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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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November 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM

My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria

Portside Culture My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria     Viswesh Rammohan November 1, 2025 Marx & Philosophy Review of Books Andrée Blouin was a significant figure in the early 1960s African liberation struggles. She is fe…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek — November 5, 2025

Global Left Midweek — November 5, 2025     November 5, 2025 xxxxxx Problems of power and program — North and South Burning the throne of King Louis Philippe on 25 February 1848,   The Global Majority’s Fight for Economic Justice Why the Eu…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM

From Executive Overreach to Undeclared Wars, We Are Living in the World Cheney Made

From Executive Overreach to Undeclared Wars, We Are Living in the World Cheney Made     Kelley Beaucar Vlahos; Jim Lobe November 4, 2025 Responsible Statecraft Dick Cheney midwifed the emergence of a new warfare marked by extrajudicial killing, torture, se…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM

SNAP Cuts Disproportionately Hurt People With Disabilities

SNAP Cuts Disproportionately Hurt People With Disabilities     Hayley Brown November 4, 2025 Center for Economic and Policy Research Economic justice for people with disabilities cannot exist if disabled people are denied access to basic necessities. Lawma…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Workers Here Have More in Common With Palestinians Being Bombed Than the Billionaires Bombing Them

Workers Here Have More in Common With Palestinians Being Bombed Than the Billionaires Bombing Them     Carl Rosen, Andrew Dinkelaker, Mark Meinster October 31, 2025 In These Times Even beyond the prospects of a ceasefire, the United Electrical Workers are …
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Trump’s Squeeze of Venezuela Goes Beyond Monroe Doctrine

Trump’s Squeeze of Venezuela Goes Beyond Monroe Doctrine     Alan McPherson November 2, 2025 The Conversation But while it does hearken back to some quasi-piratical practices of the U.S. Navy, the military buildup now is in key respects both unprecedented …
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM

1960: The Year the Modern Horror Film Was Born

Portside Culture 1960: The Year the Modern Horror Film Was Born     Eileen Jones October 31, 2025 Jacobin A combination of the breakdown of the Hollywood studio system, the decline of censorship, and the rise of wildly — and luridly — creative film…
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — November 4, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars — November 4, 2025     November 4, 2025 xxxxxx Lift the lamp higher , Getty Images   Zohran’s Big Score New Strategies Needed No Visa for Wole Soyinko Young Republicans Let Their Hair Down Billie Ellish: Ge…
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November 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM

10 Richest Americans Have Gained $700 Billion in Wealth Since Trump Reelection

10 Richest Americans Have Gained $700 Billion in Wealth Since Trump Reelection     Jake Johnson November 3, 2025 Common Dreams “The new American oligarchy is here,” said the CEO of Oxfam America. “Billionaires and mega-corporations are booming while workin…
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November 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM

Israel’s Top Military Lawyer Arrested After She Admitted Leaking Video of Soldiers’ Abuse

Israel’s Top Military Lawyer Arrested After She Admitted Leaking Video of Soldiers’ Abuse     Emma Graham-Harrison November 3, 2025 The Guardian Rightwing politicians and pundits have called the soldiers accused of attack on Palestinian detainee ‘heroes’ a…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM

Trump’s Squeeze of Venezuela Outdoes the Monroe Doctrine

Trump’s Squeeze of Venezuela Outdoes the Monroe Doctrine     Alan McPherson November 2, 2025 The Conversation While many governments in hemisphere would no doubt love to see Maduro gone, they would dislike more the method of his going. The presidents of Co…
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November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM

Uncertainty Persists for SNAP Recipients, Federal Workers As Shutdown Drags On

Uncertainty Persists for SNAP Recipients, Federal Workers As Shutdown Drags On     Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Camila DeChalus, Veronica Stracqualursi, Auzinea Bacon November 3, 2025 CNN Food banks grapple with a surge in demand. The prolonged lapse in gover…