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Scammers steal billions of dollars in food stamps from needy people every year. Why isn’t Congress doing anything to stop them?

Ahead of her swearing in today, Seattle mayor Katie Wilson talks to Jacobin about the everyday pressures squeezing working-class people and why she’s a democratic socialist.

As a reader of Portside, you know it’s been a rollercoaster year. While many economic, legal and academic elites rushed to capitulate to a wannabe dictator, millions of people resisted the lawless grab for absolute power - Here's how you can help.

Highlights from Jack Smith's Deposition. How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It. Epstein Death: Files Provide New Proof of a Cover Up. The Tesla Lie Prompting Engineers To Quit. The 2026 Senate Map If Trump Is Still This Unpopular.

The uber-wealthy who use people and throw them away will never understand the bond among union members, who earn every penny they put in their pockets. Having struggled, they gladly sacrifice to help others get ahead.

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As Trump makes racist attacks on Somali immigrants, media giants CBS, Fox, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times parrot claims from a weaponized DOJ and self-interested players.

By partnering with right-wing groups, Trump and his allies are exercising control over the retelling of history in hopes of shaping the political opinions of the youngest Americans, threatens to propagandize public education for generations to come.

If Zohran Mamdani is serious about delivering on his promises, he needs more than policies — he needs institutions that empower working people. Popular assemblies offer a way to build a new, bottom-up political culture in New York City.

New York’s new mayor challenged his supporters and opponents to make the city better, to hold him to account. "I ask you to stand with us now, and every day that follows. City Hall will not be able to deliver on our own-the work-has only just begun."