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July 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Donald Trump’s UFC Stunt Is More Than a Circus.

Donald Trump’s UFC Stunt Is More Than a Circus.     Karim Zidan July 5, 2025 The Guardian MMA was once used to curry favor with Putin. Now, Trump is using the UFC to project a nationalist cult of masculinity Over the past few years, Trump has fre…

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July 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM

July 4th in the Face of Fascism

July 4th in the Face of Fascism     Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Bishop William J. Barber, II July 4, 2025 Our Moral Moment This 4th of July, may we all gather with Fannie Lou Hamer and the moral fusion family closest to us – both the living and the dead …

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July 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Zohran Mamdani’s Electrifying Upset in NYC:#RankTheSlate – “Don’t Rank Cuomo”

Zohran Mamdani’s Electrifying Upset in NYC:#RankTheSlate – “Don’t Rank Cuomo”     Nan Faessler July 1, 2025 The Stansbury Forum Along with the turnout of 50,000 volunteers who embraced the Mamdani campaign, the NY WFP, achieved the following: Knocked 7,750…

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July 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Original Sin and the Road to Redemption

Original Sin and the Road to Redemption     Paul Garver July 2, 2025 Chartist For many Democratic operatives, the victory of the Left in the Democratic Party, now represented by Sanders, the Squad, and Mamdani, would be a catastrophic blow, at least as obn…

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July 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | July 4, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | July 4, 2025     July 4, 2025 xxxxxx Zohran Mamdani Responds to Trump’s Threat of Arrest. 'The House I Live In' | Paul Robeson. Trump Dropping Bombs For Peace! | Trevor Noah. The Truth About Silicon Valley’s Radical Vision for AI. Gaza |…

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July 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM

How Trump Is Keeping Americans From Celebrating the Fourth of July

How Trump Is Keeping Americans From Celebrating the Fourth of July     Harold Meyerson July 4, 2025 The American Prospect As ICE agents run amok, Latino cities and communities have been compelled to cancel their celebrations. A group of people on…

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July 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM

It’s Settled: How Adult Brains Make New Neurons

It’s Settled: How Adult Brains Make New Neurons     Nora Bradford July 3, 2025 Scientific American Adult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come from. These new findings settle a major dispute that neuroscientists ha…

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July 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Radical Past and Future of Christian Zionism

The Radical Past and Future of Christian Zionism     Sarah Jones July 1, 2025 New York Magazine Christian Zionism is again salient as Donald Trump surrounds himself with Evangelicals who profess the ideology and he pays lip service to it, as he does to other…

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July 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM

A Tribunal in Waiting That Cannot Touch Vladimir Putin — for Now

A Tribunal in Waiting That Cannot Touch Vladimir Putin — for Now     Gleb Bogush The Insider The tribunal will focus on the crime of aggression against Ukraine, but Putin is immune while in office. Even with its limitations, it is a significant step towards t…

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July 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Teaching Poetry in the Prisons

Portside Culture Teaching Poetry in the Prisons     Susan Kelly-DeWitt Poet Susan Kelly Dewitt takes us inside the mind and heart of the lockhouse. , Gunpowder Press   I think of him as a victim (a veteran) of war-- every day was the…

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July 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM

What Zohran Mamdani Needs To Do To Succeed As New York City’s Mayor

What Zohran Mamdani Needs To Do To Succeed As New York City’s Mayor     Peter Dreier June 30, 2025 xxxxxx Mamdani has one more big hurdle to overcome–a general election in November. Pulling together a successful electoral coalition is difficult, but forging …

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July 4, 2025 at 1:50 AM

The Republicans’ Draconian Budget Bill Is Now a Reality

The Republicans’ Draconian Budget Bill Is Now a Reality     Heidi Shierholz July 3, 2025 Economic Policy Institute The Republican budget will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, and shutter rural hospitals—just to give tax breaks that will go overwh…

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July 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM

Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare

Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare     Robert Kuttner July 2, 2025 The American Prospect For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare. The Trump administration proposes to extend pre-authorizations to traditional Medicar…

