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The Public | Movie

Set in the Midwest during a brutal cold front, a group of homeless library patrons who refuse to leave Cincinnati’s downtown public library at closing time. Emilio Estevez's 'The Public' will open the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Jan 31.

Occupy USA | Democracy Is Coming

Occupy created this video accompaniment to Leonard Cohen's inspiring song. In 2018 the spirit is back, and this time the reinforcements number millions.

Friday Nite Videos | Dec 22, 2017

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Robert Reich: The Resistance Report. Occupy USA | Democracy Is Coming. The Public | Movie. The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Graven Image.

The Company She Kept

Michelle Dean The New Republic
A survey of the life, work and associations of the late New York Review of Books editor Elizabeth Hardwick, the transplanted Southerner who became a writer of note among the literary and political circles comprising the New York Intellectuals of the pre- and postwar period, she had a knack for illustrating what might have been called feminist themes by way of specific details of specific lives.

Asking for Your Support and Solidarity - Our Annual Appeal for Contributions

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Once a year we appeal to you to contribute to make it possible to continue this work. Please help. It's been an extraordinary year. A year of unparalleled dangers, which we won't dwell on, as you know them well. Because information is power, we are always trying to make what we present easy to read. We hope you like what you see - the new upgraded Portside.

Tidbits - December 21, 2017 - Reader Comments: Alabama Election; #RememberInNovember; Tax Bill; Mueller Firing Rapid Response; Police Shootings; 7 Words; Birth Control; Stealing Workers' Tips; William Pelz - R.I.P.; U.S. Foreign Military Bases; and more..

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Reader Comments: Alabama Election - What Lessons?; Tax Bill - #RememberInNovember; Nobody Is above the Law — Mueller Firing Rapid Response - Check your zip code to find action near you; Police Shootings; Those 7 Words; Elected Officials - Men - Don't Know Sh*t About Birth Control; Stealing Workers' Tips; William Pelz - R.I.P.; Oscar Grant Vigil in Oakland; Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases; and more....

What is Happening in Catalonia and Spain

Vicente Navarro Social Europe
Two visions of Spain have always existed. One sees Spain as a uni-national state, centered in the capital of the Spanish Kingdom, Madrid. This vision denies the existence of other nations in Spain. It is the vision of the Bourbon Monarchic State, including the armed forces and the Catholic Church; it is the conservative version of Spain. Another vision of Spain, however, is plurinational, recognizing other nations in Spain, including Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Galicia.

The Year in Resistance

Michelle Goldberg The New York Times
Trump became president despite the will of a majority of the American people. A recent poll shows that 53 percent of voters want him to resign. The Resistance has been able to slow but not stop Trump’s agenda. Trump has done more to spur progressive political organizing than Bernie Sanders, George Soros and Saul Alinsky combined.