNAP Fight

Justice Jackson Goes 'Her Own Way' in SNAP Fight     John Fritze November 15, 2025 CNN Jackson handled the case as should be done on the emergency docket. Justices, she said, should deal with the requests "quickly, as transparently as possible, and for log…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM

This Week in Peoples’ History, Nov 19–25, 2025

This Week in Peoples’ History, Nov 19–25, 2025     Don’t Mourn, Organize! (1915), Is There a Lesson in the Anti-Racism of 1835?, Women Rise Up Angry Against Police Sexism (1980), Judge Slams Homophobic Police (1955), Deadly Brutality Backfires (1960) …
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November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Trump’s Epstein Humiliation Grows

Trump’s Epstein Humiliation Grows     William Kristol November 17, 2025 The xxxxxx The president saw defeat and ran. But that doesn’t mean the fight over releasing the files is over. , credit: Donald Teel / Unsplash License   At 9:15 p.m.…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Food Stamps Are Back, but Millions Will Soon Lose Benefits Permanently

Food Stamps Are Back, but Millions Will Soon Lose Benefits Permanently     Marcia Brown November 15, 2025 Politico Even though the shutdown is over, the GOP’s signature tax and spending law is poised to kick people off the nation’s largest anti-hunger prog…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Americans Are Abandoning the Communal Meal

Portside Culture Americans Are Abandoning the Communal Meal     Meagan Day October 29, 2025 Jacobin magazine Consuming food all by oneself is an anomaly in the history of human civilization, a deviation from millennia of tradition. And more and mor…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons To Be Racist

Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons To Be Racist     Adam Serwer November 11, 2025 The Atlantic The fantastical roots of “scientific racism” , Wesley Allsbrook / The Atlantic   The fall of Constantinople wiped the last living Roman…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Montana Has an Ambitious Plan To End Dark Money in Elections

Montana Has an Ambitious Plan To End Dark Money in Elections     Sonali Kolhatkar November 14, 2025 Truthout Montana’s amendment doesn’t aim to overturn the Citizens United ruling. If passed, it would merely render the ruling ineffective within Montana bec…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Sunday Science: A Survival Guide for Thanksgiving Dinner Conversations About Health and Science

Sunday Science: A Survival Guide for Thanksgiving Dinner Conversations About Health and Science     Jess Steier, DrPH, Aimee Pugh Bernard, PhD, David Higgins, MD, MPH, Carrie McMahon, PhD, Jen Bordenick November 15, 2025 Unbiased Science Pass the Potatoes,…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM

‘We’ve Got To Kill and Kill and Kill’

‘We’ve Got To Kill and Kill and Kill’     Dan Kaufman November 13, 2025 The New York Review of Books As Francisco Franco’s reputation grows on the far right, a new history of his regime reminds us of its unrelenting violence. Nurses giving the Na…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Propaganda, Rather Than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health

Propaganda, Rather Than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health     Zeb Larson November 10, 2025 LIberal Currents The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Gage Skidmore   There’s a war on p…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Coalition Socialism

Coalition Socialism     Chris Maisano November 13, 2025 Dissent Magazine The intertwined relationship between liberalism and socialism offers important lessons for today’s fractious intra-left fights. A mural depicting the Newport Rising of 1839,…
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November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Trumps 50 Year Mortgage

Trumps 50 Year Mortgage     Mary Cunningham November 11, 2025 Morning Brew Yet total interest on that same 50-year loan would accrue to about $816,000, almost double the $438,000 in interest paid over a 30-year term, he calculated. , Niv Bavarsky…
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November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Food Stamps

Food Stamps     Drew DeSilver November 14, 2025 Pew Research Center What the data says about food stamps in the U.S. A sign in the window of a Miami grocery store shows it accepts payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or…
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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Inside the Modern-Day Plantation: How Theater Confronts Incarceration

Inside the Modern-Day Plantation: How Theater Confronts Incarceration     Mansa Musa November 10, 2025 real News Network The power of having a film, having this play filmed is that I want to show that art and activism is a blueprint for liberation. And to …
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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Who Was Eugene Debs?

Who Was Eugene Debs?     Michael K. Smith November 14, 2025 CounterPunch "I ask no mercy and I plead for no immunity. I never so clearly comprehended as now the great struggle between the powers of greed and exploitation on the one hand and upon the other …
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November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM

‘The Trump Administration Needs To Be Isolated in Its Anti-Science Actions’: CounterSpin Interview With Rachel Cleetus on Climate Complicity

‘The Trump Administration Needs To Be Isolated in Its Anti-Science Actions’: CounterSpin Interview With Rachel Cleetus on Climate Complicity     Janine Jackson November 7, 2025 FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting It’s up to us to stand up to the fo…
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November 15, 2025 at 5:39 AM

For Mamdani To Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power

For Mamdani To Beat the NYPD, the Left Must Build Power     Jonathan Ben-Menachem November 13, 2025 The Nation We won’t be able to push Mamdani, or anyone else, to undermine police power unless we become a force to be reckoned with. ,   I…
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November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM

Friday Nite Videos | November 14, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | November 14, 2025     xxxxxx November 14, 2025 xxxxxx Trump Faces Mass Defections Over Epstein Files. The Assignment Is To Fight Fascism | AOC. Trump Gets Epstein-Busted; Ghislaine Gets VIP Treatment. Elmo and Cookie Monster Crash Netfli…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM

The Fake $1 Trillion Nail in Tesla’s Coffin

The Fake $1 Trillion Nail in Tesla’s Coffin     Will Lockett November 10, 2025 Will Lockett Medium This “$1 trillion” thing is just a PR stunt, a way to make Musk and Tesla look much more impressive than they actually are. And Musk shouldn’t be Tesla’s CEO…
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November 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Media Monopoly Fuels Climate Denial

Media Monopoly Fuels Climate Denial     George Monbiot November 14, 2025 The Guardian The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich , Illustration: Thomas Pullin/The Guardian …
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November 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM

Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World

Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World     Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray November 13, 2025 Gallup About half of Americans now say religion is not an important part of their daily life, a 17 point drop over the last decade. Such large declines in r…
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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Message at the Shore

Portside Culture Message at the Shore     Gene Grabiner Poet Gene Grabiner offers an allegory of our demented leadership. ,   The rulers stood on the sandand demandedthat the tide turn back.They even shot it. Who shall blame the wate…
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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…