Information is power. Our mission at Portside is to seek out and to provide information that empowers you -- that empowers the left. Every day we search hundreds of sources to connect you with the most interesting, striking and useful material. Just once a year we appeal to you to contribute to make it possible to continue this work. Please help.
Reviewing the most recent, fact-based tell-all about the twisted psyche and criminal incompetence of the U.S.'s arch reactionary chief executive.
An architect surveys ancient ideas about making cities with an eye to using them to help tackle current urban design challenges.
'1917' is based on Alfred Mendes’ role as a messenger when he served in the 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, training as a signaller in France. He was thereafter sent to Belgium, with the rest of his battalion, to win back the village of Poelcappelle.
Chef/writer Tunde Wey, who uses food to explore issues of race and inequality among African Americans, wants to use applesauce sales to fund local ventures that promote wellness and generate economic opportunities for the African American community.
Little America wants to give its episodes extra meaning by being based on truth, because, especially right now, it is heartrending and lovely to see stories about American immigrants that are based on real lives.
Trump is on trial. We will, of course, present the case for his conviction and removal. But beyond that, we will work to vaccinate society against Trumpism by providing a continuous stream of fact, analysis and vision.
Labor
Unions are more popular than ever, but union membership just hit a new low. We need to elect Bernie Sanders, make his “Workplace Democracy Plan” a reality.
While many national unions have stayed neutral, more progressive-minded local unions and labor groups are coming out in force for the Vermont senator.
Federal officials have floated a number of proposals for dealing with the dilemma of underfunded multi-employer pension plans. Most have one thing in common: they punish the innocent victims. The contrast with the bailout of bankers is striking.
Toxic workplace culture, terrible pay, union busting, weapons contracts, anti-immigrant work, and political misinformation. Tech workers finally had enough.
Trump is on trial. We will, of course, present the case for his conviction and removal. But beyond that, we will work to vaccinate society against Trumpism by providing a continuous stream of fact, analysis and vision.
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is facing an existential crisis.
Is a confession sufficient to procure a conviction?
‘He’s a thug, he’s a crook, he’s our president. Crime after crime.’ — This scathing song parody by Jen Houston lists Trump’s many transgressions.
One notorious Trump backer was missing from the President's team of House GOP defenders, and now we finally know why
This is a subject that calls for childlike simplicity
Trump celebrated three years in office by paying tribute to himself and somehow brought Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. into it
According to former Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, President Trump "knew exactly what was going on"
Song first released on Sam Cooke's 1964 album Ain't That Good News, inspired by Cooke and his entourage being turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana. (Wikipedia)
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