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January 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM

Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat

Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat     Jason Linkins January 18, 2025 The New Republic Liberals spent the president-elect’s first term trying and failing to kick him out of office. This time out, they need to turn the White House into a prison. …
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January 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM

The TikTok Ban Won’t Help

The TikTok Ban Won’t Help     Siddharth Suhas Shanbhag January 18, 2025 Jacobin The TikTok ban is about US tech hegemony, not national security or protecting Americans’ data, which homegrown social media companies make a business of collecting and selling. …
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January 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM

The Urgency of Interracial Solidarity in a Divided Nation

The Urgency of Interracial Solidarity in a Divided Nation     Brenda Victoria Castillo and Marc H. Morial January 18, 2025 Common Dreams By pitting Black and Brown communities against each other, shadow actors promote the false notion that democracy and equa…
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January 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM

José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez, Human Rights Activist and Former Chair of Young Lords, Dead at 76

José ‘Cha Cha’ Jiménez, Human Rights Activist and Former Chair of Young Lords, Dead at 76     Violet Miller January 12, 2025 Chicago Sun-Times “The Young Lords Organization turned political because we found out that just giving gifts wasn’t going to help our…
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January 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Amid Layoffs, Cargill’s Owners Given $2B in Stock Buybacks and Special Dividends

Amid Layoffs, Cargill’s Owners Given $2B in Stock Buybacks and Special Dividends     Brooks Johnson January 16, 2025 The Minnesota Star Tribune As 8,000 employees lost their jobs last month in a cost-cutting reorganization, the Cargill-MacMillan family for t…
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January 18, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 17, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | January 17, 2025     January 17, 2025 xxxxxx How a Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. 7 Ways to Cut TRILLIONS in Tax Giveaways to the 1%. Gideon Levy and Mouin Rabbani on Ceasefire. Sing Sing | Movie. John Deere Is …
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January 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Can US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?

Can US Institutions Withstand Trump 2.0?     Daron Acemoglu, Bruce Ackerman, Aziz Huq, Alison L. LaCroix, and Richard K. Sherwin January 16, 2025 Project Syndicate From pursuing “enemies” to cementing plutocracy, Trump’s second term will test the resilience …
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January 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM

All Childhood Vaccines Were Tested Against Placebos – Here’s the Evidence

All Childhood Vaccines Were Tested Against Placebos – Here’s the Evidence     Jess Steier January 17, 2025 Unbiased Science Yes, ALL childhood vaccines have been tested against placebos, and most have been tested against inert placebos (when they aren't, the…
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January 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM

Biden’s Warning of Oligarchy: Trump and the Malefactors of Wealth

Biden’s Warning of Oligarchy: Trump and the Malefactors of Wealth     Editorial January 16, 2025 Guardian The outgoing president was right, in his farewell address, to warn of the dangers posed by the billionaires around the table Joe Biden, by Gag…
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January 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM

Forget Trump — Agreeing to a Ceasefire Was Netanyahu’s Own Calculation

Forget Trump — Agreeing to a Ceasefire Was Netanyahu’s Own Calculation     Meron Rapoport January 17, 2025 972 Magazine In Israel, the war in Gaza has become a burden on the government, the military, and society as a whole. Trump only gave Netanyahu an excus…
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January 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Holding Vigil

Portside Culture Holding Vigil     Alison Luterman November 3, 2024 Rattle Magazine As we approach Trump's second inauguration, poet Alison Luterman asks if the patient will survive? The patient is us, the American people. ,   My co…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM

First Ceasefire, Then Palestinian Liberation; Next Day Netanyahu Delays Vote

First Ceasefire, Then Palestinian Liberation; Next Day Netanyahu Delays Vote     Jewish Voice for Peace and Al Jazeera and News Agencies January 16, 2025 Jewish Voice for Peace; Al Jazeera Yesterday, a ceasefire and peace agreement was reached between Hamas …
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January 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Democrats Will Regret Helping To Pass the Laken Riley Act

