Yes, America Has a Housing Emergency
Paul Krugman Substack
But Trump will make it worse
But Trump will make it worse
Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it.
But Trump will make it worse
The MAGA Influencers Rehabilitating Hitler
The Atlantic
A growing constituency on the right wants America to unlearn the lessons of World War II.
Global Left Midweek — September 3, 2025
Portside
News From Asia: Workers Are Breaking Out
Hundreds of Staff at California National Parks To Unionize Amid Trump Turmoil
The Guardian
More than 97% at Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon parks voted to unionize as president enacts major cuts
Free DC Models Effective Resistance to Trump’s Takeover
Waging Nonviolence
Washington, D.C. residents’ rapid response to Trump's National Guard deployment is a masterclass in how to prepare for crises and fight authoritarianism.
The CDC Crisis and Republican Complicity
The American Prospect
Today on TAP: Will the destruction of the Centers for Disease Control finally push the Republican Congress to constrain Trump’s science deniers?
Trump’s Populist Base Versus Corporate Power
The Bullet
Trump is looking to consolidate his populist base without challenging corporate power or addressing inequalities.
Media Bits and Bytes — September 2, 2025
Portside
Big Tech and civilization
This Week in Peoples’ History, Sep. 3–9, 2025
No Job Is Worth Dying For (1991), Racist Terror in Mississippi (1875), Max Roach Lays Down the Freedom Suite (1960), ‘Never Again’ (2000), ‘They Shall Beat Their Swords Into Plowshares’ (1980)
MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy’s Cruel New Gospel of ‘Fitness’
Hartmann Report
If we let Bob Kennedy, MAHA madness, and his billionaire patrons redefine America as a place where only the strong survive, we will lose not just our health but our souls.
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