Global Left Midweek – Asia Focus
Portside
Palestinian voices and news from around Asia
Economists Warn Electing Far-Right Milei Would Spell ‘Devastation’ for Argentina
The Guardian
More than 100 economists including Thomas Piketty and Jayati Ghosh publish open letter ahead of country’s 19 November election
Fuck You, We Win
Jessica Substack
And we’ll do it again
Why Israel Should Adopt an Immediate Ceasefire
CounterPunch
By pursuing its current war with Hamas, Israel is working against the goal of preserving the nation state of Israel.
Twitter Gave Us an Indispensable Real-Time News Platform. X Took It Away.
Politico
The Arab Spring cemented Twitter’s indispensable role in fast-moving international stories. Elon Musk has destroyed that and given us something useless — and dangerous.
Dispatches From the Culture Wars – November 7, 2023
Portside
Rethinking Israel, Jewish identity and antisemitism
Roses Dressed in Black
TomDispatch
America's War Economy and the Urgent Call for Peace in the Middle East
Ady Barkan, Health Care Activist Spurred by His Illness, Dies at 39
The New York Times
Mr. Barkan campaigned for Medicare for all while struggling with A.L.S., the terminal neurodegenerative disease.
Democracy and Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot in Pennsylvania
The American Prospect
When the GOP takes control of state supreme courts, they tend to end democracy and ban abortion.
Americans Need To Hear More Palestinian Voices
OtherWords.org
The absence of Palestinians and their advocates from news coverage isn’t just unfair. As a Jewish American, I think it’s harmful
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