Democrats Will Regret Helping To Pass the Laken Riley Act     Michelle Goldberg January 13, 2025 New York Times Democrats have a terrible habit, during moments of right-wing backlash, of voting for Republican legislation that they don’t seem to truly believe…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Los Angeles Burned, Now They’re Coming for Karen Bass

Los Angeles Burned, Now They’re Coming for Karen Bass     Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier January 10, 2025 Word In Black The first woman and second-ever Black person to serve as mayor of Los Angeles is under attack by conservative trolls like Elon Musk and Donald Tr…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Remember How Roberto Clemente Lived, Not How He Died

Remember How Roberto Clemente Lived, Not How He Died     Dave Zirin January 14, 2025 The Progressive Magazine Thinking about the legacy of the humanitarian and star as his island home sits in darkness from power outages. Clemente’s solidarity with the less f…
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January 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Tidbits – Jan.16 – Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal – After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P – Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; for Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and More…

Tidbits – Jan.16 – Reader Comments: Ceasefire and Hostage Deal – After 15 Months of Genocide; Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning; R.I.P – Mark Solomon, Peter Yarrow; Biden Should Pardon Ethel Rosenberg; for Ann Telnaes; Cartoons; and More…     January 16, …
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January 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM

A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough

A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough     Seraj Assi January 15, 2025 Jacobin The announcement of a cease-fire deal in Gaza is a welcome reprieve after over a year of genocide. But it does nothing to remedy Israel’s numerous violations of international law…
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January 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM

Major Bank Charged With Cheating Customers out of $2 Billion

Major Bank Charged With Cheating Customers out of $2 Billion     Judd Legum and Noel Sims January 15, 2025 Popular Information The bank promised depositors the highest interest rates, but is charged with failing to let them know how to get them. A …
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January 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Whose Future Is It Anyway?

Portside Culture Whose Future Is It Anyway?     Jess Maginity November 12, 2024 Los Angeles Review of Books This book discusses the effort by the alt-right and fascist movements to claim the genres science fiction and speculative literature as their …
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January 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM

Embodying MLK’s Dream Today

Embodying MLK’s Dream Today     Rev. Irene Monroe January 13, 2025 LA Progressive If King were among us today, he would say that it is not enough to look outside ourselves to see the places where society is broken. Martin Luther King Jr.,  …
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January 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM

AOC: ‘Bigoted Folks’ Love Trans Sports Ban

AOC: ‘Bigoted Folks’ Love Trans Sports Ban     Julia Conley January 14, 2025 Common Dreams "Los Angeles is on fire right now, and this is the number one priority this majority has," said the congresswoman. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sarahbeth M…
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January 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Global Left Midweek – January 15, 2025

Global Left Midweek – January 15, 2025     January 15, 2025 xxxxxx Panamanians and Greenlanders have their say People demonstrate against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Panama City, Panama on December 31, 2024, as the country marks the 25th a…
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January 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Labor’s Prodigal Son Returns

Labor’s Prodigal Son Returns     Harold Meyerson January 13, 2025 The American Prospect SEIU rejoins the AFL-CIO, even as arresting labor’s decline remains a daunting challenge. By reaffiliating with the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees International…
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January 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Biden Administration Expected To Lift ‘Terror’ Designation for Cuba

Biden Administration Expected To Lift ‘Terror’ Designation for Cuba     January 14, 2025 Al Jazeera “It means that humanitarian organisations, church groups and various human rights organisations can now move aid to help the people in Cuba without facing any…
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January 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Trump’s Felony Conviction Appeal Will Show How Fully He’s Above the Law

Trump’s Felony Conviction Appeal Will Show How Fully He’s Above the Law     Marjorie Cohn January 14, 2025 Truthout Trump’s appeal will decide how the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling applies to his hush money case. Donald Trump speaks …
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January 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM

