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2024 Choices and Profiles in Political Cowardice

Max Elbaum Liberation Road Notes
There is an unfortunate history of radical organizations -- like the DSA national leadership today -- substituting “bold” radical pronouncements for biting the bullet and making a difficult choice.

In a Springfield Haitian Restaurant, Love—and Goat—Conquer Hate

Tim Feran The New Republic
While Donald Trump and J.D. Vance try to tear an Ohio town apart, Ohioans themselves have a more heartening response. While the nasty headlines swirl around them, Springfielders and Ohioans are making a point of saying no to Trump and Vance’s message

Peter N. Carroll 1943–2024

Sebastiaan Faber ALBA - The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives
Peter N. Carroll, a respected and prolific writer, poet, and US historian, died after a short illness on September 16, surrounded by his family. He was 80. He was one of the key individuals involved in founding the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives.

Israel: ‘The Majority Want a Hostage Deal That Ends the War’

Uri Weltmann and Federico Fuentes Green Left
Israel has been rocked by an explosion of protests in recent weeks, with trade unions staging a general strike on September 2 and an estimated 750,000 Israelis taking to the streets on September 7 to demand a hostage deal with Hamas.

Tidbits – Sept. 19 – Reader Comments: Lies About Haitian Immigrants; Rev. Barber; Readers Disagree on Ranked Choice Voting; Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment; Govt Knew Ethel Rosenberg Not Spy; Find Affordable Child Care Near You; More…

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Reader Comments: Lies About Haitian Immigrants; Rev. Barber: Prophet for the Poor; Readers Disagree on Ranked Choice Voting; Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment; Govt Knew Ethel Rosenberg Not Spy; Find Affordable Child Care Near You; more....
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