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The Life and Times of Conn Hallinan, 1942–2024

Charles Idelson Portside
Son of legendary San Franciscans left luminaries, Vincent and Vivian Hallinan, Conn, popularly known to multitude of friends as “Ringo,” carved his own reputation as an activist, journalist, prolific columnist on world affairs, educator, and novelist

Reggie Jackson Speaks the Ugly Truth About Baseball’s Past

Dave Zirin The Nation
Baseball legend Reggie Jackson tells the Fox Sports audience the truth about playing baseball in the 1960s in the South. “I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.” He then spoke for several minutes about being treated like something less than human.

AIPAC’s Defeat of Jamaal Bowman Disguises Its Weakness

Branco Marcetic Jacobin
Lost in the triumphalism over Jamaal Bowman’s loss is that AIPAC has had to drastically narrow its ambitions, targeting the most already vulnerable of Israel critics in order to inflate its strength.

Fantasyland General

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
Hospital pricing is impenetrable to consumers and regulators alike. The result: increased costs and profits, and wasteful reliance on armies of middlemen.