Archive | Portside

April 1, 2023

Tax the Rich, Because Inequality Is Bad for All of Us

John L. Hammond Jacobin

Economic inequality undermines democracy, hastens environmental destruction, fosters anxiety, and erodes social trust. We can start to solve these problems by taxing the rich.

March 31, 2023

A Guest From War

Oksana Maksymchuk Manhattan Review

Ukrainian refugee poet Oksana Maksymchuk depicts life in exile as “an endless cellar/that’s now her mind.”

March 31, 2023

The Dangers of Being a Female Rideshare Driver in Jakarta

JOAN AURELIA RUMENGAN rest of world

Photo of a woman on a motor bike.

In Jakarta, women take to the roads out of desperation. Drivers for ride-hailing platforms have a tough gig. For women in Indonesia, gender norms can mean they’re demeaned, and still carry responsibility for the household when they get home.

March 31, 2023

Math Amateur Solves “Einstein” Problem

Siobhan Roberts The New York Times

An “einstein” is a shape that tiles an infinite flat surface without repetition. It all began with a hobbyist “messing about and experimenting with shapes.”

March 31, 2023

The Israeli Right’s Arrogance Has Made a New Struggle Possible

Meron Rapoport +972 Magazine

The mass protests have opened the possibility, however slight, that Israelis will begin to demand fundamental changes we haven't seen since 1948.

March 31, 2023

I Stopped Trying To Be a Woman – And I Felt Resurrected, Fully Myself for the First Time

Jackson King The Guardian

My decision to come out as a trans man was lifechanging. What’s so scary about the possibility of choice when it comes to gender?

March 31, 2023

Act Like a Mob Boss, Be Indicted Like One

The mobster comparisons are befitting not just in Trump’s life and business modus operandi, but also now in the way Trump is finally being held accountable.

What America Gets Wrong About the Southern Border | John Leguizamo

March 31, 2023

Scaremongering politicians promote fear. John Leguizamo separates border myths from border facts. #DailyShow #Comedy

Crossborder Mural Project 1997

March 31, 2023

Witness the creation of two labor murals (Mexico City / Chicago), linked by the collaborative efforts of unions from both sides of the border.

Bernie Unloads on Howard Schultz at Senate Hearing

March 31, 2023

Starbucks founder Howard Schultz testified before the Senate about the company's rampant illegal union-busting campaign, and Sen. Bernie Sanders held nothing back.