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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 Black Actress Who Refused To Pass

Jasmin Darznik Hollywood Progressive
Her name was Fredi Washington and she descended on Hollywood with a burning mission: to redefine white America’s image of African American women.

The Left, Inflation and Monetary Policy

Andrew Jackson Canadian Dimension
We need to greatly expand the role of fiscal policy relative to monetary policy and address inflation while also promoting low unemployment, needed new investments, decent wages and a much fairer distribution of income and wealth.

Bernie – What’s Missing From the Reconciliation Bill

Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders
This bill was a chance to do big things. It did very modest things. It was a chance to stand up boldly for the working families of our country and restore their faith in government. It didn't.

Talking to Strangers by Peter Neill Carroll

Lee Rossi Big City Lit
Carroll is drawn to the eccentric and the oddball. In sinuous free verse, he limns a series of arresting anecdotes, few longer than a page, as he searches for Homo Americanus.
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