NPR Shopped for 96 Items at Walmart To Track How Prices Are Really Changing

NPR Shopped for 96 Items at Walmart To Track How Prices Are Really Changing     Alina Selyukh , Juweek Adolphe January 14, 2025 National Public Radio The rate of inflation has cooled for two years, and not everything is going up in price. So why does paying …
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January 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Costa-Garvas Directing the Revolution-‘Z’

Portside Culture Costa-Garvas Directing the Revolution-‘Z’     Kenan Behzat Sharpe November 8, 2018 Jacobin Political cinema can sometimes be too highbrow for a mass audience. But in the 1960s and early '70s, French-Greek director Costa-Garvas showed…
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January 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 14, 2025

Dispatches From the Culture Wars – January 14, 2025     January 14, 2025 xxxxxx Judgement Day for the merchants of death ,   Judgement Day for the Merchants of Death The LA Fires Community Collaborative in Arkansas Classical Christian Ed: …
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January 14, 2025 at 7:10 AM

LA Real Estate Lobbied To Develop in High-Risk Fire Areas

LA Real Estate Lobbied To Develop in High-Risk Fire Areas     Katya Schwenk January 13, 2025 Jacobin In California, policymakers have long warned that continued development in high-risk wildfire zones was magnifying fires. But real estate interests have lobb…
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January 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM

Trump and His Crypto Cronies Have Big Plans. Be Afraid.

Trump and His Crypto Cronies Have Big Plans. Be Afraid.     Sam Gustin January 10, 2025 The Nation The incoming president and his Bitcoin-loving acolytes want to turn the government into their personal ATM. Donald Trump visits a cryptocurrency-them…
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January 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM

This Week in People’s History, Jan 15–17

This Week in People’s History, Jan 15–17     xxxxxx Ain’t Gonna Play Acoustic Guitar No More (1965), 40 Acres and a Mule Was Working Fine (1865), ‘Your Heritage Is My Slavery’ (2000) ,   Ain’t Gonna Play Acoustic Guitar No More JANUARY 15 I…
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January 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM

When You Exercise, Your Cells Are Talking to Each Other

When You Exercise, Your Cells Are Talking to Each Other     Sneha Khedkar January 3, 2025 The Scientist How does exercise benefit health? Molecules called exerkines partly regulate its effects and provide therapeutic targets to mimic the benefits of exercise…
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January 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death

Dr. Martin Luther King’s Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death     Kathy Kelly January 13, 2025 ZNet Who are the criminals? News coverage of five former or current presidents gathered for the funeral of President Jimmy Carter never hinted that…
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January 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Lawsuit Over Poland Spring’s ‘Natural Spring Water’ Label Moves Forward

Portside Culture Lawsuit Over Poland Spring’s ‘Natural Spring Water’ Label Moves Forward     Eric Russell January 2, 2025 Portland Press Herald A Connecticut judge ruled that the lawsuit claiming Poland Spring mislabeled its water and deceptively mar…
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January 13, 2025 at 6:20 AM

Sunday Science: How Stephen Jay Gould Fought the Science Culture Wars

Sunday Science: How Stephen Jay Gould Fought the Science Culture Wars     Myrna Perez January 12, 2025 Jacobin In the 1970s, a crop of books purporting to provide a scientific basis for gender inequality met sharp criticism from figures like Stephen Jay Goul…
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January 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM

An Open Letter to CNN Regarding Your Fluoride Coverage

An Open Letter to CNN Regarding Your Fluoride Coverage     Please see signatures at the bottom of letter January 8, 2025 Unbiased Science When you ignore context, public health suffers. Structure of sodium fluoride, Public Domain   Dear CNN…
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January 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM

Doctors Without Politics

Doctors Without Politics     Mary Turfah January 6, 2025 The Baffler What can medical workers do to stop genocide? , Ricardo Tomás   A letter signed by ninety-nine American health care workers and addressed to the “honorable” president and …
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January 13, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Canada as a 51st State? Republicans Would Never Win Another General Election

