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Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it.

The Electric Bill Election

David Dayen The American Prospect
On Tuesday, the soaring cost of power was a key factor in several races. Democrats have a plan that can match their economic populist rhetoric.

Wage Stagnation vs. Living Wages

Robert Pollin Dollars & Sense
Far from earning living wages, most U.S. workers have experienced wage stagnation since the 1970s--a trend largely obscured by political rhetoric and misinformation.

Blockade Without End: The US Fails, Cuba Pays

Katrien Demuynck Morning Star
Sixty years of blockade have not made Cuba collapse, but they have devastated it. While Washington stands isolated at the United Nations, the Cuban people are paying the price.
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