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July 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM

My Favorite ‘Anti-Semite’ – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and All Those Who Refuse To Be Silenced on Israeli Apartheid

My Favorite ‘Anti-Semite’ – Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and All Those Who Refuse To Be Silenced on Israeli Apartheid     Tony Karon July 1, 2025 Rootless Cosmopolitan In honor of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and all those who refuse to be silenced on Isr…

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July 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM

Tidbits- July 3-Readers Comments: Bill of Death in House; Big Beautiful BS; Trump and Uber-Rich Usurp Country’s Independence and Constitution; Mamdani and Lander Combined Two Strands; NYC Labor Unites Behind Mamdani; Resource: How Bad Is It?; More

Tidbits- July 3-Readers Comments: Bill of Death in House; Big Beautiful BS; Trump and Uber-Rich Usurp Country’s Independence and Constitution; Mamdani and Lander Combined Two Strands; NYC Labor Unites Behind Mamdani; Resource: How Bad Is It?; More     July 3, 2025…

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July 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM

When the Helping Hand Holds a Machine Gun

When the Helping Hand Holds a Machine Gun     Jeffrey St. Clair June 28, 2025 CounterPunch Israeli troops were ordered to kill starving, unarmed civilians who were trying to get food for their families. Starving Palestinians gather in the early m…

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July 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM

Trump Administration Raises Possibility of Stripping Mamdani of US Citizenship

Trump Administration Raises Possibility of Stripping Mamdani of US Citizenship     Robert Tait July 1, 2025 The Guardian Move comes after rightwing Republican accuses New York City mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’ Zohran Ma…

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July 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM

Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just a Prison. It’s a Mirror. And It’s Asking Us: Who Are We, Really?

Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just a Prison. It’s a Mirror. And It’s Asking Us: Who Are We, Really?     Thom Hartmann July 2, 2025 Hartmann Report The most dangerous thing about Alligator Alcatraz isn’t the alligators. It’s the message... , Image by J…

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July 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM

They Didn’t Have To Do This

They Didn’t Have To Do This     Jonathan Chait July 1, 2025 The Atlantic By passing Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, congressional Republicans have talked themselves into an incomprehensibly reckless plan. Senate Majority Leader John Th…

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July 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM

“World Without End” Unveils a World With Hope (Still)

Portside Culture “World Without End” Unveils a World With Hope (Still)     Toby LeBlanc May 5, 2025 Southern Review of Books "This book is needed," writes reviewer LeBlanc. "Instead of sharing hard-and-fast edicts, the kind desired by those with a …

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July 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – July 2, 2025

Global Left Midweek – July 2, 2025     July 2, 2025 xxxxxx The old world is dying. Can the new world be born? Budapest's Elisabeth Bridge is filled with Pride, June 29, 2025, in the face of a ban by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government. Credit,…

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July 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Mamdani and Lander Combined Two Strands of Progressive Politics

Mamdani and Lander Combined Two Strands of Progressive Politics     David Dayen June 30, 2025 The American Prospect Inspiration and results, together again. , Andrea Renault/Star Max via AP Photo   In the immediate aftermath of Zohran Mam…

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July 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM

E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work

E.P.A. Workers Warn Trump Is Politicizing Their Work     Maxine Joselow June 30, 2025 The New York Times In a public letter, employees of the Environmental Protection Agency accused the administration of engaging in unlawful partisan activity and endangeri…

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July 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM

By Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions, SCOTUS Affirms the Imperial Presidency

By Ruling Against Nationwide Injunctions, SCOTUS Affirms the Imperial Presidency     Marjorie Cohn June 30, 2025 Truthout SCOTUS stripped federal judges of their authority to protect people throughout the US when the president breaks the law. The…

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July 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Iran: The Things It Won’t Do To Say

Iran: The Things It Won’t Do To Say     Kevin Young July 1, 2025 Common Dreams If Thomas Friedman’s fairytale world of light-versus-darkness were to evaporate, less noble motives for U.S. and Israeli actions might be revealed. Thomas L. Friedman,…

