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July 28, 2023

Can the Atomic Bombings on Japan Be Justified? A Conversation With Dr. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa

Hibiki Yamaguchi, Fumihiko Yoshida and Radomir Compel Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament

Historian Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, a US citizen born in Japan, challenges the prevailing American view that the US decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary or justified as a means of compelling Japan's surrender.

Attack Dogs Used To Maul and Terrorize Prisoners

July 28, 2023

A shocking investigation by Insider reveals how patrol dogs in U.S. prisons have attacked at least 295 people since 2017.

A Fact-Checked Debate About Euthanasia

July 28, 2023

Two doctors engage in a debate on a difficult subject, after agreeing on three facts about medically assisted death laws in Canada.

Learning From Covid-19, Preparing for Future Pandemics

July 28, 2023

Scientists discuss a number of shifts that must happen if the nation is to be ready for another massive outbreak of an emerging infectious disease.

Trump Sings 'Hotel Magadonia' | Parody of Hotel California

July 28, 2023

An AI assisted song parody

Teamsters Launch Massive Effort To Unionize Amazon

July 28, 2023

Workers across the country are standing up to Amazon after the company fired 84 drivers for unionizing with the Teamsters.

July 28, 2023

Friday Nite Videos | July 28, 2023

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Teamsters Launch Massive Effort To Unionize Amazon. 'Hotel Magadonia' | Parody of Hotel California. Learning From Covid-19, Preparing for Future Pandemics. A Fact-Checked Debate About Euthanasia. Attack Dogs Used To Maul and Terrorize Prisoners.

July 27, 2023

The Life of a Progressive Activist: Emspak Book Details Labor Struggles in Difficult Times

Paul Becker Portside

It is necessary to the success of working people to develop a consciousness of class solidarity among workers and the realization that their plight is the result of predatory capitalism in which the welfare of human beings matters little.

July 27, 2023

Tidbits – July 27, 2023 – Reader Comments: Climate Disaster-Record Heat Wave; Oppenheimer, Nuclear War Danger-Still; SAG/AFTRA & WGA Strikes; Israel; Remembering Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz; Forgotten History of March for Jobs and Freedom; More…

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Reader Comments: Climate Disaster-Record Heat Wave; Oppenheimer, Nuclear War Danger-Still; SAG/AFTRA & WGA Strikes; Israel; Sinead O'Connor; Remembering Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz; Forgotten History of March for Jobs and Freedom; more...

July 27, 2023

Ernst Bloch: Looking Backward, Looking Forward in the Fight Against Fascism

By Kurt Stand* Socialist Forum

The German Marxist philosopher's work can help us understand fascism and how to fight it. Ernst Bloch was a critical Marxist thinker, a close supporter (though not a member) of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from the 1920s through the 1950s.