When Is a Protest Too Late?

Yasmeen Serhan The Atlantic
The demonstrations against India’s new citizenship law have had an emotional impact—but can they make a tangible one?

The Very Bad Space Force Deal

Karl Grossman CounterPunch
"Space war would immediately shut down activity on Earth below—cell phones, ATM machines, cable TV, traffic lights, weather prediction and more—all hooked up to satellites, would be lost. Modern society would go dark.”

Jazz as Credo

Dhanveer Singh Brar Radical Philosophy
Frankfurt School critical theorist Theodor Adorno wrote a number of controversial essays on jazz. This new book assesses that writing. Reviewer Brar offers an assessment.

Global Left Midweek - Left Parties Sort It Out

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Labour Party * Sinn Féin * Die Linke * Podemos * India Parties Unite Against CAB * Italian Dilemma * MAS, Bolivia * Iraqi CP * Québec Solidaire * Israel's Joint List * ... and Remembering Comrade Ben Turok

Friday Nite Videos | January 18, 2019

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Is Donald Trump Working for Russia? There Is Nothin' Like a Wall - Randy Rainbow Song Parody. Cardi B & Nancy P Take on Trump. Spoken Word 'Daydreaming.' Shoplifters | Movie Trailer.

Cardi B & Nancy P Take on Trump

Trump fires back at Nancy P after she proposes postponing the State of the Union address. Cardi B sounds off about the government shutdown. Michael Kosta unpacks the use of crowdfunding to help unpaid federal workers.