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July 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 1, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – July 1, 2025     July 1, 2025 xxxxxx Switching gears Supporters of Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani cheer before he takes the stage at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. …

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July 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM

28 Years Later and the Social Life of Catastrophe

Portside Culture 28 Years Later and the Social Life of Catastrophe     Eileen Jones June 25, 2025 Jacobin The latest installment of the 28 Days Later franchise returns with more than zombies — it explores the strange new norms that follow collapse.…

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July 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM

The Alarming Rise of US Officers Hiding Behind Masks: ‘A Police State’

The Alarming Rise of US Officers Hiding Behind Masks: ‘A Police State’     Interview by Sam Levin June 25, 2025 The Guardian Mike German, an ex-FBI agent, said immigration agents hiding their identities ‘highlights the illegitimacy of actions’ Ma…

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July 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jul 2–8, 2025

This Week in People’s History, Jul 2–8, 2025     xxxxxx Who You Gonna Call? (1965), THIS Is Why Haiti Is So Impoverished (1825), ‘Fight—Don't Starve!’ (1930), One Pipeline Too Many (2020), Happy Birthday to The Nation (1865), Mercury Poisoning at Its Worst (1…

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July 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM

‘His Blood Is in the Soil’: The Kentucky Group Honoring Victims of Lynchings

‘His Blood Is in the Soil’: The Kentucky Group Honoring Victims of Lynchings     Gloria Oladipo June 28, 2025 The Guardian Since 2021, the Eastern Kentucky Remembrance Project has been planting markers memorializing Black residents killed by racist violenc…

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July 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

The Secret Life of Government Cheese

Portside Culture The Secret Life of Government Cheese     Colleen Hamilton May 23, 2025 Ambrook Research The U.S. government encouraged producers to produce cheese and the USDA began stockpiling the surplus. Some of the same companies that benefited …

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July 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Haiti’s Political Impasse

Haiti’s Political Impasse     Greg Beckett June 27, 2025 NACLA Haiti’s current form of “checkpoint governance” represents a structural transformation in how politics works in the country. What defines Haiti now is an impasse—a condition of blockage and imm…

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July 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM

How the United States Helped Create Iran’s Nuclear Program

How the United States Helped Create Iran’s Nuclear Program     Michael Crowley June 24, 2025 The New York Times A reactor in Tehran is a monument to the U.S. relationship with Iran when the country was led by a secular, pro-Western monarch. “Atom…

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June 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Sunday Science: Uncovering an Archaeology of U.S. Empire in Panama

Sunday Science: Uncovering an Archaeology of U.S. Empire in Panama     Charlotte Williams June 26, 2025 Sapiens An anthropologist investigates how archaeology helped the U.S. colonize the Panama Canal Zone—just as the current U.S. government threatens to r…

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June 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women

The Supreme Court Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow to Women     Elie Mystal June 26, 2025 The Nation The court’s ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood twists logic, common sense, and the law to further the right-wing assault on bodily autonomy. …

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June 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Study of Nazi Courts Full of Grim Lessons for Today

Study of Nazi Courts Full of Grim Lessons for Today     Tom Sandborn June 24, 2025 Rabble (Canada) While the most horrific acts of injustice in German courtrooms may have occurred during the reign of Hitler, in many ways the courts had been corrupted by ri…

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June 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM

How Anti-Worker Policies, Crony Capitalism, and Privatization Keep the South Locked Out of Shared Prosperity

How Anti-Worker Policies, Crony Capitalism, and Privatization Keep the South Locked Out of Shared Prosperity     Nina Mast June 18, 2025 Economic Policy Institute Southern lawmakers have neglected basic worker protections and disinvested in social safety n…

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June 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.