Canada as a 51st State? Republicans Would Never Win Another General Election     Aaron Ettinger January 6, 2025 The Conversation For a supposed anti-interventionist, it’s odd that Trump is enthusiastically embracing ideas from the era of intense American imp…
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January 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM

Mark Solomon – Rest in Power

Mark Solomon – Rest in Power     Danny Rosenberg January 11, 2025 xxxxxx Mark Ira Solomon – historian, author, teacher, organizer, and socialist – passed away December 19, 2024, at the age of 92. ,   Mark Ira Solomon – historian, author, te…
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January 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM

Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy

Portside Culture Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy     Caitlyn Clark January 8, 2025 Jacobin In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bet…
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January 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Should Cities Open Their Own Grocery Stores?

Should Cities Open Their Own Grocery Stores?     Jule Pattison-Gordon January 10, 2025 Governing Forty million Americans live in food deserts. Can government-owned grocery stores fix this? Lidl Food Market opens at Paxton Towne Centre in Lower Paxt…
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January 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM

Vermont Faces Legal Challenge From Big Oil

Vermont Faces Legal Challenge From Big Oil     Alexandra Jacobo January 6, 2025 Nation of Change A lawsuit from major fossil fuel groups aims to derail Vermont’s groundbreaking plan to make polluters pay for climate disasters. , Nation of Change …
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January 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Despite Threat of Mass Deportation, Immigrant Workers and Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Carry On

Despite Threat of Mass Deportation, Immigrant Workers and Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Carry On     Ruth Conniff January 10, 2025 Wisconsin Examiner In rural Wisconsin, which voted heavily for Trump, some farmers who support Trump don’t believe he intends to depo…
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January 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Sewa, the Union Empowering Informal Women Workers Through Co-Ops

Sewa, the Union Empowering Informal Women Workers Through Co-Ops     Anca Voinea January 3, 2025 Co-op News Sewa demonstrates how crucial it is that all co-op members – whether professionals or grassroots workers – share the values that the federation repres…
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January 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Peter Yarrow, Singer With Folk Legends Peter, Paul & Mary and Co-Writer of ‘Puff the Magic Dragon,’ Dies at 86

Peter Yarrow, Singer With Folk Legends Peter, Paul & Mary and Co-Writer of ‘Puff the Magic Dragon,’ Dies at 86     Jem Aswad and Chris Willman January 7, 2025 Variety The spirit that bound us together so powerfully so many decades ago is still in our in …
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January 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Friday Nite Videos | January 10, 2025

Friday Nite Videos | January 10, 2025     January 10, 2025 xxxxxx Colonialism Is Back, Baby! Rastaman Chant/ Amazing Grace | Playing For Change. An Unprecedented Corporate Assault Is Coming. Q1 Update from Our Leadership Team. What Identical Twins Separated …
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January 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM

The Militia and the Mole

The Militia and the Mole     Joshua Kaplan January 4, 2025 ProPublica A mole spent years undercover infiltrating the highest ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell his family or friends. This is what he uncovered. …
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January 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM

A Judge Finally Faced Down Donald Trump’s Disdain for the Legal System

A Judge Finally Faced Down Donald Trump’s Disdain for the Legal System     Andrea Bernstein January 10, 2025 Slate This is not the outcome Trump wanted. With Merchan’s action Friday, Trump’s criminal case has concluded, and he will enter office—10 days from …
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January 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Joe Biden Is Leonard Peltier’s Last Hope

Joe Biden Is Leonard Peltier’s Last Hope     Rose Styron and Alex Matthiessen January 7, 2025 Guardian The imprisoned Native American is long overdue for clemency. Joe Biden is probably the last president who can give it to him "Leonard Peltier in …
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January 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM

Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat To Justify His Immigration Crackdown

Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat To Justify His Immigration Crackdown     Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz January 9, 2025 New York Times President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help t…