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The Off-Year Election Variants of Mad Poll Disease

Michael Podhorzer Weekend Reading
In the 2022 elections, the mainstream media’s lodestar was polling that made it seem like voters didn’t want to hear any more about Trump and January 6th. Tuesday’s election returns confirmed a different anti-MAGA reality.

A New Class Consciousness

Andrew Elrod Dissent Magazine
There is unquestionably a new force undergirding the labor market: a new class consciousness. But leaving neoliberalism behind will require sustained collective action among millions of unorganized workers.

Ask a Scientist: How To Avoid Climate Disaster

Elliott Negin Union of Concerned Scientists blog
The Inflation Reduction Act's $400B investment in clean energy will make a significant dent in emissions, but not enough to meet US carbon reduction goals. A Union of Concerned Scientists team showed how to lower emission by 50 percent by 2030.

Friday Nite Videos | November 17, 2023

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Israel-Hamas War | John Oliver. Doctor My Eyes | Jackson Browne. Trump Is a Fascist, Bernie Stops a Fight. Trump Destroys his Own Case With Bombshell Admission. The Night Doctrine: The Truth About Afghanistan’s Zero Unit Night Raids.

A Tribute to Vivian

Samah Salaime +972 Magazine
I know you will be greeted up above by your Palestinian and Israeli partners in activism, and the thousands of other victims of this pointless war.

No Endgame in Gaza

Fintan O’Toole The New York Review of Books
After weeks of bombardment and thousands of deaths, what are Netanyahu’s political and ethical limits?