Congress Is Pushing for a Medicaid Work Requirement. Here’s What Happened When Georgia Tried It.     Margaret Coker June 26, 2025 ProPublica GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s exa…

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June 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM

AMC’s “Nautilus” Gives Us Indiana-Jones Worthy Adventure With Imperialist Villains

Portside Culture AMC’s “Nautilus” Gives Us Indiana-Jones Worthy Adventure With Imperialist Villains     Cristina Escobar June 28, 2025 RogerEbert.com And that’s the other tenth of the show—a clear-eyed portrayal of the evils of imperialism and the …

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June 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM

From Segregation to the Backdoor Draft: How Structural Racism Fuels America’s Endless Wars

From Segregation to the Backdoor Draft: How Structural Racism Fuels America’s Endless Wars     Sharon Kyle June 27, 2025 LA Progressive De jure segregation, the backdoor draft, and elite immunity are part of a recurring cycle of American inequality. As the…

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June 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM

Rust Belt Voters Are Sick of Both Parties

Rust Belt Voters Are Sick of Both Parties     Jared Abbott and Les Leopold June 20, 2025 Jacobin Polling shows Americans are ready to support independent populists running on economic platforms. But what they don’t want is anything associated with the Demo…

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June 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM

The Corporate Plan for AI Is Dangerous

The Corporate Plan for AI Is Dangerous     Martin Hart-Landsberg June 27, 2025 Socialist Project Can we create more modest AI systems that assist human workers and support creative and socially beneficial work? The answer is yes. But that is not the road c…

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June 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM

‘This Isn’t Just About Policy, It’s About What Kind of Nation We Want To Be’: CounterSpin Interview With LaToya Parker on Trump Budget’s Racial Impact

‘This Isn’t Just About Policy, It’s About What Kind of Nation We Want To Be’: CounterSpin Interview With LaToya Parker on Trump Budget’s Racial Impact     Janine Jackson June 27, 2025 FAIR - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting The Budget is a moral docume…

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June 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Just Transition for All: A Q&A With J. Mijin Cha

Just Transition for All: A Q&A With J. Mijin Cha     Chris Mills Rodrigo June 17, 2025 Inequality.org The idea of non-reformist reforms is that you work within your existing system to build something new, while also winding down the extractive system. …

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June 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM

Friday Nite Videos | June 27, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | June 27, 2025     June 27, 2025 xxxxxx Mamdani Wins With Positivity | Stephen Colbert. Proud To Be an American | George Carlin. Birthright Citizenship Instant Response! Zohran Mamdani's Full Victory Speech. Woody Guthrie’s Fight with Tru…

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June 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM

Israel’s Euphoric ‘Victory’ Over Iran Is Quickly Giving Way to Disillusionment

Israel’s Euphoric ‘Victory’ Over Iran Is Quickly Giving Way to Disillusionment     Meron Rapoport June 27, 2025 +972 Magazine The “endgame” goal wasn’t achieved. In fact, while the details of the Trump-Tehran ceasefire agreement remain murky, what’s clear …

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June 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM

How Taxes Drive Inequality

How Taxes Drive Inequality     June 27, 2025 Inequality.org Stock buybacks. Sales taxes. Loopholes. ... Let's count the ways that tax reforms to benefit the rich and big corporations have exacerbated inequality and drained resources from funding vital publ…

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June 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM

Sotomayor in Dissent: None of Our Rights Is Safe

Sotomayor in Dissent: None of Our Rights Is Safe     Shirin Ali June 27, 2025 Slate The three dissenting justices use stark language to frame the threat: “The Court’s decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the Government to bypass the Constit…

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June 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism

Calculating the Damage of Vaccine Skepticism     Rivka Galchen June 27, 2025 The New Yorker It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. The domestic stoking of anti-vaccine sentiment is itself infectious—a disease-carrying ra…

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June 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Jerusalem Revisited

Portside Culture Jerusalem Revisited     Mary Mackey In "Jerusalem," William Blake vowed to fight the 'dark Satanic Mills' of early capitalism. Answering Blake, poet Mary Mackey recognizes contemporary capitalism's failures, but vows to embrace what's…

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